Show ASYLUM TERM FOR HOMICIDAL MAN Adjudged Insane When He Shot His Wife BUTTE Mont Nov 13 After After an examination before a medical commission commission commis commis- sion slon and Judge J. J J. J Lynch George McNeil who shot his wife at their home 2305 Hazel street McQueen addition adt ad ad- t o on the morning of October 1 13 and then h shot t himself neff sustaining f g a superficial wound was ordered committed committed com corn to Warm Springs for an Indefinite indefinite lode lode- mite period for treatment It was the belief belie of the medical authorities authorities authorities au au- au- au and the thc court that the man was fa mentally unbalanced ta i at the time of the h shooting but that at pt presen pros pres- en he Is nearly normal McNeil appeared normal at the hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing and answered all aU questions quickly quick quick- ly dearly clearly ll ll's and with reason n and d good 81 sense n lie s stated he could n not r recall I Ithe the shooting but could remember that he had slept poorly that night A very large number of ot neighbors sand and some relatives testified as to the theman's theman's mans man's queer acts and utterances for several months leading up to the tragedy such as accusing his brother- brother law in-law of attempting to break up his home and that other persons were conspiring conspiring conspiring con con- against him to cause his discharge discharge discharge dis dis- charge at the West est Colusa mine and to do him other injuries which ac according according sc- sc cording to all an the testimony were purely purel products of ot his imagination In Tn answer to qu questions by Judge Lynch about a trip he had taken to some supposed hayfields or Miles City last summer McNeil stated that two men were after him on the train and that he ho escaped from them by Jumping through a window but that they followed him all aU the way back to Butte catching up with him at several points along the way He lie also said he had worried a good deal but could not say for what rea rca son He stated that on account of his nervous condition he lie laid off oft for three months at the West Colusa mine where he was employed as a hoisting engineer engineer engi cog neer but two weeks later handed In his resignation l Ic McNeils McNeil's ells ell's law in stated that his sister sister Mrs McNeil was McNeil-was was slowly recovering from her wound and that she was sorry for her husband and of ot the belief bellet that he was mentally unbalanced unbalanced unbalanced when the shooting occurred Officials of the county Jail who have sene McNeil each day since his confinement confinement confinement con con- testified that he was appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap rational A number of other witnesses who have brought him fruits and pastries also testified that he had I talked and acted since his arrest October 13 |