The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05
SHOCKING TRAGEDY
Livingston Once More the Scene of
Cold BIoded Murder.
TIE CAUSE A MYSTERY


LIVINGSTON, March 31.-This citv wa.
thrown into fever of excitement by
the discovery of one of the most shock
ing tragedies that has ever occurred in
Montana. About O'Clock Yesterday
AFTERNOON sounds Indicative of an angry
quarrel were head by the neighbors In
the home of William Mallahan, general
foreman OF the Northern Pacific ma
chine shop here, and r. McManps
young man who has recently Ian In
the service of the Northern Pacific as
brakeman and married to Mallaban,s
daughter. The young compile were alone
IN the mousse and lad who was In the
vicinity, brother of Mrs. McManus.
appears TO have overheard the alterca-
tion and realized its Importance as he
al once gave the alarm at the house of
neighoor, asking excitedly If some
one would not come and save Mary.
a moment later Mrs McManus stag
gered from the back part of the house
and fell, at the same instant McMapus
appeared outside at the front with blood
Issuing from his throat, and in answer
to an appeal made by a Mrs. Wilson,
wfo was FASTENED to the house, as to
what had happened, simply shook his
head and returned within.
An examination of the PROSTATE wo-
man developed the fact that she had
been shot dead, and inside the house
the body of McManus was farther dis
covered lying face downward in a pool
OF blood which had issued from a ghast-
~ wound In his throat. Clear traces
left of the tragedy Indicate that the
murdered woman was In the act of fee
ing when she received her death wound.
ana that after inhlctirg it the husband
returned to their bedroom, extracted a
razor from bureau drawer, and having
administered to himself the fatal stroke.
walked out of the house to where he
was last seen alive, and then returning,
passed through the rooms to the kitchen
In which he finally fell The revolver
with which the shooting was presumably
done was found on the floor of the bed
room and the open case of the razor in
a bureau drawer, which had hastily
been thrown down. trail of blood
could be followed throughout the house
wnere the assassin and suicide had
walked about after having dealt himself
the death blow.
McManus had been for come wears
employed in the capacity of brakeman
by the Northern Pacific railroad. Lat
terly he had been laid off with the re-
duction of train service on the road
He was about 2s years of age and a
little over year ago was married to
the daughter of William Mallahan, gen.
eral foreman of the shops, member OF
the city council and a much respected
citizen.
No theory can be assigned for the
crime other than that of dependency
on the part of the dead man, who has
once or twice, 1t Is understood, threat
ened TO take his own life, but so far as
{ |. known he never had menaced that Of
n his young wife. The dead couple leave
n an infant few months old.
e The coroner's jury have concluded
+ their Investigations and no materia
new facts beyond those above told wer,
A brought out Mrs. McManus was sho
+ in the back while trying to escape, tn.
f bullet passing out at the breast OtheI
q shots were believed to have been fred
but did not take effect. The murderer
# and suicide after taking the life of hi
a wife set down In rocking chair befor,
y a mirror and cut his throat. Afterwart
n acting in the manner above recorded
d Indignation is widespread and intens,
\ and there is little doubt that the deat
man would have been summarily deal
with If be had not made away with him
self. The infant child of the coupl,
was found lying on the floor after III,
u tragedy unhurt.