Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-12
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D&apenaency and Drink Cause . Well.
KNOWN Citisen to Become q self-MuE-
derer-He Leaves . Short Mote to Hid
Wife Asking Her forgiveness and
Then Fires Q Bullet Into His Breast.
T. d. F~eatherly. who has resided in Butte
for about six years, cam to the conclusion
Sunday evening that he had lived long
enough and accordingly at about half-past
o'clock fired q shot into his left breast
which soon ended his earthly career.
The deed was committed in q little room
In the rear OF a fruit and confectionery
store On West Granite street, kept by bis
vile, Mrs. Nancy L. Featheriy. A few
minutes before shooting himself Featherly
entered the room and made enquiries OF
Mrs. Featherly about some personal
effects belonging to him which he had
requested her to- pack up for him,
they having separated because OF his dissi-
patcd habits. Before Mrs. Featherly could
reply Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Wharton entered
the store to make q purchase and she left
the room to wait upon them.
Just as she was about to step behind the
1aN RAoSOl ohOu a. nchEu III tuC UACk
oom and she Immediately exclaimed, ssMy
husband has killed himself" and ran back
to the room where she had left him. When
she entered she found FeatherIy lying on q
sofa and o revolver on the floor in front of
him, and she cried out. "Oh what have You
done?" Featherly gasDsd for breath once
or twice and said. "Oh my, oh N.Y." and
in q minute or two after was dead. Mrs.
Pattison, who was in the house, went to
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he took o swallow just as he was dying.
A doctor was summoned, but before he
could arrive Featherly was beyond all
worldly aid and his spirit had taken it's
flight.
Coroner Howard held an inquest, at
which Mrs. Featherly. j. r. Wharton, j.. p.
Jackson, DR.. Mcguire, Mrs. Pattison, j..
Raley and X. Gray were examined. Jack.
son testified that Featherly had come to
his store Sunday afternoon and asked him
for a pistol, saying that he wanted to kill
himself. Jackson refused to Civ him q pistol, |
as also did some money for which he asked |
saying he would buy a pistol. jackson
further testified that Featherly had been |
with him since last Thursday, and had |
been intoxicated about all the time.
Mrs. F~eatherly, in addition to detailingI
the particulars OF the suicide, also testified
that her husband had repeatedly threat.
eneu TO Kill himself, q because OF his dis /
habits she had begun action for
divorce, which was nov pending in the dis.
trict court.
Deceased was only 32 years old and was
q cigarmaker by occupation and leaves q
wife and one child; q little girl s years old.
A second daughter, named Eva, died a few
ago.
The ~coroner's jury returned q verdict in
with the evidence elected.
The shot which ended Featherly's life
entered near the left nipple and severed the
right ventrical, the ball lodging against the
ribs. The weapon used was q small 32-caIi.
bre revolver which he managed to obtain
Yesterday morning Coroner Howard
while examining the clothing worn by de-
ceased, found @ letter in one OF the rockets
on q letterhead belonging to j.. I,
Jackson and was dated June g., and con-
tanned the following:
my Dear Wife, cannot live without
you, 80 l am going to die. Forgive me for
all the wrongs I have done you. From
your a~ffectionate husband,
"T. d. F~EArHERLY.
"Have ne buried beside Eva and from
my home and that will end all the trouble.
kiss me when I am gone"
The funeral will take place this afternoon
2 O'Clock from the Miners Union hall
under the auspices OF the A. o. u. w., oil
which organization deceased was q mem
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