Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-14
lad A BUTTE RECORD.

Yesterday was one of Coroner Harden
brooks busy days. The undsrtakers di-
vided honors and each has the remains
of a negro, the result of one murder and
one suicide. making a Butte record for
the Copper City.
The victim of the suicide was William
Mason, a negro about 35 years of age.
His remain We're found in Il stable in
the rear of the California house, about
100 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
discovery was made by two boys. His
body lay in one of the stalls, being wei
covered up with blankets, and by his
side a four ounce bottle of carbolic acid,
with about half Of its contents gonA
Friends of the deceased say he was at
one time a member of the 18th infantry
(colored), stationed at Missoula. He had
also been drinking hard OF late. 1t is
claimed that he had attempted suicide
before, and was unsuccessful. His re-
mains We're removed to Tuttle's undertake
ing rooms. An inquest will be reld this
In less thar an hour after William Ma
sons body was found George Crockett,
another negro, was sent into eternity by
a bullet fired from a gun In the hands of
Matte Jones, his mistress. The tragedy
occurred at 113 East Third stree, jasr
back of the Margaret theater. Three
shots rang out in quick succession,
breaking the stiffness of Sunday after
AA'cA' l. S'iiS wiz IiNCu " q
the shots and ran into their yards, and
some into the streets, but could not To-
cate the shooting for several minutes.
Inc tragedy occurred at the home of Eu-
gene Pryor. He and his wife aud Bob
Madison witnessed the shooting, AL of
the colored people who claim to KNOW
anything about the life of Crockett and
Matte Jone say he has been abusing her
Of late. On account of his cruelty she
left him a short time ago and was at tha
| fj1na nf tho two .aIx- wv; -. T..--,-
mouse. He came there yesterday agains t
her wishes and contrary to the advice Of
his friends. Once OF the inside, he be-
gan to grumble and abuse her, and finally
struck at her. The men tried to per-
suade Crockett to go away, but he would
not comply. He came in the house by
the rear door and was then in the kitch-
en-. Matte Jones rushed to her room
ana returned with a revolver, which she
hred three times at rocket at close
range, ana IN quick succession. He sank
to the floor. exclaiming: "She has done
Tor me- He sank to the fioor pierced
near the heart by two bullets and exnir-
ed in a few moments. The woman who
ended his life ak to her mothers
place at NO. 8 Cherry street, and told
her story. She enquired for a police
man, and not finding one, walked to the
JAN at the head of Main street and gave
herself up. Undertaken Ehret, who took
charge of Crockett's body, had by this
tIilie l~eiephoned the sheriff's office, and
Under Sheriff Morgan and Deputy Walsh
met her at the door. She gave herself
up and was the coolest person in the
building. The officers brought her back
to the scnee. where she pointed ont
Where and how she did the shooting and
save up the weapon, which was placed
under a bureau after the fatal shots u-ere
nred. Four chambers of the gun were
empty. She said only one hambe was
empty before the shooting. She is a
prisoner at the county Jail. Crockett's
ien,alhs are at Ehret's undertaking par
iols. coroner H~ardenbrook will hold an
inquest on ~Crockett's body wnen the
Mason suicide case is concluded.