The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-01-04
TRAGEDY At Jennings, MONT.
SERIES OF SHOCKING CRIMES
Patrick Sullivan, n Miner Well known
In the Northwest. Murdered HIs wife
aud Wounded HIS GrandchIId. Then
He Committed Suicide Train Carrying
Doctors Wreeked-EngIneer KILLED.

KaIispell, Mont, Jan. Murder Of
his wife and painful wounding Of his
grandchild, followed by suicide of Pat
rick Sullivan, made a series OF crimes
in themselves most shocking to Jen-
nings people. but when they learned
that special train sent from Kalis-
pell with physicians to aid the wound
ed had been wrecked and the engin-
Ger killed. they were Mortified. New
Years festivities we're saddened and
in many cases totally suspended. The
dead:
Patrick Sullivan, suicide.
Mrs. Patrick Sullivan, cut with an
ak and shot in head and breast.
Engineer Herson, crushed in wreck
of engine.
The injured:
Grandchild Of Sullivan, shot in the
arm by grandfather.
Fireman Wilcox. scalded by escaping
steam from wrecked engine.
Patrick Sullivan, an old miner.
whose wife was running a section
house at Jennings. visited home about
four weeks ago and was so ugly and
abusive with his family that all were
in mortal dread of his anger, be having
been drinking. He was arrested and
given the alternative Of going 10 jail
or leaving town. He left and went to
Spokane. where he wrote to his wife
that he was sick and in need of money.
She sent money to him. bat received a
letter asking for more money. An in
vestigation followed proving that he
was not sick. but was drinking with
money furnished by his wife. After
the refusal Of more money he returned
70 Jennings and last night he went to
bed. Mrs. Sullivan who was very
deaf. shut and locked the door.
About o'clock he got up. dressed.
took an ax. pried open the door of
her room, and hit her in the face with
the ak, cutting a great cash before
she could cry out or call for help
He then shot her in the head and IN
the breast He then shot in the arm
the 6-year-old grandchild in her room.
end hunted for two other children
who had taken refuge in a room up
stairs. They heard him and were
afraid TO call for help. Not finding the
children he went upstairs to another
room and shot himself In the head and
through the heart. He died instantly.
His wife fingered some time but died
during the day, medical skill being Of
no avail.
The citizens Of Jennings sent to
kalispell for medical aid and a special
was sent this morning with two
physicians and the coroner.
The train was being pulled by new
engine. Engineer Herson in charge.
At point just west OF the sidetrack at
Lucerne. west Of Kalispell's pass, the
engine jumped the track. killing in
stantly Engineer Herson and serious
ly wounding Fireman Wilcox. who was
scalded. The eaboose did not leave the
track and the doctors proceeded to
Jennings. while the dead and injured
were brought to Kalispell Fireman
Wilcox is being cared for in his home
in Kalispell.
The wounded child was brought to
halispell and is in the hospital The
physicians think she will lose her arm.
but that she will recover. No atten-
ton was at first paid to the shooting,
as all the people in town who had
guns were celebrating New Year and
supposed Sullivan was doing likewise.
Sullivan had worked all through the
northwest as a miner and was well
known here. as well as in almost
every mining camp OF the west.