The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-04

this belief. Until about a couple OF
months or SO ago he was employed
as q sheepherder, working for mar
named Draper in Pease bottom. Abou1
SIX weeks ago he rented the room he
occupied until the shooting. The othe,
inmates OF the house say he has al
all tlmes acted in a strange manner
being moody and but rarely spoke tc
any one. While none thought him in
sane, all agreed in saying that they
regarded him as being '.iunay.
IN answer to questions by Deputy
Sheriff Harding whether he ever had
had trouble with any one else, he
SAID that he had, with a man in Pease
bottom.
Ihe pistols taken from him are oi
different calibres. One is of the pat.
tern known as 1920, with the frame
OF q 45-calibre. It is a single action,
Colt, and was the one with which he
killed his victims The other is OF
50 calibre, double acllon, also Colt,
with long barrel and heavy frame.
Both weapons are in possession OF
the sheriff.
Today's Developments.
PERSONS claiming to know started a
report last evening that Schwink's
mother residede at Meeteetse, Wyo.
Acting on the report, Sheriff Hubbard
placed himself in telephone commune
cation this morning with the woman.
She Informed the sheriff that while
she had been acquainted with the
dead man, she was no relation to
him. She said his father was a doc
tor and lived somewhere in Texas.
Beyond this she claimed to know
nothing.
MT. Hubbard also communicated
with Helena and ascertained that
Marie Burns father is dead. She
had other relatives there, all of whom
are poor people and in no position to
do anything toward her burial.
White presented an appearance this
morning entirely different from that
OF yesterday afternoon. The wildness
OF look had left him and he appeared
to be rational, although disinclined
to talk. He said he felt "all right"
and wanted nothing, further than to
ask Mr.. Harding to get his laundry.
He gave the deputy a check for the
clothes and told him where to find
them. ~
Many Reports Afioat. %gS7 :.
A number of rumors, all alleged to
have bearing on yesterdays double
tragedy were afloat this morning. One
was that the shooting was caused by
jealousy on the part of White, who
was lncensed at Schwink for aienat-
ing the affections of the woman.
Those responsible for this story claim
ed that White and she had been liy-
ing together and that Schwink had
come between them and succeeded
in causing the woman to leave White
and take up with him.
Another story was that trouble over
money matters led to the shooting.
t was said that persons had heard
The two quarrel over money that
White claimed he had loaned schwink
ind that White had threatened to kill
5chwink unless he paid him what he
,wed him.
Whether there is any truth in any /
# the stories will probably be brought
tut at the inquest, which was begun /
his morning. Owing to the large !
lumber who asked admission it was /
lecided to hold the inquiry in the po-
ice court. Long before it began
very seat was occupied and every
nch of standing room was taken UP.
n the hall and in front of the building
TODD knots of men, who could not
ecure admittance, all eagerly discuss
ag the affair and specializing as to the
robable cause and the final outcome
s far as White was concerned.
Edwin erennan's Story.
A circumstance related to The Ga.
cite by Edwin Brennan, a roomer in
he house where the double murder
'as committed, may possibly be ac-
epted as calculated to give weight
} the story that the killing was
by jealousy. He said that
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