The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-02
SHE ADMIRES GRANT
A Young White Girl Becomes Enam,
ored Of q Colored Policeman.
THE SENSATION OF THE DAY
Her Past Career Is Marked by Sew
eraI Highly Favored Esoa-
pades-The Dark officer
Doesn't Shun Her.

The publication of the names or all
of the ps.rttes interested and all of the
facts surrounding a comedy drama,
which was recently enacted in one OF
Butte's best known families, would pro-
duce a sensation in the swen society
circles of the greatest mining camp on
earth which would give the gossips
something to talk about for months
and would constitute a staple subject
for discussion at pink teas and early
morning parties.
The principal parties to the affair are
q blonde and Maynard girl and Off
Ger w. Z. Grant, Butte's colored police
man, with whom the young lady Is 50
deeply in love that she has expressed
the desire to marry him. This Is not
leap year, however. and the representa-
tive of the colored population In the
municipal government feels that he IS
at perfect liberty to reject any ad-
vances having his hand in marriage
for their object. The fact that the par
ents of the girl in the case conduct
one of the fashionable boarding houses
of the city. and that she is closely re
lated 10 some of the wealthiest and
most prominent people in the city gives
the story of her strange fnfatuation a
spice that Is seldom found even in To-
calsties where decency and notoriety
are most lax.
Out of respect for the girls parents
and relatives her name is suppressed,
but the story in which she plays such
a prominent part Is far too interesting
to remain unpublished. 1t would hard
ly do for a Sunday story, perhaps, but
1t goes well enough ON a week day,
along with the reports of other varie-
ties of Buttes weekday wickedness.
The young lady has been regarded by
time as a woman who cared very little
for eli Their her virtue or her good name,
but the prominence and wealth of her
relatives have been sufficient up TO the
present. at least. TO keep down the
breath of scandal TO a great extent
About two years ago she ran away
from home and was found In the room
OF a young drug clerk in the Will
house under conditions that, to say the
least. did not constitute a testimonial
Of good morals. To make the matter
worse. she was highly indignant at
being interfered with in her new life,
and II was not until the police took
hand in the AFFAIR thar she consented
TO return home.
The girls conduct up to that time had
been proper enough 80 far as outsiders
knew and, as That was her first offense
against society's regularly established
law, and as that law possesses a great
deal OF elasticity, the incident gained
little publicity. Her parents, however,
at once sent her away TO Ogden 10
school in the hope that the change TO
q lower altitude would prove beneficial.
She returned home few months ago,
and the enjoyment which she derived
from a prompt renewal OF friendship
with old acqua1ntances and habits soon
convinced her parents that the change
had done no good. She visited ques-
tionable resorts and soon gained a rep
utation among the police of being some
what fast. She was twice taken out OF
Sophia Jones resort on West Mercury
street. once by officer Grant and the
other time by officer Gray. A short
time ago her mother. alarmed by the
rapidtty with which she was increasing
her pace, had a hong talk with her and
advised her, so the story goes, TO marry
the young drug clerk. who appeared to
baftfll in love with her
With a frankness that was remark
able under the conditions the girl plain
ly told her mother that she would not
only not marry the drug clerk but
that w. E. Grant. the colored officer.
marry.
This startling announcement took
the surprised and indignant mothers
breath away and, ON recovering It, she
attempted to talk her daughter out OF
her foolish notion. Her arguments and
thGcd were ehllke uUaN4llnk. now
ever, and seeing that the girl was de-
termfned in her preference for a black
skin. che finally called on Chief OF Po-
lice Tebo and laid the whole matter be-
fore HAM. She requested him to notify
Officer Grant that ne must cease his
attentions to her daughter and 70
threaten him with suspension or re-
movai from the force II ne failed to do
so. The chief felt considerable delica-
cy about taking any part in the affair,
but he finally decided to do what hs
could towards preventing the alliance
which the girls mother said was con-
temphred. He accordingly called the
cohored policeman up on the carpet
and tersely Informed him that he could
nave no objection to his marrying the
girl IL he wanted to. but that ne did
object TO his running after her and
making their affection towards each
other pubic talk.
Grant replied that he had no tmme-
date intention OF marrying. but that
when he did decide TO wed ne would
marry virtuous colored girl He said
ch.ar the white girl with the blonde hair
had been running after him and that
he had not run after her at all. IF she
will just leave me alone" he said, II
VIII get along all right and not bother
her" He told the chief also THAT some
time ago he found the girl in Sophia
Jones house, and she made an an
pointment with him for the next night
at the A. NJ. f. church. when she beg
geo OF hlSn not TO tell her parents OF
what he had discovered. He said that
he took two friends with him when he
met the girl at the rendezvous in order
TO prevent any surprise party in the
way OF an afterclap. Grant was not
very closely questioned as to his re-
lat1ons with the girl, as the chief felt
that his statement that he would le.ye
the girl entirely alone II she would not
bother him was all that he could ask.
And there the matter rests Just at pres
ent, but those who are familiar with all
of the facts are awaiting further sensa-
tAonal developments, and they don't
believe they Will have a great while 10
wait. Grant was formerly a cook and
a servant in the family which IS now
80 deeply concerned about him. and he
and the young woman who Is 50 greatly
enamo-ed Of him became acquainted at
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