Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-08-15
"A LIVELY CORPSE
A Woman Reported Dead Suddenly
Returns" and is Likely to Kick.
fBlltta Miner

[Butte Miner
The t1ssally quiet village Of Ana
-,conda is just now nightly exercised
lover a genuine sensskion which il
mopeely worked up>woNd make the
foundation for real. drama About
6tifteen months ago tlrsae arri&d in
zsthat city Mr.. and Mrs David Levin.
They had come from Portland, Or
egon, and were reputed to be well to-
do, which fact was soon fully demon
strated by the purchase Of valuable
paying property, and soon after the
husband embarked in the saloon bust
ness but did not continue there long
as it was apparent the confinement Of
the place was not suited to his health.
They had not been in the city long
before it became apparent that it was
NOT A HAPPY FAMILY,
and the Police Court was semi-occa-
sionally made richer by the appear
ance Of the twain, she usually being
the prosecutor, but after her anger
cooled she always paid the fine and
the husband went on his way rejoic-
ing. People got anxious to know
something about them, and it was
soon ascertained that she was former
ly a public woman in Portland and
that she had amassed considerable
property. About four years ago the
couple were married and as indicat-
ing her previous liking for the man it
is said that on one occasion when he
got into trouble by shooting a man
she expended fully $4,000 to secure |
his acquittal. Be that as it may, there
was an apparent cooling in the ardor
Of their affections.
TROUBLE BREWING.
About two months ago a gentleman
well known in this section happened |
to be in Deer Lodge, when he met the
woman on the street and was told by
her that there was a conspiracy to
send her to the lunatic asylum, and
begging him if they did to make some
inquiries into the matter 4 few days
later, while on the train, the gentle
man heard some passengers discuss
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Mrs. Levin in the asylum, and as soon
as opportunity offered he made a visit
to the institution and found her in q
very excited condition. He advised
her to be as quiet as possible and tele-
graphed to her son and business
manager at Portland In response
the pair came but only remained
few days and departed for home.
Whether they tooks any steps
TO SECURE HER RELEASE
is not known, but after a short time
she got out and at once headed for
Portland After her arrival there she
was at once arrested on the complaint,
it is stated, of her agent at that point.
There she insisted that her case be
thoroughly examined into and she
was pronounced sane by competent
medical authority.
While this was going on at Port
land the gasd people of Anaconda
were surprised by the report that a
telegram had been received announc-
ing her death. This was certainly
sudden news for them, for they had
only day or two previous heard Of
her leaving for Oregon. However,
there were some people who took
stock in the report, for the public ad
ministrator Immediately applied for
the necessary letters Of administrator,
and the husband mournfully impaired
the sad news to hls friends.
COME TO LIFE.
Last Thursday, however, a change
came over the spirit Of their dreams.
Upon the arrival Of the train that
day, there was look of wonderment
on the faces Of tie people. Mrs.
Levin, in propria persona, stepped
upon the platform She was about
the iveliest- looking corpse ever seen
in Anaconda. Up to date she has
made no public demonstration, but it
expected that in few days there will
be fun and plenty Of business for the
lawyers In the meantime the out
siders are quietly awaiting the next
move in the game
THE GENERALS MEMENTOES.
There has been considerable specu-
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