| Show I JHN M KINNEAR Superintendent of the Mimie Moore Mining Company WAS SHOT AND INSTANTLY KILLED I Ju > lie DIHeys Office 15ellevite Yesterday Afternoon by Graham Fclsentlial History His-tory of the Trouble Between Them BELLEVUE Ida July UISpeclal telegram to THE HERALUI John M ICinnear superintendent tendent of the Minnie Moore Mining company was shot and killed this afternoon by S Graham bar Felsenthal who thereupon shot himself through the breast inflicting a wound that will surely Inoue fatal The affair happened in Judge Die s office on Main street in the presence pres-ence of Judge Diilcy W R Redway of Salt Lake 1 J Nordyke and N M Rucl Mr Kinncar had just entered the office and i was seatsd at a table with his back to the door talking to Mr Redway when Ifelsenthal entered en-tered and stepping up in the rear of Kinnear ho plif d a revolver up cloo t his back and red The ball passed through Kinnears body and was of itself flat ICinncar rose to try to escape from the room but Felsenthal followed him up and fired three more bullets into his body the mouth of the gun in each case pressing on the body of ICinnear The latter drorpcd in the doorway uttering only the words I am gone Satisfied that his work of death was done JYKonthal called the attention of the by stand ro in the office who had all the time been powerless t stay the inuidererous hand and II I I said Gentlemen see I am going to kill myself I I now As he said this ho snaaped the revolver but it failed t go off Passing out t the street I be trial it again with more success the ball entering his body just above the heart and passing out near the backbone He walked down the street a half dozen doors and then returned to Judge Dilleys office and with apparent delight viewed the corpse of Kinnear weltering iu its pool of blood With perfect coolness he walked out of the office half a block away to a physicians office where he received medical attention He at once said that he was ding and asked that his wife be sent for and that he be allowed t make a sworn statement before it was too lat He aid m substance that he felt ho had sunicient gnevcace to justify the shooting and he was not sorry for what he had done He and Kinnear had had some trouble le had told him that he wanted him to pay him some money aud take care of his family until he could make some There had been considerable trouble between the two during the past few days but it had gone no further than passionate words and Felsenthal t ueat ing to shoot ICinnear Tie latter lmd sworn out a warrant for Ifelseuthals arrest charging him wIth an attempt at blackmail but it had not been served For four years Felsenthal list been the trusted assayer for the company for the past two years or more he has been stationed at Aurora Illinois where the mine bas had its smelting done his family living Jn Bellevue all the time Owing to the closing down of the mine a week or so a oic was thrown out ot employment and returned re-turned to Bellcvue he was without money and was t desperate straits Two days ago he started to leave town but was brought back on an attachment He had planned to leave today but must have changed his mind to wreck his vengeance for an alleged wrong This morning lie went across the river for the purpose of meeting Kinnear on his way back from the mine to kill him there but he was disappointed I Coming back t town he overtook him just after he stepped into Judge Dillcys office and commenced com-menced to pepper him with bullets Kinnear was armed but was taken unawares The entire community was aware there was trouble between them Kinnear himself had commenced to institute proceedings he had made no threats against Felsenthals life Kin near has lived In Bellevue for the past live years and has stood high in business and social circles His death is a public calamity He leaves a wife and daughter The former is almost al-most uncontrollable in her grief The family hat made arrangements to leave for their hoiip in England next Tuesday The body will be shipped to England if possible Felsenthal was taken to his home shortly after making his antemortem statement and notwithstanding repeated statements that he was ajing commenced to rally The improvement improve-ment is due to stimulants however and the attending physicians have no hopes of his ro I covery He has a wife and four children The I corners Inquest will be held tomorrow |
