The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-11

Mrs. A Z. Beach, wife % Waiter Beach.
-sao Ia such a prominent hgure y me
Brown Beach imbroglio. came 20 the POST
Tntelisxencsr office Saturday. Her Visit,
sne said, was for the purpose q telling
her side OF the story One version OF II
tad been published. but she thought she
could tell something that would fnrow
aIdellghfs on the matter. and that would
place her 81 the position o 3 Tronged ana
gsng-suffering wife. rather than as an IN
r5rsuesosed adventures VINO was seeking
gain a. a sacrifice Of q husbands homer.
Mrs Beach did this. she said. in order
that her I've little girls, whom she Il try
Ing hard 10 rear. might not nave any sing
ma cast upon them. Following Is Mrs.
Beach's statement:
IN October 1s8s. my husband. Walter
Beach. was employed Al the Broadway
pumping station IN the capacity OF engi-
naer About that time Mrs. ADDie -.
Brown became infatuated with him, and
they we're seen much together. IL was Der
habit to 20 to the pumping station IN order
To meet him, and 10 arrange for future
meetings As I understood II, they were
more intimate than was decent for some
little time before Mr.. =. r. Brown died.
and I wish 20 state right here that, In my
opinion. II there has been any undue infit-
ence exerteg iu this matter II has been by
Mrs, Brown over my husband and not by
him over her.
Another thing that wish to be brought
out most distinctly IL that my husband
WAS a decent and upright man before ne
was so unfortunate a. 70 meet Mrs. Brown,
and though Wc have been married Tor
some IA years he has always behaved hin-
SELF and was a loving and faithful husband
fsll she came like dark shadow between
~ I did not learn OF the Intimacy be-
tween the two until December. How l
learned OF this ] do not care TO state. The
news had a bad effect on nay health and
II resulted 81 me premature birth OF our
child some SIX weeks afterwards After ]
found Il out I tried 70 win him back, but
Mrs Brown would keep sene4ng for him
and kept c0axing him away from me The
Intimacy % the two became so notorious
saarIt attracted the attention OF the people
81 the pumping station. You see. she was
always going there 70 see him. and her
visits and the consequent scandal became
a source OF annoyance to the employees
There. Il was brought 10 the attention OF
mo SUPERINTENDENT or the station and the
result was that my husband was dis
charged ] frequently implored him 10
keep away from her and he would promise
10 do so, bur she was 80 persistent that her
Influence seemed 10 be greater than mine.
His dismissal from the pumping station
took place the first week in January.
think that Il was almost Immediately after
Mr.. Browns death that he left me ana
went to i've WIN MErs tf1HfA AA& nus
hand had saved considerable OF his wages
during the two years that he worked In
The pumping station, and ! am certain that
ne spent a large part Of II on her. During
the time that he was living with Mrs
Brown ne would call once or twice in
month on me and the children, but he gave
us bat scant attention.
Wow, / would like 10 say a word or two
IN relation &, the trip which ! made to the
East. Through the trouble and worry
caused BY Mrs. Browns actions l became
very 81 in the fan OF 1884 and / thought
that # would benefit my health II ] could
take 81 trip TO see nay relations and those
OF my husband In Minneapolis. l men
toned my plan 20 him during one OF his
visits 20 see the children. and he thought
well OF II and said that ne would pay the
expenses OF the trip out OF funds he had
earned while he was in the pumping sta
ton IL was money that was honestly
earned. and ] was willing that he should
purchase the tickets with IL which were to
be used by myself and the children on the
trio 10 Minnea polls and return. AS far as
large social party being given on Mrs.
Browns money is concerned, | never had
q party In my house previous 20 going 10
Ninnea polls. or on any other occasion.
had something else 10 worry me without
being bothered with parties. II my hus-
band lied 10 me about the tickets It Is not
ny fault I would not have gone n
knew that The money came from Mrs.
Brown
"whle I was In Minneapolis I received
number of letters from my husband. In
these missives ne told me that he thought
the world OF me and. IN fact. they were
filed with warm protestations OF a1ec-
tiam Among other things he said thar he
would give up Mrs Brown and return 20
me- take care ~ the children and become
man again ~ would only return 20
HIM. thar he and I could make a new start
g. life again. Il I wouh only condone his
past oIsnses.
when { came back from the last IN
May 1885,, ne returned 20 his home and
acted first rate for a period of about two
weeks, and be seemed 20 be All right
Taen DE VAS running the steamer on Lake
Washington. Mrs. Brown did not come 10
my nousr. bui she dlt 20 out on the lake
and on board the steamer where Mr.. Beach
MAS employed aud then Il WAS The same
ola story She coaNed him away from
home again I used 20 sit up night after
nlgsd waiting for him % return. and all
the time ? knew that ne was IN the COM
pany ~ this woman. Sometimes he wOulj
return and az others be would remain
away su night. Finally he took up hts
atsode with her altogether. and has been
liVIng with her ever since.
''lt seemed that Il vas impossible for
him to escape from her. No matter where
he went 20 Eet away from her she wound
follow htTn. When ne went 80 COUNT ta she
followed him, and when he went 80 Yes
Ter g was TIRE same way. I stood the i'm
position for the sake % ny FIVE llttle
EIris whom I wish 20 raise 80 he good
women. no wtfhstandinx the bad actions
~ their father. l would probably have
remained silent - the end had the facts
not beer published as they were.
As FAR rs that steamboat is concerned.
the interest spoken OF belongs 70 me
Whcn my father diei several hundred dol
CARS were beqleathed % me. and I en-
trusted the money % Mr.. Beach One
time when + was calling my husband 20
ss~-aunt FOR h!s actions I told him that he
nsusf account go RE for $40 % that money
a. order the. 7 might have something with
which to support The children Then ne
turned ever ina steamer to me. tn salts
faction ~ ere ,-'airn which held sEsfnst
him or account 80 she icrarv money which
had intrus-aa 20 Nir1 There was So due
pu fhe boat. Whi-1 r h1Ve paid sInce eot
q. Sometime De wosld axe the recoIpts
~ the h0af a~d fgra chem over 20 Mr..
Rr0wn. In fact ae ass spent a Ereat deal