The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-01
SUGR0WE WILL SCRAP
he Concludes That's the Best Way
Out OF II.
RODDA HAS RED PAINT ON
Mrs. Roberts Says Her Son-in-Law
is a Mean, Nasty. Useless, Good
for-Nothing ThIng-So There
You Are, Now.

BUTTE, Dec. 3l.-As a matter of inter-
esting police news. the STANDARD this
morning printed the story of the Rodda-
Roberts-Sugrowe family troubles and, as
stated then, the end is not yet. The par
ties involved have been very busy to-day.
Early tins morning Mr.. Sugrowe brought
the following emphatic note to tho STAND
ARD:
To the Editor Of the Standard:
In this mornings issue OF your paper James
ROdda charged me win being Improperly lnll-
mate with Mrs l.. j. ROBBERS. / hasten To re-
ply and 40 brand the said charge as an unlnltl-
gated and infamous ialsehoOd. My character
and reputation Is above reprOach. lnere are
reputable men IN Tins community that nave
known me for years and tney can testify To the
fact that have always been known as quiet,
honest and unasSuming man Again wish
empnatically 10 deny hodda : charge. cannot
conceive why man could be 80 unspeakably
mean and so utterly devoid OF mtauness as To
rush into print IN such serious matter without
one iUta OF proof. JOHN SUGRoWE.
Later in the day Sugrowe called at the
Office in company with the woman in the
case. As usual in all cases there were
two sides TO this one, aud this rs the sub
stance of Mrs. ROBBERS side of 1t: Roddl
IL her son-lu-law and has caused her no
end of trouble. Her husband died about
a year ago and his last words were n
warning TO her to beware of Rodda, and
even after he could no longer speak his
eyes fixed on his hated son-ln-iaw. HIS
wife had to have some protection, SO
Rodda ahd his wife came to live with her
and paid their board. She took other
boarders and Rodda went in and started
to run things. The boardera would not
put up with him and left.
When Mrs. Roberts could stand II no
longer she told him TO get out, and since
then he has been trying every way to rum
her character He was instrumental IN
getting young man named Grlgg to steal
her only remaining daughter, although she
says she has nothing to say against Grigg.
Sugrowe was the only one of the boardcrs
that remained with her and would not he
driven off 10y Rodda, and he has always
conducted himself AS a perfect gentleman.
Mrs. Roberts denies ernphatscaly the
charges made against her by her son-ln-
law. and says she has always borne a good
reputation. Sugrowe is n married man
with a child, and he fears that this affair
may cause trouble i'm his family also. Mrs.
Roberts declares that Rodda Is the mean
esi man on earth, that he has not friend
in town, and thai he went SO far once "a
TO threaten to strike her. and would have
done so If Sugrowe had not inter!ered.
In the story published tins morning
Rodda issued a challenge to Sugrowe Tor
"A finish fight. Sugrowe read II along with
the charges made against him.
Cant have him arrested Tor libel or
something?" asked he. He was told that
the best way to get even, considering that
he was a pretty big man, was to accept
Rodda's challenges.
Guess that's the best way" said he,
and this evening he handed in the follow
ing:
accept James Rodda's challenge for from
$500 to 81 900 to fight TO "a finish, and to take
place during the month OF April