The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-21
He Was . Drinking Man and Failed to
Mako Proper Provision for the
Support Of HIS wife ana
children.

the udy tuat tueIe mao Oeen t0lk OF the
wife threatening to poison her husband
n some Of the witnesses were piled
with questions concerning the rumor,
but 1t transpired that The report was
the result OF q IN drunken utter
ances. The jury returned . verdict that
Artam anne to his death from q gun
shot wound inflicted by himself with sui
cidal intent.
Mary Christian. q 12-year-old child of
the family on whose premises Artam
killed himself. was the first witness. She
day evening and Of being vent for beer.
On the last occasion Of her being sent
for the beer came back and saw Ar
tam In the yard. He was acting
ly and appeared to be trying to get into
the woodshed. She went into the house
and told her people and soon after that
the shot was heard. Asked II Artam
was alone in the yard. she said he was.
Mrs. Stephen Christian. the mother of
the child. was next called. She testified
that Artam was a drinking man, which
fact created a great deal Of trouble be-
tween himself and wife on account of
his squandering his money instead Of
providing for his family. On the 18th
or the month he got his pay, but would
not give his wife any Of the money to
pay her bills. h was greatly disturbed
as she did not know what the family
would do for something to eat IL the
bflls were not paid. They had 80 much
trouble over the matter that Mrs. Artam
came to her house and stayed two or
three nights. Saturday evening she had
company. Mrs. Artam was still there. |
Artam came in in the evening and was
drunk. His wife said to him: II sup
pose your money IL gone; you a come
BACK to Mary" meaning herself. Ar
tam replied that he had not come back
to her and did not propose to have any
thing more to do with her. They had
more words. and after a time. when Ar
tam drank two or three glasses of beer,
he got up n went out. He came back
two or three times and went away
again. About 1890 the little girl, who
had been sent for more beer, came back
and said she saw Artam in the yard
trying to get into the woodshed. Soon
afterward a shot, was heard and, the
men going out. found Artam had shot
himself.
Police officer Nicol was called and
Artam had killed himself.
BY the time he reached the place where
the suicide was committed Artam was
dead. The witness found the gun he
had used in the possession Of Mrs.
Christian. witness was present when
the body was searched and saw a box
OF cartridges. as well as some loose
in the pockets. The body laid in
a fence corner by the wood shed, on the
premises occupied by the Christian
residence. Witness stayed by the body
till it,was removed by the undertaken.
Annie Bares, a neighbor of the Ar
tams, said husband and wife quarreled
a great deal. They visited the house
of the witness On the boulevard on
Saturday. Artam was not drunk at
that time. The deceased spoke Of go
to town and witness said to him
had hattar QfQV all ntohf He cail
he would go to town, and maybe
he would come again to see her and
he never would again. The wit
ness did not know what ATTAIN and his
wife quarreled about, but they each
Of the other. When Artam
would come home drunk the wife
would scold, and on such occasions she ,
had seen the husband strike the wife.
Coroner Tremblay asked IL the witness
had ever known OF the wife tempt
Ing to poison her husband. She aid
no. A juror asked IL the witness had
ever heard the deceased say his wife
tried to poison him. Witness said
he had heard Artam say such things
he was drunk, put not when he
sober. Witness was asked to de-
tall the conversation she had with the
when he visited her Saturday. ,
She said he remarked he was dissatis-
led with his wife. that ne had married A..
the wrong woman. /,
Mary Bortwack, another %neighbor, >
saw Artam about noon at q saloon In (
He was then getting drunk. Ar .
am, she said, woul not work steadily, !,
but would work 10 or Is days and then :
ay on the rest of the month. Witness /,
vas at the Christian residence the I
of the suicide. Artam was Z
at random. After q time he left. I,
The little Christian girl was sent after ,
,eef soon after Artam left, and when :
returned she said Artam was out :
n the yard. Artam asked for his wife ,
when he called at the Christian home. .
md was told by Mrs. Christian that she :
vas not there. although was in fac 1
n the house. Artam e out n Ia
er came back and looked in the win ]
low, evidently thinking he a been \
About Is minutes later the =
hot was heard. =
Mrs. Artam testified through an in '
that she went TO the Christian
'ouse Saturday evening and was fol- 9
by her husband. who acted so :
that she go afraid Of him and
Isked Mrs. Christian for permission to
Itay over night and not to tell her J
usband she was in the house II he J
back She had seen very little Of ]
Ter husband since the 18th Of the !
month. when he drew his pay. Every I
Iuarreled. as he refused to give her !
ny money to pay foo bills. She up
him when she saw him 0atur-
LAY evening for not giving her any
Money, and he replied that he a
Iot come to see her at all. The witness
told her after Artam's death I
hat he had carried a gun around for c
days. e
George Pollad, a miner. saw the de- c
eased at the Christian rerideuce Sat-
evening. He drank several
iasses of beer and vent out. He came
ack a little while later. n went
way again. About 1870 the little girl .
anne In aWl said Artam was out In the "
ard. A sNbrt time later a report was Z
card and. going out 10 investigate. 1t s