The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-16
IT'S In COURT NOW
Sequel to Last Tuesdays Little Affair
in Third Street.
AN ACTION IS THE RESULT
Mrs. Carpenter Says 1t Was an As
sault and She Has Brought
a Lawsuit Against
Mrs. Fox.

Proceedings instituted yesterday IN
the local court bring properly to pub
lie attention a little affair about which
there has been endless town talk but
respecting which nothing has hitherto
been printed. For a good while there
have been unhappy Incidents In the
family of Frank NJ. Fox. who recently
built a beautiful residence on Park
avenue. Extreme jealousy is said to be
at the bottom OF the trouble-Mr. Fox
feeling that he could no longer endure
the criticism visited upon him and has
lately occupied rooms adjoining his
office. Several neighbors have taken
an interest In the affairs OF the Fox
family-it is claimed that. through the
agency OF some of them. unwarrant-
able gossip and suspicion has been IN
dustriously carried to Mrs. FOX.
Things came to q crisis last Tuesday
morning. At length Mrs. Stella Car
penter appeared before Justice Fitzger-
aid and swore out a warrant for the
arrest of Mrs Fox. charging her with
assault and battery. the defendant
then and there having the power and
means of doing bodily harm. The
warrant was served on Mrs. Fox yes
rerday by Chief White and Mrs. Fox
gave personal recognizance to appear
to-day In answer to the charge.
Mr.. Carpenter Is out of town. Mrs.
Carpenter has made her home with
Mrs. p. Sullivan and in other parts OF
the city. but about the time OF the
trouble in the Fox family she moved
into one of Mr.. Fox's houses, on his
property at the corner of Locust and
Third streets. On Tuesday morning
about O'Clock Mr. Fox went TO the
house, raped and was admitted. He
had not been inside the door longer
than six minutes when Mrs. Fox came
hurriedly from her home, scarce a
block away and abruptly entered the
door into the room where Mr.. Fox was.
He rose from his chair as soon as he
saw her and pushed her back and out
of the door through which she had en-
tered.
Mrs. Fox thereupon drew riding
whip from her cloak and laid 1t with
force across her husbands shoulders.
He walked out of the yard and down
town. and Mrs. Fox did not pursue.
Mrs. Fox then turned her attention
to the inmates of the house, Mrs. Car
penter and her sister. Mrs Sullivan,
but the doors were locked. Then Mrs.
Fox picked up a rock and broke in the
glass doors trying to gam admittance.
Mrs Carpenter ran out in the back
and welded her whip. Mrs. CaIpen-
ter resisted and then strug-
gle ensued In which hair few
and finger nails ploughed fair cheeks
until neighbors interfered. Both were
dfsheveled and slightly disfigured.
Mrs. Carpenter went into her house
and when she came TO the door a re
volver glistened IN the morning sun
and she warned her assailant off the
premises Mrs. Fox was taken in
charge by the neighbors and went 10
her own home. in a cndftion border
ing on hysteria- Mrs. Carpenter was
not able to be out until Thursday aft
ernoon. when she went to the justice
court and swore out the warrant, as
stated. fff
This story has three sides to 1t. All
of the parties are people well known
in the community. all having friends
here.
Mrs. Fox said to a Standard report
err: 1T am a desperate woman, and
1 have but just begun. I ann prepared
20 follow this business to the bitter
end and to extremes. II need be. No
woman could live and suffer as i have
suffered and now I am desperate. My
troubles have been crowding upon me
for Is years People must not think /
have acted hastily. I have not done
this ignorantly. For months 1 have
been waiting the opportunity and have
been watching.
when 1 could not watch others did
for me, and i have been sure that this
woman has been drawing my husband
away from me. j have been told that
he often visited Der. What did / am
not sorry for. and IL 1 am arrested 1
shall stand trial to fully ventilate this
trouble and the cause of 1t. 1 expect to
pay a fine; for that do not care"
Mr.. Fox did not care to discuss the
matter. eff IL gets into court that will
be time enough. ] left home because
could not remain there longer peace
ably, and since then, as before, have
provided for Mrs. Fox, with alf the
usual expenditures. She has been sur
rounded by a lot of women who have
constantly lied and told her falsehoods,
with trumped-up tales OF things / never
did, of my being in places when as a
matter of fact / was elsewhere and
was attending strictly to business. The
occasion OF my visit to that house was
purely one OF business. Mrs. Carpenter
owed one months rent. which had been
due for several days. I took my re-
ceipt and went to collect the bill.
had been in my office since o'clock; 1t
was then o'clock when I raped on
the door. There was some delay before
/ was admitted, but when / went in
writing out the receipt. Mrs. Carpen-
ter sat on a sofa across the room with
her sister Mrs. Sullivan. She got up
and got the money from an adjoining
room and had just given IL to me when
Mrs. Fox came into the room. / put
her out and came away and thought
she would also leave the place. / am
very sorry that outside people have
been drawn into my family troubles,
which are hard enough for those who
must of necessity bear with them"
Notice is hereby given that the board
of county commissioners of Deer Lodge
county, state of Montana, invites seal
ed bids for the furnishing OF nifty cords
OF good. dry. pine cord wood. The wood
10 be delivered at the county court
house, situated in the town OF Deer
Lodge.
The bids must be placed in the pos
session of the county clerk on o. before
the ID day OF December. A ID. 1895. and
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