The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-22
George Reader Thought He HID llsaS
and so Took His Own s.
Life. a E " "
Tho Deed Done At Allem's R0nC
About Six Miles from Iiy-
1nggton.


Lrvrxcsrox, Juno c1.-repecisl.1 O.
Reader committed suicide a. GooxHo 4.
Aliens ranch about eight miles mp the xse
lowstone ct s O'Clock this mourning. Re-
had . severe attack Of the Il Rippe -
winter and has not been we'll since. o.
late he has acted queer and Al3 fy4apd1s
thought him deranged. He cansc - LIZ
inRston Thursday and staid at HAoyen
hotel that night. Friday 10 told ssyeIn
shat life had become burden - hira al1il
he thought thath he would kill himacl4, bat
none paid much heed, NOT thinA4ng that he
contemplated anything - serions. H.
started out afoot Friday aftsrnoon on hies
way TO the Cinnabar basin, whore ho hao u
cabin from which he has hunted anA txAu-
ped sor number Of years. When uo1x
Carter's bridge, about four miles up ~
canyon, he met some boys who had besn
fshlng, but were then returning 10 toWns
He gave his watch to one Of them and m
structed him to give Il To-
Sheriff Templeton. saying that 10 w1n
going to drown himself and had no furtl,pr
use for it, but changing his mind hook u !
watch again and proceeded on his way. Ar 4
irving at Aliens ranch, he requested -
commodations for the night, which we9og
readily granted. This morning about 3
O'Clock, MIR. Allen, who was attending hio
stock. heard two shots fired in rapid suc-
cession, and upon going to the door aaw
Reader entering the house with gun 81
his hands. MI. Allen immediately started
for the house, which was some diatanoe
away, but before he reached il Reader came
out, after having reloaded the gun, and
putting the muzzle uuder his chin ictihcr.
ately pulled the trigger. The charge oar
ried away the lower half Of the left side of
his face, but die not reach the brain and
he lived about three hours, but was unocm-
scious all of that time. The first two shots
did not take effect and only blackenefl
his face. Reader served in 4 Wisconsin
regiment during the war and was asnativo
OF that state. He was q member OF Liyini-
ston Farragut post number q, q. A. b., and
Will be buried by the post to-norrow. h
came to Montana over twenty years aao.
and has sfnce that timS lived ~ trappiua.
hunting and prospecting along the Yellow
stone. There were many old timers viewed
MS remains when brought TO town this a.
ternoon who knew him twenty years aeo s.
Em1Rrant Gulch. He was about 6ftv vaara
of age und unmay- I'd.
In the district court to-day the casa ~
Mary Joseph Keeny and W. d. Piukston.
charged with keeping gambling house 6
Horr without license, was disposed of.
Their attorneys, A. ]. Campbell and j. A.
Savage, moved that the court instruct tha
jury to return verdict Of mot guilty, the
prosecution having failed to prove any,
thing. The court so instructed and the
jury returned verdict of not guilty and
the defendants were ordered released from
their bonds. H. S. Potts, Isaac OrscheI
and J. @. Villas were appointed jury COM
missioners, sworn and retired. Later theys
made their report in open court and were
discharged. It is learned here to-day that
the miners ut Ho.r went out ON strike yea-
terday morning on account of reduction
of wages. No particulars now.