The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-09
returned to town and again asked Nc
Mutian i ( he had the pistol once more
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returned to town and again asked Nc
he denied having it.
''N'e then started for home. coming
up ...ts street. When We got as far as
Barney A.et;inieyfs saloon McMullan
said he thought he would like drink.
l told him l didn't care fer anything,
but We went in and he got his drink.
We then proceeded toward home. We
went into the room and undressed first
and got into bed. MCMILLAN was still
undressing. I told him to put out the
light when he came to bed, and told
him he was to occupy the side of the
bed next the wall. Shortly afterwards
he climbed into bed and the next thing
I knew I saw a flash. felt hot breath
and heard a loud report. l nudged Nc
Mullan and said, What's the natter
l received no reply. I asked him again
but still received no answer. I became
alarmed then and got up, lighted the
lamp and saw Mcmillan in bed, his
shoulders resting on the pillows, as
though he were sitting up when he shot.
1 saw wound in his head from which
the blood gushed in torrents. He APP
peared to be dead.
II called the landlady and asked her
If one of her boys could go to the sher-
ifs Office. The boy went and shortly
afterwards returned with Officers Nor
! first saw Mcmillan after lighted the
lamp, he began to breathe again-tak-
ing long, deep breaths.
HE had gun in his hand when /
saw him, and that gun was mine. l
missed it as l stated before. McMul-
Ian was not drunk when he went home.
He had taken q few drinks during the
evening, but he was not drunk. He
talked as rational as he ever did. did
not notice any difference in him when
he came to my room; his actions and
talk were natural"
The witness said he did not know of
his own knowledge that MCMILLAN had
ever tried to commit suicide before, but
had heard that he had attempted to
take his own life several times before.
Once in Deer Lodge, said the witness,
he had seen a large crowd, and upon
inquiry was told that MCMILLAN tried
to drown himself. The witness had
often heard that the deceased had had
suicidal tendencies after a protracted
sprees. The witness had never heard
him speak of any family troubles Or
financial embarrassments. Yesterday
he heard him say he was about
busted"
Deputy Sheriff Joe Daily testified that
when he was a aeputy in Deer Lodge
he came to the Jail on a certain date
and was told that Mcmillan had been
locked up for drunkenness. The jailer
told him that MCMILLAN was in the
dark cell. The witness went down to
see him and found him with his sus-
penders tied about his neck and the
other end fastened to the topmost rung
in the door. He cut him loose and
put him to bed. He was nearly choked
then.
Under Sheriff Morgan testified that
he had known the deceased for about
six years He had frequently heard of
his suicidal tendencies, and had heard
that he had tried to commit suicide
several times. Twice he had tried to
drown himself; once he tried to kill
himself with gun; once he had taken
poison; once he had, eaten glass, and
the other time was when he tried to
hang himself in the Jail.
MCMILLAN was about 40 years of age.
He was born at Mineral Point, Wis,
and came to Montana in 1889. He has
resided in Deer Lodge ever since. His
father is dead, but his mother still
lives at Mineral Point. He. leaves four
sisters and four brothers. All Of the
sisters, excepting one who Is in Wyom-
ing, reside in Wisconsin. The brothers
are James G. Mcmillan residing at
Deer Lodge; Vincent MCMILLAN a. mail
carrier of this city and Archie McMul-
Ian who resides at Salt Lake.
The deceased leaves widow and
son, the latter IL years Of age, who re-
side at Deer Lodge. He was a member
in good standing in the A. Q. u. W.,
and his widow will receive $1,000 from
that order.
McMullan's body was shipped to Deer
Lodge at 5 o'clock this morning. The
funeral will be held there on Friday af-
ternoon at o'clock. The remains will
be accompanied from this city by his
brother James MCMILLAN, who came up
from Deer T,odge on the Northern Pa
cific train last evening.