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Show ' 10.35 JjALQUC JE SAYS He Replies to 7.1iss Ciaricc Ttatcher, and Says Her - S tcr j Is "All whose name -1 withhold, became enamored en-amored of Judge Tanner. For obvious reasons he did not return her affections. "The weapon of a woman scorned was used, and a venomous tongue began be-gan active duty. "Gossip seized the rumors, the reports spread and finally. In Justice to the young" lady-1 endeavored to learn the facts. - I could not substantiate the rumors. ru-mors. - and am now In ' a position to know. beyond the shadow of a doubt that every allegation Is false and without with-out foundation or coloring of truth." - Samuel P. Russell whom Miss Clarice Thatcher says was driven by jealousy to charge her with being a plural. wife of City Judge Henry S. Tanner, denies that his motive, was the one accredited to him by the young woman. He said: "Miss Thatcher says I'm Jealous of her? I have not time, to get Jealous. I Since I returned from', my mission I I have beeen to busy to be Jealous. I have built a house and taken a trip, to California since then, and 'have not had 1 time to allow such little things as Jeal- j ousy and a girl to worry me. I Saw With His Own Eyes. t J "So Miss Thatcher denies that I saw her go to the Theater with Judge Tanner? Tan-ner? I am not mistaken. I -was there and saw them go in together. "And - when, she was going to - Jud ge Tanner's home it was to teach, his children child-ren music? Bosh! She might havfe had a muslo roll, but I wasn't looking for music rolls! I knew what was what right then. "I agree with her that we have never been engaged. She never showed a dls- taste for my company, and her mother at no time told me Clarice did not wish me to call. "I do not have to cling to mere incidents inci-dents for my information. What knowledge knowl-edge I have is of a positive character. Says Be Has Proof. "It does not make any difference to me whether or not . they i try to make me account for what has been done. I am not responsible for it all! If I am called on to defend -my position I can certainly do it" Mrs. Morgan Richards, wife of Representative Repre-sentative Richards of Iron county, is the guest of her daughter. Mrs. W. B. Dou-gall, Dou-gall, 79 North State street She is the mother of Miss Belle Richards. ' Mrs. Richards says that Judge Tanner Tan-ner has never asked for her daughter's hand. "The report that he and my daughter are married is untrue. The report was investigated some time ago and found to be false. She was with me all the time prior to her departure ' on a mission and had such been the case I would have known it "Her father - said . he did not know they were not married In the sense that he could not take oath that they were not He does know, however, that they are not married. Judge Tanner was never In my home but twice while I lived in Salt Lake. ... Why She Visited the Tanners. "Mrs. Tanner and ' my daughter were great friends and that Is why my daughter went to live at Tanner's home." "W. B. Dbugall, Miss Richards brother-in-law, said that jealousy was responsible re-sponsible for the allegation that Miss Richards was a plural wife of Judge Tanner. "A young woman, a resident here; but r |