The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
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herself AZ o teacher OF vocal music, soon max-
ing friends.
On March 0, 1889. she commenced an action
for divorce from George J. A. Story through
Rochester, Lewis d. Gilman. In her complaint
she alleged that they were married at Fort Ferry.
Canada. January ., ISIS, and that three children
had been born to them named Percy. Grace
and Colin: that for two years prior Story
he'd wholly failed TO provide for the mainte-
nance Of his wife and children, and that during
such time she had been compelled to support
herself and children by her Individual lanors
as q music teacher; that Story had wholly
abandoned her since about April !, 1887;
that for three years prior Story had led q disso-
lutte life, filled with profIgacy and crime. con-
stantly associating with iswd women, and enas
he had unkindly and fnhumanly abused ana
maItTeated her and followed her life up and rem
dered her life burdensome aud unbearaose;
that his life, character and conduct was such
that he would not be, nor was, q tit person TO
have the care of their children, and that he was
not financially able nor inclined to fit him
self financially to support them; that she
WAS able and willing to do so. For these rea-
sons she prayed tina: she be granted a divorce
and the custody of the children, and that Story
be enjoined from approaching Or interfering
with her or her children in any manner.
Service of the complaint was made upon Story
in San Francisco. but be made no answer, and
the petition of Mrs Story was granted az prayed
for, with the exception OF the injunction, by
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Later q weli-known citizen of Seattle. who
had known Story in Vancouver, received . let
ter from him asking upon what grounds Mrs.
Story had secured q divorce from him. He
claimed that he had a good position
in San Francisco and had rented
and furnished a pretty cottage in one
Of the suburbs of San Francisco, and had sent
for his wife to join him., without any knowledge
of the divorce suit, or that he no longer had .
wife. He also claimed to have reformed his
ways. He is said to be still in San Francisco.
During the whole period of her residence
here Mrs. Story was a leader among the
musical people of the city. she sang in
the choirs of the leading churches, at
concerts and at private parties and was always
well received. A year or two ago she played
the leading part in the performance of a comic
opera By IN amateur troupe formed in this city.
which was quite a social event
Mrs. Story's family stands high in Canadian
society. as the following dispatch, telling the
particulars of her early life, indicates:
DETROIT, Dee. z-lspeciai.. Rev. Canon c. C.
news OF whose sensational murder in Seattle,
reached here today, lives in Windsor, Ont, just
across the river from Detroit. He was rector OF
st. Johns church, Toronto, and his father had
been before him. He gave up preaching a few
months ago on account OF his age. The death of
his daughter is a terrible blow to him. Mrs.
Story was married at Brampton, Ont. where
her father was stationed for a few years. The
wedding was a great society event. Her hus-
o oaaa s Tas eS Sonse' and with few Gu yss1:
after their marriage they went to
Montreal to live. Family jars were of frequent
improprieties. Being q very handsome woman,
she naturally attracted considerable attention
from her masculine acquaintance, which
seemed to make her husband jealous, almost to
insanity. After n time she left Story and re-
turned to her fathers home in Brampton, tax
to Ottawa, where she Obtained a large class in
music, but when her husband appeared there
and gave evidence of taking up. his residence
West. The murdered woman had hundreds of
acquaintances throughout Canada, being espe-
cially well known in musical circles. She had
the former being manager of the Mem
phis Cottonseed Oil Works. One of the
sisters, It : n Mile aIs,d Is the Gn, of OF Waiter Val Mo1phy. a
is the wife OF Thomas Usher, clerk in a Detroit
newspaper Office. Mrs. Story spent last summer
in Windsor and Detroit. The Storys were mar
ried fourteen years ago. and the youngest child,
grandfather in Windsor: Story, who is now be-
OF q wealthy land owner in England, but for his
cruel treatment of his wife was severely repri-
manded by hi, father several times and finally
disinherited, his portion OF the estate being
held in trust for his three children.
Her first appearance. on the Coast aud the
quarrels which resulted in her obtaining q d-
vorce are related in the following;
VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 7.-fspecial. much
a Sotc-uA AVN y Vic ASNo " kl6
shooting of Mrs. Story. Local evening papers
ran through a large special edition, and the
Observation-Disclosures was eagerly gObbicd on ar
rival. Mrs. Story was here last week visiting
Mrs. A. j. Mcpherson, at Moodyville, Just across
the harbor. She attended the opera while here,
and, on Sunday, when she left, she was accom-
panied by Capt. r. G. 1atlow, OF this city, who
was supposed to be II favored suitor. Mrs. Story
lived here four years ago rs the wife OF ii. S. Storey,
car accountant OF the Canadian Psicic railway.
They were considered the best looking young
couple in the city, he being tall. dark, hand
some and manly. They Guarreled, each accus-
ing the other of infideiity. He WAS charged
with a liaison with another married woman, she
with u bachelor surveyor. They separated and
he went to San Francisco. where he is holding
q good position with the Union Pacific. aud is
again married. Mrs. Story lived here about a
year after her divorce, and then went to Seattle.
One OF the things Mrs. Story did while here last
week was to make a generous contribution to
the poor chtldren's Christmas cheer fund.
Mrs. Story's divorced husband, now that she
is dead, speaks kindly of her, As will be seen by
the following:
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. THE divorced hus-
band of Mrs. Marie +. Story. who was killed in
Seattle, lives here. He says he believes Mrs.
Story was a good. pure woman, but she was in
ordiuately fond of attention and ~fiattery from
men. He says that they were divorced because
his wife wished to travel, and would not live at
home with him.
He also wired the coroner as follows:
SAN Francisco, Dec. ITO the Coroner. Sc
attic: l am anxious to give my two children a
home, having married an estimanie lady here
Statistical Dept. s. z. Co.
The coroner answered that he had no iuris-
dicticn.