The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18

(Continasd frsn First Paes.)
relations have been aired s. soa1t
NcGann had. boen mr.
numerous times for maltreati1x
his wife. Not long ago 10 Va son
fenced TO four months In jail for win
beating, but sentence was suspendas
on condition that he leave the cous-
try. He disappeared and wa not seen
in either Billings or Laurel until
Wednesday night.
His wife was informed of his pr<s-
in Laurel and anticipating that
be would come to their home. s1s
came to Billings with the hired p:an,
Mack Heberling, and appealed 70
County Attorney Wilson for protss~
ton. Mr.. Wilson advised her to -
to Laurel, secure Deputy Sheriff Ar
chic Taylor and return to the ranch.
Instead, however, she drove hpns
and as the ranch was neared she asked
the hired. man If he thought her has
band was there. He said he would
see and went yer to the bunk holrse
and q McGann lying on q cot. HI
and Mccain had quarreled but tie
latter asked to make up and thsy
shook hands. Mccain then walked
to where his wife was and 10 sKe
started to enter the house he said
he wanted to talk to her.
He asked her to make up and hYs
with him, but she refused, declaring
that she had been married to him ir
three years and their life had been
such she would not have any more
OF Il.
shot His Wife.
Then. II you will not marry me-"
exclaimed McGann, II will kill yon.',
And before she could OFFER resistanee
he had fred Ave bullets into her body.
Turning to the hired man. who was
embarrassing the horses. he exclaimed
And / will get you, too" firing ct HIN
vt the same time. Heberling q fof
the house. Mccain after him and 1r-
ing his revolver. But Heberling man
aged to elude his pursuer and the lat
ter returned TO the horses, unhar-
messed them, mounted one Of Thorn and
searched the field for Hsberling. wAs
In the meantime had escared 70 lin
Hiber ranch . half mile away.
Returning TO the house. Mcoah1
killed himself.
Mrs. Mccain. who had recovered
consciousness after having been shst.
literally dragged herself along III
highway more than . quarter q .
mile IN an effort to reach the fllhsr
home. She vas found lying ~ tn
roadside. where she had dropped X
hausted, BY Joe Decker. Who was pass
Ing, and was carried to the Hihar
home. &
Sheriff Hertord was notified u the
tragedy and was requested to ind tn
injured woman's little 7-year old dauxH.
ter, Elise Johnston. who was in BILL
inss living with NJ. and Mrs. Charses
Fisher and attending school. Coronsr
Smith was also notified and within -
minutes from the time the news
reached Billings Sheriff Herford's q.
ice had found the child and che vss
on her way to the bedside Of her g.
ing mother. accompanied By Alex
Mitchell Of the county attorneys q.
nce and Coroner Smith IN IN automas-
bile driven by Win Scott.
Coroner Smith held an inquest at
the Bank ranch and returned to BIZ
ings last evening, leaving the body
Of McGann. intending to return for
It this morning.
Every possible attention wa given
the injured woman. hut the physicians
expressed no hope for her recovery.
At 3 o'clock this morning : telephone
message from the Hiber ranch to Thu
Gazette said that her temperature and
pulse were better and that Soma
hopes Of her recovery were held.
McGann was the woman's second
husband. They had been married fo1
three years. BY her arst marriage
she had four children. three boy. and
q girl. The boys IRE -. ~ and :
years Of age. while the girl 10 q. An
were In school when the tragedy 90.
Cured and did not learn Of II I'll
afterwards.
Mrs. McGann is regarded g . hard
working woman shA had the entire
management Of the Bank ranch, which
she had purchased on contract, and
was raising 40 acres Of sugar beetA
J. 10 acres Of grain and considerable q
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