The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-10-08
SUICIDE AT FLINT CREEK.
Thomas Wadd Shoots Himself With a
Pistol.

On Saturday last Mr.. A. DeLong, who
had Just reached Deer Lodge. received
telegram requesting his Immediate return
home, az an employee had shot and killed
himself. Mr.. belong returned here Mon
day and gave us the following particulars
In July, 1879, Thorn az Wadd. an orphan
boy aged about nineteen years, came frt m
New York to Glendale, stopped q short
time. went to New Chicago and worked
for NJ. Dooley several months. In February
he went to work for A. DsLong and was
In his employ until May, 1880, when he
went to Glendale for three weeks visit,
returned and again worked for belong nm
I'll Saturday last. Mr.. belong had depos-
tied 500 with Donnell, Clark & Larabie TO
the credit of Wadd, but the latter had
s,uce drawn out the amount and loaned 1t
to another person and had not succeeded in
collecting it.
On Friday last Wadd had returned to
belongs from farmers whom he had
been assisting in threshing. He acted left
peculiarly and was in bed when belong
left for Deer Lodge on Saturday. He had
STAYED in bed late aud attracted the atten-
ton by his strange actions OF VIM. Pierson,
who was stopping at belongs with an in
iured foot. During the whole forenoon
Wadd was around in the vicinity OF the
house but was disinclned TO work and
avoided Mrs. belong when her household
duties called her near him. When dinner
was called MIR. Pierson called him, but,
hearing no response, ID. went 10 search
for him and found him lying in COW sta
Bile about 1870 PAGES from the house with
pistol shot in the lett temple and the brain
ooz,ng therefrom. He was still living and
she could hear gurgling sound in his
throat. Mrs. D. was very much alarmed ;
called Mr.. Pierson; got horse TO, him and
the latter rode to New Chicago, 81 miles
distant, giving notice in the meantime to
iii Thomas, who at once went up aud
thinks deceased lived about "a hours.
A Coroner's inquest was held by Judge
Ferguson on Sunday and verdict render
ed in accordance with the facts. Wadd
had shot himself with a five-shooter OF ~
or 80 calibre which had had two loads in,
one of which was discharged.
MIR. DeLong says he was the best boy to
work he ever had never drank or gam
bled, and was highly esteemed by every
body. He had wrapped mp his watch and
$s7 in money and secreted it in the root
house. He was evidently eating rutaba-
GA whop he shot himself. No cause can be
assigned except that he proposed to &C
home November list and that he was de-
spondent because he could not collect the
$400 he had loaned out.
He was buried in New Chicago on Sun
day, the funeral being one of the largest
ever seen in the valley.
MIR. Burt Storr, Deputy Sheriff Of Bea
verhead County, residing at Glendale, who
came TO Montana with the deceased, ar
rived here yesterday en- route to New Chi
cago to look after the effects Of his friend
He says the superstition that the loan
the money had anything to do with tn
suicide is a mistake, as the money was In
vested in stock of tho Masonic Hall at Glen
dale, which the bank was prepared to cash
at auy time. and that Wadd had letter +
that effect. He can assign no cause for tn
rash act.