The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
She MADE THE FUR FLY
Outraged Wife Makes It Warm
for the Husband.
HAD HIM DEAD TO RIGHTS
Unearthed the Young Woman With
Whom Her Husband Had Been Hav-
ing Improper Relations and They
Acknowledged the Corn.

The owsley block was the scene of a
sensational occurrence yesterday which
brought to light a scandal that has
been brewing for some time. For sew
eral days there appeared in the Stand
ard an advertisement which created
considerable comment, and which
read:
"Personal-If Clara Fray or Tray viii
communicate with DR.. A. A. FormelPs
wife. she will hear something to her
advantage. Call or address 2S East
Park street. Butte"
The advertisement found an explana-
ton in the occurrence referred to. The
young woman advertised for had been
maintaining improper relations with
Mrs. FormelPs husband, who is a we'll
known dentist. who has offices on the
third floor OF the Owsley block. Mrs.
Formell became acquainted with the
facts, or rather mad a well defined sus-
picion of what they were and adver-
tised for the girl, thinking. perhaps,
she was an innocent girl being misled
by her husband, but she got no reply
to the advertisement, which possibly
explains itself. She unearthed the
young woman however, and marched
her before her recreant husband in his
office yesterday forenoon. Both hus-
band and the girl confessed to the
charge brought against them by the
wife, and the latter becoming exasper-
ated with the GOODNESS of the pair in
acknowledging the wrong done her,
sailed into her husband and belabored
him roundly with her umbrella.
Mrs. Formell is a diminutive little
lady. but as is often the case with lit
tie people, the size of her heart made
up for what she lacked in stature, and
she made things uncomfortably warm
for her husband till a couple of profess
sfonal men who have offices in the
same block and who happened to be
in the office. interfered and Gained the
excited wife.
Mrs. Formell related the story of her
troubles TO a Standard reporter last
evening. She said:
II have been married to DR.. Formell
II years and have been faithful to him
through all kinds of ups and downs
and have done my part to try and get
ahead in the world. and I consider my
self a greatly abused woman A long
time ago l had my first suspicion that
something was wrong. | would go to
the office and find ii locked. when |
felt certain my husband was inside.
Finally ] got a skeleton key made and
one day, when / found the dor locked,
/ unlocked il and went in. I found my
husband and a married woman in a
compromising position. That matter
was Strengthened up, however, and il
was some time before | again had oc-
casion to suspect him. At length ] did
have, and one night l went through his
trunk. | found a love letter signed by
Miss Fray, and thinking she might be
an innocent girl, who was being de-
ceived, I advertised for her. but got no
response. Then / determined 10 find
her, and I succeeded. This morning ]
accused him. He denied it, and | told
him I would n and bring her to him.
He laughed then and said she was out
of town. l said nothing more but left
the room and went to "A restaurant in
Wyoming street, where the girl was
working, and got her. In five minutes
I presented her to him, and both then
confessed they had wronged me. What
followed was somewhat d~isgraceful,
but 1 was so worked up l could not con-
troll myself"
Mrs. Formell stated she a not de-
cided whether to ask for a divorce or
not, but said If her husband wanted
to marry the girl she was willing he
should nave her. Mrs. Formell con-
ducts o little business in Park street
and appears to be the man Of the fam
up the dental office. She took posses
sion last evening and turned her hus-
band out.
Miss Fray is rather a comely young
woman about 20 years old. She is n
waitress and works. as stated, in a
restaurant i'm Wyoming street.