The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-07
NE IS STILL MISSING
Burleigh's Wife and Friends Fear
the Worst.
HIS MIND WAS OERANGED
He leaves a Letter for His Wife-It Hints
at suicide-He Refers Despondent-
ly to His Past Life and
Makes His Will.

Henri j. Burleigh II still missing,
though an energetic search for him was
made yesterday, not only in Butte, but
throughout the state. The belief 10 gen.
eral that he will urn up all right. but
some of his most intimate friends. as
well as his wife. fear the worst. and
are inclined to believe he will not be
seen again alive. Mrs. Burleigh came
up from Dillon yesterday morning, and
during the day she called on a number
Of Mr.. Burleigh's friends, but all she
could learn of him was tina he was last
seen in Butte last Saturday. Those
with whom he talked salt he appeared
respondent and talked very irration-
ally. n many now recall the fact that
he had not appeared to be himself for
several months. or since w. @. CALI
CHER was taken to the asylum. A
strange coincidence in the two cases Is
that Gallagher is supposed to have lost
his reason through worry over the lit
igation he had with the First National
bank OF Dillon, in which suit Mr.. Bur-
leigh was attorney for the bank. 1t
seems that that case has lately been
the greatest source OF Mr.. Burleigh's
trouble. A week ago yesterday he
called on Judge Lindsay Of the district
court n asked him in apparent seri-
BUSINESS to have Ex-Governor White,
president of the Dillon bank, arrested.
Burleigh seemed to be in deep trouble.
| and said he was. He said ne had the
evening before sent $1,000 on the CALI
CHER judgment to Mr.. White, and the
latter had the next morning attached
| all his property. And he now threat
ems to have me arrested and thrown
into Jail" said Mr.. Burleigh. land /
don't owe him a cent"
He also complained that he could not
hear from his wife. He said ne had
written her a letter every day for a
week and had telegraphed to her, but
could get no word from her. Notwith-
standing Mr.. Burleigh's claims that he
could not hear from his wife he had
five letters from her in his room which
he had never opened, and were found
by her yesterday among a number of
other unopened letters.
Judge Lindsay advised Mr.. Burleigh
TO go to Dillon and see If he could not
~straighten out his troubles. and he re-
piled that he could not, as everybody
seemed to be down on him and the rail-
road would not carry him. Il want you
to have White arrested at once" The
judge told him that If he had a griev-
ance he should see the county attorney
about IL. and he said he would and
promis 1 to return and see the Judge
in the afternoon. He remained about
the corridor of the court house for
several hours, and then left, and that
was the last he was seen around there.
Mrs. Burleigh is dreadfully worried
about her husband, and said yesterday
that she felt that he was dead. She
said he had certainly been deranged for
some time. This belief was borne out
by facts she discovered yesterday re-
| Cardlng his actions i'm RlItta the naev
few weeks.
On the evening of the 21st of March,
while stopping at the Will house. he left
his room and called Arthur Will, a son
of Mrs. Althoff, and asked him If he
would not keep a revolver for him. Mr..
Will still has it. Mr.. Burleigh then
returned to him room, and at a late
hour Mrs. Althof heard him operating
a typewriter, and in answer to her in
CURRY as to why he worked so late he
replied that he was writing a letter to
his wife. Mrs. Burleigh found that
letter among her papers yesterday, and
the contents of IL strengthened her
fears that her husband is dead.
The fact that Mr.. Burleigh has not
seen his wife in nearly five weeks has
given rise to some talk about alleged
domestic troubles. but friends who
knew Mr.. and Mrs. Burleigh say there
never was a happier married couple,
eh1 At = y "t NAoAt Ills NiAt HUI
Gated as much. The letter was I'd
dressed to Dear Nettie." and part read
| as follows:
IF through any Unforeseen circum-
stances it should happen hat / must
go to that home from whence no trav-
eler ever returns. and my demise should
be sudden and unexpected, IL is my de-
sire that you shall q " all that may
be called mine at the time Of my
death. To secure that end / have made
my will. which l herewith enclose. You
will observe that ii is all in my own
handwriting. and being such il re-
quires no witnesses to attest it's being
true and genuine. II is entitled to pro-
bate. and although not as long-winded
a document as is usually drawn for
laymen by the ordinary lawyer. IT is
nevertheless a good will and cannot be
broken by N one.
In my lifetime God ~vouchsafed me a
true-hearted wife. What a great pity
1t is that I did not value the blessing as
Il deserved to be valued.
The A. o.. u. W. beneficiary certif-
cate is made payable to you as the one
beneficiary. 1t will give you 81. 900 clear
and will be paid to you on proper proof
OF my death. and Is not in any wise
subject to the control of the court or a
part Of the estate left by me to b ad-
ministered upon or subject to the
claims OF n one Of my creditors: IL
is a clean provision for you in your old
age ] regret exceedingly that my lack
OF habits OF economy has left my estate
so small. j have been of small benefit
to you In my lifetime, and really believe
that M death would be a benefit to
you. ! know what may befall me. Dur
ing the last year or two i have had an
ill-defined but constant recurring pre-
sentiment hat / might be called hence
verv suddenly and without much prep
aration. I would rather IL b. so II
death shall come to me. / do not want
to linger and suffer along for days.
weeks and months in pain and perhaps
agony.