The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-06
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
A Young Girl Alleges That Her Employer
Injured Her To- n Great Extent.

injured Her To n Great Extent.
Great Falls. Jan. 5.-To-morrow this
town will be stirred up by the greatest
sensation 1t has ever known for in the
morning will be filed a civil suit
against a man who has always been
considered one of its quietest and the
best citizens. married. and an honorable
business man. The suit VIII ask dam
ages to the amount of $1,000 and the
cause of action, plain and simple Is
criminal assault. The suit is entitled
Mary Jones VS.. r. w. Fullerton. The
complaint, sworn copy of which Is
III the possession of this office. alleges
that at the times hereinafter mentioned
plaintiff was a chaste female and of
good reputation: that on or about the
10th day of December 1897 at Cascade
county. Montana. defendant accom-
plished the ruin of the plaintiff then
and there by force and against the viii
and consent of plaintiff that in assault
ing the person of plaintiff. defendant
used such force as to bruise and LAGER
ate the person of plaintiff, that said
acts of defendant has caused plaintiff
great physical pain and mental an
guish that by reason of said acts and
conduct on the part of defendant
plaintiff has suffered damages IN the
sum of $1,000. Wherefore plaintiff de-
mauds judgment against defendant in
the sum of $1,000 and costs of suit. The
complaint is signed by James Donovan
as attorney for plaintiff, subscribed and
sworn to by Mary Jones before John w.
Stanton. notary public.
The attendant circumstances make
the case. If true still more pitiabe As
the story is told by her friends. Mary
Jones. now 20 year sof age. came here
last summer from Middleton. s. D..
where she had been attending a normal
school She had an aunt at Belt, Mrs.
Morgan. To whom she went. Being an
orphan and without means, she was
DESTROYS of obtaining a position as "A
school teacher in the public schools of
the county. In the meantime. to help
her aunt she worked at household du-
ties while the latter ran a little photo
graph gallery for Fullerton at the town
of Belt In spite of al her efforts she
coud not make a living there. and II
was suggested by Fullerton that she
come 10 Great Falls and here learn 10
re-touch negatives. At the same time
her aunt threw up the job at Belt and
also came to this city That. SO her
friends claim. was the means or her
undoing. According to her tale she had
been working in the gallery but three
or four days when she was forever dis
graced i'm the eyes of society by her
employer. That is not the end She
was engaged 10 he married to Ed Koch
a young man of about her own age who
is working in this city for the Union
meat market. on Monday last he went
to the office of the clerk of the district
court and took out a marriage license.
in which she was named as the bride
That was in the afternoon. During the
evening he returned the license To the
clerk with the remark that he was not
ready TO use 1t just them What passed
between the two is not known. but it
may be easily imagined. He said yes
terday that he was still ready to marry
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thought best to call the marriage on
for the present.
James Donovan was seen this evening
and he said that while the suit had
been agreed upon some time ago, and
the papers made out it had been de-
layed at the solicitation OF the defend
ant. who had been making oVertures
for q settlement
sam Stephenson represents the de-
PENDANT, ana he was called upon by
the Standard reporter Mr. Stephenson,
when asked about the case. said that
he and his client had been aware Of ii
for the past two weeks; that efforts
had been made by the prosecution 10
get the defendant 10 settle the suit. but
that he had refused 10 consider all of
such propositions, as Il was nothing but
blackmail. The truth M the matter WAS
that the room where the act was al
legged To have taken place was IN pub
lie building and surrounded on all sides
by other rooms. constantly occupied by
people. who would have been sure tn
have heard any cutlery and have rushed
to discover what the trouble was. The
matter would be fought 10 the last
ditch and it was only in despair of be
ing able 10 obtain any money that the
suit was being brought
Mr. Fullerton has been engaged i'm the
photograph business in this city for
the past five years and has always been
regarded as a model citizen. lie has
attended strictly TO business and in that
manner amassed quite bit of property
Sheriff Proctor was informed of the
girls side OF the story last Saturday
but as he disliked to move in such a
matter without hearing both sides, took
no steps.
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