The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-14
HER LIFE WAS WRECKED.
Renegade Life Led by a Married Man
in Canada and
Here.
And Wrctched Experience of the Wife
lie WrOnged and Abandoned
Victims Galore.

A story Of mans cruelty and decep-
ton and woman's suffering that paints
in blacklist lines the character of Robert
G. Scott, a former clerk in Murphy, Ma
clay & Co.'S store, has just come to light.
This is the abandoned wife's story.
On Sept. u, 1889, Scott was on trial in
Calgary, y. w. T., for cruelty to his wife
and defended himself by attacking her
virtue, bribing numerous witnesses to
swear falsely. Afterwards one of these
periurors was sent to the Manitoba pen
itentiary for three years for the crime,
and Nov. 10. 1890, to avoid moro severe
punishment himself, Scott came TO
Great Falls, and soon obtained work in
the grocery department Of Murphy, Ma,
clay d. Co.'S store. lie then sent so to
a girl by the name Of Anna Riley, or
Gervis. of Calgary, by whom he had a
child, to come to him and when she ar
rived they went to the Milwaukee house,
where Scott became enamored with a
dining room girl. TO get rid of Anna
Gervis he had to leave town and went to
K~alispell, where he bought some lots and
built a store building. lie then sent for
the dining room girl to come to him, but
she refused. He her returned to work
at Murphy, Maclay IL Co.'S.
In May, 1891. Scott employed a villain
to poison the wife he had left in Calgary,
who was now on the warpath, ard while
she was working in "A bakery some one
entered the back door and poisoned n
tonic that she was regularly taking. A
physician was called after she had taken
the tonic and after great efforts had
been made saved her life.
In January. 1882, Scott instituted a
suit for divorce in Helena against the
wife he had left in Calgary, but she de-
Tended and, becoming scared, Scott
abandoned the suit. During his prcpar-
alton for this suit Scott offered a young
English girl who had a child by him
Sept. 4, 1889, 325 to be paid at once and
500 later to her if she would perjure
herself ir his favor.
Aug. -, 1892, Mrs. Scott came to Great
Falls and learned that Scott was at
Murphy, Maclay Co.'S. She entered
the store and accused him of his crime.
but yielded to his entrcaties not to cX,
pose him on the promise Of Ills making
amends. The next day he left town and
became a brakeman OF the Great North
crn extension.
In October 1s92, Scott decided all his
kalispcli property to his brother in St.
Thomas, ont. and made Forbes Brcadcn.'
his tool, agent at Kalispell. Broaden
works in the freight depot there.
SCOTS previous yillainics were many.
In 1873. while ia Ontario, he is said to
nave seduced "a young girl agod lG, also
Il servant ut the hotel he and his sister
kept. lie also %estrangcd "A married
woman from her husband. In Ontario
he seduced a girl - years Of age and
skipped to Niagara Falls, where he was
employed as trainmaster on the Michi-
gan Central. His next victim was a
Mrs. Margaret Mcleod, a widow, with
three daughters. lie married her, but
soon Intentionally revealed to her his
former actions. Afraid OF her vengo-
ance Scott did not leave her entirely but
meanwhile went to work on a ranch,
where he seduced a girl 1G years old.
This was at Medicine Hat, N. w. II.
His next victim was a girl at Window,
who sent his child to him at his sisters
house. Ills sister sent his child to Mrs.
Mcleod Scott. Scott was arrested, but
adopted the child, and the prosecution
was abandoned.
Mrs. Mcleod. Scott has had to fight a
hard battle, but has maintained a good
name against all odds and now hopes
that Scott, who is at his old tricks in
Washington, may some day be brought
to justice. Her struggle for existence is
a difficult one, but she keeps up her
spirits and is IA hard working woman
vino deserves encouragement.