A Strangled Heathen

A couple of Chinamen arrived in the city yesterday with the information that they had discovered a compatriot hanging by the neck in a cabin occupied by him about two miles south of Silver Bow. The news was carried to Coroner Whitford, who, after a tedious search for the men, found them in Chinatown and obtained all the information they had to impart in regard to the affair. They said that the defunct Chinaman was a sheepherder, employed by Tom Mills, and three days ago he turned up missing. His companions became uneasy, they said, and yesterday morning they repaired to his cabin, where they found him hanging and one end of a rafter. He had been dead for some time.

The body was buried last night, and the place was visited to-day by the coroner. The Chinamen did not discover the remains until late in the evening, and it was with extreme difficulty that the coroner obtained the desired information.

The body when interred last night, was dressed in a blue jumper, Chinese fashion, and was placed close to the stove in the cabin.

The authorities are still undecided whether the Chinaman was the victim of foul means or whether he committed suicide. There is a division of opinion among the local press on this subject, and the death will be further investigated by a coroner’s jury. Silver Bow@Montana@Tom Mills@Coroner Whitford