The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-20
SHOT DOWN like A DOG
Brutal Murder Of John n. Kinnsar at
Bellevue, Idaho.
A Discharged Employe of the Min
ME Moore Mining Company
Did the Deed Then
Shot Himself.
special Dispatch to the standard.

Special Dispatch 10 the standard.
BELLEVUE, Idaho. July l9.-John NJ.
Kinnear, superintendent of the Minnie
Moore Mining company, was shot and
killed this afternoon by +. Graham Fell
scnthal, who thereupon shot himself
through the breast iniiicting wound that
will surely prove fatal.
The affair happened in Judge Dilley's
Office ON Main street in the presence OF
Judge Dilley, w. II. Redway Of Salt Lake,
b. J. Nortlykc and n. NJ. Ruck. MIR. Kin
near had just entered the office and was
seated at the table with his back to
the door talking to Mr.. Redway
when Fclsenthal entered unawares and
stepping up i'm the rear of
Kinnear, he put revolver close TO his
back and fired. The hall passed through
Kinnear's body. and was of itself fatal.
Kinnear rose TO try To escape from the
room, but Felsenthal followed him up and
fired three more bullets into his body, the
mouth of the gun i'm each case pressing
on the body OF Kinnear. The latter
dropped i'm the doorway uttering only the
words: II am gone"
Satisfied that his work of death was
done, Felsenthal called the attention of
the bystanders i'm the office who had all
the time been powerIess to stay the muir
tlerer's hand, aud said: "Gentlemen, you
see am going TO kill myself now" As
he said this he snapped the revolver but
il failed TO go OIL. Passing out To the
street he tried il again with more success.
the ball entering his body just above the
heart and passing out near the backbone.
He then walked down the street half n
dozen doors and then returned To Judge
Dilley's Office, and with apparent delight
viewed the corpse OF Kinnear weltering
in a pool OF blood. With perfect GOODNESS
he walked out of the Office half block
away to physicians Office, where he re-
ceived medical attention. He at once
said that he was dying, and asked that his
wife he sent for and that he be allowed 10
make a sworn statement before il was
too late.
He said In substance that he felt he had
sufficient grievance TO justify the shooting
and he was not sorry for what he had
done. He and Kinnear had had some
trouble and he had told him that he
wanted him to pay him some money and
take care of his family until he could
make some. There had been considerable
trouble between the two during the past
few days. but It had gone no further than
passionate words and Felsenthars threat
eninr TO sboc' Kinnear. The latter had
sworn out warrant for Felsenthal charg.
ing him with an attempt at blackmail, but
| IL had not been served.
For four years Fclscnthal has been the
trusted assayer for the company. For
the past two years or more he has been
stationed at Aurora, Ills, where the mine
has had its smelling done, his family liv-
| ing in Bellevue all the time. Owing To
| the closing down Of the mine week or so
| ago he was thrown out of employment and
returned to Bellevue. He was
without money and was in des-
perate straits. Two days ago
he started TO leave town but was brought
back on an attachment. He had planned
| To leave to-day but must have changed
his mind to wreak his vengeance for an
alleged wrong.
This morning he went across the river
| in the hopes of meeting Kinnear on his
way back from the mine and To kill him
there, but he was disappointed. Coming
back 10 town hc overlook him just after
he stepped into Judge DiIley's Office and
commenced To pepper him with bullets
| Knnear was armed but was taken una
wares.
| The entire community was aware ther,
was trouble between them. kinnear
himself had commenced to institute pro
ceedings To protect himself through th,
law. He had made no threats against
Felsenthals' life.
Kinnear has lived in Bellevue for thu
past five years and has stood high in bus
mess and social circles. His death is a
public calamity. He leaves wife ant
daughter. The former is almost uncon.
trollable in her grief. The family hao
made arrangements Ia leave for their hom,
in England next Tuesday. The body viii
be shipped to England il possible.
Felsenthal was taken 10 his hons
shortly after making his ante-morten
statement and notwithstanding his RS
peated statements that he was dying con
tinued to rally. The Improvement Is due
To stirnulants however and the attending
physicians have no hopes Of his recovery
| He has wife and four children. Th'
coroner's inquest will he held tomorrow
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