The Anaconda standard., 1895-11-21
She DENIES IT ALL
Miss Lytton Says She Has Been Cru
ely WrOnged.
FRITZ NEVER HAD $4,000
Mr.. Hayes Is a Gentleman. But
There Are Some Other People
Who Are Not - Her
Story.

Miss Emily Lytton, the much-talked
of wife of ]. X. Emmett, arrived In
Anaconda last evening with the STOCK
well-Coghlan company. and appeared
as usual in the production OF Tne
MAGISTRATE" which was the Dill. MISS
Lytton was at home to Standard re-
porter after the performance, In the
pariors of the Montana hotel, and when
asked for her version or the story
printed in the San Francisco Exam
liner, gave 1t in very decided and en-
phatic tones. A fact which might give
weight to her story If told to a jury OF
IL told in propria personal to the pub
lie, is that Miss Lytton is very hand
some lady. Her face is round, and her
large eyes flash in a way that would
be ominous IL they rested on the men
who accuse her. A suspicion or mols-
ture comes to them when she Is ex-
cited, as at times she is in discussing
her wrongs, but in the main she spoke
of them earnestly but calmly.
II am in a most embarrassing posi-
tion," said she; 'in fact, a plight that
Is almost a helpless one, for what can
a woman do. Here l am a thousand
miles from home and compelled TO go
further every day in earning my daily
bread, attacked, maligned and sland-
ed in the city which has been my home
for many years.
THAT story the Standard published
this morning from the Examiner Is
false in every line. 1 have not now
and never had one cent OF Mr.. EN-
mett's money. My association with
Mr.. Hayes is no more than that sus-
tanned by members OF a company to-
ward each other. / have not one cent
invested or loaned to this company, and
my interest in IL Is only that of an art
list under salary. / am not playing
subordinate parts but that of leading
lady under Miss Coghlan and never
take servants characters In any play
we produce.
"It is true that / have left Mr.. EN-
NETT but that is an old story. The
world knows how he abused me In San
Francisco, and drew a revolver threat
ening to kill me: that / did refuse then
to prosecute him because / pitied him,
not because / loved him. He was at
that time under the influence of liquor
and not responsible for his actions.
Did the papers ever tell what started
that spree? / guess not, but IL was my
determination to leave him which be-
gan II, and though / never could live
with him again l could not for the old
times sake prosecute him to the ex-
tent OF sending him to jail or to the
penitentiary. The cause OF our separ-
alton was another woman, and a liason
between her and Mr.. Emmett, which 1
discovered, and which he did not deny.
refused to live with him longer. He
begged and pleaded in vain and wound
up by going on the drunk which ended
in his attempt to kill me.
The correspondent, as the courts
will call her / suppose when the case
comes to trial, is a Miss Alice Nelson,
singer in the Tivoli at San Francisco.
The time and place of their offense is
known. The day was that on which
was given the Actors benefit matinee
in Frisco. She and / had the same
dressing room, and thought at the
time seemed embarrassed when / in
troduced myself as Mrs. Emmett, and
when Mr.. Emmett came he took her
away in a carriage. He afterward
in-law, Millard Newell. and when
charged him with 1t, acknowledged his
guilt, but said he was drunk.
IF people believed / was infatuated
with him after that they were mis-
taken. He was even then owing me
money. and he was broke in San Fran
cisco. i had $500 which loaned TO hie
manager. Mr.. Sullivan, and started on
the tour during which we visited Ana
conda. travelled with him but occu-
pied separate apartments all OF the
time. We were man and wife in name
only. My starting out with him was
due solely to the fact that managers
were cancelling his dates along the en-
tire route he had laid out. and had to
go under our contracts and / also had
the object in view OF getting my money
back.
II have known Mr.. Hayes for many
years. We were friends long before ]
ever knew Mr. Emmett. The story OF
anything deeper than friendship Is a
lie. The time was late for the steam.
er L was entirely alone and Mr.. Hayes
was with the company
1.-The statement that took si.700 be
longing to Mr.. Emmet is a lie, ht
never had $4.700. At the time left hin
in Texas he had just sl.100. A part o.
this-$500 of twas in my name, IN
my bank. and the day came away
drew a check for II and gave II to Mr.
Sullivan, Emmets manager. and nov
have that cancelled check.
IT had made my plans to leave EN-
NETS company just as soon as could
and when my money had been returned
and all was serene, / quietly took m,
departure and Joined Mr.. Stockwelll
~npany in San Francisco. My sui
for divorce is in the hands OF a Den
yer attorney, a relative OF mine, Johl
Deweese, and when i arrive there
which viii be in about two weeks, tn,
final papers will be prepared and tn
suit begun IN San Francisco. Of course
for that Is my home.
II am very grateful TO the Standar,
for this opportunity to set myself right
at least before the Montana public
and IL have any redress. I will
make the sensational Examiner correc
the statements II has made about me
before / get through with them"