Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-15
JOIN BRApEN,s DEATH.
The Inquest Goncludled-search for the
Chinaman Continnes-Hfs Description.

The Inquest Goncluded-Search for the
Chinaman CONFERENCE.-The Description.
The inquest on John Braden was closed
Tuesday morning. La accordance with
the statutory requirements, nothing cor
cei ming it's developments can be made pub
lie 30 long az the murderer is at large, but
the information leaked out that tue yer-
dict reached by the jury a that Braden
came to his death from the effects of a
wound on the LETT OF the back OF his neck
inflicted by q wood saw in the hands of q
Chinaman (iaiuiig hiln) with ~fslonious in
tent. The jury could, Of course, reach no
other conclusion.
1t is known that the police anthori-
ties made an Intellectual endeavor to dis
cover a boy who, it-was reported, had seen
the deed committed on Saturday evening,
aud whose account Of the Affair differs
materially from that related by the dead
mans companions at the time. The i'm
preston. outside OF certain circles. is that
it was impossible that the Chinanlan could
exhibit such sudden and murderous resent
ment on such slight proyocation.
A gentleman who has seen him frequent.
ly, passing him often at work on the
spot where the fatal bio was struck, says
he could tell him anywhere among q thou
sand others, as he. resembles a woman in
the face more than any other he ever
saw. He describes the missing nan as
about 5 feet 4 inches in height, and weigh.
ing probably 1870 pounds. His face is
very feshy and, contrary to THE usual
appearance of his race, he has very
red cheeks. His shoulders are bro4d and
he is stout. His age is put down at Sbout
so. He al q well known figure ~ that
neighborhood, cutting wood behind the res
,aurant three times a day, and always had
a pleasant smile for anyone who spoke to
him, though he apparently did not under
stand a word OF English. His dress was
poor, but even the women passing him had
q Wordsor two OF kindness for him in spite
OF bis poor appearance.
The search for him hitherto has been un-
awaiting, but the police authorities still en-
terrain the hope OF being able to capture
him. Yesterday evening about 8 O'Clock
Officers Layton and Mclaughlin arrested
a Cilinaman on suspicion OF being the man
required and took him up to the Court
House, followed by an immense throng oil
men VINO gathered on Main street at the
sight OF the two officers with a Chinaman
under arrest. They had made the arrest
from information received from a woman
who protested to know where the man
lived. 1t was a cabin in Chinatown
between Mercury and GaIena. When the
officers raped at the door for admittance
they found difficulty in gaining entrance.
The placed was very securely barred. At
last they entered and found several China
men sitting in the room OF the cabin, and
Mclaughlin selected one whom he thought
~ naoa1riund NO to man in fho ko hILT nj
saving wood behind the restaurant on
Broadway. He went with the officers with
out any resistance. AS they passed The
gambling house on Main near the bank, a
few cries OF Hang him!' were heard, but
no one offered the least violence to the
prisoner. lit may here be remarked that it
was just as well that nothing of the kind
was attempted, as the officers lave received
instructions to stand no nonsense, but to
meet any indications OF hoodlumism
promptly.
Arrived at the Court House, the officers
lost no time III getting their man behind the
bars The Court House steps were filed
with people who pressed up to the doors
through which admittance was denied to
all after the officers and their prisoner had
passed through. The Chinaman was in
spected by several people who professed to
know him, but all declared him the wrong
man. Even Officer Mclaughlin was now
doubtful of his identity, and theconciusion
was reached that he was not the man
wanted. Certainly he bore no resemblance
to the description given of him by the gen.
tleman who processes to describe him SO ac-
curately above. He was, however, detained
at the Jail all night as a safer place for him
then to let him out after being arrested.
The police precautions taken by Marshal
L Gorltor h uo hoan pvaol1onf nrl houa No
doubt had much to do. with REFRESHING any
tendency to acts of hoodlumism if contem-
plated by any of the friends of the deceased
Braden. TIL Marshal himself has been up
till a late hour every night since, in the
Chinatown district. The district has been
patroiled by a strong force of specials who
| are on duty all night there in addition to
| the regular officers. The men selected hy
Marshal Coulter are steady, trustworthy
men, to be depended upon in an emergency.
The Marshals orders have been thoroughly
impressed upon them and the first symp-
tom OF rntfianism will meet with a check
that will make the perpetrators regret
their rashness-
| Two OF the worst characters in town are
credited with the intention of making
trouble Tor the Chinese, and ~inciting their
friends in the haunts they patronize to get
even with the heathens. As they are well
known they are marked men if they take
part in any such expedition, They would
never return from it alive. Everyone at
quainted with Marshal Coulter knows
his determined character and his ut
ter fearlessness. 1t would be the worst
rashness for any set OF hlen to brave
him and his force bv any attempt at
lawlessness- The expense to the commu-
nifty is a trif1e compared with the necessity
to assert the supremacy OF the law al all
hazards, and this is Marsha Coulter's
justification, and will be willingly conceded
in by the community.
At q late hour this morning all " as quiet
in town, with no indications OF their pres
ence by the rough element.
COLLECTING MIDE EASY.