The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-02
DEFENDS her REPUTATION.
Mrs. Ottman. Formerly Keesling, Says
She's Not "a Black ne Painted.

To the Editor: In your issue of Janu-
airy IA read two-colunin article, which
charges me with crimes too numerous
TO mention. This IS not the first, for
on several occasions within the last two
years articles have appeared In the press
OF Whatcom county violently attacking
nay character. / desire TO say in answer.
that have violated no law. injured. DO
person. nor have 7 wrongesi any person
out OF a penny. / have made one serious
mistake-that OF marrying MIR. Ruse.
which have sorely repentei OF and paid
for dearly. know OF no other wrong
that IS chargeable TO me, and, aside from
that error, almost the entire article in
your paper OF January Ii is wholly false.
/ never drove Mr.. Ruse away. and as 10
that question refer you TO the chief of
police of Saratoga. n. Y. or the dis
tr.et attorney Of that county. As to the
statement that when l left whatcom /
took with ma $4,000 will say that rou
are slightly In error, for / did not have
over s., 500.
The installations contained i1 the arti-
Gle having reference to the death os my
beloved husband Mr.. keesllng. are in
humanity cruel. and are evidently intend
within the power of words. and il you
would exercise as maclu genius 20 ferret
out tie cause OF this attack upon me YOU
would do more honor 10 yourself and
merit many thanks from a helpless and
innocent woman. I cannot doubt bu,
that you think you are advancing the
public good by dragging me like one con-
eemnea before tho pubic for it's con-
Gennasins,.
Every statement in your article against
any character made by Mfr Ruse il aoso-
iutsly false. Those, vulgar u;terances O.
his which yoa are pleased TO print
against woman who has wronyed no
one, are Ia harmony with his proceedings.
which brought all 90 this trouble uron
rac. and those cther nruststuttoas OF char
assser which be rrAcsiced here In tha
East. for which have a lawful ans. hon.
oraa.e divorce from hIEa4
1ou exawgerate my estate very r,,sych.
/ am possessed OF no property except a
FEW lots IN Nhatccrs ard a little land
- the country. My house in Saratoga
N'as burned Ia the might BY an inceaaiary.
Myself and sso children were near being
burned and say loss was abo1t ss.ooa. I
owe my life 20 the police OF Saratoga On
aFssszer occasion. which l viii not men
tEoa.
Mr. Dass's suit against me. whsch ycu
say ! setrsa2 ard paid sSssa, was settled
10 save re expense ard fc~ no ether
osase and I paid his attorneys ssae IS
costs and gave Rgse bot valued 8: ssee.
assi TO -a0re-~aaIte q difference between
S.eo and $50 My age Is - ana not s5
ard svSias@t n wAsseosa Is years Instead
e. ]. always lived happily with Nr.
kseesll1S II years: never bad a quarrel
with bars: knew nothing az his VIII unssi
after his saeafs. and ] do not know that
De ever EsA1e hssa one via TIE state
merits n Ire article aboas the burial az
Mr. Messing SIRE sssaxrss<sElly false: rssv-
er visited gssse's paresss "a Indiana. I
Essysr Adopted AIRY caasssrwn. except swa
ard 1r. kgssaing snass> sfsssr4 Iexasees Il.
h1s VII, aSA3 shey ara still xfsa ras.