The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-16
MORE PARTICULARS OF ROBERT Nc
INTOSH'S DEATH.
Murdered by His Friend on a Drunken

Murdered by His Friend on a Drunken
Spree.
The Mcintosh family have received a
couple of letters from Alaska during the
week that bring further particulars con-
corning the murder of RobertI McIntosh
near Valdez in September last. One OF
these letters is written by Chas. T. Hut
SOB, assistant U. S. attorney of Seattle, a
former Edgerton boy, from Valdez, Oct.
23d, addressed to Andrew Mcintosh; in
which he says
"While here on business learned that
Robert Mcintosh was shot and killed at
the keystone Canyon on aug. Doth, and
from what learn believe him to be your
brother as I long understood you had a
brother in the Northwest. Robert was
foreman OF Camp No. 3 of the Copper
River & Northwestern Railway, now con-
structing line into the copper country,
200 miles inland from Valdez. At the
time of the shooting the camp was only
about 20 miles from Valdez. The day of
the murder several of the boys succeeded
in bringing whiskey into the camp and
Bailey, who was McIntoshs terminate
and friend, became badly intoxicated.
There seemed to be some feeling in the
camp between Bailey and some of the
other men and after becoming intox-
icated Bailey took his rifle and wandered
up the canyon and began to terrorize
everyone he met. He returned to the
bunk house and stood the men around
and then started for his tent Before
reaching it Mcintosh stepped out in
front of the tent and seeing the condi-
ton of his friend started to meet him,
apparently to take the gun away. Bailey,
designing his intentions, cried out, Stop
or I'll shoot you, and almost instantly
fred, the bullet striking Robert about
the neck, who then grappled with him,
and Immediately others having heard
the shot came running up and overpow-
cred Bailey. Mcintosh died within a
few moments and no statement appears
to have been made by him. Bailey was
brought to Valdez arrested, examined
by y. S. Commissioner Lyons, bound
over to grand jury and indicted for muir
der Sept. 18th. The defense obtained a
continuation on the ground they were
unable to get their evidence in shape for
immediate trial. [ do not know just
when the trial will be held, due to the
great distances in this country and the
few terms of court held here, Valdez be-
ing over 400 miles from the seat Of the
court. General sentiment here is that it
was a cold blooded murder. Bailey is
confined in the local jail here and [ will
try and see what manner of man he is
before [ leave. Before [ return to Seat
tie, however, I'll take time to go over the
estate with the local administrator and
learn what / can. Robert may have had
some valuable mining claims in this
country. [ was exceedingly sorry to
learn of this crime and will do all in my
power to see the murderer punished
The second letter was written by John
NJ. Lathrop, deputy U. S. marshal at
Valdez, under date of Oct. 22d, in answer
to an inquiry of relatives here, in which
ne says:
"a far as can learn Robert Mcintosh
was killed while unarmed and peaceful
by one j. r. Bailey, companion boss on
railway work near Valdez. Bailey was
held by the grand jury for murder in the
first degree and will be tried here in the
spring. Knowing that Robert was a
member of two lodges or societies, | had
the body embalmed and put in proper
casket for shipment outside but no call
was made and he was buried here, but
at any time may be shipped out upon
request. The estate consisted of prob
ably abort $500 due for wages, and an
administrator was appointed to enable
his burial expenses to be paid