immediately and he surrendered himself to the authorities, His con-
viction and the sentence of death were unsuccessfully appealed to
the Montana Supreme Court on the grounds that one of his jurors had
been prejudiced and two’ HX#AK efforts were made to have the Governor
grant executive clemency, his uncle coming from Des Moines for an
interview with the Governor on one occasion, Many people who had
known } Mott before he began drin king and when he was a respectable
citizen felt that his mind had’ been unhinged and asked the Govemnor
to intervene, but, after reviewing'the evidence, he declined to do
SO, Converted to the Catholic faith before his execution, Mott went
to his death on a gallows erected behind a stockade in Missoula on
March 18, 190), calmly and resolutely, His last words were: "Citi-
gens of Missoula, goodbye," He was truly penitent and said that his
only regret at being hanged was the disgrace that it wuld visit on
his children, F
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ion and the sentence of death were unsuccessfully appealed to
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ced and two’ SM#AK efforts e made to have the Governor
ant executive clemency, his uncle coming from Des Moines for an
int Sneed with the seh by tinea on one occasion, Many people who had
an drin king and when he was a respectable
le en . felt that his mind had’ been unhinged and asked the Govemor
to intervene, but, after reviewing'the evidence, he declined to do
so, Converted to thé Catholic faith before his execution, Mott went
to his Spi on. a gallows erected behind a stockade in Missoula on
March 18, 190), calmly and resolutely, His last words were: "Citi-
zens of Missoula, goodbye," He was truly penitent and said that his
regret at being hanged was the disgrace that it would visit on
‘
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MOTT, Louis He
Mott, a white man, ‘was a native of Kentucky, Orphaned at an early
ALL, “he was raised by an uncle, a prosperous Des Moines, Iowa,
miller, He left his Uncle's home when he was 18-years<old and went
West, living ed a time’in California and then Washington State be-
fore going to Yellowstone Park where, for several years, he had
charge of dhe laundry facilities, He then moved to Missoula, Mont,,
and opened XEXEX a steam laundry in the northern part of the cli,
he and Mrs, Mott living in an upstairs apartment over the business
with their children, A good businessman, Mott prospered and was re-
spected until he began drinking and taking drugs in 19026 His busi-
ness suffered because of his inattention and began Losing money,
When he went on a short visit to Mandan, N, D., “Mrs, Mott sold the
concern but continued to live in the upstairs apartment with the new
owners, When Mott returned and learned that his business had been
sold, he was infuriated and he and his wife quarreled frequenthy and
violently, On Sunday, January 1, 1903, he had been drinking and
taking drugs. Around 3:30 that afternoon, after he and Mrs, Mott
had been quarreling for § several hours, she attemted to leave the
house by some back s airs He followed and shot her in the back
four times with aliber pistol, inflicting wounds from which
she died ae iy decent a The enormity of his crime sobered him
ite man, ‘was a native of Ke
ed by an uncle, a piecpee
left his Uncle's home when he was 18-years-old
living for a time in California and then Washington
© Yellowstone Park where, for several years, he had
He then moved to Mismula, Mont,
d laundry in the northern part of t
Mott ee in an ee apartment over the
with their children, A good bus » Mott prospered and
cted until he began drinking a a eae drugs
ed because of his rate tian and 2 oe los
+ Orphaned at an early
us Des Moines, Iowa
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nd went
@ money,
he went on a short visit to Mandan, N, D., Mrs. Mott sold the
concern but continued to a in the up bet apartment with the new
When Me
was inf wriated and ne and his wife quarrel
On Sunday, January |, 1903, he had been drin
Around 3:30 that afternoon,
prreling for severa
u ae and
and
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