The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-30
He REPUDIATES HER
Joe Montague VIII Not Admit His Al
leued Marriade.


FL Reno, o. T., March 2.-Ioe M0nta que
! repudiates his alleged wife. casts her
1 away, denies her, says she has no claim
upon him and writes a piece to the Amer
lean about her. And this is what he says:
El Reno, o. T. March %. 1902
The statement was made in the Ameri-
I can Thursday, TO the effect that a woman
had come from Oklahoma City 10 EI Reno
and had informed q number Of people here
that she was my wife and had been mar
ried to me about two years ago. Iii is a
story of her own preparat ton. one that
has no grounds for foundation, and no
proof can be furnished to substantiate
any CT her statements. It was a black
mail case that was plotted and carried out
by her for my ruin in FL Reno. There is
not one iota Of truth in anything she has
said. J. A. MONTAGUE.
Mr.. Montague was not afraid to meet
her face TO face. either. for he accom-
panied the American reporter to her room
in defiance of al the rules Of caution and
there boards her for the truth. The re-
porter, however, got the worst OF it, for
after working up the case and the meet
ing, at her own suggestion that she had
her proofs in her room that she was Mrs
Montague and would give them to him,
she actually asked him to retire and bolt
ed the door against him while she and
Mr.. Montague held a private converse
ton. and this is how that reporter de-
scribes that particular feature of the at
fair:
The above article was given US for pub
LEGATION by Mr.. Montague last night. Some
statements in the case have already been
made. The lady came to the Anstine ho-
tel on Tuesday of this week and inquired
for her husband, saying in answer to the
query as to what her husbands name was
Joe Montague She was told that he
did not board there, but the next day she
located him in his apartments over the
Bell Office, and sent note 10 him and
little later went to his room. She told
number Of people that Mr.. Montague was
her husband and that they were married
two years ago at Muskogee, I. T., and
that she had come to FL Reno to stay,
and have him care for her. On Thursday
evening, the day after mention was made
OF her arrival here, she sent for an Amer
lean reporter who called at her apart
ments and an interview was had but she
refused to go into details OF the matter,
asking that everything be left as they
were, and future developments awaited
She talked in a friendly manner and an
swered all questions asked her except the
ones directly regarding their marriage.
She told the reporter however. that the
sta tements she had made were correct and
she could prove all Of them If occa sion de-
manded and also that II Mr. Montague
should demand them from the newspaper
call on her and she would furnish them.
Yesterday at noon, Mr.. Montague and the
reporter called on her again 10 see the
proofs she had spoken of. Matters were
getting interesting for the news-hustler.
and he took it all in. They went to the
lady's apartments. and she soon appeared
bowed to the reporter and said Hello.
joe Immediately thereafter. she request f
ed the reporter TO leave the room and for
a few moments while she had talk with
Mr.. Montague. About five minutes passed
and she came to the door and said: Mr..
Monta que and have decided that we do
not care to have anyone interfere in our
matters at present. and closed the door.
Mr.. Montague asked her then what she
had said 10 the reporter. and she replied
I told him that I did not want him. AR
Mr.. Montague was heard to start up ard
say: Well III cali him again, but she
resisted him and the reporter left.
"She told the newspaper man that she
had the proofs in her room Of their we'd
ding. and later said that she had them IN
her trunk and that her trunk was in the
sample room. She insisted 10 the reporter
al their first meeting that she would glad
" show the proofs Of her marriage. but
when called OF by Mr. Montague and the
reporter. she refused TO talk 70 the news
PAPER man. and requested him 70 leave
he room for few moments. she had
aothing 70 say At all She SAYS that she
has employed attorneys TO look after the
natter for her and is going 70 ask for
iivorce. Joe SAYS she can get IT rs far as
he Is concerned. but that she has not
grounds 70 ask Tor a divorce from him. He
5ays he knew her fn Oklahoma city and
1as called on her. but that he never saw
he tine when she had The right 20 car
lim dear hubby She says x IS q clnoh
hat he viii find an in this game n the
inish' And the finish is rot II sight