The Glenwood post., 1909-07-03
Seeks Secluded Spot Among His F%-
orite haunts-.. Farewell to
Faithful Horses. Sends Bullet
Through His Brain
THOMPSON TELLS THE STORY

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one clock Friday afternoon of last
party, three state men, who were
put up our horses and won't into the
the creek to fish and after they had
ed me TO 90 ahead. The other stat"
| left. but the state man was getting
horses and left him near tine ford and
been gone from the cabin but few
was shot and what proved later to
hill and looked back and noticed that
i had left him. This struck me as
the noise l had thought was a shot
horses feet as he jumped or walked
was all right, | returned to my fEh
ed To the cabin and no one WAS there.
around there awhile ! went to the
him roll for few minutes and then
one. But before ! reached the horse,
noticed that something was wrong
is the NATTER He paid no attention
and thought he recognized me. | took
ing him what was the matter. In do.
could see the pool of blood in the grass.
inst rock. ! called the boys and told
Us Fred had fallen and hurt his head.
that he had been shot through the
right side and gone clear through.
right side of his head and fired the
hat We did what we could and got
2 Fitzpatrick ranch and telephonei
We're on the bum and / do not believe
tried to relay a message through to
they got it mixed up along the line
with Fred at the cabin when | went to
he told me that the last he saw of
was leaving for the creek, said he
horse s neck as if he We're loving him.
rurned away and started in the direc-
moved my horse and tied him in such
dark, l would stumble over his body
~ set down against a small tree be
shot was fired, he fell over sideways,
and the other to one side. l did not
boys came up We found it on the
fallen as he went over.
days that Fred did not want to talk.
asked him questions. He did his work
study all the time. When ! spoke of
| ] am now convinced that he did that
He WAS the only one in the bunch
outfit was hidden end now we will
vino has agreed to furnish them for us.
wagon box full of spruce bows anl
l in it and he rode fine and stood the
Meeker about three O'Clock Saturday
was the presence of Mr.. Dunn, an un
be out at his ranch few miles from
help to us in the trouble. i was told
EFred lived so long after he was shot
7he part of the brain that affects the
sunday morning at ten minutes to foli
We brought him to Rifle in spring
The Midland.
huf his note said he was tired of hv
he said he was iisgusted with every
r year that Fred was not himself al
deputy game warden at a salary
month from the first of July. Their
statse for Fred always did his wori
OF Rio Blanco county and that he f,
{ before the assassin Is bullet because
y did his work as game warden witho
o favor or partiality.
o Perhaps the strongest evidence tn
/ Fred took his own life is found in t
t few words penned just before
c attempt to end his life, and the 70
n embrace he gave his faithful hors
o This Dote carried short message to
4 ing of his money in the First Nation
- Bank and that his money and his ott
Il belongings should be given his w
of twenty or more years. In closing
Y note he said: 81 am tired of livil
y Bury me on Marvine creek. ~
d. was the creek near which his body W
y found and it is believed that he h
i planned for weeks to end it all, alo
NJ the shores of the stream he low
ST Fred loved the mountains and unf
NJ quented haunts among Them He c
" ed NO more for the busy whirl of Ii
at but sought to spend as much time
ms possible in the quite seclusion of