Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-02-25
BRAVE AND VIRTUOUS.
WOMAN KILLS A NAN IN DE.
PENDING HER HONOR.
Edward Smith Killed by Mrs. Charles
OmO-Her Modest Account Of the
Affair Fully SubStaniiated.

Om"-Her Modest Account Of the
Affair Fully Substan,ia,ed.
Butte. Nom Paper.l
Mrs, Charles Ono, Of Little Black
Tail canyon, few miles out of Butte,
Montana, was arrested last week, on
a charge Of having murdered man.
She was interviewed by reporter
and gave the following
ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR.":
81 am the wife Of Charles Ono j.,
and have been living with him in a
little cabin in the Little Black Tail
canyon. My husband is woodchop
per, and gets out lsgging for the
mines in Butte. The man whom
shot is Ed. Smith. He worked for
my husband last summer, and quit
about September, think it was.
Three days before he left he insulted
me with indecent propositions. |
told my husband about it at the time.
Smith then left and did not see him
again
UNTIL LAST TUESDAY,.
| was in Butte on that dav and
saw him on the street. He stopped
and spoke to me, but except to pass
the time of day there was no CONVEX
sation between us. | did not see him
again until yesterday afternoon. Be
tween 4 and 5 o'clock was lying on
the lounge in my home. My hus
band had gone to work on the mount
ain about mile and a half from the
cabin. l was doing and my face
was turned away from the door. l
thought it was my husband returning
for something, as Smith did not knock
OPENED THE DOOR
and came in. The first knew of his
presence lie leaned over me on the
sofa, grasped both my arms AM tried
to kiss me. | am Il very strong wom-
an and pushed him away. | was
not afraid Of him. tie sat down on II
chair and picked up butcher.knife
that was lying on the edge of the
table aud began fooIing with it.
When he got the knife began to be
afraid of him. He then told me tina,
he had come out from Butte for the
purpose of raping me, and did not
propose to be defeated in his pur
pose. | then tried to run out of the
door, but the cabin is very small
He caught me and threw me back
wards on the bed. After a struggle
| slipped my hand under the pillow
and
GOT THE REVOLVER.
My husband had been in Butte The
night before and having to sleep
alone in the cabin | had placed the
revolver under my pillow. When he
threw me on the bed remembered
this and reached for the revolver.
When he saw that l had it he rushed
for the knife which he laid on the
table again. had been screaming
during the scuffle and now l ordered
him out of the house. | told him
that die not want to kill him. He
clinched me again with the knife in
his hand and said, Il will cut your
throat and rape you while you are
DYING Then | tried to shoe, him.
He caught the revolver and turned i,
down and the bullet went through
my apron. | think that | fired an
other shot in the cabin, but | was so
excited that | can't remember ex-
actiy. Then he ran out of the house,
| ran out and started to Mr.. Beck s
about quarter of mile further
down the road. He caught me again
in the middle Of the road little way
from the cabin and threw me down
1t was there that l killed him.
thirk that fired four shots in all and
that three of them hit him, but can.
not say definitely. l did not look al
the body. They told me that he was
shot
THROUGH THE TEMPLE.
got up and ran to Beck's, and the