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

bed. She was unconscious and her
eyes were set. Her pulse, however
was quite strong and at first ii. was
thought she had chance for recovery
and attention was paid to her, the
man being dead.
Second Victim Dies.
Stimulants were administered and
shortly after 8 o'clock she was re
moved to st. Vincent's hospital. She
continued to l1nger in an insensible
condition until $3.50, when she died
The body was taken to Smiths under
taking rooms, where that of Schw.nk
already was. The latter had been
taken there shortly after the coroner
was summoned and had empaneled d
jury which viewed the remains.
Doctor Lindsey was directed by
Coroner Rinehart to perform an au-
topsy on the two, which was done
last evening.
Jhe SHOTS That Killed.
When the body of Schwink was un-
dressed three bullet holes were found
in it, although it was manifest that
they had been made by two balls.
One of the shots entered the left side.
about three inches below the pit of
the arm. The bullet ranged down.
ward in diagonal direction and
emerged from the right side, short
distance above the hip.
The second shot was in the right
shoulder, squarely on top and an inch
or SO back of the joint. This appar-
emily was fired after the man had
fallen and while White was running
toward him.
The wound that resulted in the
death of the woman was also in the
left side. The doctors found that the
bullet had entered about three inches
below the left shoulder. Then it
ranged upward and shattered the
shoulder blade, which it pierced and
imbedded itself in the flesh.
In the door through which White
left and through which Schwink tried
to pass is bullet hole. This is a
few inches back of the lock and ap-
pears to have been fired accidentally
while White was fumbling with the
knob. This is indicated by the direc-
tion taken by the bullet, which is
downward and at an angle from the
point of entrance. Further weight
is given this supposition by the fact
that the wood is badly powder burnt,
showing that the muzzle of the pistol
-ouched it at the time of the dis
charge.
Who They Were.
Schwink arrived in Billings last fall.
Tor few weeks he was employed as
solicitor for the Times. After this
le was a waiter in different restau-
ants and also tended bar. He said
hat he had come from Butte, where
le claimed to have worked on one OF
he newspapers in the same capacity
is when with the Times. His origi-
lal home, he said, was in Texas, where
le said he had at one time been quite !
veil to do The death of his first
wife he gave as a reason for leaving,
tanning that sorrow had caused him
o become unsettled and reckless and !
hat he had spent his money in trav-
ling and vain endeavor to OVERCOME
is sorrow.
The woman whom he claimed as
is wife. was about the city for some
lme. She was known by different
ames. From a letter found in one
Schwink's pockets it would seem
nat her real name was Marie Burns,
Byrns, as both names are given.
he letter was dated March / and
GEMS to have been handed to
chwink to post. 1t was written on
mall sheet of note paper and was ad-
ressed to G. A. Dalton, Helena. It
sked the addressee to give her infor-
lation concerning the death of her
Lther, Mike Byrns, whom she said
le had been informed was dead.
his request was repeated a couple
times. The letter closed by say
e that the writer of it was ''back
the hospital, with the same fever"
alton was also asked not to mention
70 fact of the receipt of the letter
several parties named in it. The
ply was to be sent to MRS. w. D.
wink, Billings, General Delivery"
he letter was signed Marie Burns.
Schwink was apparently in his lat
r twenties, or early thirties. The
oman seemed to have been of aboutX