The weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1883, 1883-02-14
MURDER.
Taess Eaieitsd from the Testimony oivsn 10
the cesonssS Jury.


wiek - Mesday.
sword was brought to town on last
Monday that Sweds. by the name Of
sioberg had committed suicide short
distance above Chesnut's coal bank. We
interviewed the men who brought the
news but could not Get much inSosula-
ton, which seemed ct ill reasonable. Il
seems that the deceased and two o<Asr
Swedes occupy . cabin up above the can
yon and are engaged in cutting wood for
the railroad. Our informant said he
left the cabin Sunday afternoon and did
not return until l0:30p. m. Did not hear
any noise but went to bed When he
awoke the next morning he discovered
that the deceased was all bloody, but he
was alive, and asked him for q cup Of
coffee, which was given him. Nothing
more was said and about one hour and .
half after that he died and q knife was
lying by his side. The other two who
occupied the cabin were 80 frightened
that they immediately went to . neigh
Dor, who advised them to 60 to town and
report the matter to the authorities,
which they did, and coroner Didiwick
summoned jury and repaired to the
spot on Tuesday morning"
The above is from last weeks CHRoH-
1cLE. Since that time the coroners jury
have investigated the case and brought
out tho following:
T Tas,.o.s q Moa.As-} as
An inquisition holden ct Bozeman In
the County Of Gallatin, Territory Of Mon
tanA on tho 9Th, 7th, sth and 9th day Of
February, A. D. 1883, before me, Jacob
Didiwick, coroner of ssid county, upon
the body Of Andrew Sioberg. there lying
dead, by the jurors whose names are
hereunto subscribed; the said jurors
upon their oaths do say that on the 9Th
day Of February. 1883, with . knife,
Carl Johan Adolphson, alias Novel;, did
unlawfally, feloniously and with malice
aforethoueht, murder said Andrew sio-
berg, by cutting the throat Of said An
drew Sioberg, and we, the said jurors,
upon our oathes, further find that one
Carl Johsnson, and one Erich Peterson
did counsel and abet said Carl Johan
Adolphson, alias Norell, in tho commus-
sion Of said crime. In testimony where
Of the said jurors have hereunto set their
hands the day and year Aforesaid, Feb
ruary 9th, 1883.
Gro. H. SMITH, JNo. Ell ENa1oH1,
JNo. ]. MILLER, W. A. HAGxR,
ENocH HoDsoN,
JNo. w. PoNsroRD, Foreman.
FROM THE TEsrIMoNY.
It Is found that Andrew Eioberg, Carl
Johanson and Erich Peterson, were en-
gagged in cutting cord wood IL miles from
Bozeman. They had occupied one cabin |
together since Last summer. About three
weeks ago quarrel arose between sio-
berg and Carl Adolphson regarding set
Element. According to the testimony Of
uninterested parties, several fights had
occurred between the men, and that just |
prior to his death Siobergs face was
black and greatly disfgured. On the
night Of the 9Th, according to Erich Pet
erson's testimony, between the hours Of
one and two o'clock, q M, Adolphson
arose from his bunk, went out of doors,
and in answer to Sioberg's re-
quest pulled the blankets over the de-
ceaseds head. After . great deal Of
Peterson admitted that while
pulling up the blankets he saw Adolph-
son make motions, similar to those Of .
man using knife, and directly after
wards heard . surgling sound which
lasted about twenty minutes, Peterson
slept within nix feet of the murdered
man, and it il the opinion Of the prosecu-
ton that he knows more than he wishes
to devulge. In Mr.. Choppel's testimony
he stated that he had known Sioberg for
some time, and that he had found him
to be square, truthful man. Adolphson
on Monday morning called for prayer
book and Bible.
The prisoners were arraigned on Mon
lay afternoon and pleaded "Not guilty."
They will again have hearing in TWEEN
y days. |,
r. F.