The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
HUSBAND HAS
NOT BEEN FOUND
Was in Crookston YESTERDAY
and Was Seen Going
Toward Depot.

What has developed into one Of the
s.saaest mysteries Grand Forks has
countahle disappearance of j. A, hut.
ION husband of the woman. Mrs. An
Es button, who committed suicide at
tne Great Northern depot about &
ociock Wednesday evening, by firing
nuiiet from 80 caliber revolver
into her brain.
The officials of Grand Forks.
1rooKston, Zoo, Thief River Falls. Glen
wood. wood. New York Mills and Detroit.
MINI. have heen working on the case
an daS and up to Il late hour not a
trace !a; of the husband has been found
me last heard OF him was when he
rs a!lesed to have left the home Of
MS former wife in Crookston about q
cclock Wednesday evening. and start
20 apparently for the Great Northern
depot in that city.
From that time on nothing has hoer
learned Of him. Railroad emnlovcs
saw no man of the description Of Rut-
ION; ana the case is surrounded with
snroud of mystery which lead the
onlclais to believe that the husband
may have followed the example Of
'io "'le ana made away with himself
r. suicide Was Planned.
o,,... ~, ."S Goiouer jury at the in
quest tnis morning returned a verdict
giving the bare statement that the
woman took her own life by shooting
nerscif n,.ss IN the right temple, no con-
Cluslons were arrived at in regard IN
the cause of the rash deed.
ihat she had planned to take her
own owl, IRE was obvious as in her purse
y "as iound the following note:
MY life has always been r,is. 1.
HI
Forgive me.
CorOner's Inquest.
At 'he coroncr's inquest held this
morning 1t was shown that Mrs Anna
sutton had been seen at tho North-
sin racine depot at the time the Win
Mh.pee nSer came from Crookston and
tha % n Sne was presumably there for
'''I purpose of meeting her husband.
peared at the Great Northern dannt
ana asked Ticket Agent Neville for
information regarding the trains. Her
unusual height and the fact that she
seemed greatly agitated over some
lnins or other caused the interest of
numper to become aroused. She
was seen to write note on the back
oi an envelope and to start crying.
AFTER having been told by Captain
sullivan where she could best stand
to watch the passengers re, off tho
',din sne eagerly scrutinized the tray-
eiers and finally when all had left
lhe Train she turned hurriedly. walk
ed In the direction of the Great
Northern express building and rails
ing "A revolver to her forehead fired
one shot. The flash was seen by sew
cral who rushed to her side and who
summoned the officials. The woman
was removed to the hospital. but died
er the shooting
Husband Went Away.
j. A. Button and wife came "a
Grand Forks on Monday night and
secured rooms at the Iddings block
lodging. house. and spent Tuesday
here Wednesday morning the occu-
pants or the room next to that of the
Buttons heard what they aIlege was
an argument. in which the woman
raised her voice and the man SEEM
eo 10 be arguing in IA low tone. Short
ly before noon the two left the Id
dlngs block and We're seen going to
the Northern Pacific depot, the hus-
band boarding the train for Crooks-
ton.
From what can be learned he went
to Crookston for tho purpose of call
ing on his children and his first wife
who reside there. AT O'Clock We'd
nesdaH evening he took leave of his
first wife and was walking down to-
wards the Great Northern depo, will,
his son. Seeing a playmate riding a
morse the lad asked his father to buy
him pony. Mr.. Button did SO and
later bought a bride. Since that time
he has not been seen.
Family Differences.
j. "A. Button and his second wife.
who committed suicide. had been di-
vorced. The two We're married at
Aberdeen, S. D.. on March 10. 1910.
The first Mrs. Button took up her
home at Crookston and has resided
there with her children since. her
husband always furnishing her with
a competence and taking good care
of his children.
The woman who suicided and
whose home was formerly in Detroit.
Mimi. was at one time married to a
mail clerk. one Jaser. who was ar
rested at Fergus Falls some two
opening mail sack. He was sem
fenced to thirty days and spent the
time in Jail. 1t was while he was in
carcerated that he confessed to be-
ing deserter from the army and was
sent back to Fort Smelling.
Shortly after this Anna lager Sc
cured divorce and but little later
married y. "A. Sutton.
Since then Mr.. Button has been
conducting a business college at
Glenwood. Mimi, but of late closed
the place with the intention of NOV
ing to Canada.
The Coroner's Inquest.
Some interesting facts were
brought out in the coroner's inquest
this morning. Mrs. r. NJ. Chase who
conducts the quarters in the Iddinss
block stated that she had talked with
Mrs. Button on Wednesday and that
the woman while she did not seem 10
be suffering from melancholia, was
greatly agitated at times and in
speaking of her mother shed tears.
She also talked Of her brother being
accidentally killed and the tears filled
her eyes when speaking Of that Incl.
dent.
That the woman worshipped her
husband is the declaration OF Mrs.
Chase who stated that In the course
Of their conversation the topic Of the
Titanic disaster was taken up, Mrs,
Button saying:
"Well II my husband and I had
been on the Titanic I would have
stayed on board rather than to be
saved and go through this life with
out him. think that people are bet.
ter on dead anyway.
She told Mrs. Chase that slfe ana
her husband were on the way to
Moose Jaw, Can. whore they intend.
ed to open = business college = Il
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