The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-05

had been committed in their little
town.
The news first became known in
LaSalle when rancher who had
been to Columbia Falls drove up to
Jellison's store and told Mr.. Jellison
that it was said in the Falls that
Flynn had been murdered. The two
men did not believe the story, but
determined to investigate, and went
across the road to the saloon. Upon
arriving there they saw where a
stream Of blood had trickled from the
crack beneath the front door and
formed pool on the porch. The
door was locked, but looking in the
window, they were Mortified to see
Flynn stretched out On the floor in
pool of blood, while spots blood
could be seen at different places on
the floor. A messenger was sent to
the State mill and a telephone mes
sage sent to the sheriff's office here
asking that officers and the coroner
be sent to LaSalle at once
Immediately upon receipt of the
Sheriff Donahue drove out, arriving
at about 4 o'clock. The coroner ar
rived a little later.
When entrance was gained, by
rear door, the body of the murdered
man was lying close to the thresh-
old of the front door, with the head
in a reclining position against the
front door.
DR.. Duncan, who accompanied Cor
oner Willoughby, made an eXamina-
ton and found three bullet wounds
on the body, one through the muscles
of the left arm, one completely
through the body on a level with
the first wound, and it was also dis
closed that his skull had been shat
tered by a bullet which entered
above the left eye, and after smash
ing the bones OF the head, had come
out at the back of the skull, little
higher than where it entered. His
pockets had been Tified and every
thing of value had been taken from
his person. Further search showed
| that the assassin or assassns had
made systematic robbery of the
saloon, taking every cent from the
cash register, but leaving couple
of watches and a few checks. They
overlooked 500 in pills, which were
in an old valise lying on the floor,
and which the thieves evidently
! thought was not worth their notice.
| There We're drops of blood along the
| floor from the end of the bar to
where the body was found, showing
! that Flynn made an attempt to es-
cape out the front door, but was
! killed before he could get outside. 1t
| developed at the inquest, which was
held on the spot. that three shots
had been heard Monday night by Oc-
cupants of the section house, near
by, but no attention was paid to
them This, to the officers minds,
proves conclusively that Flynn was
killed that night, and not Tuesday
morning, especially as the condition
of the body shows that it lay at least
u hours before being found.
The diagram shows the scene Of
the shooting and tells in a mute way
the story of the murder. The inves-
tigation made by the officers shows
that Flynn was probably making pre-
parations to retire, as he had re-
moved his revolver from it's accus-
toned position on the back bar to a
shelf in his bed room. 1t is prOba-
BILE that the assassins were watch
ing him, and when they saw that he
was at their mercy entered the sa-
loon, Flynn went behind the bar to
wait on them and, from pieces of
crackers lying on the end of the bar
nearest the door, it is believed that
he was engaged in conversation
until the opportunity presented it.
self. When Flynn saw his danger
he started to run from behind the
bar, presumably to get his gun, but
when at the end of the bar two shots
were fired, one missing and the
other passing through his left arm
and entering his body, coming out
on the right side. The wounded man,
bleeding and dying, then turned
toward the front door, when the third
shot struck him in the head, killing
him. Then the murderers ransacked
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