The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-11-25
A Michigan Woman Leaves Her East
prn Husband and Webs a Great
Falls Man.
She Represents Herself as Il Widow
I,ut Husband No. | Proves
Very Much Alive.
An Eighteen Irar.Dld ChaImcr From
the. Badger state Running
ANNEX in the West.

Lynn W. Allen and Emma Potter were
issued a marriage license IN the 10th,
and were married the amt date by
Judge Race. Mr.. Allen is d well known
resident of this city. while the bride had
been here but "A short time. Mr.. Allen
knew her but three weeks before the
date of their marriage. 1t was IA brief
honeymoon, Mrs. Allen having already
left the city. The case is one which has
attracted considerable attention among
those who know the circumstances.
There is not much of romance about it.
but it bears evidence of IA willful viola
ton of law by the woman.
When Allen first met her she cult
waited his acquaintance, and their friend
ship grew very rapidly, She represented
herself as being a widow. whose former
husband came to his death in IA railroad
accident. She also told Alien that she
owned d farm. and had some money left
her by her father. who is dead. Her
home was in Fostoria. Mich. before com
ing to Montana.
The woman was young and pretty. her
age being given on the marriage ccrtlii-
cate as eighteen years and three months.
Allen was captivdtcd by her and after a
short acquaintance preached the subject
of marriage. He was accepted and the
twain became one After the ceremony
Mr.. Allen proposed to notify her friends
of the occurrence. tut to this Mrs. Allen
objected in a manner which served to
arouse suspicious. He then did some
~teicgraphing on his " account. and
vas electrified to learn by AN answer to
his message hat he had married the
wife Of another man. The Michigan
farmer, who was the lawful spouse of the
woman. was not dead, and he strenuous
~ objected to being classcd among the
dcparted. lie wired that hc would bc
here to claim his wife. and his arrival Is
expected today,
When Mrs. Allen heard this she at
once confessed to her dupliclty. Her
deceived husband was greatly shocked
and told her that while he wOIld not
prosecute her for bigamy her action was
within the pale Of the law, and in the
hope that she would lead Il life in the
future which would in SOM" measure
atone for her misdccds Of the past he
could but forgive her and say that ne re-
GREETED having known her.
In certain sections of this city there
was a Noma not long e q u
the sporting fraternity as Bess Tucker.
This was the sister of the woman whom
Allen had married. The who
lived a life OF shame in this city left her
eastern home and her whereabouts was
unknown for a long time. When her
identity was discovered here h immc.
diately left the city. Her sister seem
inglv followed in her footsteps.
Allen is a young man who has been in
the employ Of IiOtchklss ~ Hawkins and
later the Great Falls Iron Works. His
employers speak in the highest terms of
him, lie Is regarded as an honest, in
dustrious workman and when the pres
cnt difficulty arose. his employers sad to
him that they were assured he was not
at fault in the matter. lie feels very
much Inundated that hc should have
been v~ictimized as he has been. but says
he is glad he found out al such AN early
date the character Of the W"man he had
taken 70 he his wife.