, 1883-09-01
THE SEQUEL"
THERE ARE aIWAls TWO SIDES TO
A" "WH0NCED-utsRsND sIORH-
4 True Version o. the e. nien'> :. >tary
With a scqaei ---6r>- stift II Forced
10 Leave Her Husband From Drnnken
Abuse and Sesieet--The ssso pw snsfi.>
Down 20 Ss--Iae Kady'> story.

10 Leave Her Husband From Drnnser
Abuse and Sesiect--The $3.50 Dw insfi :,
Down 20 ss--Tae Kady'> story.
4 few days since an article appeared in
the CEioa, detailing in full the trials and
tribulations Of poor. deserted husband
how he was deserted and robbed 6y faith
less wife, who had decanped with 4 North
ern Paeifc conductor. etc. For the past
two days : STATESMAN reporter has been
at work On this case, and the receipt Of a
letter from the Northern Pacific passenger
cond1ctor" at this Office by last evenings
mail hasters the publication OF the follow
ing facts of the case
On the evening of August lst, there ar
rived at the Stine House, uodest-appear-
ing little woman, who registered as Miss
Henderson, The Dalles," and WAS assigned
apartments by the gentiemanly clerk of that
popular hotel She rarely went ont. and
Mr.. Blake informed Us that nothing what
ever occurred to indicate her to be what our
morning cotemporary subsequently he'd the
public 10 believe.
A few days after her arrival, Marshal Rob
inson noticed medi1m-sized maa on the
streets who WAS III protracted state of in
toxication. He made himself oI Inoxious to
everybody, more particularly the pass-Ofice
officials and the proprietor o. the Slime
House, the latter forritly eiecting the ben
zine-soaked man on several occasions. Then
appeared the statement ia the UaioA, above
referred t..
Subsequent developments proved that the
lady, registered as Miss Henderson at the
Slime House, was his w.fe. About two
weeks ago Mrs. Stitt, as we will now call
her. obtained employment a. Mrs. & c.
Hessey's millinery and Gresslnakiug estab-
lishment on Main street, the former first re-
lat;ng TO Mrs. Hessey the story Of her
troubles and why She had registered as
" Miss Henderson, her maiden name. for
two weeks Suit has made himself nuisance
20 Mrs. Hessey, Longing IN front of
the store in drauken condition, ana final
ly the attention Of Marsha! Eot:rson was
called 20 the case 50 obnoxious did lis ac-
tons become, that kind and sympathetic
friends came forward and provided Mrs
Stitt with plaet Of retirement N refined
AID respectable private family, where she
Row Is, and should her dissolCts husband
find cut her retreat and nolest her, the Mar
sbai VIII INK him plenty" 80 mach .: ;he
story cur reporter cleaned from Col. II. Il.
Blake, Marshal Robinson and Mrs. H,ssey.
This morning our reporter called at the
present abode Of Mrs. Stitt, aud u?on ASA
Ing for tha. lady. we were eyed with suspi
cion. Presenting ms card, and stating that
the object of bis visit was TO publish MIS-.
Sitts version Of the unfortunate cIrcum
stances, he was invited into the ua'lor and
the heroine OF our article sent for. The
lady feels keerly her unpleasant posIupa,
and was much affected dGrr Z the Interview.
We will give the lady's story l. her ONE
words:
81 married John Stitt four ands-hsli
years ago and scoa after We went 70 live IL
The Dailes. We had uOt been married three
weeks before he begaI 10 drink, aud when
in liquor ne abused me shanieiuiiy. " hIie
there our boy was born and even That dill
not stop him; he seemed to drink harder
than evef. LETT him there but upon his
promising to do better, | went back 10 hve
with him, and We nrc-sd 70 place called
Oak Point on she Columbia River, aboat 20
miles above Astoria, where he took position
AS cook in lcggiag camp. ani / assisted
him. Oucs more he commenced to tr,nk,
and during lis drunken spells al the work
levolvei upon me.
My health was not good and could
no, stand the wurk, and Que day told him
50. With that be commenced 20 strike me
For some time after | Was unable to ;aise
nv arm. 60 severe did he beat u:e. Thea |
left him, vowing never again 10 live with
man y no could abuse iaa 30. II aIs my
last extremity, for 4: he had have treated ne
only halfway Feeert would not have left
him. The story about my taking 500 Is
hase faIsehoo!. When Left, friends about
the camp made up small p:rse. only s.
remaining sfter my arrival here. applied
to Mrs. II ssey ;6r work, ted my st"y and
would have been working there no. il he bad
not h.ve follogel me. Mychili iswish his
IS.i.t's) mother in Portland. | have applied
for divorce, and believe ] shall COON be
free from his 5aleie: presence ! registered
under n.y maiisn name TO keep him IRON
following ne As far as my intimacy with
NoKthera Pacific conductor Is eoncezret,
that : faIs.. know seTe;al railroaI con
ductOrs hy sight, but an, by no nlesis' mi
mate. have received no letters from, nor
have written zay 70 such persons sinee M
leaving Stitt,
This is the sequel" anl sc have go'i
and sufficient evid ne to prove her story =
BE- true. Mrs. SUIT Is Iady-!.ke, unAssum-
ipg, ard ef a modest Te-iIine ilspoaiton'
very intellectual, aad would be called hand
some. she is occupying the position Of do
assti- in a highly respectfully family, who
will offer her every protection from tne ai-
yapces Of ne. drunken basbana. As tvr The
Iat.e- he Is l.ble 10 get uot.ee % leave
town.
1 Comparison.
The D4ytou pspers are eaiogist'7 N ''"e'F
notices of the Sslne House, q thls city. u
l. -. ,.a,s,, man. yeT,sus and well they