Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-06
THE MONTANA WILD MAN
Formerly Lived in Wisconsin, and
Hated All indians.
1T IS A VERY STRANGE STORY
Judge Woody Heard II From One whe
Knew the oldest Character
in the West.


ine announcement OF the death OF
George Pettingill. the Montana wild
man, has attracted considerable attan-
ton at MissouIa. the corresnondant of
the Anaconda stanaans -.. -
aro,,saa a 'u .'as
aAe" tue ineerst tnat was ex-
oi.eu ny tne account OF the man and his
naoits printed In the Standard last win
ter. In speaking of the subject to q re-
porter last evening Judre Woody said
Last sumnnar xvtan -. .su-1
the ya,,ou..ona pa.s :. 80
ma Mons MO. ~ - A.ls Soni-
from Ia Crossa wv. ~. a''oiney
who was ,,r,,s,,,,,., -, - .N.
ters nartain,,,rr - -. -. ~ nia
ly To This nort,or - 49, - espeo,s,,-
was ono - ~ =. 80 ne
ING comnan,ons 49, eavei-
"Ona 5av 10 a.,-ss
baard ~ = ,,,,,a s :. Aou eVer
named pett,nsr,,, "a - Moh.ana'
thing aho,,t h,,.. nnew any
storv thatr Ia .o'u mn VI ING
ana ranaa+aa =. So ~ eiie otanuaru
could Ha sa,a A.. 90 heaiiy az !
aranca 20 49, 49,. =. Ae nao sen q rel -
ana bad co,,,a - a., gu easSe,n paper
the man was - oouc,us,on tna'
ura,, a. r,,.. oe mat ne nao known
Ero,, ,,rhat ,nsn ~ anlepehuln Gays.
hin, he sa,S 49, a.ion : couiu give
the identit,, - 49, we ~ uoup. "
Montana ., ai.nousn tne
Pettineil, whi,a a. U,s.,. 90
calsd pat.,,a-,,, ~, "isconsM ne was
wild man was t,,,s. e iiie VI 'ne
"Tn the lote,. co.. ,,.....,
the river IN ora ~ 49, ....us ~ iveu on
back ~ To Cro..a ~ s.n.oeI ooun.ies
a Inmber,rsn ana s, me morA r as
wera q graat ,,ans. I-,.a mere
hresas 10 49, a.a. s anu mar
for so,,,a rsaI -. g. nat liIne' anu
t,ne,I, hoa $500 y. .aae.eu srievance, rat
nod, 80 I,,a,es 49,, 81 "ar asa,ns. every
| T,,d;o 10 10 $500, S nc ss,u tnat tne
never raIan+ ~ So nm anu ne Wouio
thann "a NO "a is marlare asans.
sa,,ara, oe ~ saau .., ,nal ne nau Killed
l,ra,,, 80 - . pu' ! never
That oos,s ~ ,. s,ls .eaos =, the KIND
e,,ast ~ e 81 VIZ tlinsnl was tne
Sa NC ,,t.,- ...S .Ie .Ne.' WINE
=, Az =. 4.s..,1 W. ms l,tenu one oay
~ 800 tr,s,s naii-preeu came
u,a,taS 80 ~, sly Wnat ne
go. iu ieie Tue mouse 70 go
az. A..
steppeu out
m,ou 81 'ne uoor, FaI.ingil seized a
e. e.. IN vne oorner y. ene CABIN ana
80 sne ienow ~ lne pack as ne was
p pass ouo u .1e yaro. Inc naiI-
$3.50 uieu Instantly. ! was county at
..e liue, put tne autnorities
. Ia ~ ae.ep. " prosecute Fattin-
$50 81 ~ oiir - "ouio nave peen
s.oa,.a We coulu conyict = man 1or
-..,. I'm inoians' put no Jury
~ t.rn euii'y Wno nau
aa.-.,.A,1 wnen, .. aens.n' tne
y, tan rs LOOK
up : .oiu hiin So Out ne
= upon tme prosecution 30 we
oiousn' a..ihsni up Ior uial.
oo"s,ue.s 81 ILLS al lhe more Eu-
s.s sa'' 90 'ae 1nuians were peconiins
$3.50, anu were lnaAins threats
ass' I'Insn 20 we secured
90 ...e -i"i oesah. <Ai.er we hao
uru ooouseo man caine 10 me
gu 0 ~ use Tying me, you
oon.tot me. answered.. IN 90
sne Ds. IAN, INV ven, you
oan &c. jury u oeciare me guilty.
,epiy' Anu ne was
,.;s. ousn Tue sviuence was pos
, ,,.o asn a',,. nil' Tue jury oeciareo
~ noo ea.y.
ms la rae.ihsn went
1870, oaon nv lne woous, HVins py
n n'1ar s ans A,s an ihoian when-
~ ~, u' Tpou' year aiteIWa.u
.,,,s.s one ouI anu rae'ihs,n
,.,a. 80. =. es -. Company. ne
and 1as n ~ IN aan VIZ ~. ms reslnheh'
"s one =, the niosl Pc
IL atso,s,ta - .ne s woie Amy NY.
a,..i,.,,,,a 49, 1850 ~ suonii. 70
nana a. a. nnaaa "n .ns Som
i,,.a &c.. h,,t - -',a,,,a wos lsns
,,,.;,,ata "a ,s 81 on on
,ra,,,d he ah.an. e.. tn. @ anu
AZ 49, WI. - s,s -. - roul wees
NC ra,,a,. 49, r. "a snse Aus
hooL anv soras "a :. ILL n.
s,,nr,osad that hs he = 49,, &C. ~
oopfadarata "a eo,.-,,e .ne
S IA VAC "aSSoiio'A Aoiesls' III lnis