Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17
TWO BULLETS
IN HIS BODY
JAMES REIHM SHOT WHILE RUN
MING FROM AN OVERHEAD
GUS OFFICER.
COMMITTED NO CRIME
TO WARRANT HIS ARREST,
Affair the Result Of a Joke About a
Pair Of Shoes-Policeman
Is Suspended.

Five shots went after James Riehm
from Officer McGinick's gun early Sun
Gay morning. Riehm was giving the
not foot to the officer, starting the race
from the Montana Music hall on South
Main street. Two of the shots took eff
tect, n entering the right shoulder and
penetrating tive lung. The other shat
tered the bones of the right foot, and
perhaps may render him a cripple for
life, even Should he recover from the
presence of the bullet in the lung.
Rlehm is a young man of %, and a
miner. Saturday night he bought a pair
OF IS shoes along with a few other arti-
cles, and deposited them in his coat
pockets. In company with half a dozen
friends, he sauntered down to the Mon
tana Concert hall. In the meantime the
package containing the shoes became
unloosened, exposing the contents. His
friends began to josh him about his
llnery. Taking the shoes from his pocket,
and entering into the spirit of the Incl
cent, he held them up and called out:
Who wants to buy a pair of shoes?"
officer McGillick, who had been watch
ing the proceedings with the air Of a
HaWkshaW, at once concluded that he
had a thief as his prey. Stepping up to
the young man he asked him what he
was doing with those shoes.
What's that to your answered
Riehm. astonished at the officers action.
Well, you'd better come with me-"
demanded the policeman.
Realizing the officer meant business
Riehm explained the joshing incident
and produced the Hennessy receipt for
the shoes. McGillick, however, insisted
on taking the young man to Jail. Riehm
accompanied him out to the sidewalk,
and right here is where he did the fool
ish act. He broke away and ran for lib
erty. McGillick pulled his gun and sent
It's contents after him, with the result
as stated above.
Riehm finally landed in the Mint sa-
Icon, where his friend Joe Riley is en-
ployed as barkeeper. Chief Lavell was
there when the young man made his APP
pearance, n at once had him conveyed
to st. m hospital. An. Inter Noun
tain reporter saw him there this morn
ing. He complained of the pain in his
shoulder and foot, although his bright
look and strong voice did not indicate
much physical suffering. At the time,
he was partaking of breakfast with evil
dent relish. With the aid of an X-ray,
the bullet which entered the shoulder
has been located in the right lung. 1t
had not been taken out at the time of
the reporters visit. The young mai re-
allies that a bullet in his lung is a seri-
GUS matter. So does the hospital sur
geon, DIR. Alexander.
Mayor Mccarthy was much vexed over
the action Of Officer McGillick, and Chief
LdVell suspended the OVef-ZeaIOuS pO-
liceman pending an investigation. Nc
Gillick says his intention was to fire at
the ground all the time. but he stumbled
once and it must have been at the time
of stumbling that the gun was raised n
the bullet struck Riehm in the shoulder.
McGillick's appearance denotes that he
is worried over the event.
James Riehm came to Butte from Vir-
ginia City. New, last February. His
father lives there. along with two broth
ers and two sisters.