The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-05-11
SUICIDE OF GENERAL MARTIN BEEN,
Domestic lnfelicity the Alleged Cause.

this city shot himself dead yesteday at Stan.
ton, Neb., whether from accident or design
is not known. 1t is said that the deed was
done because of family trouble, but this is
not believed by his friends. Mrs. Beem'a
maiden name was case, and her father Ra-
cine's millionaire horse owner and manu-.
facturer, j. I. Case. She was living with
her father at NeDah and Menasha, where
she met Gen. BEEN, nearly seven years ago.
Their marriage followed shortly afterward.
The General at that time was forty six and
Mrs. BEEN was only tw~enty-six. Gen. BEEN
was a member of both the Illinois aud Union
League clubs. His title of General was one
that vas given him by his friends, and not
one that he won in the army. where his rank
was captain.
OMAHA, May 4.-Far,her particulars con-
corning the suicide of Gen. Martin BEEN of
Chicago at Stanton Neb., were received
here to-day. The verdict or the Jury is that
BEEN came to his death by pistol shot from
some unknown source. Gen. BEEN arrived
in Stanton last Sunday from Chicago, and
hiring a livery rig drove out to the ranch of
Case, his wife's fsther, several miles from
Stanton. On Monday it was noticed that he
was acting very strangely. He wanted to 60
ont into the valley to shoot wild geese with
a revolver, and also wanted the family to
leave the house. He was apparently on
good terms with his wife, whom he came to
visit on Tuesday evening. After supper he
told his wife that she hal better 60 to her
room and lie down and take q nap, which
she did. Mr.. Case aud son went to the barn
to attend to the stock. Mr.. BEEN said he
would go to his wifs's room and tell his wife
he would read awhile before lying down aud
she in a few minutes fell asleep. She testi.
fed before the jury that she did not hear
either of the two shots. There were two shots
fired three or four seconds apart. The first
shot did not take effect. The second entered
Beem's body just above the heart, killing
him instantly. The noise of the falling
body and of others coming into the room
awakened his wife. Her father Mr.. Case !
found her standing ut the head of the stairs /
with her hands pressed against her ears.
She seemed to be almost out of her mind. |
Her husband had fallen face downwards
across a chair. he made two or three gasps
when turned over by Mr.. Case and expired. |
Mr.. and Mrs. BEEN bad not lived together for
years, their married life not being q
pleasant one. The body will be sent to Alton
Ill.,, for interment. Gen. BEEN was q prom
nent lawyer and politician of Chicago.
CHICAGO. May 6.-The Times will print
q statement to the effect that the Veteran
Union League of Chicago, of which the late
Martin BEEN was q member, will
probably hold a meeting to discuss measures
for investigating the mystery of his supposed
in Nebraska. Mrs. BEEN arrived
here to-day from Alton, where she attended
The burial Of the dead soldier. A new feat
IRE of the case is her statement that the
General attempted to murder her before he
shot himself. This does not correspond
With previous versions of the tragedy re-.
:eived in Chicago and supposed to have
been derived originally from Mrs. BEEN.
They were in effect that the two shots fred
we're both directed by the General against
Mrs. Beem's statement here is that
he was awakened by feeling a pistol in
he hands of the General being pressed
'galnst her and that the discharge was de-
lected by her throwing up her arm, the ball
cutting = hole in her dress at the shoulder.
General BEEN, she says Immediately turned
he weapon upon himself and died almost
instantly.
CHICAGO, May L. The Union Veteran
Club at a private meeting tonight appointed
committee of four to solve the mystery
surrounding the death of Martin BEEN, who
Vas reported to have committed suicide in l
lis wife's presence At her fathers Nebraska !
anch. Instructions were given the COM
aittee to spare neither cos: nor effort. The =
hub will cooperate with the Grand Army t
ost 1t Alton, which has also taken an in I
in the matter.
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