The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-05-17

Joseph H. Quinn Wednesday morn
ing, in his sleeping room, over hi
place Of business on Main street, CAV,
the authorities busy day endeavor
ing to unravel the mystery of hi.
death. Many connected facts were
established beyond reasonable doubt
but the cause of his death is still un-
certain.
Inquest Held
Acting Coroner Gordon held ar
inquest and late in the day was join
ed by Coroner Gustavson who came
from Bainville. J. H. Coffey, L. M.
Clayton, Lloyd Montgomery, T. L.
Blackmon, Ole Erickson and J. w.
Kelly were summoned as a jury and
devoted the entire day to the investi-
CATION The substance of the verdict
arrived at at six o'clock in the even
ing was that the person dead was
known as Joe Quinn. That he died
on or about the 18th day of May,
1928, at about 1900 p. M, at his
place of business in Wolf Point and
''That he came to his death by the
following means: Death possible
by shock from blows on head and
neck. Death possible from excessive
drinking of moonshine."
Returns Home for Gun
According to the testimony taken
Quinn came to his place of business
and residence at II 20 Tuesday night
and climbed the outside stairway by
which the upper floor is reached. Bert
Norby, business man, was passing
the place as Quinn went up and says
he was muttering to himself and
even in the dim light appeared to
have something smeared over his
face. On entering the rooms up
stairs Quinn called on Tom Cahill,
his partner in the second hand busi-
ness, who was sleeping in a room ad-
joining Quinn's, to look at his head
and declared he wanted a gun to
get even with someone not mentioned
3y name. Cahill and two other men
sleeping there soon went to sleep as
Quinn was in the habit of returning
lOme intoxicated.
Threatens Wife
On awaking next morning they /
ound him dead with his dead over
lop bucket. The left side of his
lead was beaten and bloody and there
vas blood on his face and hands.
lie and his wife had been having
rouble of late and there had been
ak of a divorce or separation. Mrs.
luinn declared she feared him on
ccount of his frequent threats. He
ad been drinking heavily of late.
tuesday, she left the building but was
rought back by Quinn at supper
me and prepared the meal After
upper Quinn went to sleep and she
gain left and found Policeman
Tichol and stated her fears. Nichol
ook her to Couey's rooming house
here she engaged room and staid
Il night. Early Wednesday morn
lg she crossed the river and went
, the home of an acquaintance on
lie Southside, but was later brought
ack.
Searches On Northside
Quinn awoke during Tuesday even
g and went to the home of his
ife's sister, Mrs. Manner, also known
! Mrs. levitt, in North Wolf Point, 1
search of his wife Mrs. Manner S
Id the jury that Quinn forced the c
tch on her door and came in. She 1
nH ch rt, L. IL q
e head with a pine stick she exhib- L
ed to the jury when they visited
n home. She said her blows were a
IT heavy and fell more on his up v
ted arm than on his head, and did e
IT stop him entering. She said he Il
oped over a wardrobe on an iron t
ib where her baby was sleeping, n
it finally left. p
An Unknown Factor .
Where he went and who he en- q
untered on his journey home con- a
tute the still unknown part of the N
rdid tale. There are several shacks "
lere he might have stopped, one
at of suspected bootlegger. 1t a
es not appear to be clear from his p
marks to Cahill, as quoted, who 81
was Quinn vowed vengeance against dl
rough the aid of gun. These L
cts may come out later. p;
Autopsy Performed Jo
DR.. j. G. DeWane was summoned M
the coroner and performed an p;
topsy on the body. He told the
y he found no fractures of the
Ill, that the brain did not show
dence OF conclusion and that in yt
opinion it was improbable that m
ath had resulted from the wounds at
the head. The doctor says it is ar
. imnOSSihle that Oninn la, in an Ia