The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-22
A MOST HE|NOUS CRIME.
A Mar Accused Of Incest With His
Two Half-S isters-Revolt-
ing Details.
He is Also Charged With Attempting
an AbOrtiOn-The Author.
tiles After Him.

The attention Of the authorities has
been called to a case of human depravity
which would make a veritable Don Juan
blush for shame. The guilty party has
not been apprehended, 30 for the present
! % name will be withheld, not to shield
iin, but out Of respect to the I or girls
who are the victims Of his depravel ap-
petite. He is not many miles from Great
Falls at this writing, His whereabouts
are known to the officers and nnle
something unforeseen intervenes he will
be in custody before another day elapses.
One OF his victims is in town while the
other, her sister, lett town with him n
few days ego when The evidences OF his
crime became too apparent to escape
suspicion. They were supposed 70 have
gone TO a ranch in the ~neighlorhood of
Highwood where his father lives.
TO make s long story short, this liber-
tine Is accused of incest, the girls-one
hfteen, the other siyteen-being bis steD-
sisters, lie stands accused of an equally
base crime that Of attempted abortion.
FOL the latter he will first be arrested.
The other charge may then be substi-
tuted.
From what can be learned concerning
the antecedents of this rake it seems
that he is about twenty-five, that he was
born in New York, ami that on or about
the time of his birth his parents were
legally separated, the father moving west
and marrying again. From this mar
rage were born the girls in question,
Inc latter have lived in this part G.
Montana with their parents for several
years past, part of the time on a ranch
and part Of the time in this city. The
family is not in easy circumstances, as it
seems the mother has been in the habit
OF taking occasional jobs of washing.
About a year or so ago the son came on
from the east, dividing his time between
fathers ranch and his stepmotber's
home. So far as known he was not very
fond OF work, preferring to lie about the
house in idleness while his stepmother
earned a subsistence for the family of
by hard work over the wash tub.
Recently. the mother'6 suspicion was
aroused by the unusual actions of Der
daughters and she finally coaxed them
tell her what was the matter. When
case in all it's revolving details be-
came known to her the poor mother.
frantic with grief over her daughters
made up her mind to in
yoke the aid of the law to mete out Just
punishment to the paillard who had
brought about their dehoration. When
the youthful Bluebeard got an inkling
If her intentions he made himself scarce
as stated, taking the elder sister with
him.
The mother laid the case before a JUS
ice OF the peace yesterday who, in con.
junction with the county attorney, in
'estigated the facts and found them as
given. The younger daughter confessed
Ter shame and also related how the man
compelled her to take certain medicines
% counterfeit the laws of nature. She
vas taken to u physicians office, where
IN examination revealed the fact that
the was four and one-half months en-,
'nte. The elder sister is said to be ia a
more d~eplorable condition.
A warrant was then issued for the
'aphian half-brother for attempting an
horton. The case, il it come to trial,
will be one of the most sensational and
ever aired in a Montana court
DOM,