The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-06
Ills HOME WRECKED
The Wife Of 0. B. Wright EIOpss
With a Man Named Parr.
1T IS A VERY STRANGE CASE
Distracted. His Heart Full OF Pity
for the Weak Woman and
Hatred for tho Man. the rus-
band Yearns for Revenge.
speelal DIspateh % the sIandard.

Special Dispatch 10 the STANDARD.
Livingston. June 5.-Ten years ago
In the city Of Cleveland, Ohio, there
was contaminated az Hymen's shrine
the most sacred compact that can be
entered Into between man and wo-
man. The bride was a young woman
OF modest grace. shapely form and fea-
lures fair. The man who became her
husband had wooed her with n most
passionate love and he bestowed upon
her the affection and tenderness OF an
ardent nature. Always true 10 her and
relying implicitly In his wlfe's ndelity
to him. he would have resented 10 the
death. II need be. any imputations up
on her honor. any lntimation that she
would prove untrue 10 the sacred vows
she had taken at the altar. yet tnis
Is the very thing that has happened.
The once true and loving wife has for
saken her husband, abandoned her
children and desulated ner home. She
has given up all these, that should be
most dear To her. TO cast ncr future LOT
with a worthless pronlgate vngabond.
Briefly the circumstances concerning
her strange elorement with the vile
and wanton wretch are here set forth:
Last fall there appeared at the door of
%. h. Wright. In this city. man Of
the name OF ShephardsOn Parr. lie
stated that he was out OF work and
unable To procure food or shelter Tor
himself Magnanlmously Wright gave
him the hospitality of his home little
thinking at the time that he was adj
mittlng one who would In the end prove
a destroyer OF his happy home and a
viper whose fangs would strike deep
to his heart. Soon after Parr went
there sickness broke out In the fam
lily, and Parr acted in the capacity Of
a nurse. becoming particularly atten-
tive TO Mrs. Wright Things went on
In this way until spring. when the hus-
band went away to secure work In the
vicinity OF Chico. His family also went
to live with relatives In that vicinity.
In few days thereafter Parr appear
ed again on the scene. stopping at a
neighboring ranch. He was frequent
caller at the house where Mrs. Wright
was, and at length the suspicious OF
Mr. Wright were aroused.
Convinced at last that his wife and
Parr were more than friends he up
brstdcd her with fnndenty % MN. She
admitted to an infatuation for Parr.
but affirmed that no undue intimacy
had ever existed between them. Press
ed by her husband TO send Parr away
Mrs. Wright sent Parr q note by her
husband. In which she declared she
never wanted 10 see him again and en-
treated him 10 leave. This note the
husband gave TO Parr and advised him
to leave the neighborhood at once II
he valued his life. Il arm fixed for
you, you ----" replied Parr. ~ he
drew a gun. Wright was nervy. how
Al - "A
Parr and declared he was grovelling.
cowardly cur who would nsx dare to
meet him on an equality. Seeing his
BLUM would not work. Parr put up his
revolver and turned to other tactics.
He agreed TO comply with the requsse
to leave, and Wright was satisfied
that he should depart from khe country
unmolested This happened on Sun
day, May "a. Wright went TO work
Monday morning and ere he had been
gone an hour Parr drove up TO the
place with n team and carriage. He
had a short parley with Mrs. Wright.
which ended In her dressing herself
and 2-year-old boy for Journey and
Joining Parr In the carriage. When
Wright found out what had happened
he was distracted. but he was without
funds and had no money TO make an
immediate chase.
Two or three days were consumed In
making necessary preparations ana then
Wright came down to Livingston and se'
cured the aid OF the shcrift's Office 10 To-
cate the direction taken by the eloping
couple He learned that they had gone
west and anticipated that they wOu'i
make for Anaconda He said he pltled his
wife. whom he was satisfied was under
temporary ALTERATION OF mind. but he dld
not believe he could over bring himself
to live with her again. In relation TO
Parr, II he should ever meet him again.
he would make him bite the Dust. Ike tho
cur that he was. Mrs. Wright left g
year-old daughter AZ home, but warned
her husband. In note LETT behind, that
he must send the g.rl to hts mother In
Ohio or she would come back and take
he away. when the father left the
young girl. with tears In her eyes she
entrcatsd him not 10 go. Mamma IS
gone. and now you are going 10 loay" me.
too" she said. And the fathers eyes
wclled with tears as he spoke % the little
girl left motherless through worse than
death OF the one who bore her.