The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

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Being Chastiscd by Husband OF
Woman to Whom He Appealed
For Mercy in His Troubles, He
Empties Miniature Revolver, One
Shot Taking Effect in Travelling
Mans Jaw.
A crazy man with a revolver,
which he fired at random in the day
coach on train No. l last Thursday
night, hitting one man in the jaw,
and then turning che gun on him
self emptied the two remaining bull
iats in the magazine into his own
chest, caused plenty OF excitement
ON that occasion, while the train
was running between Belton and
Columbia Falls.
The man who did the shooting is
Joa Sicotte, who was travelling from
Montreal to some point in tho west
He got on the train at Minneapolis
and had been drinking heavily,
which is thought to be the cause
of his insanity. He had been Civ
ing a great deal of trouble in the
smoking car, and was brought to
the day coach by the conductor in
the hopes that he might quiet down
He was worried and raving, and
talked continuously Of the persons
In the smoker who were going to
arrest him ,and kept continually call
ing on the passengers to help him
| in his troubles. He alluded to his
wife and children and would oc-
casionally put his hands to his
temples and exclaim: "Oh, my
heart, my heart!" At length he
started towards Mrs. Murie, who
with her two children were sitting
near by, and implored that ''the
dear lady" might have mercy up
on him. Mr.. Murie arose ana
pushed him back, and at the same
time slapped him across the face
with a folder, he was reading. This
seems to have aroused Sicotte's an
ger, but he took a seat a lit
tie ahead for a few moments, and
then sprang up suddenly, firing mis-
revolver.
Edwin Dummer. a travelling sales
man, who was sitting near by, at
tempted to knock the weapon cut
OF the crazy mans hand, which was
aimed at Murie, and thereupcn the
gun was turned upon Dummer him
self, and before he could prevent,
one of the bullets went through his
hat and the other took effect in
his jaw. A number of the other
passengers jumped TO the rescue,
but before they could intercede ST.
! cote had emptied the two remain
ing bullets in the magazine into
his own chest and then collapsed.
He was then bound so that he
could do no farther damage.
Slcotte was taken from the train
at Columbia Falls, and transferred
to the "Dinky', and sent to Kali
spell where Sheriff Ingraham took
charge of him and lodged him in
the county jail
Dummer. the injured man was.
also taken to Kalispell, where he
Was attended at the Macdonald hos
pital. His injury was Slight which
was only due to the small calibre
of the gun, which was only 20.
The bullet entered Dummers face
and flattened against the jawbone
without fracturing it, and he is con-
graulat'ng himself on getting out.
OF the scrape so easily.
The weapon with which Joa. ST.
cote shot e. H. Dummer and gave
himself serious if not possibly IA
tai wounds was of % caliber and
and weights only five and one
half ounces. 1t is a double action
revolver of foreign make and has a
collapsible trigger. A man could
hold the gun in one hand without
any effort and give no suspicion of
holding anything The barrel is
Just an inch and a quarter long and
deeply rifled and the magazine CYL
lnder only long enough to accomo-
oate "22 short. Just big enough
to make dangerous toy.
County Attorney Stout has filed
information against Sicotte, charg-
ing assault in the third de-
gree. He was placed under $1,000
bonds. Sheriff Ingraham has writ
ten to Montreal to get his record.
special Agent Cramer of the Great
Northern is also investigating the
case. sicotte is still suffering from
his wounds.