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Show REMARKABLE CASE OF A DUAL LIFE Canyon City, Colo., June 13. A remarkable re-markable case of bigamy and duality of life cflino to light In tho county court yesterday, when Charles Downs of Chicago, filed a petition for lottors of administration in the estate of his futher, Lewis A Downs, former mom-ber mom-ber of a Chicago corset manufacturing company. Although having a wife In Chicago, Downs wa3 married in Denver, December De-cember 12, 1S99, to MrB. Emma G. Modley, who for several years traveled trav-eled with him as assistant saleswoman sales-woman Downs died last May, and Mrs. Mod-ley Mod-ley appeared before tho Judge of the probato court here and asked to be appointed administratrix. She was duly comlssioncd to dispose of Down'i property in Canyon City, which con-6ibted con-6ibted of valuable orchard land, but Downs' son filed a petition nsking that the appointment of Mrs. Modley be set aside. |