Griggsville Woman Possesses Certificate Purporting to Show Her Marriage at Denver to the Long Haired Medicine Man Who Was Shot to Death 15y Mate Breen of the Steamer Dubuque.

It now appears that the woman at Griggsville, Ill., who makes the claim to be the wife of the long-haired medicine man, who, with his son, was shot to death on the steamer Dubuque by Mate Breen of that vessel, may indeed be the widow of the so-called Christopher Leonidas, whose real name, according to this woman and to the Denver papers, was Joseph Taggert. The Colorado reports are to the effect that Taggert was an eccentric character, who lived for some time as a hermit and later exhibited himself as a representative of those who live by themselves in lonely places, making their homes in caves and in huts in the seclusion of unfrequented forests.

It will be recalled that M. E. Bowling, manager of the Boies Undertaking parlors in this city received a letter from the Griggsville woman over a week ago. She then asked for information with regard to the effects of her alleged husband and details of the manner of his death. Mr. Bowling has now received a letter from a lawyer representing this woman, who called her alleged husband Joseph E. Taggert. The lawyer speaks of the dead man as Chas. Taggert. This may be a clerical error, or a mistake of memory on the part of the lawyer, or it may be that the woman has just found out the real name of her supposed husband.

The following is the text of the letter:
Pittsfield, Ill., Aug. 16, 1902, M. V. Boies Co., Davenport, la., Gentlemen: Mrs. Chas. Taggert of Griggsville Ill., called at my office today concerning the death of her husband, Chas. Taggert on a boat near your city. Her marriage certificate to Taggart in Denver, Colo., Jan. 17, 1891, by Rev. A. E. Chase of Hyde Park Presbyterian Church. The witnesses to the marriage are living and all identify the pictures of Taggart and son as published in newspapers. This woman and Taggert lived together occasionally. She has one child by him—a boy 10 years old. Her proof is conclusive of marriage. If he had any estate at time of death she would like to know it and whatever articles of value he had on his person. Any information you can give would be of great interest to her. Respectfully, EDWARD YATES.

The property of the Leonidases found with them at the time of their death consisted of seven dollars in money, a camping outfit, several trunks full of bottled rubbish and a big dog of mongrel breed.