The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-01
HIS TROUBLES OVER
Charles Humm Blows His Brains Out
on New Years Eve.
HIS WIFE GOT A DIVORCE
He Wanted to Live With Her Again
But She Wouldn't Have IT.
and So He Shuffied or
His Coll.

Charles Humm, a man of great
many family troubles, ended them an
with the close of the old year, by blow
ing his brains out. The suiclue oc-
CURED in a room at No. 100 West Gran
lite street, where his divorced wiie -
housekeeper. about 1880 O'Clock last
might. No particular cause can be as
signed for the act except tnat HumaI,
WAS drunk at the time ana had pr1eu
unsuocessfully to see his divorced wire.
Humm was a German, about 81 years
old and about q year ago he married
a woman of his own nationality. She
had been conducting a boarding mouse
in the Parrot addition. After their
marriage they took the house at NO.
l09 West Granite, and Humm quit WORK
and lived entirely on the earnings OF
his wife, of which conduct she soon
tired Quarrels ensued and were IRE,
quent. She finally had him arrested
for threatening TO Kill her, ana ne was
placed under bonds to keep the peace
and then she commenced an action for
divorce and alimony and attached tne
money he had in the bank.
The case was finally compromised.
and Humm gave his wife divorce and
all the furniture at No. 109 West Gran
lite street and she released the attached
money and Humm hunted up other
quarters. Ho, however, continued 70
harrass Mrs. Humm and frequently
called at the house and insisted on see
ing her. Sometimes she admitted MIN,
but oftener she did not. He wanted
her to live with him again or. rather
wanted permission to live with her,
and when she refused he threatened
her. Her friends advised her TO have
nothing more to do with him and she
refused him admission to the mouse
but he did not cease calling there. Usu-
ully when he came around he was I'M
der the influence of hquor.
! I Last night he called again about 10
o'clock and tried to get into the base
ment of the house where Mrs. Humm
lived but he was not admitted and
was told to go away. He replied that
he would go upstairs and did so. He
entered a front room on the second
floor and locked himself In. Mrs. Shee-
hang, a sister Of Mrs. Humm summon
ed Officer Sivertson to put Humm out
of the house, but just as the officer
and Mrs. Sheehang reached the top OF
the stairs there was shot and the
sound of a falling body. Entrance was
gained to the room through the apart
ments of another roomer and Humm
was found lying on the floor near the
bed with a big bullet hole in his right
temple and revolver lying by his
side.
He was quite dead when the officer
reached him. Humm had evidently
been sitting on the bed when he fired
the shot and then fell over on the floor.
The coroner was notified and the body
was removed to the Butte undertake
ing rooms, where an inquest viii be
held.
The room which Humm selected for
the suicide belonged to a-young lady
who happened to be out at the time.
He gained admittance to the house and
room by means of an old bunch OF
keys that belonged to the place and
which he carried away with him when
he left the house after the divorce.
Mrs Sheehang says that when Hun
was refused admittance to the base
ment, he asked the two women to come
out, saying he wanted to kill then
both. When he went up stairs Mrs
Sheehang followed to order him out but
he asked her to come up stairs. saying
he had business with her. She refused
and he made a motion for his hiI
pocket and she ran out OF the house.