, 1886-05-26
SELF MURDER.
Fred St. Denis Takes Morphine and
Dies a Suicides Death.
A Possible Sequel to the Headless
Mystery.

Last evening dDOut y v clOCk rTcu St.
Denis. well known in Cheyenne, was seen
by an acquaintance to place a white pow
der in a glass of water and swallow the
mixture. His companion asked him what
he was doing, and he replied, Only
taking something to make me sleep" He
had, however, taken twelve grains OF
morphine, and the fatal drug soon began
to have its effect. He told several people
that he had taken morphine and was
going to die, but no one paid any atten-
ton to what they supposed were mere
maudlin utterances.
About 1880, however, it was seen that
something was seriously wrong and in a
short time st. Denis stumbled into the
saloon of West Meyer, on Eddy street,
and said he was going to die there. He
looked like he meant what he said and
Meyer made him sit down in a chair on
the sidewalk in front OF the saloon, while
he asked him what he had been doing"
In a few moments the wretched man be.
gan to turn blue about the forehead. and
he fell forward in his chair. He was
picked up and carried into a back room
and DR.. Marston hastily summoned. He
was too late, however. Everything posi-.
BILE was done, but the drug had completed
its deadly task, and at s o'clock Fred st.
Denis was a corpse.
Ct nap,o ,rao xr.ll lporn -, N,rtharn
Colorado and Southern Wyoming. Eight
years ago he owned and lived on a ranch
on the head of the Cache La Poudre
Selling this, he came to Wyoming and
purchased what is known as The Horse
shoe road ranch, this side of Fort Fetter-
man. He had also a small bunch of cat
tie and horses. Selling out the Horse
shoe, he purchased the La Bonte ranch.
This he also sold and invested in the Cot
tonwood ranch. Selling this, he came to
Cheyenne and purchased an interest in
the saloon of Harry Hynds.
This last purchase occurred last sum
mer, and St. Denis has been around
Cheyenne ever since. Business and fam
lily troubles are assigned as the reasons for
the rash act. St. Denis and his wife
have separated a time or two within the
last few years, finally parting about a year
ago. Two children are now living in
Greeley with their mother. The widow
was telegraphed to at once. About a year
ago, while on the Cottonwood ranch, St.
Denis attempted his life by shooting, the
ball inficting an ugly scalp wound. He
was about 81 years of age, and has parents
resident in Toronto. Canada, substantial,
well to do people.
The body was taken to Warren's NOR
tuary and a .oroner's jury sworn in and
the inquest adjourned to 10 a. III. to day
at the City hall.
An incident has just transpired that bids
fair to revive The interest in the famous
headless corpse mystery. As the city
council was in session last evening, after
the suicide had occurred, a man well
known in Cheyenne and under the influ-
ence of liquor, came into the hall, and
under the impression hat he was before
a coroner's jury began to tell what he
knew about the headless corpse, saying
that he knew where the head was buried.
About this time he discovered his mis-
take and beat a hasty retreat. When ii
is remembered hal the name Of Fred ST.
Denis Was frequently heard during the in
v~estigation Of the mystery of the head
less corpse, we may be on the eve of start
hing revelations.