The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-21

treasurer at Anaconda. at another time
was connected with the Pacific TX
press company at Anaconda.
After coming TO Butte. McNulty ran
a saloon for a time. but has most OF
the time followed the business of book
keeping. For the past few months he
had been keeping books for the Lux
ton market in South Main sctreet and
a Centerville firm. but he fell to drink
ing so heavily that he lost the Center
Vile job and had been threatened with
dismissal by Mr.. Luxton unless Re
Strengthened up. He also collected for
the Luxton firm and a shortage vas at
first among the conjectures as TO the
cause OF his suicide. but Mr.. Luxton
stated that as far as he knew. NcNul-
tvs accounts were perfectly straight.
The deceased was about IS years of
e n resided with his wife and fam
lily Of our children at 1928 West Gran
lite street. Mrs McNulty was greatly
schocked when the news OF her hus-
bands terrible deed was conveyed TO
her. The deceased was a Mason IN
good standing.
The body of James McNulty n not
cold before Enoch West went into
fanks barn in the rear of the latter's
woodward in South Main street and
hanged himself with a half-inch halter
rope. When John Sawyer. a driver for
Aht nOOh tOlCtfus went 10 lAt cldbAt
Just before the 6 o'clock whistle blew
he was Mortified to see the body hang
ing from a AKA upright between the
two stalls. The rope was held in place
by the top c~rossboard of the partition
which separates the two stalls. The
distance from the ground to the top
board is about six feet. The man made
an ordinary slipknot n in the loop
he put his head and evidently jumped
from the manger. The fall was not
great enough to break his neck, and
he died OF s~trangulation. His ankles
were crossed and his feet rested on the
ground. sawyer Immediately cut the
rope and laid the body on the ground.
officer Resick was called and together
they carried the man into Reeds liv-
cry barn. Life was not completely
gone when he was found. and faint
pulsations Of the heart were percepti-
BILE for 10 or Is minutes afterwards.
West had been drinking heavily for the
past week and it is the generally ac-
cepted theory Of his acquaintance that
he reached the stage Of dependency.
induced by the excessive use of alcohol,
where suicide seems to be the only re-
lief for the victim. and he tool that
course to end his sufferings. He had
been earning a living by saving wood
and doing other odd jobs about town.
John Sawyer, who found the body.
had known West for eight or ten years,
ever since the latter came to Montana.
They had worked together i'm Helena
six years & at teaming. Sawyer has
heard him speak Of a sister living
somewhere I'm Ohio, and of his resi-
dence at one time i'm Dallas. Texas. but
he understood that he was never mar
ried. He was 4S years old He said
that West was always a good worker
and never was idle for any considerable
length Of time: that If he could not
find employment to his liking he would
work at anything he could find. West
was very drunk yesterday morning.
but at f:30 in the afternoon George
Burns. an employe OF Reeds barn, saw
him and he didn't appear to be drunk.
Burns spoke to him and. receiving a
respectful salutation i'm response. went
his way thinking no more about IL.
The body. after being viewed by the
coroner, was sent to Sherman's under
taking rooms. where an inquest will
be held.
Shortly after the discovery Of the
second suicide. a report Of a third. or
at least of a third attempt reached po-
lice headquarters and caused the OFF,
GERS to think a genuine suicidal epidem-
lie had broken out. The report had 1t
that a woman living somewhere in East
Broadway. firing of life. had attempt
ed to XII herself. An officer was sent
TO investigate. but he did not succeed
I'm finding any confirmation Of the re-
port or any foundation for the rumor.
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