The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-09
TOLD BY MISS JOSIE
She Has Undoubtedly Been WrOnget
by Mrs. Orion.
THE LADY HAS MANY FRIENDS
Her Side of the Story Told in
Plain, straightforward Man.
ner-Mr. Orion Puts in
a Good Word.

Miss Josie Mclaughlin, the young
lady upon whom Mrs. Ida Orton made
an attack with a young mountain how
ttzer on Thursday night, has retired
with her mother TO the seclusion OF the
Hoffman house, and last evening Miss
Mclaughlin sent for a reporter OF the
Standard to whom she related her side
of the story OF Thursday nights affair.
Miss MCLAUGHLIN is a small sized, pref
ty, and rather modest appearing young
lady of is or 20. She has lived with
her mother in Butte for three years,
and is we'll known in the city as well
as in Anaconda and Missoula. That
she has many friends in Butte who
know her too well to believe any of the
cruel insinuations made against her by
Mrs. orion was evident from the fact
that a dozen or more called on her
while she was talking to the reporter
and expressed their sympathy for her.
Mrs. Orton was in to see me day be-
fore yesterday trying to get evidence
to DE used in her suit against her hus-
band" said Miss Mclaughlin. but we
would not give her any. She came
back again last night. My mother, my
cousin and / were sitting in the room
together when Mrs. orion came into
the hall and began screaming and yell
ing and struck the door of the room
with her gun and broke the lock. 1 did
not scream when she rushed into the
room with that big gun. l was too
much frightened. Mrs. orion whooped
and yelled like a mad Indian. l saw
her afterwards and told her that / had
been friend TO her and that If she had
come 10 me like a lady l could and
would have proved all her suspicious
false. But she came at me like a ma
tween my husband and me- and she
knew that was false. l have never
known Mr.. orion except as an ac-
quaintance, and was unusually careful
in not speaking to him because of the
jealous disposition of Mrs. Orton. 1
have lived in Missoula and Anaconda,
and have friends in all parts OF Mon
tana. All l have in the world is my
reputation, and when that is gone l
have nothing left. When Mrs. Orton
struck the door with her gun though;
1t was a shot. She accused us OF tell
ing Mr.. Orion stories, but L had not
seen Mr.. Orion in over a month. My
cousin, Byron Matthews, who works in
the Mountain Con thought she was a
maniac, and he lcaught hold OF her and
while he was holding her she screamed.
oh. my heart Mrs. Burt, the land
lady, came down and told her to get
out of the house, and a man i'm the
crowd said to me. Go home, little girl,
go home; she's got wheels, and every
body has known IL for some time. Don't
lose any sleep over IT.
'"Fhe day before yesterday when she
called on us, she stayed for three hours
and was as pleasant as possible. She
wanted to know IL / did not know
something to aid her in her suit
told her 1 did not, and she wanted to
know IL / did not hear things, but /
told her / was not listening to stories
of other peoples troubles. / met Mrs.
Orion year ago in Anaconda when
was working in Shermans music store,
but / was never at all intimate with
her, but have heard all about her
troubles as she has told them to every
one. We left our room last night be-
cause We were afraid she might come
IN again. Some time ago, while Mrs
orion was In the East, 1 got a letter
from her dated at Cincinnati. / have
the letter STILL In IL she accuses a
prominent society lady of alternating
Mr.. Orton's affections. l know ii Is en-
tirely false, but IL would break the la
dy's heart II she knew of the letter.
did not answer 1t. but later / wrote her
postal card in reply to one / received
from her."
Mrs. Mclaughlin frequently inter
rupted her daughters story to add
something TO II, and said that Miss
Josie was so much wrought up over
the affair that she was nearly sick and
had not slept a minute all night. Fred
orion also called at the Standard Of
nee yesterday TO say a word In behalf
or Miss Mclaughlin. He said he was
barely acquainted with her. but knew
that her reputation and character were
above reproach or suspicion and that
she had many friends in Butte who
knew her as good, honest, hard work.
ing woman.