Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-02-27
COMMITTED MURDER BECAUSE HE
HAD BEEN DISCARDED.
Example Set by the Offended Hus-
band of Anaconda Found an
ImitntOr in MissouIa.

shocking tragedy in the history OF Mis-
soula occurred last night at IL O'CLOCK,
which came near being a double murder
and a suicide. As 4 IS a woman lies on
the slab at the unuertaker's rooms, The
man who committed the crime Is In the
same place, with his throat cut from ear
to ear
The murderer is William Worley, a
gambler about &c years OF age. He is a
ma tive of Pennsylvania. He came here
from Butte two months ago with Blanche
Renaud, who took quarters in "HelIs Half
Acre" Worley lived on proceeds of her
life of shame. He lived secluded the great
er part of the time A few days ago the
woman grew tired of him and began pay
ing attentions to Texas" a bartender,
making Worley exceedingly jealous, hav-
ing no effect whatever upon the woman,
who gave him money to leave town. He
gambled the money away, and WOrley
again returned. She refused to have any
thing to do with him. Last night Bess
McCune, cOlored, called to see Blanche
and the two were drinking beer when
Morley entered and asked Blanche to
have a drink with him. She answered:
mo, thanks"
Then came the reply: rs that SOP" At
the same time he pulled revolver and
| fired, the ball striking Blanche in the left
neck. She reeled, stumbled and ran be-
| hind the colored woman. second shot
! struck the colored woman in the back,
causing little injury on account Of the ball
| striking a whalebone in her corset. Both
! women made a rush into the next room,
| the murderer following and discharging
four shots, one striking Blanche above the
right breast, killing her instantly. She
| fell head first into a corner covered with
blood.
During the shooting, intermingled with
shrieks of the unfortunate women, "Helrs
| Half Acre" was turned into a bedlam
causing reign of terror. The colorcd
woman first emerged from the den of car
mage followed by the murderer who
aimed the revolver at his own head with
out effect, the ball puncturing his hat,
which he left behind on his mad course to
the Missoula river, less than a block
away. An officer came upon the scene and
removed the murdered woman to the un-
dertaker's.
A search was made and tracks were
found leading to the waters edge. Moth
ing more was found until this afternoon
at 2 o'clock, when the murderer was
found in the river 300 yards below the
track, with his throat cut from ear to ear,
evidently having done it after jumping
into the river. He was found lodged
against the ice frozen stiff.
An Absinthe Fiend.
The murderer was an abSnthe tiend and
drank heavily. For 10 years he was en-
ployed at Thompson Falls, this state, as
faro dealer; going to Denver and other
Colorado points, thence east, where he
claimed he served in the penitentiary in
North Carolina, from whence he escaped,
arriving in Butte last summer He was All
intimate friend and employed in the same
gambling house with Frank Dresser, who
murdered his wife and Sherman Ransome
at Anaconda three days ago.
On a table Of Worleys room was an &C
count of Dressers crime, showing he had
concluded to do likewise, for he said he
was going to make some one bite the dust.
The murdered woman was about 30 years
of age, native of Austria, and came from
Paris a few years ago. On neat calling
card found among her possessions was
Blanche Renaud, No. 108 South Ninth
street, Omaha, Neb."
Those who knew her best say she was
enticed to America by a man living IN
Great Falls, who took her from a respect
her in Butte last October, when she began
| living with Worley, arriving in Missoula
two months ago.