Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-07-21
THE BELLEVUE TRAGEDY.
1T RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF
TWO MEN.

The Assassin Expia,es His Crime with
His Life-Ant-. Mortem Statement
He Charges Kinnear with the Rape
Of His Wifs-Mr. Kinnear's Remains
10 Be Taken to Eaglaad- Mrs. Kinnear
and Her Little Daughter.
Sam. Graham Felsenthal, tho man
who shot and killed j. M. Kinnear,
superintendent and part owner OF the
Minnie Moore mine, in Bellevue last
Saturday, fingered until about l
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, when he
died. He was conscious until the
death agony set IN, shortly before he
breathed his last. He gave directions
to his wife about the disposal of the
$4,000 which she will get from the
A. .. U. w., Of which he was q mem.
Der. She is to pay 800 which he
borrowed Friday to 60 away with,
also few other smLll bills; she must
also send 5000 to a woman 10 Aurora,
ILL.,, with whom he boarded while
back there assaying for the Minnie
Moore company; and the remainder
about $l6OO-is hers and the child.
dren's.
As already stated in Saturdays
TINES, Fensen.hal had travelled a great
deal. He had been in South America,
the Sandwich Islands, Mexico, British
Columbia, and the Northwest Terri
tories. He had generally traded and
trapped on his own account, or for
some of the fur, wood or other large
companies dealing in the products OF
the countries which he visited. He
was we'll read, but nervous and cranky.
His crankiness at times verged on in-
sanity. Somewhat turbulent in dis
position, he had several 6sticuffs, and
at least three shooting scrapes in
Bellevue. The first was in April,
1881, with "Black" Davis, about lot.
He shot twice but missed his man.
During the Broadford strike, he shot
at Loucks, one of the non Union con.
tractors on the Minnie, Oh Main
street, Bellevue. and discharged
several shots at him, but failed to hit
him, Loucks running into the Capital
Hotel. Felsenthal was arrested for
this, but not punished. HIS third
shooting affair was his last Yesterday
morning, N. c. Larsen, of Bellevue,
called to see him. Larsen was one of
the bondsmen on the attachment of
Felsenthal's trunk, last Friday. The
latter said: 81 am going to kill you,
too! l would kill you now, if l had
gun!"
Felsenthal was about 50 years of
age. He was buried this afternoon.
HIS DYING STATEMENT.
Shortly after the shooting, last
Saturday afternoon, Felsenthal made
the following statement under oath:
My name is S. G. Felsenthal.
Some time in April-about the 4th
my wife welt to Ki"near's place to
make some assays, aud he threatened
to kill her, and forced her right there.
tie said he would choke the life GU,
OF her If she ever said anything about
lift she would not be- still. went
to his place Thursday, the 17th OF
July, and he insulted the. He kin
near said; II have been annoy ed by
you" That made me mad. said:
"You have separated us and | am
going to leave my wife. have got
no money and it is nothing but right
that you should see that she don't want
until go where can make something.
l believe that am diving. He said
that he had more money than | had,
and he would beat me-. told him if
he would not | would kill him.
thought the better way was TO
90 to Judge Redsull to swear out
warrant, and the district attorney
was absent, and Judge Redsul' said
he would wait until the district at
torney would return. l tried to get
away and l could not. l heard to-
day that he had sworn out warrant
for me. made up my mind that 1t
was fate, and | could not fight against
it. | went over the river to-day to
see If could see him, and l came
back and saw him come down the
street. l waited till he got in DilIey's
| Office and | shot him there, and sho,
myself on the street. My reason for
doing so was for Kinnear ratinK my
wife. 5. u. FELsENTHAL.
Felsenthal returned from illinois
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