The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-15
AT THE END OF A ROPE
This Chinaman Couldn't Collect His
Bills, So He Kills Himself.
MRS. FRED FULLER'S ESCAPE
A Passenger Train Runs Into Her
Buggy and Throws Her on the
Cowcatcher-She's Alive. But
Suffering From the Shock
MRS. FRED FULLER's ESCAPE
pedal Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Aug. H.-Charlie Chew. q
Chinaman, committed suicide this
morning In a celestial lodging house
next to the city hail. His body was
still warm when found by another Chi
naman, who notified the coroner. An
inquest was held and the funeral took
place soon afterwards. Charlie had
been last employed as q cook on q
ranch in the valley. Some one in Hell
ena owed him $50, and that with other
trouble made him think life not worth
living. He was no nearer the Flowery
Kingdom than when he first landed
and he thought he would seek a celes-
tial heaven and be done with 1t. After
washing himself early this morning he
put on his best shirt. then he took
piece OF quarter-inch bed cord and,
standing up on a chair, fastened one
end over a chandelier hook in the CELL
ing. and, making a moose of the other
end, fastened II around his neck. When
all was ready he jumped from the
chair The neck was broken. Death
must have been almost instantaneous.
Mrs. Fred Fuller had a miraculous
escape from death this morning. As
che was driving over the Montana
Central crossing inside the city limits
about s o'clock the train from Butte
dashed into her wagon. wrecking 1t In
an instant. She was thrown on the
pilot and carried a few feet when she
dropped off to one side. Those who
saw the accident felt sure that she had
been caught by the wheels when she
fell, but on running to her. found that
she had apparently received no injur-
les, although she was nearly uncon-
scious from the shock. She was car
ried to a cab and taken home. Her
spring wagon was smashed to pieces
and the horse was injured so that 1t
will die. Bystanders say that the en-
gineer did not whistle for the crossing.
building shut out the train from
view OF the woman when driv-
ing. Mrs. Fuller's condition was con-
sidered serious this afternoon, but II is
believed that she was only suffering
from nervous shock and will be all
right in day or two.
The case of Beta A. Null VS.. the
Great Northern railroad will be called
In the United States court Monday.
The plaintiff wants $4,000 damages for
the death of her husband who was
killed on the railroad near Havre about
year dSo. AmoHs TIRE cIlfniHdl dc-
tions that will conn up for trial will
be that OF the United States vs. Corn
wall. charged with horse stealing on
the Crow reservation.
T. II. Bruce has Instituted suit in
the United States court against the
Northern Pacific for $4,000 damages.
The complaint recites that the plairt-
iff's son, T. V. Bruce. aged rs. was
killed at Billings Feb. 13 last while
holding the position of yardmaster in
the Burlington yards at that point. 1t
Is alleged that a Northern Pacific car
improperly loaded with heavy timber
was negligently run In and dropped"
on the Burlington tracks. Deceased
was attempting to couple the same to
Burlington engine when he was
caught and killed. Negligence In the
manner of loading and carelessness in
leaving the car on the Burlington
tracks are the alleged grounds upon
which the plaintiff asks for damages.
He claims that he is old and not In a
position to earn a living; that at the
time of his sons death the latter was
receiving s65 wages per month, which
was his chief means of support.