The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-08
ALL THE CITY IS SAD
The Jacobs Tragedy Has Caused Uni
versal Sorrow.
WHY THE DEED WAS DONE
To-Day the Funeral VIII Be Held
and the Body Of One or
Butte's Best Beloved Young
Men VIII Be Buried.

ton with the suicide of City Treasurer
simon Jacobs were both widespread
and sincere. The sad event was the
principal topic of conversation, ana
there was no one who spoke OF IL tnat
did not express deep sorrow ana oe-
plore the young mans tragic action, In
view of the fact that he could easily
have averted the public dishonor. the
fear of which, IL Is believed, unpal-
anced his mind at the last moment
There are very few who now believe
that he was entirely in his right MIND
when he fired the fatal shot.
In the light of subsequent events the
suicide seems doubly sad, as there Is no
possible doubt that the unfortunate
young man could easily have secured
sufficient financial assistance TO nave
covered up his shortage had ne the
warmest personal friends OF the situa-
ton, and had he done this no one
would have ever been the wiser. WIN
the exception of those directly interest,"
ed, and his good name would have re-
manned untarnished. Two Oh .ns
heard a faint whisper that Mr.. Ja-
cobs was in trouble visited his store
early yesterday morning Tor tne pur
pose of offering him every assistance
that they could render, but unfortu-
nately they reached the store too late.
Other equally influential men would
have quickly done the same should
they have had any idea that their as
sistance could be OF service. Tnere
was no man in the city who had more
friends than Mr.. Jacobs. and there is
mol man for whom his frienus wouio
have done more.
That Mr. Jacobs was approximately
$50. 900 short in his accounts there Is
now no reasonable doubt. and this con-
viction is being forced upon even the
most charitable of his friends. There
il no doubt that he overpaid himselI
TO some extent when he was paying on
the warrants last year and en-
croached on the sinking fund, but TINS
fact was not serious, even III ne hau
the cancelled warrants to show for all
of the money that had legally oeeh
paid out
When he figured up he found that he
had overpaid John II. Bordeaux TO the
| extent of little over $4,000. and tnat
gentleman gave him check Tor tnat
amount, receiving in turn the warrants
which had been cashed by mistake
The cancelled warrants were aoso-
lutAly worthless and there would De
| nd object In stealing them, while at
| the same time MIR. Jacobs books wouio
show a record of every TRANSACTION,
| and IL some of the cancelled warrants
| had been mislaid the matter couio
have been easily adjusted. His DOCKS
4
who have sent East for an expert 10
| 70 through them to ascertain the ex-
act amount of his shortage. j. A.
Baker will go through the books with
the expert in the interests OF the
/ city. -
Mr.. Jacobs body was removed TO his
home at No POI West Granite street at
3 O'Clock this afternoon by delesa-
ton from the Mobiles of the Mystic
| shrine, of which branch OF Masonry
the deceased was prominent MEM
Der.
The funeral will take place from the
| residence at IL o'clock tomorrow ana
| will be in charge of Butte lodge No. L,
A. Il. & "A NJ. Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. s. c. Blackiston.
The city hall was draped In mourn
ing to-day and the flag placed at half
mast in respect to Mr.. Jacobs.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Richards conducted an in
Quest on the body at the Butte under
taking rooms to-day. commencing at II
| o'clock and everything that could be
learned in connection with the terribly
| sad occurrence was ascertained.
| C. A. Benson was the first witness
called and he testified as follows: i
saw Simon Jacobs at about 7:25 YES
terday morning outside of his store
at the corner of Park and Main. He
/
mind and / asked him what he looked
SO sorry about. He gave me pleas.
ant answer and said that 1t was al
| In a lifetime At his invitation we tool
drink together and then he started
out west. had known Mr.; Jacobs FOL
~ years and only noticed that he was
sorrowful and down-hearted and alb
sent-minded of late. He had usual,
, been cheerful and good-natured. HI
did not look insane yesterday, bu
, seemed to have some heavy trouble OF
. his mind. / have seen the same lool
on his face before" ID
Jacobs as he was walking towards tn
: Anselmo blacksmith shop about 1:S
. yesterday morning. as related In thi
: mornings Standard.
DIR. III. ]. Mcdonald testified as 4
the cause of death. AE
. John #. Forbis told the FOLLOWING
story In connection with the sad AT
! | fair: 81 had known Simon Jacobs 70
I | the past % years. He sent for m
about O'Clock on Sunday evening an
told me that his books lacked owe
D $50 900 of balancing. He denied defal
I cation and said that his brain wa
4 and he was in his right mind at tina
|. time, but was very much depressed
He did not intimate his intention O
committing suicide and i hardl
: thought of such thing. 1 advise
l with him and told him how the matte
: might be Strengthened up. He agree
5 to call upon his bondsmen and ais
a Mr.. DAILY. He said he had made
I mistake in cashing warrants out {
the sinking fund. He said he had pu
Z warrants aside and when he looked fc
( them they were gone. told him
I would have no trouble in straighter
> Ing that up and he said he would
4 to work on that the next morning. II
a said that he had not used the none
; himself asked IL anyone else ha
: access to the funds of the city and
said that when he was absent n
! brother had charge of them. but whs
i he returned he found everythir
e straight and all right asked no
4 much the shortage was and he said
n did not know, but IL was over 5000
/. asked II IL was as much as $4,000 ar
, he said he didn't know. as he was "a