The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-13
AFRAID OF JUDGE LYNCH
Ry Zeigler Would Take No Chances
Of Trial for Contempt Of
This Court.
Warned by Friends, He Leaves
After Coming to Attend His
Wife's Funeral
He Writes = Card of Explanation to the
Public-His Side OF the
Case.

When Ry Zeigler. who was in Denver
heard of his wife's death he wired back tina
he would be here to the funeral. He cam
from Denver as fast as the cars could carr
him and reached this city last evenin,
ON the Montana Central from Butte. TIL
funeral, which will ba held this afternoon
was delayed to wait Mr.. Zeigler's arrival
but when he stepped off the train he re
oeived unexpected news. An intimate
friend met Zeigler at the depot and advised
him to leave Helena at once and thus ayoi(
being lynohed. Zeiglec was paralyzed witt
establishment but says no became convinced
of danger. This friend, whoever he may
be, went on to explain that it was generally
believed that Mrs. Zeigler's suicide was
caused by her husbands cruel neglect; that
the matter had been warmly discussed by q
certain class of men in town who
were very indignant and that they threat.
ened to lynch he husband il
he returned. Heigler met f. j. Nye, the
harness dealer. and talked with him about
the rumors. He said he was convinced that
trouble would occur and possibly an at
tempt would be made to lynch him. He
decided that it would be better for him to
leave town, SO he departed last evening on
tho east bound Northern Pacific train. He
wrote out the following communication to
the public, which was brought around to
The INDEPENDENT Office last evening:
PUBLIC NOTICE.
Having Just returned home this evening
on the sad mission of burying my wife, and
having made all preparations for her burial,
I was warned by a friend of danger from a
certain class of men who would not stop
short of violence. I further heard it was
the intention of these men to lynch mo at
the first opportunity, but for what, 1
an unable to say, as I have wronged
repects to the memory of my wife. So
considering it best to avoid all trouble
whereby some one would surely get hur l
decided to leave town, a necessity which at
this time is anything but pleasant. I learn
that this movement originated among a
low but dangerous GLASS. Not being able
to attend the funeral | take this method of
informing my friends of my sudden de-
parture. RY ZEIGLER.
Mr.. Zeigler was either very easily fright
ened or he was not so anxious to attend the
funeral AZ he says. If there were rumors
of lynching him the alert reporters of The
INDEPENDENT were unable to find trace.
any such causes would take place in this
CITY,. While there was a popular belief
that Mrs. Zeigler killed herself because of
her husbands neglect. the indignation
did not take the form of lynch talk.
If Mr.. Zeigler was Informed of this by So
licitous friends he appears to have been
o~ver-anxious to get out of town before in
v%estigating the cause of these rumors. His
friend, Mr.. Nye, says that ZeiRler did not
desert his wife, and that he sent money to
her during his absence up to the time of her
death. Mr.. Nye adds the belief that insan-
ity was the cause of her suicide. The fun
eral will be held this afternoon.