The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-21
DEFENDING HER HONOR
Mrs. ONO Tells the Story Of Her Tragic
Encounter With Smith.
All Alone in Her Cabin She StruG-
giles with the Villain and
Finally shoots Him
Dead.

into this city with "a Young woman ny ms
side, who is already esteemed as n heroine
of the rarcst courage. ny those who have !
heard her sad and stirring story. Tho
woinan is Mrs. Clara ONO, wife of Charles
Umo. one Of the witnesses i'm the tunnel
precinct trial. She was aiken tn the
court houss. this morning. after n very |
cold ride from Little Biacktail Canyon.
where sh., has lived for a year and n half
and wilcrc she. shot and killed "a man last
night. But while the young woman adj
mits herself that she killed - man,
nobosly looks on her as "a niurSlercs-.
When a STANDARD reporter this after
noon asked sheriff Lloyd il the young
woman was Ira Jail. the warm hearted
sheriff replied impulsively: "NOt ny IA
blamed sight. She is i'm the west room
in my house. She is my guest. sir."
The reporter WAS permitted To see Mrs.
DINO. The strain OF terrible excitement
the SNOW. and the drive To Butte, had
altogether combined tai give her n severe.
headache and when the IMPORTER, called
sitting room. She had just Weakened from
a nap, the first sleep she had had since the
talk freely about the matter. Mrs. ONO
Is about ~ years old plump and strong
in Appearance, with a very fair
married to Charles ONO i'm Missouri
about two years ago. Her maiden name
ing in Kansas. For the past year and -
half Mr.. and Mrs. ONO have lived i'm a.
iiatl., shack in LITTLE tiackin.i canyon:
other habitation. Mr.. ONO has worked
up ON the mountain "a mile and a half
from the cabin where his wife was stay
ing. Sometimes he would not return at
night, but was accustomed to- return at
, ,fss' everything Sssry ''n YEAS 'a II right. see <
part of last s.mmcr an IIrishmcn, named
left suddenly after some trouble with Mrs.
ONO, who Threatened To tell her husband
Edward smith is tho man whom Mrs.
ONO shot yesterday. He was about n
years old. large aud stout i'm build. with
light blue eyes. Mrs. ONO gave - STAN
ARD reporter the following account of the
trouble which ended i'm Smiths death:
.sSince Smith left last summcr / had not
seen him until Tuesday. l was in Butte
on Monday making some purchases and
remained over night with "a friend here.
On Tuesday morning TIVE ? and IL
Main street 1 met Smith. VIII" said:
Hello. Clara"
II said, Hello. Ed"
"Wc had a little chat. and Inc asked nic
whsrs we we Were re Living n"wi IN Mhen n"
county bu, we hav" since moved across
the range into Silver Bow county. 1 told
writing down something. in "a little book.
wen, :. on hom..: h,'r' in tn" cabin ,nn
alone alone o Yest tTG,s Also. s" wasn MA roniiin"
very well. and between 5 and q o'clock in
the afternoon / was lying down on the
tiG 'p' ia .
supposed il was my husband. He cam.
nv tai the head of tine sofa. placed his
towards mine as il to kiss me. l then saw
il was not. my husband and placed my
hands up in front of my face. A. the
same time 1 jumped up from the loung'.
ed behave yourself
"He sat down in "A chair lear the lounge
and 1 sat ON the lounge. We talked for IA
few minutes in n general way, when sud
denly he told me what he had come GU,
at any cost. Then he grabbed me and
scufiicd me down on the lounge. 1 got
There is only one room in the cabin and
1t Is a very small room. so that ! could
Before / got To tho door he grabbed me
again and threw me down ON the bed.
Under the pillow of the bed was n 44-cali-
There were four cartridges i'm the rcvol.
yer. my husband having fired two i'm kill.
eng nSe nSrSss in u nhm a ns gun a as e1 mS L "sas "1
had practiced with me. As Smith saw
me grab the gun. he started for the tabl.
saw his Intention and started to get bc
tween him and the table. He caught III,
and threw me aside. Then Inc seized tho
knife and held il above my breast. crying
QUIT:
and rape you while you're dying
~ put the barrel of the revolver az
against his left breast. Just as ! was
and turned the Barrel toward me. i am
/, very strong in my arms. as i am accus
toned to use aR axe. and he didn't sue
coed i'm turning the gun completed,
toward me. Ii was discharged and TIN,
bullet went through my apron and bc
tween my knees, but did not wound me
What happened next don't ~
rlember. i was terribly excited ans
il all seems like "A dream
/ know that I fired TWO more. shots. am
Z that one OF them hit him. I think i
! wounded him in the breast or back. \
!: any rate l saw him bleeding. The mex
> thing / remember distinctly. i saw hin
, going out the door; / had been screamin,
for help all the time. As soon as he wa
gone / rushed out with the revolver in IN.
hand on the way to Old Man Bcck's. th'
2 nearest house. l had gone about ON
= hundred feet when I saw Smith lying il
|. the snow, face downward. I supposed Ia
. was dead. As ! was going by hc jumpe'
!; up and grabbed me again. -.
l Let me go, Ed, l don't want To xii
> you.' / cried.
by God, no. he cried. Il didn't wall
y all the way from Btvtc to do this and h
defeated
"Then we had the hardest struggle o
all. There was just o "a shot left i'm TIN
. revolver. While l shook myself FREE
from him for an instant. and pointed tn
n revolver at his breast. He threw up IN!
n hand. and the bullet crashed into his fore
head
Between q and . o'clock last evening
y George Beck and family were startled b.
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