Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-12-11
A LOVERS CRIME.
A Jealous Mans Awful Act Of Revenge
"A. Il. Morrison Killed, Hiram Per.
~ Suicides, and frankie Riley Badly
Injured.

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Special to the Butte Minerl
DILLON, Montana, December g.
Shortly after midnight last night Mos.
es Morrison, one Of the proprietors Of
the Nevada saloon in this town, was
about closing the saloon for the night
He invited several parties to take .
drink with him. Among the crowd
was gamble, by the name of Hiram
Perry. While the drinks were being
set up . woman Of the town, by the
name OF frankie Riley, came in and
was invited by Morrison to Join the
party, and 60 to an oyster parlor few
doors away. The woman started in
advance Of the crowd and the whole
party, except Perry, went into the res.
tauraut. Morrison called for oysters
for the crowd, and soon after Perry
came in and sat at the table with
Morrison, the woman and others.
Morrison went to the clerks desk and
paid Tor the oysters. About the time
Morrison turned from the clerks desk
Perry began to
USE SOME ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
Toward Morrison and the woman.
Morrison stepped outside the door
and Perry said: cd d-n you, !
have a notion to kill you and her and
myself, and end this trouble;" and as
he spoke, drew large army pistol
and shot Morrison, the ball entering
below the lefteve. Death was lnstan.
taneous. Perry then turned and fred
At the woman, who was retreating
through the back door OF the restau-
rant. His aim was good, but someone
saw the revolver leveled in that direc.
ton and
sNATCnED THE WOMAN ASIDE.
Tho ball shattered her right arm.
Perry then placed the pistol to his
own head and blew out his brains
These are about the facts developed
ut the inquisition held to day on the
bodies of the two men, Perry and his
victim. DR.. Plckman amputated the
woman's arm, and she is not thought
to be in danger Of dying. She seems
to have been the bone Of contention.
The woman, jealousy and whisky
played their usual parts, and played
them we'll. Morrison was liked very
much. Perry was a gambler. He
has parents and friends in Ogden.
His remains will be sent to his parents.
Nose Morrison was about so years
old and had lived in Montana since
1868. Hiram Perry. the murderer
and suicide, was the son of Mormon
Bishop. He was raised IN Ogden,
Utah, and about % years of age. He
was a gambler. A couple Of years
ago he was on Wood River, and we'll
known in HALEY, but left for the
Ceur d'Alene country where no killed
an Indian, at Murray, last May. He
was powerful young fellow, very
quarrelsome when drinking, and al.
ways ready for fight.
frankie Riley is about 80 years Of
age. She married James Riley, gam
bier, in Frisco, Utah, 10 or II years
ago. About three years ago she came
to Shoshone, where she stock up with
Perry. While in Dillon she lived only
a short distance from the Nevada "a.
loon, and frequently went there for
liquors. Perry was always Jealous OF
her, although he knew perfectly we'll
what her character was, and treat ed
in a most shameful manner, often
beating and abusing her. Mr.. Morri.
son sympathized with the woman, and
when Perry and Riley were dealing
faro in the Nevada saloon, often re.
monstrated with Perry for his NAL.
treatment of the woman. Perry's
jealously undoubtedly increased a
time wore on, and in drunken spell
he spilled the blood Of good msu
and ended his own miserable exist
ance.