The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-01
|ENDICOTT
| LOTHARIO
SkipS Town With An.
other Mans I!I.e
LEAVES HIS OWN FAMILY BEHIND
Wronged Husband Had Been Making
Life Very Uncomfortable for
Wife's Paramour.
LEAVES HIS OWN FAMILY BEHIND

EndlcOtt, aSh.-ThiS usually quiet
little town is all torn up over what
is believed to be an elopement Of TWO
we'll known people, both married.
John F. Davidson, who has been agent
for the Kerr-Gifford Grain company
here this year, and Mrs. Mountz, wife
Of Edward MountZ, a local harness
maker, are missing and have been
gone several days. Their departure
| followed a sensational scene in the
warehouse of which Davidson was
| manager and in which Mrs. Mountz
| had been employed as bookkeeper,
when the wOmans husband threaten
| ed to shoot both his wife and David
| son. but was prevented from doing so.
| Davidson leaves a wife and two chill
dren and Mrs. MOuntz a husband and
! two children in Endicott. Abe Young
has been appointed to succeed David
son as manager Of the warehouse
company's business here. Davidson's
accounts are said to be straight.
| Row in the Warehouse.
The affair which has caused such
a sensation here is the elimination
of an intimacy which had caused
some talk here, and when Mrs. MountZ
was employed by Davidson as book
keeper gossip became public and
reached the ears of MOuntZ, who
| walked into the warehouse one eve
ming recently and the row. mentioned
above, followed. 1t is not known
but Mrs MountZ left the next morn
| ing and Davidson went to COlfaX,
where he told Harry Schlaefer. Kerr
Gifford's general agent, something of
the trouble and resigned as manager.
| He returned to Endicott with SChlae
| fer to check over the accounts. but
carried a loaded revolver, as he ex-
pressed fear that MOuntz would try to
| kill him. The accounts We're found
| to be all right and Schlaefer returned
| to Colfax. Davidson intended to &C
company him, but was persuaded by
his wife to remain at EndicOtt but
the next day went 10 Colfax and dis
appeared from there.
Failed to Meet His Wife.
Davidson had promised to meet his
wife in Colfax Satur 'ay, but failed tot
but could find no trace of her hus-
band Later she received letter
from him in which he is said to have
sent her $500 and bills of sale for
their personal property and told her
he will not return and babe her
goodby Mrs. Davidson returned to
Endicott heartbroken over the affair. |
She is a woman Of refinement and
highly respected. Her father is one
of the best known ranChers Of Whit
man county. Public sympathy is with
Mrs Davidson.
Davidson Fond of Fair Sex.
E. Mount and wife have lived here
many years They have been married
more than Is years and apparently
lived happily until recently. Mrs.
Mountz is a good looking woman OF
about So years and has always borne
a splendid reputation. Davidson has
had the name of being fond OF the
fair sex and there has been much talk
about his conduct with women during
the past two years. He is a large
man. weighing about 24O pounds and
is rather good looking. He has been
engaged in the grain business IN
Whitman county for several years.
When last seen Davidson was ap-
narentlv in mortal dread lest Mountz
would carry out his threat to shoot /
him. The affair is the chief topic OF
conversation here and has caused the
greatest sensation Endicott has ever
known.