The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-26
AN UNSYMPATHET|C TRIO
A Deserted Husband, His Runaway
Wife, and the Other
Man.
Two Variety People and a Foot
Racer In a Tragedy at
Butte.
One Man In Dead, Another MAY Die, hut
the Woman Is Only Slightly
Injured.

Il BUTTE Jan. %. - [Special.1 Another
startling and sensational tragedy was en-
acted in Butte this morning, the scene be-
Ing room in tho Dunkle block at 48 West
Mercury street. resulting in tho death of
one man, the fatal shooting Of another, and
tne woundinR Of . woman. The cause of
tne whole affair. as cleaned from many
stories. ia that Charles Baise, a well-known
sport and sprinter. was married to variety
performer known to the stage as "Godinan
and they lived in San Francisco up 10 July
OF last year. whore Buiss WAS engaged in
tho saloon business. He became involved
in some crooked business in connection
with the Acton Mcleod wrestling match
and skipped tho country, expecting his wife
to follow. but instead OF doing 80 she took
another direction and returned to the
stage. She appeared in all the ooas. and
Puget sound towns and finally took up
with Waldo Whipple, black faced song
and dance artist. Buiss heard of II and
started in search of her, but could
not find track of Ler until about
a month ago when no located her in Spo-
kane. to which place hs went. but learned
that the couple had gone 20 Butte.
He arrived in Butte last Monday and at
once hunted up his wife at the Comique in
this city. They had q conference and
when they parted it 10 claimed they had
reached an amicabls agreement not to live
together any more. and that he should ap-
ply Tor divorce. They did not meet
again, although Buise was q frequenter of
the Comique. This morning he made an
appointment to meet an attorney at the
rooms of the woman for the purpose of
drawing up papers. but at 10 O'Clock he met
a drunken constable named Blewett and
gave him S2 10 accompany him to his wife's
room. They gained admittance to the
house and then called on Mrs. Buiss and
informed her that he had warrant for her
arrest. She opened the door and Buise
rushed In.
Whipple was in bed, and Buise took a
seat and commenced to talk with his wife,
and suddenly pulled revolver and shot
At her, but did not hit She grabbed
hold Of his arm and tried to prevent him
from shooting again. Whipple also got up
and took hand in the struggle during
which he was shot, the bullet striking him
baok Of tho left shoulder and passing down
through his body. Whipple then ran out
OF the room and Buise shot again. The
ball passed through his wife's right arm
and struck Whipple in the back AZ he was
going through the door.
The woman tainted, and then il is be-
lleved Buise turned the revolver on him self
and sent bullet through his own head,
killing himself instantly. But as he was
shot squarsly in the back of his head and
at the base of his brain there ia a we'll
fouLded suspicion that he was shot either
by the woman or by Whipple. The latter,
the doctors say. cannot recover. The wo-
man is not seriously wounded and an in
quest will be held on Buise to- morrow.
Among the articles found on BUSES
body was gold medal for half mile foot
race. The medal is engraved, &c. Buise,
1854, presented by President II. Hogan,
lie also had card showing him to have
been member of the Prince Consort lodge
A. and A. NJ. OF Montreal Among num-
ber of letters. most of which have the ad
dress, "Charles Buse, IGS Lspauchstiere
street, Montreal" was one letter from his
wife, in which she said: "As for getting a
divorce. who 10 it you want to live with? I
nm IN no hurry to get divorce, as / rather
like the name Of Buise, and should feel
very strange il I lost it so soon. Do Won
know that think you are getting childish
in your old age? Hoping this will find Won
we'll, and give my regards to your ladv
friends, I am. Goldie, Lauvre Hall, spo-
kane, WASH"
Mrs. BuiRe has been down on the bills at
The Comique for two weeks under the name
Of "Goldiena" and the programme says she
ls the graceful and accomplished dams seu use,
lhe great and versatile character dancer.
introducing her celebrated Hi bland fling
and cantreuse." Waldo Whipple appears
'n tho bills az "the great specially star. {
champion banjo so!oist of the world, intro
iucina his wonderful and dextsrous man.
of the bones The most diff,
'ult ever performed" Both are highly
poken of by the other attaches of the
heater and Mr.. kitohie, the manager. ssvs
hey are unusually clever and refined ,
eople. ,
The undertaking rooms where the BODY I
# Buise is lying was crowded all day by
utious crowd. Some of his friends were .
otihe by telegraph. The inquest will I
robably be held tomorrow. t
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