The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-16
SHE WAS HIS WIFE.
Evidence to Show That James D. Fish
Was Married to Mrs. Sal1ie
Reber.Laing.
He Turns His Back on ali Interview
ers and Refuses to Be Questioned
About the Affair.

From the New York Morning Journal.
The stories published yesterday
concerning the associations of James
D. Fish with Mrs. Sallie Reber-Lainl
) her sickness and death at Caristadt
n. j., after giving birth to a child
and the subsequent mysterious re
moval of her body by two men in the
night SO, cad over the city like q
Whirlwind.
At the breakfast table, in The
Offices, on the trains, ut the hotels,
everywhere this new chapter in the
bank presidents somewhat wander
ing career Was the prevailing topic OF
con versation. But no where did it
excite more interest AMI more dis
cussion than among the Theatrical
profession, with which the unfOrtu-
nate young lady has been identified
IN various positions for a number OF
years.
KIND words were heard on all sides
from those who knew Saliie Rrber
since the time her sweet voice filled
Madison Square Garden with melody
at Gilmore's concerts, and since then
in comic opera aud opera bOufe in
this city.
"She was a perfect little lady,"
said Colonel McCaull while speaking
of Sallie Reber's career to a Journal
reporter last night at Wallack's
Theater. "She had a sweet voice."
he continued; "sang first for me at
the Bijou as Mabel in The Pirates
OF PeuzaDce.' That was during the
season of 1923. She appeared at the
Casino several times on Sunday at
the concerts there.
"Mr. Fish always spoke to NE in
the highest terms of Sallie Reber.
When I say that 1 mean he spoke of
her with a respect and regard that l
am sure was genuine. He was very
much attached to her. and believe
that ii there is a baby in connection
with this case in existence that
James D. Fish was honestly ma ried
to Sallie Reber. Why should he not
be-? He had no ties to bind him, and
Pm sure q better-prlncipIed little
lady than she does not live. That's
my honest opinion, if you want it.
l knew them both ana know
whereof l speak,
LAS to the statements published
asserting that Mr.. Fish used to be a
constant habjtue of the Casino
STAGE" said Mr.. Mcbride, Mr..
McCaul's treasurer, there is not a
particle OF truth in them. I know
of but once-a Sunday evening when
Miss Reber sang-that be was al
lowed on the stage. He might have
beel on during the day at rehearsal,
but never at night. The stories of
wine suppers said 10 have been given
in the Mystic Flats by Fish are all
trash. Our offices are in that build
ing and we should have known if
anything Of that solt had been going
on"
in direct contra diction to the last
statement. however, a gentleman
who TO melly resided in the above
flats ard knows MIR. Fish personally
told the reporter that Miss Saliie
Reber and other actresses have ac-
cepted the hcspita'ities Of Mr.. Fish
III the handsome bachelor apart |
ments in the Mystic Flats and that
wine suppers of the most expensive
kind We're served there.
The same gentleman remarked
that after the Marine bank failed Mr..
Fish used to promenade with Sallie
Reber on the Casino roof garien dur
ing the concerts after the opera much
to the disgust of many of his friends
and creditors.
why, it was shameful" said the
reporters Informant, ito see the non-
chalant. reckless manner in which
he conducted himself after the fail
Ire
when Fish took his two-story
suite of apartments over the Marine
Bank, Fetdiaand Ward came to him
one day and said: Let me furnish
those rooms for YOU All right
Fish. do So Ward Went to
Roux and laid cut $4,000 for the
most elegant furniture, carpets and
bric-a-brsc. Fish had a householder,
buxom, good-lo1king woman, whom
he used t. take to to the opera occa-
sionally, and a hands )ine young girl
for him as private cashier,
Oh, yes, Fish lived well, aud spent
money freely"
At Rutherford and Car,s1adt, New
Jersey, yesterday. the reside nts wtre
much exercised over the notoriety 80
suddenly given to the little secluded
sillages. Mrs. Ollinger and her
daughter Carrie, whose neat ! tile
lWo-story frame house is close IT, the
d. Pot, Ware Indignant yes
over the stories published re-
Sallie Rebtr's dea'h,
I'VE thought the world Of herr
said Mrs. Olt'nger. carrie brought
her cut here from New York, and
SCENE perfectly %contented. Mr..
Fish used tpcoiue out and see her. |
always supposed they wert married.
md do Yet. OF course | never asked
her when they We're msrli-d. It was
not my business
Her baby Was horn on February
a hand D c.Phslps attended her, Her
asst words to noe were, You'll take =
good care Of my baby, won't you,
Mrs. Ol,inger?p
Mrs. Olling"r said that the baby
Was taken to New York son alter nv
french nurse, and from there SEM
o sandusky, Ohio.
A Journal reporter learned, how
EVER, that the baby, which is a pretty
little girl, with piercing blue ewes
INA fuzzy dark hair, is now at the
Mystic Flats in charge OF a lady. who
8 taking the best care of it. DR..
Phelps called there not long ago. It
$ SAID. aud vaccinated little Miss
Reber Fish. who is now nearly three j
months old. =,
1t was stated on good authority j
asst night by a friend of Miss Rebsr {
hat the latter was married one wear ,
lgo to Mr.. Fish in this city, and that {
Fish will make the announce
nent to-day. ),
mo visitors have seen James D.
.lsh to-day except his son and :
laughter and DR.. Phelps, of New {
ersey," said Warden Kiernan tn a t
reporter last night. He
has positively refused to see a repre- /
entative Of any newspaper under G
circu m~Stapoa sTio 1+ .