The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
WALTER WHEELER
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and thick coat of dust which show
ed that many feet and many men
revealed there a short time before.
A typical border town pool halt
The dead man lay as he fell, his cap
on the floor few feet away. He
looked as if he were asleep. Soon the
county attorney and the court stenog-
rapher and the justice of the peace
came in and coroner's jury was en-
paneled. The jury looked at the de-
ceased. Then the county attorney
dragged the lifeless remains from
under the table as if he were a dead
calf, to the middle of the floor. The
rigid legs refused to unbend, Mr..
Erickson, with great labor, got them
stretched out. He then searched the
dead mans pockets to find the names
of what was once a mothers pride.
A jackknife, a plug of tobacco, lit
tie pamphlet, some campaign litera-
ture and Montgomery Ward bill
were found on the body. On the
Montgomery Ward bill was written
the name "Walter Wheeler" A thin,
tall man with spectacles and mac
kinaw coat spoke up and said that
was the dead mans name. 1t was
Rostad, the postmaster, talking. He
delivered the boy mail only a few
Gays before and he knew he worked
at Dan McCalls. The crowd knew
him only as "The Cowboy"
The County Attorney got out q
knife and ripped off his shirt expos
ing his torso and showing a wound in
the left breast, fanged out as if his
blood gushed outwards. Some people
looked pale as this CHASTITY sight was
exposed and walked out in the fresh
air but the jury looked on. The jury
went to the corner of the room and a
blanket was thrown over the corpse
IN the middle of the poolroom floor.
The yellow cat moved over and took
up position directly in front of the
remains and stood guard over what
was once an animated human being.
The witnesses were called and
sworn and ordered to be seated in
the chair next to where the tragedy
took place the night before. Tim
Quigley, the proprietor of the pool
hall was the first witness. He told
OF the game and the players around
the green baize table and of how he
suddenly felt shotgun poked in his
ribs. He looked and saw Beeman
standing behind the gun. He pushed
1t aside and there was a report. 9th
er men helped him take the gun awav
from Beeman. He heard an agonized
shrek behind him and looked back TO
see man in heap on the floor. The
twenty-five year old young man WHO
was standing with his back to the wall
watching the game got the charge of
shot intended for Qui2ley and 0uig-
ley, who talks like a philosopher and
acts like philanthropist, lived to tell
the tale.
Charley Howard and other wit
nesses testified that Beeman walked
from behind the counter with a shot
gun, poked it in Quigley's ribs and
that Qulgley grabbed the barrel and
raised it and that then a shot went
off and that Wheeler, who was stand
ing with his back to the wall. fell
dead with the shot gun charge in his
body. - us
When Beeman was called there was
a hush in the poolrOom. He stated
ne was drunk and did not know what
ne was doing but that he would take
the blame. 'NN
The jury retired and returned YER
dict stating that the death of Wheel
er was caused by gunshot wounds in
Iilcted by weapon discharged by
Beeman.
The body of Wheeler was taken ia
Plentywood yesterday and Beeman is
now in the county Jail. He has re.
sized IN the Comertown district fol
the past % months and is married -O'