The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
DicIxie Denier, a Woman of La Crosse,
Found Dead Under Suspicious Cir
cumstances, but With No Signs
of Violence ON Her
Person.

The following item of news taken from
the columns of the Minneapolis Tribune,
constitutes sermon in itself, the moral
of which is SO manifestly plain as to need
neither elaboration or comment. 1t mar
rates simply the old, old story Of sin and
consequent suffering, so often produced
and reenacted in the shifting scenes of
| life as to awaken little of interest or even
passing curiosity, in the mind of the
casual reader. But in this instance, the
party referred to and whose untimely tax
| ing off is announced, lived at one time
among us, associated with our people and
became much of a favorite because of her
joyous nature and striking personal
9eauty.
0, beauty, fatal gift! Why is it, that
thy shrine at which the whole human
family bow down, is strewn with blasted
hopes moistened by tears and wet
with the blood of sacrifice? This
young being, so we'll adapted for the
pleasures and duties of life, so eminently
qualified to adorn the circles of society, at
last became victim to the tempter. She
FELL and the final chapter is told below:
The mysterious death of Anna Daniels,
leader of the demi monde, who has lived
here number of years under the name
of Dickie Denier, has caused a great SEN
sation in police circles, and is the topic Of
conversation tonight. For several months
past she has been living alone at 223 Di
vision street, having abandoned her busi-
ness Of keeping house of ill-repute, and
it is said was soon to be married to a con-
morning about three o'clock, after his
train arrived, he went to her house and
knocked at the rear door. A dim light
showed through an upper window. Get
ting no response he forced the door and
assembled the stairs to her room. This
door being locked, he forced it open and
was hcrrifed to see his bride-to be-in
night clothes, stretched upon the floor
dead. The carpet was saturated with
kerosine and her clothing was drenched
with the same fluid from an immense can
near by. Fastened to the carpet were
candles, nearly burned to the floor, the in
tention being to conceal a suicide or muir
der The police were notified, and COM
menced an investigation. Emil Gaborean
never furnished more material for mys-
terry in all his French novels. A post |
mortem examination revealed no injuries
to the body nor any evidence of suicide,
nor signs of violence, nor the slightest in
dication that deceased had taken her own
life. The burning candles and pads Of
kerosene battles detectives, who all day
long have been searching for clue. The
coroner's inquest this afternoon developed
sufficient evidence to warrant postpone
ment of proceedings until Monday to
await the voluntary or enforced return of
a young medical practitioner, who is re-
ported to have left rather hurriedly for
Cincinnati, when sensational develop
ments are anticipated
Deceased was about 80 years of age,
in appearance, and very
stylish. She came from one of the subur-
ban towns of ST. Louis, and has played
high card in this vicinity, and her mys
terious death has occasioned no end of
gossip.