Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-29
BLOWN UP.

BLOWN UP.
The Fate That Befen James Harrison,
Cook, While Looking for
Buried Treasures.
People living out on East Park Street
and on the road leading to the Parrot
Shelter, heard a loud explosion in that
vicinity last Saturday evening, but they
paid no attention to it at the time. Bit
what was the surprise Of Charles Culvert
and Mr.. Price, who live close by Wesley
P. Emery's cabin. (who is now prospecting
on the Pipestonel to see part of the logs
bulged out and the cabin looking as if a
tornado had swept through it. They de-
eided to make IN investigation, when they
discovered the cabin literally
COVERED WITH BLOoD.
as ii a murder had been committed. They
came to the city and gave the alarm to
Marshal Jolly. h at once went to the
cabin to investigate the matter. The OFF
Ger went at once to work and began trail
ing the blood marks, hut when he came to
the ditch which runs through the premises
at that plac, he was baf1led, as he lost the
trail. Having some official business in the
city, he returned and transacted the same.
when he determined to once more take up
the trail whore he had left it. The Marshal
then detailed Officer Dclonas to assist him,
when both went to the place where Jolly
had left OF searching for the trail. A short
distance away WAS Mrs. Tromley's board
ing house. where they went for the purpose
of getting information. Jolly told Delonas'
to 60 and find out what he could in front.
while lie would
'SNOOK' RouND THE REAR.
Inst ne he pnt f. the hack 6oar wbi.b,
was opened. splash came a basin of bloody
water which was impregnated with car
bolic acid. The officer wiped himself OFF
and nothing daunted. said to the boy who
had thrown the water, Good evening""
and at once stepped inside. The lady of
the house, hearing a strange voice, came at
once to the boy's rescue. When Jol!eJ re-
marked. You've got some person in the
house who is badly hurt and you have
been washing his Wounds She replied:
.'Yes' Jolly requested to be shown the
man, when the lady replied it was all right.
The boy then led the officer to the wounded
mans bedside. Upon the arrival OF the
officer he greeted the man saying, Hello,
good evening" The wounded man recog-
nized him ut once, saying, Hello, Jolly. is
that you:'
You are pretty badly hurt"
Yes, l ar" he said. they gaye MI q
good beating"
The officer replied: 1T is a wonder YOU
are alive at ALL He asked why. He had at
first stated that a gang had beaten
him. The officer then asked him il he knew
anything OF the blowing up Of the cabin be-
low here.
The wounded man denied all knowledge
of the same when the Marshal remarked:
Here, it is no use talking to me like that.
l have tracked you to thls place, our fin
ger marks are on some OF the stones along
the places where you have gone over. 30,
ON own up man; tel! me the truth"
well Jack. do You think they will do
anything with me-"
well no."
The officer asked him to make a clean
breast of it, when the following story was
told to Marshal Jelly:
The Story.
MY name is James Harrison. and l am
a cook for Mrs. Trmley. who is the lady |
you met down stairs. Last Saturday
l started to go down to the Parrot |
S,uel,er, and in passing Emery's cabin l
spied the shutter open. My curiosity being
aroused, I walked around the cabin when
it entered my mind to enter and
o BURIED GOLD,
heard stories often about the
buried treasures OF old prospectors, and
t 0 explore the cabin which l
to do. So l lit a small piece Of can
die after getting inside. The first thing
attracted my attention was a box
near the head OF the bed from which pro-
truded a piece of sole leather and I recol-
kicking the same and that is the last
that l remember until l found myself some
or ten feet away struggling and kick
ing under a table. l then got out Of the
place and made my way up here the best I
could. That is the truth, so help me God"
Marshal Jolly said: You are punished
already. You send for a doctor to
1ress you Wounds
Harrison replied that Doctor Bishop had
his wounds already last Sunday
morning.
The wounds were examided by Mr.. Jolly,
who foundt the right side OF the face all
BLOWN TO PIECES
all OF his teeth gone. The right eye
almost protrud'ng out. besides a num-
Der Of wounds in the bowels and groin-in
act, a number OF bruises all over the head
md arms, Harrison being literally blown
% piec-s. Whether he will ever recover is
Ii the wounded man does re-
over he will be d%is6gured Tor life. T.,e
Wounded mans coat, which he had on at
he time OF the explosion, was blown to
pieces off his back. How he ever escaped
live is a miracle. The officer found a gold !
which was burr d in the cabin, which
lie took charge OF, when the cabin was
JAILED up by his direction to await Emerv's
who is now prospecting at Pipe
i
Harrison will never go searching for can
4 gold in prospectors cabins. Wesley T. t
in whose cabin the explosion took !
lace, is ar old and well-known prospector 6
nd placer miner, having resided in Butte
# and on since 1871. At a late hour last
vening Harrison was resting easy though
with a good deal OF pain. Too
luch praise cannot be given to Marshal
oily for the able manner in which he IN. j
avelled the mystery which promised for a
h MT Tina a S.cran DAVIS, u~-lo.