The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-07
WHILE HE WAS DOWN
lago POunced Upon By an Infatuated
Female.
A NEW SCENE IN "OTHELLO"
Actor Guy Lindsey Horsewhlpped
on the Stage BY a Woman Who
Sprang From a Box--She
Thinks She's Wronged.
NEW SCENE IN "OTHELLO"

There are many people in Butte who
remember well the talented actor. Guy
| Lindsey, who has visited Butte season
after season with the warde-James
combination and lastly with Louis
James, about month ago, as Mr..
James leading man, appearing as Laer-
ties in Hamlet" Iago in "Othello," Ro-
meo in Romeo and Juliet" and Mac
/ duff in Macbeth" His Butte admir-
ers. and especially the young ladies,
who went into ecstasies over his acting,
! will be interested in the following story
from Columbus, Ohio, where the James
/ company closed its season on Friday,
May
Guy Lindsey. the leading man of
| Louis James dramatic company, was
| horsewhipped by a woman on the stage
| of the High street theater during the
| performance of 'Othello' here tonight
| At the close of the fourth act, where
Lindsey, as Iago, had been thrown to
tn floor by Othello, a woman sprang
from box to the stage, bearing a cow
| hide whip in her hand and, rushing at
| the PROSTATE man, dashed him unmerci-
| fully before the eyes of the astonished
audience. Lindsey struggled with her
for some minutes, calling for help. The
curtain was finally rung down amid
wild confusion.
THE woman was Immediately arrest
y.
of comely appearance, who had follow
ed the company all the way here to
| thrash Lindsey who she claimed, had
| betrayed her. She bought box seat
| and waited her chance when she knew
Lindsey would fall. AT the police sta
ton she gave the name of Grace Linds-
| ley. Lindsey, who is a society lion of
| st. Louis, and comes from an old fam
| lily there, says she has been following
| him the whole season. He refused to
| talk about the matter
THE performance was the last one
of the company for the season. Linds-
| ley went on with his part the rest of
| the play, but was frequently interrupt
ed with wild cheers and laughter from
| the audience, on account of the appro-
pirate lines of the play"
| Mr.. Lindsey did not remain in Co
lumbus to appear against his Meme
| sis" in police court, but left early the
next morning for his home in st. Louis,
and the Globe-Democrat has this furth-
| er about the young man and the horse
| whipping ARRAY:
Mr.. Lindsey says he was more sirn-
ed against than SHINING. His mother
was much perturbed by the unfortu-
nate incident at Columbus, but to man.
| ifest her faith in her sons honor, she
| went out with him last evening.
THE Lindsey family tell a story of
how Georgia KimbaH, the woman in
the case, pursued and harrassed the
| young actor. They say that she sent
him innumerable messages, endeavored
| to obtrude her companionship on him
on number of occasions, and finally
became so troublesome that complaint
| was made to Chief of Police Harrigan.
| According to the story of Mrs. Lind
| sley's relatives, he met the Kimball
woman when he was here on a theatre
| cal tour last season. 1ney met several
1 Two Ia ha In, nff hat
visit and Georgia was not willing that
his departure from st. Louis should ter
inmate their acquaintance. She follow
ed his troupe. At Quincy, ILL.,, there
was a somewhat exciting incident.
1.-The woman is described as a very
| handsome brunette, and Is said to have
been quite a conspicuous figure in the
| half world, and is said to have lived at
different times in several questionable
neighborhoods. Notwithstanding these
| allegations, she went, about a month
ago, to John Keith's lodging house.
2,346 Olive street, represented to the
| landlady that she was engaged to mar
ry Mr.. Lindsey. and engaged a room.
Mrs. Keith says she believed Georgia's
story, and thinks she is a refined, nice
| woman.
| when Louis James company reach
ed town, three weeks ago, Georgia be-
came much exercised. She purchased
/ l1ChClS LUZ tue OpSid lOi
| the entire engagement of the Louis
James company, and attended most of
| the performances.
Mrs. Keith says that Georgia SEEM
ed exceedingly hurt at the cold treat
| ment which Mr.. Lindsey accorded her,
and spoke vaguely of wreaking VEN
| geance and then doing away with her.
self. Thursday night her effects were
removed from the Olive street lodging
| hose.
Three weeks ago to-day Georgia tel
| ephoned the Lindsey home and asked
| for the actor, who was to appear that
! evening at the Grand opera house. Mr..
Lindsey had not yet arrived in the city
and she was told so over the phone.
| But DIR. f. c. Burnett, a friend of the
| Lindsey family, heard the woman tel
ephoning, and upraided her.
Mrs. Lindsey says that the woman
| sent a number of messages to her home
| and to her son at the Grand opera
! house, but that she intercepted and re-
turned them unopened, at Mr.. Dnds-
leys request. But Georgia became so
persistent that a friend of Mr.. Lindsey
called on Chief Harrigan. The latter
| said that If the prosecuted actor would
make a complaint the woman would be
| taken care Of
But Mr.. Lindsley's family claim that
! Georgia averted police interference by
/ promising to behave, and writing let
| ter of apology. The epistle was a re-
markable affair replete with exagger-
| ated protestations.
DIR. De Courcey Lindsey, brother
of the actor, who lives with his mother.
was also annoyed by the Kimball wo-
man. She tried to talk to him over the
telephone, and claimed that Guy Linds-
| ley had promised to marry her. To
Mrs. Keith. Georgia said the actors
| family objected to her because she was
too poor, and not sufficiently aristo-
/ cratic"
A dispatch from Columbus says the
/ young woman was fined s25 and costs
! in the police court for assault She
/ could not pay the penalty and was com
/ mitted TO Jail. Neither Lindsey nor
| Mr.. James appeared against her, and
| her conviction rested on the statements
of the arresting officer and the manager