, 1885-12-19

DILLON, Montana, Dec. S.-Short-
ly after midnight last night Moses
Morrison, one Of the proprietOrs Of
the Nevada saloon in this town, was
about closing the saloon for the
night. He invited several parti s
to take a drink with him. Among
the crowd was a gambler by the
name of Hiram Perry. While the
drinks were being set up a woman
Of the town, by the name Of frankie
Riley, came IN and was invited by
Morrison to join thepIrty and go to
an oyster parlor few doors away.
The woman started In advance Of
the crowd and the whole party, ex-
cept Perry, went into the restaur-
ant. Morrison called for oysters for
the crowd, and soou after Perry
came in and sat ut the table with
Morrison, the woman and others.
Morrison went tn the clerks desk
and paid for the oysters. About the
time Morrison turned around from
the clerks desk Perry began to use
some abusive language toward Nor
risOn and the woman. Morrison
stepped outside the door, and Perry
said: "GOd d-n YOU, l have a
notion to kill you anr. her and my
self, and end this trouble;" and as
he spoke, drew large army pistol
and shot Morrison, the ball entering
below the left eye. Death was in
Simultaneous. Perry then turned
and fired ut the woman, who was
retreating through the back
door Of the restaurant. His
aim was good but someone
saw the revolver leveled in that d.
rection and pulled the woman aside
The 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
at the inquisition held to-day on the
bodies OF the two men. Perry and
his victim. DIR. Pickman amputated
the wOman's srn, and she Is not
thought to be In danger Of dying.
She seems to have been the bore Of
contention. The woman, Jealousy
and whisky played their usual parts,
and played them well. Morrison
WIS liked very much. Perry was
gambler. He has parents and friends
in Ogden. His rpmains will be sent
to his parents
Hiram Perry, the chief mover In
the awful tragedy, was raised In Og-
/ .I.u UTt.k ..,A s,taa tha gpn 81 a.
mormon bishop, and WIS about 28
years Of age. When mere buy he
Obtlined work on the Central Pacific
railroad ~ Il brakeman on freight
train running from CHrlln, Nevada,
to TOanO, but after working there
for two or three years he was trans
ferred to the run from Ogden west.
The mania for gambling got the bet
ter Of him, and he became profess
gional, since which be has done moth
ing else. When the Utah and
Northern road was being built he
followed the road as far as Dillon.
From there he drifted buck down the
road as far as ShoshOne, Idaho,
where he hrst met Frankie Riley,
and they went together into the
Wood River country, finally bring
Ing up in the Occur d'Alene mines.
In Thompson Falls, u year ago last
May, Perry killed an Indian under
the following circumstances: Perry
and two other, men .were playing
seven-up for 81 a corner. The In
dian came Into the saloon in an In
toxicated condition and wanted to
play, but those In the game did not
desire his presence. The Indian WIS
80 anxious to take a hand that he
was finally let in, and the cards were
so manipulated that Perry beat the
Indian out Of so cents-all the money
he had. Exasperated ut this he
drew n large knife and ran Perry out
Of the house. DOdging behind a
tree, he told the Indian TO stop,
which he refused TO do, and Perry
shot him dead in his tricks. Perry
was acquitted on his preliminary ex-
animation. After this he and frankie
Riley came back 10 Dillon and that
town has since been the home Of
both parties Perry was q powerful
young fellow, very quarrelsOme when
drinking, always ready for a fight In
any shape. He has been In 80 many
difficulties In and around Dillon that
for some months Il has been rumorefl
that the next time he made q break
he would be treated 10 a dose OF
hemp, and several persons there
have been afraid he would kill some
sod unun, e Ne has done at last