The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-05-18
A Handsome Woman Dies at
the County Poor Farm
at Boulder.
MONEY, DIAMONDS, FINE CLOTHES.
Sickness Had Probably Left Her
Mind Unbalanced, and
ObliviOus.

mysterious came to Boulder on the
Butte train Tuesday of last week and
took the wagon for the springs She
had every appearance of lady Of re-
finement and education, and of course
she was shown every courtesy while
there. On Thursday she said she
wanted to 60 to Gregson springs,
and Major Beckwith had her brought
to the depot in buggy. While
awaiting a train her actions were SO
mysterious that agent Hundley had
DIR. Leighton call, who pronounced
her too sick to travel and ordered her
sent to the poor farm. That was
Thursday afternoon. On Friday
afternoon she died and was buried
quietly on Saturday She had the
best of care while there, Mrs. Dunks
doing everything in her power to
console and comfort the distressed
woman. She was evidently suffer-
ing from severe attack of nervous
ness, but no one seemed to know ex-
actly what allied her.
After her burial her trunk was
opened at the treasurer's office in the
court house, and the revelation was
startling. John Sheehy, Of the board
of county commissioners, took view
of everything contained therein,
tagged the different articles, locked
and sealed the trunk, then turned the
key over to Judge Showers. She
was evidently lady of rank, as her
casket of jewelry was in keeping
with lady of wealth and refinement.
There were several large cluster
diamond rings, necklaces, bracelets,
pins, a lovely gold watch and chain,
etc., all of which are inlaid with
diamonds, and large stack of bonds
with coupons drawing interest in
the Compagnie Rationale DIES Gan
aux Agricales, at Toulon, France;
oceans of fine lace underwear, six or
eight pairs of shoes, some of which
she had never worn, besides every
thing else necessary for lady who
is travelling for health, which is evid-
ent from the fact that she had been
in the hospital at Missoula for several
days, if not longer. Why she was
travling alone no one knows.
Her marriage certificate stated that
she was married at Marysville, Cal,
10 years ago, and that she is 81
years old. Her name is Mrs.
Louise Hornung, nee Hugault.
The lady was small of stature, dark
hair and eyes, very petite, rather
reserved, but had the appearance of
being we'll educated and we'll raised.
From her general appearance one
would have taken her for an actress.
No one could find out her name
until after her death and her trunk
was opened, which revealed several
letters, but they are nearly all in
French. She had one double setted
gold ring, which was purchased of
G. NJ. Wright, of Kansas City. The
settings were out, but in the box
neatly wrapped in small piece of
paper is very large sapphire which
she probably intended putting into
the ring. 1t appeard that the lady
originally came from Marysville, Cal,
where she was married 10 years ago
at the age of Il. But the marriag
was failure in this instance and a
divorce was secured.
She had started for the east some
where, but WAS taken sick at Mis-
soula and was taken to St. Johns
hospital, where she was tenderly
cared for by the Sisters for some
time. After getting better the sick
ness left her mind impaired, and
there is no doubt she really was
insane when here and did not know
what she was doing. Just before she
died she asked Mrs. Dunks to take
hold of her hands and rub them