The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-30
ON THE WAY TO HELENA


NEW York, Oct. 29.-NothinR has yet
been heard from Contractor George r.
woolston, whose peculiar relations with
Mrs. Caroline +. Wells have been the
talk of the town for days. II is doubtful
IL the two have yet reached Helena, Mon
tara, whittier il is believed they were
bound. MIR. Frank +. Rogers, of Morse q
Rogers, who has been more intimately an
sociatcd. both socially and i'm n business
way, with woolston than any one in New
York, said yesterday that an interesting
story might be- told on behalf of both the
implicated PERSONS, but he did not feel
authorized to tell il. Much might bc said,
he. afIirnis, in mitigation OF Mrs. Wclls's
offence.
~ know all the facts in the case," cx-
planned Mr.. Rogers yesterday, ''ansl
know the woman is more sinncd against
than SHINING. She il the unfortunate vic
believe she has dollar of Mr.. woolston's
property. The bonds and other securities
found i'm those trunks at Sheepshrad Bay
were not negotiable. None of them had
been transferred to her. Most Of the
curities found there were shares i'm de
funct insurance company. Mrs. woolston
has harrasssed her husband i'm every why
i'm her power. She sworc out a search
warrant Tor the examination OF those
search for hair brush and comb belong
ing tO her. which husband had carried
she examined all the private papers OF
Mr.. Wooiston and Mrs. Wells, and she
carried away some that slidn't belong to
asircs.e.i, % & as Is yna .ss see, to NJ NJ % Woolsson. %
which the took from one of the trunks
and aftewarsl sent TO my wife. But she
trouble i'm my family.
II have known George Woolston. as my
s%,a y"a .t rnSw ABOUT f1r s
lations with this woman until about ~ year
nRo. Then he told me all about il. I
woolston and his wife. and that they could
not live together. l have seen Mrs. Wells
only four times in all: II all the facts
about the business relations of the two
were known il would place the woman in
u much more favorable light"
A. gentleman who was present mt the ex-
animation of the contents OF one OF the
trunks AT Sheepslicat Bay, hut who does
not wish his name used, said:
"Among the woman's papers was a re-
ccipt dated about seven years ago. made
out 10y George Il. Woolston to Caroline T.
Wells, for more. than $1,000. This shows
where some of EmInet Wells money went
ansi als., that woolston knew the woman
by her right name. as well as by the name
of Mrs. f.. A. willard, which she then
The woman had evidently preserved
| all her correspondence with great care
but she had been shrcwd enough to cut
| out from the most compromising letters
| the signatures, dates. and often names IN
the body of the epistle,s: Most of the en-
velopes had also been destroyed.
81 can confirm that portion of Mrs
| wOolston's story relating to- the attempt
| to conflnc her an insane person at the
| Grand Union hotel. l was one OF those e
| whom she sent an appeal for help b,
throwing the letters ont OF the window
| The letter which reached me criln
pied and stained with mud. On receiving
IL l went at once to the police station
| nearest the hotel, and. getting II detective
We went tn her room. We arrived just af
ter she had been liberated, and so there
| was nothing for us to- do"
| Enmet Wells will probably soon bcgii
| a suit against both his wife and Woolston
! He will seek To recover from his wife the
| FL 900 which she carried away. and ths
| case against woolston will probably b'
| based on alienation OF the affections q
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