Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-09-27

as he was coming from q church door,
near his home on Sunday, Sept. eth.
The Anaconda Sunday Standard, of
Sept. IS, contains lengthy illustrated
article from which the following is
taken.
The Standard says:
Eleven years ago there arrived
from Mexico, Mo-, q young man 22
years of age. Wills Howard, as the
young man was known, was robust,
healthy and full Of ambition, Of pleas
ing manners, and soon established
warm friendship among the people |
with whom he had cast his lot. For
years he worked at different places,
always economical and thrifty, and at
the time that his life was cut short by |
an assassin's bullet he had laid away q
neat little competency for future
days.
Nine years later, John Linn, arrived
on Rock Greek with his wife, and
two daughters, the youngest OF whom
was destined to become one Of the
chief actors In terrible tragedy, and
several smaller children.
Six months after the arrival OF the
Linn's, the third actor in Sundays
tragedy appeared on the scene In the
person OF Frank Forrest, handsome
fellow, a perfect specimen Of physical
manhood, OF quiet demeanor and
the last Of all the residents Of Rock
Greek to be suspected Of possessing a
murderous heart.
Soon after his arrival Forrest be-
came acquainted with Flora, the
youngest of the Linn daughters, who
was just past IA, but whowas extremely
well deveIoved for one 30 young. The
acquaintance was followed by court
ship and later an engagement was an
nounced. But for reason best known
to herself the young lady concluded
that Forrest was not the man OF her
choice and the engagement was bro.
ken. Forrest,lwho BY this time was
desperately In love, entreated In vain.
The girl was obdurate and was backed
| in the refusal BY her parents.
Then Forrest became desperate.
Going to neighbor's he procured q
pistol from q younger member of the
family and startedfor Linn's ranch with
the expressed Intention of forcing
Flora TO reconsider her refusal or to
kill her then and there.
Fortunately the young lady was
not at home when Forrest arrived.
Leaving the Linn ranch, he proceeded
to the place where the young lady
was stopping and sought an inter-
view with her. Again he begged
her to become his wife and again he
was rejected. Then, crazsd by anger,
disappointment and jealousy of How
ard, whom he then SUSPENDED OF be-
| ing the cause OF the alienation Of his
former sweetheart's affections, he
swore that IL ever he SCI eyes on How
ard and Flora together he would kill
them both.
Howard's attentions became very
marked from that times while Fer
reet's manner rapidly assumed the
form of q detected, despondent and
extremely jealous suitor and he final
| Iy left for Two Dot.
Then matters assumed the normal
condition and all supposed that the
little settlement on Rock Greek had
heard the last Of Forrest and his Ill
advised love affair, when he again ap-
peared In the neighborhood without
previous notice Of his coming,
Just what brought Forrest back is 8
matter OF mystery for discussion
among the people OF that vicinity.
Some say It was the old love gnawing
ct his heart strings, others that How
ard, becoming bold by his continued
absence, wrote and warned him that
Il 1.-THE ever set foot in that community
again there would be trouble. But
Whatever the cause, Forrest returned,
ana returned in no humor to stand the
! ioshing OF bis friends and former
neighbors. Soon after his return, 90
those who attended the inquest testi-
fied, Howard met Forrest unarmed
and unprepared and took advantage
OF the latter's predicament to apply
several severe and stinging epithets
to him.
HIS JEALOUSY CRAzED HIM.
From that time on, so the story
goes, Forrest was = changed man.
The jealousy that ranked q his heart
| for days and months was famed into
J a burning flame by the treatment be
had received from Howard, and
shortly Afterwards there came to
. Howard's ears a warning Of threats
that were being made against his life
BY Forrest.
Believing them to be true, and act
ling upon the advice of intimate
friends, Howard came to Livingston
and asked to have his rival bound
over to heck the peace. An officer
started out 10 bring Forrest before
the magistrste, but the latter had
/. heard Of the charge and came In to
face his accuser. At the hearing How
ard told his story. Told Of the threats
!. that be believed had been madei told
: Of his fear that Forrest would do him
great bodily harm; told OF Of his sus'
d pIcions that Forests mind had be-
: come dsranged as result of contin-
!, ued worry and unrequited love, bui
: offered no proof In standardization oi
bis charges.
+ Then Forrest told his storyi told oi
E the wrongs that had been done him
: By Howard, denied any intention Of
+ harmIng him In any manner, and In
d modest and easy mannnr convinced
n the court that he had no III will
against bis acouser, or as be put n