Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-07-19
A TRAGEDY IN BELLEVUE.
j. N. ktnnear Shot and Killed by Sam.
nei Graham Frlsen,hal = Report Of
the Affair as Cleaned from the Tele.
phone aud Telegraph.


About $50 O'Clock this afternoon
>. NJ. k'nnear, manager OF the Minnie
Moore mine and brotber-in-law of
Thomas Carmichael, principal owner
OF ths same, was sho, and killed by S.
Graham t'elsenthal. The latter also
shot himself with suicidal intent, and
was not expected to live.
The shooting occurred in the Office
of S. B. Dilley, a money, lender and
notary public, in Bellevue, a couple
of doors from the Bellevue Bank, on
Main street. Felsenthal, who had
threatened vengeance on Kinnear, on
account of some difference on settle
ment for assaying, had been fishing.
On his way home he saw Kinnear
sitting in Judge Dlley's office; and
thereupon walked in, drew revolver,
discharged four or five shots at Kin
near, and one into himself.
Mr.. kinnear died almost instantly /;
and at the present writing Felsenthal's
ante, mortem statement is being taken.
ANTECEpENTs-o THE PARTIES.
Mr.. kinnear came here two or
three years ago to superintend
operations at the Minnie Moore
Mine, relieving his brother-in law,
Thomas Carmichael, who thereupon
left for England. The deceased
was about to follow the precedent
set by his bro,her.in-law, as he
had made every preparation to leave
for England, and scarcely one hour
prior to the shooting was in Haley
with his successor, Mr.. Carter, intro
ducing him to the business men here,
saying that he Kinnear) would leave
next Tuesday, via New York City,
He leaves wife, now in Bellevue,
but no children.
S. Graham Felsenthal who did the
shooting, has travelled considerably,
having visited South America, the
Sandwich Islands, Alaska and British
Columbia, trading with the natives
for furs and pelts and various articles
of home production. He came to
Bellevue in the fall of 1880, and
the following April shot, or threatened
to shoot, "Black" Davis, on accoun,
Of some trouble over the ownership of
lot on Main street, in that city.
During the ensuing summer Cap
tain Lusk taught Felsenthal the
science of assaying, and year or two
later the then manager of the Minnie
Moore employed him as regular
assayer. About two years ago he
was sent to Aurora, IT., to ASSAY the
ores of the Minnie Moore mine on
their arrival at the Belleville smelling
works at that place. He returned
home the Sd instant, the company
having dispensed with his services.
Since then he claimed that Mr.. Kin.
near had backcapped mining scheme
of his, and has threatened to get
even.
Felsenthal is married to daughter
of Tom Reed, a well-known freighter,
by whom he has had four children.
He is about 40 years old.
Felsenthal was to leave for Wash
ington Yesterday, and sent his trunk
to the depot; but it was attached by
a woman for a debt of SIG. Mrs.
Felsenthal thereupon tried to borrow
money from II. Z. Miller; but that
gentleman referred her to Mr. Kin
near, her husbands former employer.
She thereupon said that Mr.. Kinnear
would use man, and then drop him.
This would seem to Indicate that
there was bad blood between the
parties.
MIR. KINNEAR SHOT FROM BEHIND.
County Assessor B. J. Nordyke,
Will Fl. Roadway and N. NJ. Ruick
were in Judge Dilley's office when
the shooting took place. Felsenthal
discharged four bullets into Mr..
kinnear. All four went in from the
back and passed through the body.
One came out through the left
breast, one through the right breast,
and one near the right shoulder. The
other penetrated the left shoulder,
and came out under the right arm.
Mr.. kinnear rose from his chair ex.
claiming "Good God! threw up his