The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-07
MARY HAD A LITTLE JOB
Learning the Photograph Trade
in Mr.. Fullerton's Gallery.
VISITED THE DARK ROOM
Mr. and Mrs. Fullerton's Story of How
They Got Acquainted With Little
Mary and Hunt Morgan
and All About 1t.

Great Falls. Jan 6.-Tne suit of Mary
Jones against +. w. Fullerton asking
damages in the sum of $1,000 for al
legged criminal assault was duly nled
in the district court this morning ana
has since been the talk 1f the town
AS stated in the dispatch last night,
Fullerton's reputation in the coinmu-
nifty has always been of the highest and
the sensation was increased by that
fact. His friends to-day say that the
charges are utterly unfounded and ma
licious. The Fullertons themselves, for
Mrs. Fullerton was appraised OF the
threatened suit at the start by her I
husband talk as freely as II is possible /
to talk of such matter and their state
ment of the case in in substance as
follows: After Mrs Morgan. the aunt I
of the plaintiff, had been closed out of |
the photograph gallery at Belt, by her I
partner, she came to this city and inter- |
viewed the Fullertons with view to IN
ducing them to purchase gallery Tor !
her at Belt. They did not think it a |
paying proposition principally because
Mrs. Morgan was not an expert opera
tor. and they declined to advance any
money for such a purpose. Later Mrs.
Morgan approached them with another
scheme This time it was to purchase
the Arcade, restaurant and she was so
convincing in her demonstrations OF It's
money-making capacities that they dld
buy the place and put it in her charge
to run on shares. While this was gong
she suggested that she had niece at
school III South Dakota and that it
would be a good plan to have her come
on and assist in the restaurant.
This plan the Fullertons approved.
and Mary Jones came West. She had
not been at work a great while before
she became acquainted with a number
of young men in the city and with
young Koch in particular. Her aunt
did not approve of her conduct and in
the course of a conversation with Mrs.
Fullerton she said and added that
they had lived at Clendive two years
ago and there the girl had acted 50
badly that she was sent to an uncle at
Crandon, S. d. There. according TO
Mrs. Morgan. Mary made a practice of
running to all of the trains and so de-
meaning herself otherwise that her
uncle could not stand it. At Mrs. Nor
gan's suggestion Mrs. Fullerton spoke
to the girl and advised her to be more
discreet. but her advice. she says. was
thrown away.
Later on Mrs. Morgan left the restau-
rant, but her niece continued working
there and receiving the attentions of
young Koch and others. 1t was then
that Mrs. Fullerton offered the niece
home at the gallery on Central avenue,
between Fourth and Fifth streets. The
Fullertons run two galleries, one being
situated as above described and the
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opposite side of the avenue, and one
block further west. The offer of a home
made on Dec. ! and the gallery
mentioned is where Mrs. Fullerton is
in charge as an operator. while the one
in the Vaughan building is run by Mr..
Fullerton. Aunt and niece accepted the
offer. The niece was anxious to learn
the trade and Mr.. Fullerton allowed her
to assist him in order that she might
get more practice and instruction.
An, he obi nip cit tina
ton as cook in boarding house at
Sand Coulee and accepted it. She pro-
posed at the same time that the girl
should continue at work in the gallery
and pay for her keeping by cooking
for the Fullertons. The girl delayed
taking the position for some days, say
ing that she was trying to find room
i'm the city
The evening on which ii is alleged
that the deed was perpetrated. Mary
went into the dark room a. the Vaughn
block gallery to watch Mr. Fullerton
develop some plates. There, she claims,
he assaulted her. The aunt claims that
she came home crying that evening and
told her of what had happened The
Fullertons claim that the Sunday fol-
lowing the day on which the crime Is
alleged to have occurred, Mary came
to them and said that she was ready tC
start in on the cooking. but as the rush
of business was over they declined heI
Services. She said nothing at that time
of what Mr.. Fullerton had done to her
The aunt left on Monday for Sand Cou-
lee. but Mary remained at the Fuller
tons until Tuesday night. She borrowed
wraps of Mrs. Fullerton. saying thai
she was going to spend the night witt
some girls at the Cory building and left
The next morning Mr.. Fullerton Wen
to the gallery down the street to huilC
fire and get it ready for his wife t.
go to work. He was much astonisheC
to find Mary there before him. Sh
said that she had slept there. Fuller
ton noticed what he Thought We're men
tracks in the snow outside the bacl
door and he accused Mary of havin;
entertained her fellow there. She de
MED it. saying that she had made tn
tracks herself. Later in the day sh
went to Sand Coulee. About a weel
later Mrs. Morgan came into town AM
called upon the Fullertons and every
thing was serene and lovely The Full
Iertons gave her presents for hersel
ana niece and she expressed muc
gratitude therefor The Fullertons sa
that they have since learned that be
fore leaving Sand Coulee she state