Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Newitt, Mrs.J.H December 1892
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Oregonian December 11,1892
Who The Dead Woman Was
The deceased woman is the wife of J.H.Newett,a mechanic on the East Side.She 
was orn in Devonshire,England,January 13,1853.her maiden name was Edwards.She 
came to this country when only nine years old,and when quite young,married a 
man named Buckley.She afterward secured a divorce from him,and married Newett 
in 1877,at Whatcom Wash., from which place they removed to this city.
Mrs.Newett has had quite a varied experience,her name several times having 
appeared in court matters.For a long time she conducted a saloon and ldoging 
house on the East Side,which did not bear a very good reputation.She was the 
mother of the notoriuos "Tough Buckley",and at one time motgaged all er 
property in odrer to raise money with which to defend him in a criminal 
case.She has some daughters also,who have served terms in jail for petty 
offenses.

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