The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-29
BROWN IS HIS NAME
The Body Found in the Yellowstone
Has Been Identified.
DRINK DROVE HIM TO DEATH
His Army Pension Check Has Been
In the office Uncalled For-He
Was Also In Debt = His
Brother Notified.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Livingston. Nov. 27-The mystery
surrounding the DISAPPEARANCE OF Noah
III. Brown from this city on Oct. 8 and
the finding 10 days ago OF the body of
an unknown man in the Yellowstone
river. half a MALE east of Livingston.
has been cleaned up by Coroner w. L.
Shawk. The missing man in all prob
ability committed suicide on Oct. s by
drowning himself: II was his body that
was found in the Yellowstone river six
weeks after the commission OF the rash
act. The only thing found on the body
of the drowned man was a slip OF pa
per containing a memorandum OF n bill
OF goods. Though II contained neither
name nor date. yet Il has been the
means OF establishing the dead man
Identity.
Brown had beeen a familiar figure
around Livingston for the past eight
years and was mostly noted for his
seemingly uncomfortable appetite for
strong drink. He would work on
ranch herdlng sheep or whatever else
he could get to do for a month or two
az time. and then come TO town and
blow his earnings in for the elixir OF
DEATH. He was an old soldier. though
not a member OF the Grand Army. lie
enlisted as private in Company c.
Second cavalry, and for the past eight
years drew a pension OF SIG per month.
nus pension certificate Is in the posses
sion or James $. Thompson OF the mer-
camille firm OF Thompson Bros of this
city, having been left with that gem
tieman several years ago by the owner
Tor safe keeping. At that time Brown
gave his brothers name and address TO
Mr.. Thompson. requesting that ne be
informed II anything should ever hap
pen TO him. His brothers name is NJ
w. Brown and he resides ait Coldwater,
Mich. He was notified to-day by Mr..
thompson, but as yet no reply has
been received.
About three months ago Brown went
TO work for Sherman a. Jemner, ranch
ers and stockmen. residing few miles
west or the city, being employed as
sheep herder. He worked for a month
and then came to town and remained
several days. He was taken back TO
the ranch by Mr.. sherman I'm an in
toxicated condition. being on the verge
OF delirium tremens. The next day Mr..
Jenner paid him of and discharged
nm, giving him a memorandum OF
goods purchased for him by the firm
and a check on the National Park bank
OF this city for $6.O5. Brown came 10
town that evening, got the check
casthed at the saloon OF Rome & Gooch,
@'aN tE'hA 'tiit nfVntg lOF his IaNOtlto
beverage. The next evening he an
peared at Thompson Bros store, where
he owed a bin that was long past due.
ana was told that the f1rm didn't de-
sire TO do any further business with
him. as he had failed TO keep ms word.
Upon being chtded about getting drunk
so often, he seemed TO take the repri-
mand to heart. and said to Mr.. Thornp-
son: you ought to have a little sym
pathy for a fellow like me-" He then
left the store in a Respondent mood.
and no doubt went straight 10 the river
and jumped in. for NE was not seen
again until his body was found in the
Yellowstone six weeks later.
MIR. Jenner was in town to-day and
positively identified the memorandum
found on the body of the drowned man
as the one which ne had made out and
given to Brown the day OF his dis
charge. The general description taken
OF the drowned man by the coroner at
the time the body was found answers
In every particular to that OF the
missing man. whose pension check for
the quarter ending Oct. T. has been w.
ing In the postoffice here uncalled for
since II arrived more than seven weeks
ago.