The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-11
HER MANY BURDENS
Mrs. Green, Formerly Mrs. Nelson,
Writes Letter.
SAYS SHE'S BEEN SLANDERED
The Woman Denies That She Has
Been Married as Many ines
as Her Husband says
Hers Is Sorry story.
SAYS SHE'S BEEN SLANDEREI

About a week ago there was pub
lished a story on the authority of one
John II. Green to the effect that his
wife, to whom he had been married
last September, deserted him about a
month ago, taking with her $500 of
Green's money. Green's story went on
to accuse the woman with having
eight living husbands, from one of
whom at least, she had not been di-
vorced before he married her. He also
claimed that he met her in a Butte
church of which both were regular at
tendants, and that she passed as a
single woman and gave her name as
Gladys Southland. After she left him,
he claimed, he investigated her record
and discovered that she had a series of
husbands named Amerman, Gossage,
Lassell, Dayton, Davenport, Ryan,
Nelson and finally Green. After the
story was published friends of the wo-
man denounced Ii as slanderous and
untrue and then Green reiterated it.
Yesterday the Standard received a let
ter from the woman, dated at Port
land, Ore, April 6. in which she says:
MIR. Green tells the story of a wo-
man who was married eight times
Win you kindly say that this is not
true. The woman that Mr.. Green mar
ried last September is a lady, and she
thought at that time that she was a
free woman, but afterwards learned
that the man who was her former hus-
band was still living. 1 believed Mr..
Nelson to be dead, as 1 was so inform
ed, but learned upon my arrival in
this city, March g. that he was still
living. Mr.. Green certainly does not
know what he is saying when he says
that 1 stole his money and ran away.
He told me to go, that he did not care
for me and that there was a better
woman he could get. The fact is / did
leave him, but 1 did not take his mon
ey. l took nothing but what / had
worked for. For two months after we
were married l worked to support him
and myself, as he could not get work.
He afterwards gave me in return the
money l had earned. 1 left Mr.. Green
because he was constantly calling me
names that no respectable woman
would put up with. l am not a MEM
Der of the church he mentioned, neith-
er have l been for several years. / am
an honest woman and work for my
support. l never stole anything in my
life, but have had all my money taken
from me by thieves here in Oregon,
which was $4,000.
About the stories that Mr.. Green
told 1 think beyond a doubt that a
woman / know has urged him to tell
them and has been his accomplice in
the matter. l will withhold her name
at present on account of her family,
but If there is any more news like this
published l shall be forced to tell all
from beginning to end. l will not bear
this burden alone / am a very deli
cate woman, scarcely able to do hard
work at all. and it is a sin and a
shame to have such disgraceful stories
published about me and 1 shall resent
IL to the end. / want to tell the public
that IL l were to get married a hun
dred times / would never take any
kind of abuse from a man whom was
married to, let him be great or other
wise. / shall protect myself. II a man
cannot be a gentleman at all times and
treat his wife with the love and re-
spect due her l will not be compelled
to live with him under any circum-
stances whatever"
The letter was signed Mrs. A. Green,
formerly Mrs. Nelson" #tf