The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-02

grave. Besides the relatives. the ser
vices were attended by a number of
employees OF the Gallatin Laundry
company, for which concern Mrs.
Maggard had worked as a machine
operator and where she was held in
the highest esteem. The laundry
workers presented a number of beau
tIful floral tributes and some of the
male employees acted as pallbearers.
The deceased couple are survived
BY n daughter, Mrs. Levi Cubbage.
and by two sons, Chester and Fred
Maggard, the latter being a 14-year-
old lad, while the former is married
and has a family. Mrs. Maggard is
survived by two married sisters,
Mrs E. E. Dinsmore and Mrs. Min
nie Friel. The Maggards came orig
inally from Oklahoma exactly six
years ago this Christmas. and resided
for some time on a rented ranch
near Belgrade. Several months e
the couple decided to separate. Mrs.
Maggard renting the Bozeman av-
enue home and her husband remain
ing or the ranch.
Deed Was Premeditated
The fact that the deed was pre-
meditated was brought out at the
c%oroner's inquest, held last Thursday
afternoon by Coroner E. ". Harland
IN the district court room. through a
statement made BY County Attorney
E. A. Peterson who testified that he
has aseertained that Maggard had
purchased the pistol, with which the
murder and suicide were committed.
at 1920 o'clock on the morning of the
tragedy, from the Owenhouse hard
ware store. According to the testi-
mony Of witnesses, the tragedy was
the result of jealousy on the part of
Maggard who objected to the pres
ence, in the home of his wife and
younger son, Of one John Needy. a
ranch hand, who occupied a
and occasionally ate his meals there,
and whose rent money helped Mrs.
Maggard considerably in maintaining
the home.
Maggard was known to have been
drinking considerably following the
separation of himself and his wife.
and although there was a conflict of
testimony as TO whether he had been
drinking on the morning of the ira
gedy, none Of the officials, nor even
the nurses at the hospital, could de
tect the odor Of liquor on his breath.
Verdict of COroner's Jury
The verdict returned b. the coron-
ers jury, called Thursday afternoon
by Coroner E. W. Harland, was that
Mrs. Maggard 'came to her death as
result Of gun shot wounds at the
hands Of S. R. Maggard. her
husband The members Of the jury
we're: John N. Arnold. forenan; Fl.
?, White, carpente.; George p.
Finch, farmer; A. ". Johns. salesman;
T. H. Caven, creamery man, and VI.
7. Getchell. city coal salesman. Sew
raj hours after the verdict was re-
urned by the jury, Maggard expired
It the hospital at 6:15 O'Clock. He
lad been unconscious for two days.
is condition Of semi-consciousness
'eing such that it was impossible to
ret him to make a coherent state
nent.
Following the tragedy, John Nee
" was ordered detained pending he
esult of Maggard's injuries and the
of the inquest. He was re-
eased following Maggard's death but
sked to be allowed to remain in the
all until the following morning.
At the inquest he told a straight
story Of his innocent connec-
ion with the affair. He had been
Informed that Maggard objected to
lis presence in the house. He said
hat ne had talked the matter over
Nth Mrs. Maggard and she had told
i'm TO stay. especially as he had paid
lis room rent in advance, and the
money was necessary TO help him pay
he household expenses.
She also told him that if he left
he would be compelled to rent the
DOM to someone else, possibly a
tranger. and it would amount to the
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