The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-01
DEATHS DART.
Arrival Of Mr.. jain aad Mrs. Eugene
Levi.
Both are Intervicwed-The Story Of
Eugene's Death,
, Detailed 10 tho Reporter.

md on the streets Tor the past lev days
Various rumors are ahoat regarding ,he
matter; that his death is n hoax, ana thai
ne is still VA the nssh' anu s liza
not die q natural death, having
oeen shot by his wife; another 10 tho pur,
port that he mad committed suicide anu
still another that he had been poisoned,
The kilograms received by air. John LeVI
announcing the Death OF his ton are rs
follows copies OF which were taken NJ tue
Gsyes,ou. Jan. q. TO John Levi Dallas Tex.
Eiseno was sick aud died to'nisht' Como
AT once. rot,,
Tho second telegram read: ,
Gavesto January 2s-lo Low bios' pA"A''
Are Won coming down or shsll We ship
YOU Eugene's remains to Dsiins
MI. John Levi left for Galveston ON Mon
day evenings train and nj or arriving 'hVie
decided to have the remains INFERRED ~
tnst city. lie arrived home yesterday
morning accompanied b. his
Dn, Sir. William Levi who -
"A PARTNER in the branch mouse VI
| Levi Bros. at Galveston. HkRALp man
| mad talk with Mr.. Lew, who - not salts
fed that mis- son died II natural death. Inc
ftiends of the deceased suspect ioui pay
|
lie said that Eugene owned only Two lois
in Freedmantown, which Was all the prop
erty he possessed, and that tho other
| claimed by his widow was all in the name
ol Lycurgus, better known ~ KIRK, ana
William, his brothers. The supposition 70
that NJ the time of his death Eugene hau
from $500 10 81. 900 In money on MS person
Mr. Levi said that the watch Jewels anu
what money the deceased had with MIN
we're missing.
| Mrs. Levi, who was with her husband AT
the time of his death, arrived on the same
tram With them. A HERALD reporter
called at her houss, \ one.story brick cot,
tsse, No. 20l Carter street, yesterday ana
making known to her the runners anoa'
ELECTED from her statement.
On entering the room the reporter observed
a good sized pocket revolver on me mantle
| niece, Making known the object OF ms
yIs,, Mrs. Levi said that she was In deep
distress and that her troubles had been IN
creased by the wild Iumors set nhoa, by
! designing persons who wished to inJure
her ana get possession OF her property. As
! 70 the rumors there was no truth IN them
None. whatever. A few weeks ago she eno
her husband had "a temporary separation
which was caused by his becomiD Jealous,
she says without cause. Last Monday
! week they made up again ana llVeu 10
ge her until his death Tney lett Tor Gal-
| weston asst Tuesday week accompanied ny
ner sister, Mrs. A nderson. who was enfoute
10 Victoria her home. On their arrival III
Galveston Mr. Levi went direct 10
hi, branch house and while there
she noticed that the floors were
wet and that the air was very moist. Inc
| tirm had Just received large lot oil pots-
toes, and they were full OF water aud tho
place was chilly. They stopped with Mrs.
Crane, who keeps boarding-house on
church street. Her husband would stay at
| the store aeainet her wishes, and contract
ed severe cold. She and Mrs. Crane went
to his store Friday and induced him TO go 70
his room. dc complained OF feeling unwell
and DR.. Rogers was called TO see him. Inc
physician wrote a prescription which sns
took in person to the drug store. 1t was for
pills, which she gave him according TO
directions, every two or three hours: Sat
urday night she sat up and ad'
ministsred to him pills, spirits o
Nitro and somsthing she thinks wa
Dovsr's powders, a. directed by Dr. Rogers
He became de'irious at times and com
planned Of q severe pain In tne head. When
the doctor called on that night he spranp
nm in bed saving, kill me. doctor; my
head hurts me so bad" He seized b. ush
with wooden back and beat his own head
violently, but she succeeded in getting 4
away from him. Sunday night me pnysi'
t sion. gov, Of morphiue in his arm
to alleviate the intense pain
in the head, OF which he constantly com
planned. The injections we're both given
within an hours time. Later in the night
he told her to turn down the gas, az II hurt
his eyes, and come 20 bed. She lay down
by him with her head resting on his arm,
and being worn out by exhaustion, wss
soon fast asleep. She was soon awakened
by his hard. heavy breathing, and
turning on the gas she saw that
his eyes were fixed and that he
yss d ing. Some Of the boarders came
INTO the room, and she in her excitement
have killed my husband" From this re.
mark she thinks the rumor went abroad
that she had poisoned him. She loved him
deyotedly, she said notwithstanding his
high temper that got the best Of him at
times. Mr. John Levi, the iather
o. her husband called on her after his death
and telling her that II was Jewish Gus
tom for the nearest relative to take charge
of the jewelry OF the diseased, asked that II
be turned over to him. She SAYS tn al
she replied that she herself was the
nearest relative and that she would
observe the custom by keeping the jewelry
gave him fitty-cent pair Of sleeve.but.
tons my husband had been wearing, ana
gave William Levi q gold chain that COST
SOS. As for the watch and his diamond pin
and ring, kept them myself for they are
mine. when he died he had only $50 with
him which took" Mrs. Levi says that
she was married to the deceased on the An
MoCluDe of Fort Worth In tina,
CITY much against the wishes OF his fathel
and brothers. He tried 10 keep the matter
quiet and later denied that she was hi
wife, but as for that, she had the marriage
certificate and the records would show II u
be true. She charges that the relatives
her husband are trying to beat her out o
her property. She stated tina
her husband several years ago hst
made over the house in which she VA
living to his brothers Lycurgus and VII
| liam, which was at the time he had trouble
with girl named Mollie Yancy, whom !
was alleged he seduced. Before she mar
risd Levi she was Q widow, and Known ,s
. Mrs. Willie johnson. She came to Dalla
several years ago from St. Louis. Mrs
Levi talked freely about the matter, apt
concluded By saying that ell she wantst
II was reported that the deceased VA
heavily In debt. and among Others that b
owed the banking firm Of Adams Leon
Ard q large sum OF money. reports
called on Captain Adams, who stated .ha
. the inde btedness of the deceased was les
than $1,000, and that he felt perfectly se
: cure about that and had no concern, what
, ever. Furthermore, he was satisfied tha
, the firm Of Levi Bros. does not owe any
thing outside, as they have been payin
cash 90 they went.
Cloth peddlers are generally frauds
Those who have purchases from thsn