The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-07

cagO newspaper woman vino turned the
search light Of Investigation onto the
divorce methods Of Fargo and Grand
Forks, and caused fear and wrath TO
HCbbIe down the Spines Of certain at
tOFneyG. Miss Dean is on her way
back to Chicago. she has been in
North Dakota about month, but dur
ing that time she has done more to
expose the methods OF the divorce col
Onies than any other agency ever did.
AZ consequence, Miss Dean fs not
loved by certain set I'm Fargo and
Grand Forks. Miss Dean is in the
newspaper WOTId and To the newspaper
readers Of the whole country. She has
been writing under the various ncms
de plume for several years, During the
worlds fair she wrote Chips From the
White City and later Tine SNAPSHOT"
and ''ChatterbGx" columns, which be-
came popular. Miss Dean has the in
sight and quick perception OF her pro-
fession to a fair degree. and while very
fOrceful and dramatic in her writing, Z
not Of the extreme sensational type OF
BY and company.
At the Ryan last evening a CT 10 b G
reporter found Miss Dean fretting mod
erately over the fact that she had
missed the Chicago train and would
nave to remain over until morning
Miss Dean was pEzZIing over some
thing which had just happened to her
VINO is Dir. Scott Of the Omaha ?''
she asked therreporter in some per
I3leXity. She was informed that Mr.
Scott WIS the general manager and
lord high eXecutioneF Of the road
wow" was Miss Deans expressive
reply. DO you know my pass expired
tonight and some one told me to call
up Dir. Scott, he was very ODiiging, and
ne would extend it. L called him up
and he said he could do nothing for
me, and / suppose 1 became naughty
ard sc0Ided him. 1 told him il was
not my fault that my train was late;
that it was not my fault it had
showed, and that it was not my fault
my pass expired He replied that if
was not his, either, and hung up the
phone. | must have injured his dig
nifty. Soon after l was called up and
referred to the general passenger
agent. Did / make a break?" asked
Miss Dean. rather anxfousIy.
Miss Dean is not through with Fargo
or Grand Forks or North Dakota vet
she says her mission is not fulfilled.
and she has much to accomplish.
Il went UP there for the Chicago and
New York papers," said Miss Dean.
"and intended to stay two weeks but
1 got into it so hot and heavy that
remained a month. 1t was my inten-
ton of going IN as a Divorce under
an assumed name and in this manner
gain the confidence of certain LAWYERS.
From them l intended to learn the
methods by which they secured di-
Vorces to orders I learned enough TO
convince me that the system was one
OF the most rotten in the country.
l wrote my Investigations just as [
found them, and did not mince words.
and, a. result, wei, i did have \
merry time of 1T. They arrested me
but, do you know, I came out such
big winner that l really enjoyed it.
The people up there somehow act
Ike a big family and try to cover UP
the sins of the members. One of the
divorce sharks secured my arrest for
criminal libel, but I was cleared on
the preliminary examination and made
let's of friends. Every one knows thai
what was written was true. Fargo
Eas some very nice people, of course.
but the influence of these divorces Is
plainly to be seen on the general moral
tone of the community They thrive on
scandal. / have a few more choice
sensations to spring about them vet"