The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-30
His Franks May Come High.
Though Married He Fools 4 Trusting
Widow Who Now Sues Him.
A Selfish bastard Of High Position
Dragged Before the World.

places on her heart. This is the sun
she will try to make DR.. David c. Linn
pay. She has filed a bill in the superior
court charging the doctor With breach
of promise. The case is a sensational
one, and has added interest on account
of the prominence of DR.. Linn. the de-
PENDANT. The evidence in the way of
letters which passed between the per-
sons concerned will make rare and racy
reading. The history of the case is an
unusually interesting one. Anthony j.
Burke, of the law firm of O'Donnell a.
Burke, plaintiffs counsel, says that in
all his years of law practice he has never
seen a case of its kind ~embodying so
many sensational features. The whole
story reads like a novel.
DR.. David c. Linn is well known
throughout Illinois. He is a doctor of
ability. His residence is at Frederick.
Schuyler county. Illinois, and he holds
the responsible position of supervisor.
He is 60 years old and married. but has
no children. He is a tall, distinguished
looking man, with iron gray hair and
long, gray beard. which sweeps his
breast. He is one of the wealthiest men
in that part of tine state. He is reputed
to be worth nearly 100000. and owns
property IN several states besides Illinois.
The plaintiff in the case. Mrs. Dennis, is
ID widow of thirty and has two children.
She is described as a
S~INGULARLY BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
a pronounced blonde of faultless figure.
and is possessed Of many charms and
graces. All these things served to com
pletely enmesh the doctors heart.
Their acquaintance started as far back
as June. 1889. Mrs. Dennis at that time
was living at Beardstown. a small village
not many miles from Frederick, and
where DR.. Linn had an extensive prac-
tice. Mrs. Dennis never had an intro
duction to the doctor. Their first meet
ing was somewhat peculiar. While at
tending a patient he had to nave some
soiled collars and cuffs washed. and was
directed to a certain place. He made a
mistake in the house, however. and
knocked at the door of the Dennis man.
sion. The knock was answered by the
buxom widow herself, and the doctor. as
he afterward madly declared in his cor
r~espondeace, fell in love with her then
and there. His timid question as to
whether she was the lady who took in
washing was answered by an indig-
nant no" and the slamming of the
door in his face. DR.. Linn. instead of
being embarrassed by this reception. was
more determined than ever to make the
acquaintance of the fair e%nchantress.
The day following, dressed in his best,
he drove up to the house and repre-
sented himself as wishing to purchase
the house. Mrs. Dennis told him that
the house did not belong to her. After
TINS second meeting, Mrs. Dennis swears
IN her affidavit, the doctors visits we're
frequent. He represented himself as
unmarried. she says. and in a short time
had gained complete possession of her
heart.
Things went on in this way for over a
year. lhe doctor was completely enam-
ored and the pair were happy. The doc
tor showered
MoNEY AND PRESENTS.
upon her. Being the supervisor of
Frederick he had the issuing of bonds.
He gave her. she says, five government
bonds. each representing $500. He also
gave her, she swears, $4,000 worth of
deeds, and then purchased in her name
the lot and house in which she lived.
He bought her a diamond ring and a
gold watch valued at 800. She also says
he made presents of a valuable
purse and many other things, some
trivial and others expensive. At
various times after October 18th.
Mrs. Dennis swears, the doctor in. A.;
troduced her as his wife. and in her :
affidavit Mrs. Dennis says she and the
doctor had travelled to Salt Lake City, Z
San Francisco, Omaha. Niagara Falls, i
Toronto. st. Louis, Kansas City and De- s
trait. Jhe claims they lived very happi- {
ly together until January /. 1891. 4. s
good deal of unpleasant talk had been !
circulated about the village. and she !
says she urged the doctor to immediate
marriage, but he made several excuses
and promises. January LIST, she says.
she found out for the first time that he
was married. i
May 24th," her statement reads. "Dr.
Linn came to my house. 1t was in the
evening, and when he knocked | would
not let him in. He persisted in his at
to gain admission and ] finally ,
said: "If you knock at the door again
I'll shoot you" His only answer was a ,
X OF THE DOOR,.
and l fired. The bullet vent through
the door and hit him in the abdomen. /
frightened and opened the door, ,
and he staggered into the room. He was =,
not seriously hurt. He stayed in the !
house for three days, and I cared for his {
wound" I
After the shooting, Mrs. Dennis states, {
she left Beardstown and came to Chica- !
90 in order that she might keep away !
from the doctor. While in Chicago, she
says, she received many letters from the
all Of them lengthy and vowine
eternal devotion from beginning to end. &