Show I i WOMANS STORY Mrs Josie Kittleson Released From Custody Through Her Tale of Suffering TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE LEFT HER HUSBAND BECAUSE OF HIS 1115 MISTREATMENT After having passed a third of her ner short life as she said at the mercy of ofa ofa ofa a brute whose cruelty was almost un unbearable unbearable bearable Mrs Josic Kittleson who was yesterday released upon her own recognizance recognizance by Judge C B Diehl declared that she took the first opportunity that presented itself to Io escape Ma his mistreat mistreatment ment mont and Is now in Salt Lake attempt attemptIng Ing to earn her living honestly and away awa from her husband Her greatest great t fear tear she said was that her husband on find finding ing that she will not return to him will kill her and she asks that the po police police lice Jice protect her herThe herThe The Time story stor of Mrs lira life with her husband C S was brief briefly briefly briefly ly told to the judge yesterday in police pollee court through Judge M M Warner Varner at attorney attorney attorney torney for Mrs Sirs Kittleson and it was largely because of this story of mis mistreatment treatment that Mrs Kittleson was re to released leased Made a Good Appearance When police court opened yesterday Deputy Deput Sheriff Charles Sperry brought Mrs Kittleson into the court room with her little son Bon Arthur The young wo woman woman woman man is scarcely more than a girl though her face shows that she has seen much trouble She looked attractive In Ina Ina ina a stylish brown street suit with a brown brownhat brownhat brownhat hat and automobile veil She is unusually unusually unusually ally small and she does not appear as though she could endure the hard work that she says she has done The lit little little littie tle tie boy bo Is a bright and mischievous youngster anu anti It took the mother most mosto of o her time keeping him away from the big policemen pol emen In whom the boy took an especial interest He lie was also neatly neat dressed When the charge against Mrs KittI son was read she said quietly and firm firmly firmly ly I Not guilty The complaint charged cha Ed Intimacy between Mrs Kittleson and Roy McIntyre who was wali also known as Pat OBrien It was sworn to by Deputy Sheriff Sperry Sparr Judge Warner Varner asked an immediate hearing but Judge Diehl said the tile case caie could not come up before Dec 12 l The attorney for the defense then asked that the court be lenient in the matter of ot ball bail ballIn ballIn bailIn In support of his contention that a small sum be fixed as the bail Judge Warner Varner told briefly the store of the girls unhappiness Kittleson and his fu future future future ture wife became acquainted In Minne lInne Minneapolis apolis when she was but 16 years old She went to Montana with him where they lived together for two years ears before they the were married Later they the returned to Minneapolis and they the were finally finall married Kittleson worked on a steam shovel in railroad construction work and took his wife with him While he was wason wason wason on this work Mrs Kittleson occupied o a tent and was forced to great hardship Treatment Was Inhuman Mrs Kittleson told her attorney that her husband used to beat her unmercifully unmercifully unmercifully fully and sometimes drive her out of the tent In the middle of the night forcing her to call ca on the other workmen for assistance After he had worked for three or four tour months she said he would take hex hei to Minneapolis where he would spend earned in the summer for liquor and would get drunk and come home and beat her unmercifully All winter long he would spend what he had earned in riotous living and de depend depend depend pend for support on her parents Once before her husbands abuse was wan Wa more than she felt she could bear and she sh ran away from rein him He followed her and forced her to return with him After that he was more cruel than ever While with a construction crew sixteen miles from St Regis Mont Mrs Kit Kittleson Kittleson said she became acquainted with Pat OBrien who was one of the crew cr w When her husband beat her OBrien be befriended befriended befriended her and protected her from her husbands attacks att Intended Drowning Herself One day when she felt despondent over her troubles she took her little son Ar Arthur Arthur Arthur thur in her arms armB and started down to o othe the river to drown herself land child pre preferring preferring preferring ferring death to an existence with her husband On the way to the river she met OBrien and told him what she in intended Intended Intended tended doing He remonstrated with her herand herand herand and told her that If she feared her hus husband husband husband band she Bhe should run away from him and try to support herself She he said that she Bhe did not know where to go o and OBrien suggested Salt Lake saying that he was going there and would take her with him After some consideration Mrs Kittleson accepted his proposition and went with him to Salt Lake assuming his name to prevent detection She said that al at although although though she had taken his name their friendship was purely platonic After reaching Salt Lake she rented rooms at West Vest Fourth South street where she took in boarders to aid In the support of herself and child Her boarders were OBrien and two young ladles ladies She also did washing and ironing for neighbors When hen she learned that Kittleson was In the city searching for her she en endeavored endeavored to keep out of ot his way but finally finay tearing fearing detection went to the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of Judge Warner Varner Saturday morn morning morning mornIng ing and told him her story stor She said that she could clear herself of all sus suspicion suspicion suspicion but that she did not want to be placed in jail Judge Warner advised her to give herself up and It was agreed that she surrender herself to the police pollee on Monday morning Judge Warner telephoned Chief Pitt and told him that on Monday morning at 9 he would have Mrs Kittleson in ill court prepared to face the charges against her In the meantime however the sheriff had arrested the woman Released Without Ball Bail BallA BailA A short recess was taken during which Judge Warner Varner convinced the county at attorney attorney attorney torney of the truth of the womans story and as a result she was released on her own recognizance until Saturday morning when It was agreed that she appear In court Mrs Kittleson said she feared her hus husbands husbands husbands bands wrath more than anything else elseI I 1 am afraid to walk down the street streeL she said Baid He has a violent temper and andI I know he means to do me harm I Iam Iam Iam am In constant fear that he will shoot me whenever Jie Je sees me I have asked naked the police to protect but I am afraid that he will kill me meThe meThe meThe The police and members of the sher sheriffs iffs force are still looking for OBrien who disappeared a few days das Ago and cannot be located |