Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-05-09
SAD DD0MESTICCHAPT PTER
Dick Green, a Former Red Lodge Barber,
Deserts His Wife and She Grows
Despondent.
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Unfortunate Woman Makes Futile Effort
to Cover Her Misery With q
Suicides Shroud.
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city about a month ago Agnes Green,
his wife, has had a hard and dreary road
to travel. Left at the mercy OF cruel
world, with two little children, she be
came despondent and at o'clock last
Sunday evening undertook to end her
earthly troubles by taking dose Of car
bolic acid. That her attempt at suicide
was not successful is accounted for 10y
the fact that medical aid purged her
stomach Of the deadly poison before 1T
had had its full effect and by the further
fact that she took but small quantity
Of the fiery stuff.
The attending circumstances to the
taking Of the poison and the events fol-
lowing Immediately thereafter we're Of
sensational character. Mrs. Green was
stopping at the residence Of Mrs. B.
Il Moore, which is across the street from
the residence Of Marshal Paddy Fleming.
During Sunday last there is said to have
been some revelry there. About o'clock
in the evening a passerby was attracted
to the house by a ccmmotion inside.
His inquiry revealed the state of affairs
and he ran to the Spotford hotel and
summoned DR.. Butler, who was at din
ner, with the alarm that a woman had
taken poison and that a physicians
services were needed at once. Mean
while Mrs. Moore went to the residence
Of Marshal Fleming for some mustard
and he hastened to the house also.
After the officer had entered, Mrs.
Green locked the back door and when
DR.. Butler arrived it was to find the
] house closed. Marshal Fleming threat
ened to kick the door down if it was not
. opened, whereupon the woman producef'
!; the key and the physician was admitted.
:: He found Mrs. Green suffering from tie
effects of the deadly drug, but by the
use of powerful emetics finally brought
her through.
The unfortunate woman claimed to
/! those about her, when she had recovered
/: from the poison, that she had mistaken d
bottle Of carbolic acid for cough syrup
!: and denied having taken the poison
/: with suicidal intent
!; Mr.. Green is now at Havre, Oh the hne
!: of the Great Northern, where his brother
/: is operating barber shop, and his wife
claims that he left her nearly destitute
81 and has only sent her money once since
going away. AT that time he enclosed
her S15, told her to pay some debts hi
/: owed and to keep the change. She fol
lowed his instructions Since then sft
had no word until Tuesday Of last week
! when dismal letter came to her from
Havre that her husband had decided te
60 his way and she could 60 hers.
!; Gossips tell stories upon both sides
for her that a gay infatuation upol
Green's part led to the following OF hin
(: to Havre of young damsel under who's
!: spell he came while they were both resi-
I: dents Of Red Lodge, and for him that
5: local young man has not left her to pin
for lack Of musculne attention: tina
these attentions began before Green lef
the city. and that this young man wa
/; greatly enamored of Mrs. Green and az
; peared early on the scene Sunday nigh
and held her head and otherwise mad
!; himself useful in bringing her back to
: realization Of things.
!: The residence occupied by the woma
; and her children was taken possession {
!: this week, the furniture, bought on tn
~ nstallment plan, was sold on
Il mortgage, and two little innocer
children will probably go Y
to the Catholic home at Helena.
is a sad domestic chapter and will r
main a scarlet letter for her and a stol
of shame for him.
Mrs. Green was not reticent in spea
ing of her domestic troubles when 81
was interviewed yesterday by II
Picket 81 KNOW said she, "that ever
body thinks took carbolic acid to shu
fie off and they won't believe my sto
that i took the poison by mistake. Tl
bottles were together on bureau and
got hold of the wrong one in the dar
As soon as took it knew it was CT
boil: acid and told the rest of them
the house that had taken poison al
sent to Mrs. Fleming's for mustal
= Yes, it's true l didn't want to let t
doctor in and that locked the door.
admit that / was Respondent, but
wasn't for any love of Dick Green or
= cause give one rap Of my finger
him. knew the rent was due on I
house, that would have to let my T,
niture 60 on the mortgage held agail
iit and that was alone in the world vi
!. two little ones. didn't know where
Was going to get money, but did ma