The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-08
MRS. ORTON'S BIG Gun
She Makes a Large Bluff at Miss josie
Mclaughlin.
THEN COMES A STAMPEDE
The Wife Says the Young Lady
Has Been Too Friendly With
Fred, Hence the
Wild Play.

Butte. Nov. Mrs. Fred Orton.
who instituted suit for sepa-
rate maintenance against her hus-
band a few days ago. went cunning
last evening for a woman whom she
claims is largely responsible for the
strained relations existing between her
self and her husband. and. although she
used an empty revolver of antique
pattern. which had no trigger and had
probably not been fred of In half a doz-
en- years. she created as much excite
ment as though the gun had been loaded
and she had been after blood
Josie Mclaughlin, an auburn-haired
young woman, who. with her mother oc-
cupies a front room In a brick house on
West Granite street, just west OF the AL
bemarle house. is the lady whom Mrs.
Orton accuses OF being too friendly with
her husband. and she is the woman she
went after. About half past o'clock last
evening Miss McLauthlin and her mother
and a young man named Byron Mat
thews were sitting in the formers room
discussing current topics. when Mrs. Or
ton suddenly knocked the door open with
a couple OF blows with her six-shooter
and then advanced towards her alleged
rival In her husbands affections with the
gun pointed at her head.
you will come between me and my
husband. will your" screamed the in
dignant wife. as she took the gun in
both hands so as TO get a better aim. AT
the sight OF Mrs. Orton and her pocket
edition of cannon the young woman
with the auburn tresses let loose sue
cession of screams that paid a high COM
pliment TO her lung power. and without
waiting TO answer the pointed question
that was hurled at her over the revolver.
she lodged around the intruder and ran
out of the room closely followed by her
mother.
Tom Bordeaux. constable in Judge AL
mons court. was sitting in the court
room. directly across the street. at the
I time. and at the first yell OF terror he
came across the street to ascertain what
the fuss was about. lie arrived just In
time TO see Matthews strike Mrs. Orton
I'm an effort to secure her weapon and at
once arrested him for assault. Mrs. Or
ton rfused to make n complaint against
him. however. and he was released.
The young woman In the case attempt
ed to persuade Constable Bordeaux that
/ Mrs. Orton had fired two shots at her.
/ and she was so badly frightened that she
/ probably imagined that she had been
shot at. There was no shot fired. how
ever. and the gun would not have gone
of II IL had been loaded. The constable
took charge of the weapon, which Is an
immense old-fashioned affair. Miss Nc
Laughiin and her mother disappeared
Immediately after the shooting and could
not be found when n Standard reporter
went In search OF them.
II was not going to shoot her." ex-
planned Mrs. orton. Il only wanted to
| hnd out II she was guilty, and / know
/ now that she II guilty. l have been
warned about her and she was In my
husbands store yesterday. 1 am too poor
/ TO hire detective. so l have been doing
/ a little detective work myself. and i am
/ pretty good at IL. She Is just my size
and my husband is keeping my clothes
| so that she can wear them"