The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-29
A STORY BACK OF IT
What Plain Assault and Battery
Case Disclosed.
PAULINE BELLIES" CHILD
The Woman's Lover Went & asst and
Married Her Daughter. Who
Didn't Know Her M 9TH
er's Life.

Great Falls, April ga warrant was
sworn out this morning by a woman re.
siding on Second street South and
known among the habitues of that 10.
cality as Pauline Belle for the arrest
OF John Anderschon on a charge of as
sault and battery. The complaint al
legged that defendant entered the wo-
mans house last night and that during
q row between several men there, An
dersch grabbed her by the arm. infiict-
ing injuries that left black-and-bl ev-
luehce OF ms brutality on the arms and
shoulders of the complaining witness.
Andersen was arrested by officer John
son, arraigned before Judge Hawkins.
pleaded guilty to the charge and was
nned $50 and costs, which he paid. I'm
der ordinary circumstances this record
or the incident would conclude the af-
iair, but the investiga ton behind the
scene or the alleged assault, arrest and
line unfolded a story of dramatic inter-
est that would almost class it with the
rank and file of legitimate novels.
Tlor TO a year ago, and for three
years, according to the woman's story
Andersen had been her lover. Pauline
nad an only child, back at the home of
her girlhood who was attending school
ignorant of the life her mother was liv
ing In Great Falls. Andersen had seen
the girl. who was Just budding into
womanhood, and he became enamoured
or her. About a year ago he took a
trip East, and shortly afterwards a let
ter TO Pauline from her daughter in
formed her that she had received a pro-
posal or marriage from Andersen. who
during his trip East had visited the girl
at her Minnesota home. Enraged at the
apparent duplicity of her lover and
horrihed at the proposed union, the
1hother wrote her daughter telling her
the story Of her life and Andersch's
connection Herewith The letter had
no effect on the infatuated daughter
VINO, week or two later, married her
mothers friend
From the date of the marriage. Pau
line cast all thoughts of her child. and
When Andersen returned here. leaving
MS bride In the East, he is said to have
Ieheweu mis- relations with her mother.
Later the man returned to his wife in
minnesota, but on coming back to this
city again Pauline refused to receive
MN, and her action in this respect is
alleged to have been the cause of the
trouble which eliminated in the row
last night and the arrest of Andersen
this morning
Pauline's right name is Belle Thomp-
son. She came to Benton nearly 1e
years ago, deserving a brutal husband |
ana little daughter, who has since |
supplanted her in the affections of her |
loNer' she was beautiful woman and |
the recognized belle of the demi-monde |
during the days when the old river |
town was in the heighth of its pros |
perity. Successful business men be-
came infatuated with her and she could |
nave secured a divorce and married |
wei. ignoring all proposals of this
character, she went to Helena and ere
ated a sensation there. Her admirers
were numerous and she grew popular
with the swift element of that city of
social prominence. Her life since has
been on the downward path until now
she has descended to the depth of lead
ng the life of a common woman of the
Town.
Notwithstanding her life of dissipa-
ion, the mother remembered her an
tent child and visited her as the re-
.pectable wife of a Montana stockman.
Ihe child was educated thoroughly and
urrounded with every luxury possible
ma mas grown to womanhood to be-
'ome the wife of her mothers lover