Sheepherder Killed in Mysterious Way
Fort Benton, May 31--Paul Houck, 20 years old, was found dead on the prairie 18 miles south of here, yesterday evening, with a bullet hole in his right side. He was in charge of a band of sheep for the Northwestern Sheep Co. By the side of the man was a 44-caliber rifle containing several loaded cartridges and one empty shell. The bullet in the body corresponded in size to the calber of the gun, but the conditions about the body tend to disprove suicide or that he accidentally shot himself. People in a neighboring house heard two shots in the afternoon but did not investigate. The officers fear murder has been committed and are investigating. The coroner's jury was unable to come to a verdict. Houck has a brother here and other relatives in Rockford, Illinois.
The Daily Missoulian (MT), 1 June 1912
Fort Benton, May 31--Paul Houck, 20 years old, was found dead on the prairie 18 miles south of here, yesterday evening, with a bullet hole in his right side. He was in charge of a band of sheep for the Northwestern Sheep Co. By the side of the man was a 44-caliber rifle containing several loaded cartridges and one empty shell. The bullet in the body corresponded in size to the calber of the gun, but the conditions about the body tend to disprove suicide or that he accidentally shot himself. People in a neighboring house heard two shots in the afternoon but did not investigate. The officers fear murder has been committed and are investigating. The coroner's jury was unable to come to a verdict. Houck has a brother here and other relatives in Rockford, Illinois.
The Daily Missoulian (MT), 1 June 1912
Sheepherder Killed in Mysterious Way
Fort Benton, May 31--Paul Houck, 20 years old, was found dead on the prairie 18 miles south of here, yesterday evening, with a bullet hole in his right side. He was in charge of a band of sheep for the Northwestern Sheep Co. By the side of the man was a 44-caliber rifle containing several loaded cartridges and one empty shell. The bullet in the body corresponded in size to the calber of the gun, but the conditions about the body tend to disprove suicide or that he accidentally shot himself. People in a neighboring house heard two shots in the afternoon but did not investigate. The officers fear murder has been committed and are investigating. The coroner's jury was unable to come to a verdict. Houck has a brother here and other relatives in Rockford, Illinois.
The Daily Missoulian (MT), 1 June 1912
Fort Benton, May 31--Paul Houck, 20 years old, was found dead on the prairie 18 miles south of here, yesterday evening, with a bullet hole in his right side. He was in charge of a band of sheep for the Northwestern Sheep Co. By the side of the man was a 44-caliber rifle containing several loaded cartridges and one empty shell. The bullet in the body corresponded in size to the calber of the gun, but the conditions about the body tend to disprove suicide or that he accidentally shot himself. People in a neighboring house heard two shots in the afternoon but did not investigate. The officers fear murder has been committed and are investigating. The coroner's jury was unable to come to a verdict. Houck has a brother here and other relatives in Rockford, Illinois.
The Daily Missoulian (MT), 1 June 1912
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