The Glasgow courier., 1922-11-03

ing events after the shooting. He
said that shortly after midnight he
met Mrs. Carleton on Third avenue,
where, according to the testimony of
Mrs. Christler, she had left them, and
that she had acted very quietly, as if
to avoid discovery, and that she had
said she was waiting there to meet
someone.
Chief Moran testified to finding torn
parts of messages and letters in the
room of Mrs. Carleton after the ira
gedy and previously Mrs. Martin tes-
titled they had not been there when
she left the room.
The chief described the condition
of the bodies, the methods of enter
ing and leaving the house, the range
of the bullets, and declared that in
his opinion it would have been impos-
sible for third person to have been
in the little hall at the time of the
shooting.
In the opinion of the chief the bull
let which killed Christler was fired
from a distance Of between two and
three feet, judging from the momen-
tum it received, enought to penetrate
the body and lodge in the wall. It's
position in the wall he declared in
dicated that Christler might have been
closing the door, when the shot was
fired.
The gun which killed Mrs. Carleton
was close to the body, burning the
outer garments and smoking the un-
der garments. The bullet remained
in the body.
In answer to the question he said
he was convinced from the investiga-
ton he had made that Mrs. Calreton
had killed Rev. Christler and herself.
The coroner introduced into the evil
dence the clothing of the deceased
and the possessions Of Mrs. Carleton.
In her purse were found about $50
in money, a number of small articles
and several letters, including val
entine sent by Rev. Christler to his
wife. Mrs. Christler identified these
as having been on her dresser in the
early evening before the shooting.
Every detatil of the tragedy was
gone into by the jury. The jury,
which conducted the inquest, was COM
posed of R. G. Linebarger, foreman,
L. X. Devlin, C. C. Brundage, F. F.
Bossuot, Walter Mackenzie and B. S.
Buisson.
Throughout the taking of the tes-
timony Mrs. Christler and Mrs. Pyle,
mother of the dead woman, sat lis
tening to every word. The jury bar
red the morbidly curious from the
hearing, but admitted everyone having
any interest in the trial.
Yesterday Havre paid tribute to the
memory of Rev. Christler, stores clos
ing during the hours of the funeral
and throngs viewed the remains as
they lay in the church over which he
had presided and which was built
through his efforts.
ThrOngs at Funeral.
In St. Marks church, monument
of his achievement in Havre, funeral
services were held for Rev. Leonard J.
Christler Friday afternoon at $50
o'clock.
The church was crowded and peo-
pie stood in the streets to pay tribute
to the man who had done so much
for the mission at Havre. Many peo-
pie from the neighboring towns were
in attendance at the services.
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the burial service of the Episcopal
prayer book, with Bishop H. H. Fox
of Billings as suffragan. The Rev.
A. M. Frost of Glasgow and C. Kellar
Of Great Falls assisted at the burial
service.
Members of the De Molay Comman-
derry, No. Is, Knights Templar and
the Daughters of the King attended
the funeral in body, the Knights
having charge and serving as an hon
orary guard.