This story sure is interesting. Wallace Stuart/Stewart PAINTER lived in Alturas in the 1900 Census and Lake City in the 1910 Census. He was married to his second wife, Emeline WILLIS DEWITT PAINTER in 1901. Two of his sons never married; one was married after 1919. I have not run across any other PAINTER/PAINTERS in Modoc County at this time. Could be the above; I would like to see the follow-up story on this one! Janece BEATS WIFE WHO KEPT HIS MONEY > ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), August 31 - A report reached here yesterday of a > disgraceful affair which occurred in Lake City the night before. > It seems that a man named PAINTERS, who had been away selling fruit and > vegetables, upon returning home gave his wife such money as he had left > after gambling. The good wife hid the money and Painters went uptown to > complete his spree. He soon was in need of coin, and went home to secure > it, > but his wife refused to give it back to him. He became enraged and struck > her a terrific blow with his fist, it is said, which rendered the woman > unconscious. He then jumped on the prostrate form, winding up by tearing > most of the clothing from her body. > She was left in this condition. Upon regaining consciousness she went in > search of the Constable to cause her husband's arrest. The Constable being > out of town could not be found, but Mrs. Painters declares she will > prosecute her husband to the fullest extent. Janece Carter Streig streig3@aol.com _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/) "Genealogy is life in the past lane." Family Names: Amidon, Bogue, Buffington, Carter, Chapman, Darrow, DeHart, Dodge, Eaton, Elwood, Fairbanks, Fell, Firby, Grout, Hudson, Kelsey, McCracken, Mott, Painter, Reynard, Rodabaugh, Shottenkirk, Slaughter, Smith, Spencer, Stockdill, Swan, Trafton, Wollenberg, Wollenlurge, Woodbury, Wright, Wullbrandt