The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29
ANOTHER MURDER.
The Murderer Captured and Now In
BOzeman Jail.

Inc new lOWu Oh uaT1tIlcI WS1o tiAS
scene of fatal shooting affray on Mon
day the Goth, inst. From Mr.. Worsham,
of Bozeman, who saw the shooting we
learn that it was done by man named
George Weber, called the "Crazy Dutch
man." and that his victim was an old
man named John Zutavern. The shoot
ing was done because Zutavern owed
Weber small bill Weber at once made
for the river as if going to Livingston or
Bozeman, but turned and went toward
the Park. He was captured the next day
bv two hunters and the interesting story
is thus told by the Enterprise:
"wednesday afternoon when alter the
close Of the inquest Judge Budse was
Just about to leave Gardiner he was ap-
preached by a dusty, traveled-stained
horseman who, after some hesitation
caused by the presence of a listening
crowd informed him that he and his
partner had captured the criminal and
had him not far away. Arrangements
were made for bringing both the prisoner
and his captors down to Livingston and
after Weber had been turned over to
deputy sheriff Beaman the whole party
came down yesterday forenoon. The
story of the capture as given by Bill Ger
mayne and George w. Grow, who caught
him is in substance as follows:
They are professional hunters from the
Little Missouri region who had come up
the country to make tour of the Park
and to follow tDGpir avocation if good OPP
portunity offered. Tuesday night, in the
National Park, they camped at Willow
park, and when they broke camp they
saw a man ahead Of them on the road
afoot and walking rapidly. They thought
it strange to see man in that region
without horse, and having overtaken
him made inquiries as to his condition,
to which he replied that he had lost
horse and was tracking him. They
offered to assist him but he seemed shy
and went on rapidly, sometimes keeping
ahead of them, though they were mount
ed and he on foot. In the course Of the
forenoon they met soldier who told
them of the murder at Gardiner. The
soldier also listened to the story Of the
lost horse and offered to guide the pedes-
trian to place where he had seen stray
horse, but he was evidently afraid of the
blue coats and refused to go. Later in
the day they met another party of SOL
diers in camp at Green river who had
heard the description of the murderer at
Gardiner, and who told Germayne that
they believed the man on the road was
he. BY this time he had turned curve
in the road and was out of sight, and
when the hunter started in pursuit he
was nowhere to be seen, being evidently
alarmed, and had concealed himself in
the brush which skirts the road. Grow
and Germaync, after dinner, went on
toward the geysers, seeing nor hearing
nothing of the man they sought.
Arriving at convenient place, which
they knew he must pass, they cached
their horses and saddles, hastily cooked
their suppers, put out the camp fires and
then went into the brush. They took
turns in watching and sleeping and about
1890 a. H., both were aroused by the
sound of approaching footsteps. 1t was
the man they were looking for, and as he
arrived at point opposite them they
brought him to a standstill, and with the
aid of their guns as persuaders, arrested
and disarmed him without any show of
resistance. He had his revolver and a
dirk, both of which he gave up. They
told him the charge upon which they
held him, but though he ut first denied
being the right man afterward confessed
the whole story, only making the reser-
walton that he did the killing in self
defence. They remained in camp during
the balance of the night and next morn
ing, the prisoner being brought to the
Springs in wagon, started for Living
ston. Weber was greatly afraid of being
lynched at Gardiner, and his kind
hearted captors considerably led him by
a circuitous route, along the foothills,
least he might fall victim to popular
feeling. At Mammoth Hot Springs Maj.
Conger told them of Judge Budlong's
presence at Gardiner and Mr.. Germayne /!
came down to see him, leaving his part
ner to guard the prisoner.