Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-01-06

However that may have been. Corporal
Roland and Mr.. Brooks began wrestling.
The guests looked on and cheered the
conlbatants. Then came 6as 'pistol.shOt.
MIR. Brooks had riddenlhis lscventy miles
too we'll. Bismarck was only stage in
his Journey. Scarcely had sthe5i smoke
cleared away, when he was mounted 1On
the Pale Horse and ga1ioping toward the
shore whose ocean rolls all around the
world. 80. I.
Miss Lou Garrity (who resides at the
Split says she was standing. at the door
when Roland passed out and saw that he
held q smoking pistol in his hand He
walked rapidly through the ball room to
the street, but before he could mount his
horse, he was captured and taken to Athe
jug. In her testimony Miss Clarity says
she got on to the pistol as he went past
her, and was satisfied it smoked, you bei
your life So = s.ss
Some of the guests raised Mr.. Brooks to
the bed, but it was evident that he was no
good. Tlle1ball entered just under the
right side of the chin and came out at the
top of the head, effectually running any
aspiration Mr. Brooks may have had to
the accomplishment Of q green old age.
The disappearance of Mr.. Brooks inter
est in the festivities brouxhttho ball to2an
end, to the illimita Bile disgust ct III lis5lill
xIss R1cHARps.
That young ladysdsclared that she had
been seven times winner In this season 2
9ocikI n@eavors, knt now she stoed e
lose shout 't75,, which She had every reason
10 believe would have, been the receipts OF
the bar. So che declared the rest Of the
racket Of; AMI ct r II o'clock the hall va
deserted BY III 6Ave those who still hov
cred around the rapidly cooling tenement
I Of the late Mr.. Brooke departed spirit.
A friend Of the ,lamentcd stood guard at
the door and tearfu)ly admitted only
those who had admired the dead man
while he was in life. None but friends
Of Jimmy Brooks were permitted 10 look
upon his blood stained face that was
turned up towards the cold, clear sky 10 II
| the CLASSY eyes were pecring after the soul
that had been so suddenly started with
such rough send off upon the rings Of
the maelstrom that center in eternity. The
red stream oozed slowly from the double
wound and t,icElsd down upon Mr.. Han.
nifin's virgin pillows, and on the floor
where he fell, = miniature lake of blood
fretted with little islands Of brains, showed
where the last earthly Thoughts Of Mr.
Brooks were centered -~.
DR.. Slaughter, acting coroner, held
THE INQUEST, WI
and took testimony voluminously. Butt
all tended to one end. and that was thai
Mr.. Brooks having coppered death had
played in his whole stack aud passed out
Gefore the turn. a Y rdict ron
dered by the Jury IN accordance with the
evidence duplicates Corpsral Roland, who
declines to say anything about tho affair
keeping his own council.
Thursday Mr.. Brooks was buried. A
long line Of sledges followed the remains
through the frosty air and over the gilt
tering snow to the graveyard, where with
simple ceremony the grave was accorded
|pi}s victim, and the cold, hard earth packed
around the dead man forever.
Apart from Mr.. Brooks (and the gir]
away out in Montana, who will suffer ia
her way when she hears of the death OF
her lover) Miss Richards and MIR. Hanni-
fin appear to be the heavier losers. The
rady laments the SO which are still in the
mirage that embraces what might have
been, while Mr. Hannifin is out some $95
for entertaining the corpse. In anticira.
tion OF the arrival of MIR. Brooks estate,
as Mr.. Hannitin terms the twenty-one
!lead Of mules, that gentleman has pre-.
pared the following fiaat5@ Es4."1s'a' -.
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