The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-10
AS AN AFFIDAVIT MAKER.
Nick Williams Gets Into Trouble
Over the Bedford Divorce
Proceedings
He Swears 20 Some Things Which
Tend 20 Inoriminate HIM
self a Bit.
Judgs Hunt Tntimates That the Man who
Would DO 10 Ought 70 he seat
90 Prison for "a.

The Bedford family matters took smother
Sensational turn In Judge HATS depart
msnt Of the district court yesterday after
noon. II WAS the time set for hearing the
motion OF Dora N. Bedford for tsnporAry
alimony. suit money aud counsel fees pend
ing the detsrm alton OF AdslbsFt Bsdford's
application for divorce from her. Attorney
Henry @. Smith was there 20 argue Mrs.
Bsdford's side. Attorney X. Il. PARCEL
represented the husband. Mr.. Parcsli read
an RffidAvit from Bedford in which hs
charged his wife with being IN
duly intimate with Albert Kilbreth
and other men In the Austin
house. and with Nick williams; and with
being an habituAl opium hsad aud FREE
qusnter Of opium dens and houses OF IN
rspute. He also brings In the matter Of
her leaving home sometims last October
under prstsnse that she was about 10 be-
come a mother, aad says that duriuR the
two weeks preceding that sTPostsd event
she was making frequent visits 20 the
opium den Of Nick Williams. and finally
took the child Of another woman and
passed 10 OF as her own. and when the
riehtful mother demanded the child, took
IL and went 10 MaTysville and staid In a
house Of III fame. All this. he claimed. was
for abe purpose of deesivinR him
and sItorting money from him 70
spend With other men In opium dens and
other places. He claimed that in ooRss-
quenoe of her actions he mad been th own
out Of employment and had but $500 In
money. lie Gays she promised not TO eight
his suit for divorce. but that she is doing
so now and trying 20 sxtort money from
him By her course.
Another sfidAvit was from Howard Dean.
He swore In his sfndAvit that ia June Of
last year be occupied a room In the Austin
house; that Ms. Bedford rented a room
there for Eve weeks fer = man named Al
bert Kilbrsth, and that she occupied that
room frequently with Kilbrethi also that
she wrote . letter to the manager Of the
Austin house asking him TO have men meet
her at that place; and that she admitted
having made a living in houses OF ill-Tsputs
before her marriage.
But the sffidavit OF MEX williams vas
she one that brought on something OF
scene. Williams nffidavit was TO the eject
that be had known Dora Bedford for the
past year, and particularly fer the thTee
months prior 20 the divorce Proceedings;
that he met her almost every day during
those three months At an opium den on
Water 81 Get; and that she would visit that
place daily and smoke opium and consoTt
with various men; that he himself daring
that thrse months had on several oooa-
siOns been intimate with her. His a1idsvit
also said that while In a room a. that den
she told him that her only object In marry
ing Bedford was TO beat him ost of all the
money she possibly could; that she intsnded
20 do 80; that she did net like OF care for
n - ~ nrA taNa Id a..
get what money and p opsrty abe could and
then leave him; that she admitted that
when her husband gave her money 90 puT-
chase things with she would take 10 and
spend ID in houses Of i'll rspute with men,
and often with him (Willisms) In smoking
opium and drinking. and that she had ad-
mittsd leading the life of . lsvd woman
and making money thereby.
When Lawyer Purcell was through
reading the afidaVits. Judge Hunt turned
TO County Attorney Nolan and advised that
ofhseT 20 Immediately lay an information
against that man williams and bring him
before the court. A man who would make
such admissions as Williams did In his
affidavit ought ts be in prison. The Judge
inatan ced q case that occurred when Judge
ID. 5. Wade was on the bench. A man
m ads q somewhat similar afiidAvit In some
what similar proceedings. Judge Wade
had ths prosecuting attorney swear out a
eomplaint, and within an hour the Rfidavit
nakeE was in prison. williams was, By
his own confession, guilty OF two offenass
against tho law.
Lawyer Purcell said he would like 90 state
that this man Williams had refused 10
make his affidavit until Threatened with
being summoned TO appear In court and
give his evidence.
Williams was in the part of the court
loom assigned to spectators when these
proceedings we're under vay. he had
probably come TO see how he would appear
Ia the ole OF an aftdavit maker. When he
found cut he immediately let the cOut
room and building. County Attorney
Nolan had . warrant sworn out Tor him
and be was arrested late In the afternoon
and taken 90 the county jail. Later he
was re eaaed 10 appear 20 day aud answer
10 the charges. He IL in the position that
be cannot DENY the truth of what he
subscribed 30 in the Rffidavit without lay
ing himself oren TO the charge Of psrjuTy.
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