Last week we referred to the shooting tragedy near Packwaukee. The Montello Express reports it as follows: As the story is told, Jack McINTYRE, who has been known in these parts for thirty years or more, was in Packwaukee on Tuesday of this week, drinking whiskey as usual*, when he could get it, and left the hotel where it is said he got his whiskey, with a bottle filled, some time late at night, and went north on the Westfield road, something over a mile, to the old Charlie KNIGHT place where August BELTER is living. About 2 o'clock Wednesday morning, Jack went to the door and made some noise, when the old man Belter got up and let Jack in to the house. Jack called for something to eat, but having no bread in the house, the old man Belter started to go to the Phoenix place, half a mile away, where another son lives, for bread, and before the old man got back, some trouble arose in the house. When Jack threatened to shoot, thereupon August Belter stepped into another room, got a double-barreled shotgun and fired two shots at Jack, hitting him in the breast. Then the Belters put Jack into a wagon and took him to the village of Packwaukee, and called upon John DAILY, a justice, who told them to take him to the hotel. They went to COLLINS' hotel; he refused to take him in. From there they went to LEAHY's hotel, and not knowing what had happenned, Leahy told them to take him where he got his whiskey, and on being told they had been refused at Collins' house, on examination they found Jack was dead. Then he was put away until morning, when Leahy and August Belter came to Montello. The post mortem examination revealed the fact that McIntyre was shot twice, once in the right side and again in the back of the head. Either of the wounds would have proven fatal. The examination of August Belter on the charge of shooting McIntyre closed in Montello Saturday, and resulted in Belter being held to trial at the June term of court on a charge of manslaughter. Bail was fixed at $1,000, in default of which the defendant was sent to jail. *Page 5 Column 2 of the Princeton Republic states "Jack McIntyre was once part owner of the Harrisville woolen mills, and was also once connected with a hotel in Portage. Whiskey beat him."
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