The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-14
CHILD WIFE TELLS
SENSATIONAL STORY
WAS OFFERED INDIGNITIES TO
WHICH SHE COULD NEVER
SUBMIT.
GOLDFIELD,

GOLDFIELD, Sept. 10. = The
Chronicle says: Blanche Nye Stan
ton, Major w. A. Stantons 16-year-
old bride, is under physician care,
suffering from injuries which she
says were inflicted on her by Major
Stanton when he attacked her this
morning She also says that Major
Stanton had attacked and choked her
Saturday, when she was found almost
unconscious near the Kinkead mill.
She says that she will not return to
her husband and that as soon as her
injuries will permit she will go back
to her parents in Los Angeles. Mrs.
Stanton was taken fainting to the
Office of local physician this morn
ing, bearing the marks of fingers on
her throat. Her body bore num-
Der of contusions and she was hys-
terical from fright and fear. A nurse
was summoned and still is attending
her. Her limbs, arms and wrists
were covered with bruises. She said
that Major Stanton had attacked and
beaten her and that when he had
thrown lamp across the room and
struck her with it, she had run
screaming from the house.
Il have been beaten and mistreat-
ed continually said Mrs. Stanton,
during the four awful weeks of my
married life. l cannot tell you the
cause of my husbands brutality-it
was simply that he offered me indig-
mites to which | never could submit.
| fought against it to the last and
now, thank aod, l am free. | shall
never see him again
Mrs. Stanton was IS years old on
August goth. Major Stanton is "a
years old and within the last year
has figured in another marital affair
which resulted in much notoriety.
His marriage with his child wife
took place in LOS Angeles on August
Sth. She is the daughter of Mr.. and
MRS. William b. Nye of that city.
Major Stanton met here socially on
recent trip to Los Angeles. A few
weeks later he said he had become
infatuated with her and persuaded
her to consent to marriage. Her par
ents objected. but after persistent eff
forts Major Stanton finally won their
consent and the ceremony was per-
formed.
Mrs. Stanton's face and figure are
girlish, and her expression is one of
childlike innocence. If she wore
short frocks, with the fluff of yellow
hair about her face, she would be
taken for a school girl. When she
came to Goldfield with her husband
she declares it was her first trip away
from home.
IF | could only see my mother"
she sobbed, after she had been re-
vived at the physician's office. Mr..
| Stanton said we would have such a
lovely home here. He said he had
| lots of money and could have every
| thing | wanted and he told my par
ents so. But | knew the day after
we were married that we never could
be happy. | was frightened before
we We're married, but he seemed like
great rich man and | thought
must marry him. He has beaten me
time and again and 1 m agraid to GO
back to him.
Dr.. George Won Wedelstaedt, who
was called with another physician to
attend the young woman, refused to
| discuss the case or even admit that
the girl was Mrs. Stanton. have
absolutely nothing to say about the
CASE he said, and | have no means
of telling whether the young woman
| is Mrs. Stanton or not.
Mrs Stanton's story was told later
to a representative of the Chronicle
When seen in his Office this after
noon concerning the report that his
wife had left him, Major Stanton
recognizing his inquisitor, shouted
out, We'll, what is it, young man D.?
Speak out; there's nothing that
everybody here cannot hear The
little office was crowded at the time
with several men, young woman
and another mana lawyer. major
will You confirm or deny the report
that your wife has left you today?'
was asked. What's that?" he re
piled. The question was repeated
and the major made gesture of i'm
patience, and then laughed, Il dom
know whether she has or not" hi
said, her trunk is still there, but
hope to God she has left" That!
all he has to say" said one of thu
occupants of the room. The major
checked himself as he started t.
speak, and in reply to another queS
ton, said he had nothing more tt
say about it, except to repeat tina
"he hoped to God it was true tina
.she (meaning his wife, had lief
him."
Major Stanton has been prominen
in Nevada mining circles for the las
three years. He came to Goldfielt
from Salt Lake, where he was chic
of the fire department fifteen year
ago. He is the local representative
of the Nevada Mines company of Chi
cago, which financed the Little Flor
ence lease. During the strike trou
: BILE of last spring he was chairman o
the executive committee of the Min
Owners association, and later tool
leading part in the affairs of tn
newly organized Nevada Industrial
association. He has been active Il
the affairs of the Montezuma clu
: and he has been one of the bes
known men in all the different enter