The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-01
WAS NOT FROZEN.
The Report OF Man Being Frozen TO
Death at Creamery a Myth.


Belgrade, Mont, Special Telegram, Jan
3.-lt has just come to light that Ger
man in the employ of farmer near
Central Park was frozen to death in the
last cold snap. 1t is alleged that he was
sick and the farmer had him placed in a
room without fire and wilflly neglected
to take care of him. After an unusually
cold night the man was found frozen to
death. His employer then removed the
corpse to the wood shed, and while the
body lay there awaiting burial some
hogs got to it and devoured portion of
the corpse. The neighbors are very
much worked up over the case, as it is
claimed that the farmer let the man
freeze to death to escape paying large
sum due for wages.
The above comes to us through the
Pioneer Press, of st. Paul. The CHRoN-
IcLE at once made inquiries of people Of
that neigborhood and learned that the
man alluded to must be the one who
had died at Richard Wrisht's place !;
and while many ugly rumors had
been circulated throughout the neigh
borbood, we failed to find anyone who
could in any way confirm the statement
as made by the Pioneer Press cores.
pondent. The CHRONICLE re preventative
then sought Mrs. Wright, who lives in
Bozeman and has millinery store here,
the wife of Mr.. Richard Wright. The
article was read to here. She at once
and very emphatically denounced it as
untrue in every particular She said
that ugly ruinors had been brought to
her ears about the affair, and that there
was no doubt but that the article allud-
ed to the man that had died at her hus-
bands farm. In answer to our inquiries
she further stated that the mans name
was Louis Deilhelm and that his age
was about thirty-five years. He had
worked for Mr.. Wright about nine
months.
"He was afflicted with consumption
and during the forepart of the winter
contracted a severe cold," answered our
informant, (which finally caused him TO
have fatal hemorrhage."
"He was so penurious," continued Mrs.
Wright, "that he would not provide
himself with warm clothing. and on
recent visit to town Mr.. Wright took it
upon himselft to buy him some Clothes"
The circumstances surrounding his
death were about as follows: He was
taken very i'll, bleeding profnsely at this
lungs. Mr.. Wright became alarmed and
insisted upon sending for doctor. To
this the sick man objected. Mr.Wright
then summoned some of his neighbors,
and when the unfortunate man died,
two days after, Saml, Gibson and
neigbbof named Green were at his bed
side. He died on the l4th, during the
severe cold weather.
Mr.. Wright then sent word to his
wife, who went by rail with coffin as
soon as a train came along. The neigh
bors had assisted In laying out the dead
man and on Wednesday he was decently
inferred.
"His room," continued Mrs Wright,
was as warm as any in tho house, be,
ing directly over the kitchen, and as
the house is of logs it is not possible
for it to get freezing cold there, with a
stove going all the time"
The statement that the dead man had
been put in an outbuilding was also un
true, said our informant, for with her
own eyes she had seen the dead man
laid out in the room of the house, wait
ing for the coffin which she brought
from Bozeman.
Regarding his pay. Mrs. Wright said
that he had drawn it all to pay up on
some land he had bought from the rail-
road company. and that most of the ex-
penses attending his funeral would have
to be borne by her husband.
Mrs. Wright said that she did not pro-
pose to let the matter drop here, but
would inform her husband at once that
he might trace up the scandal and ad'
minister to the guilty parties the chas.
tisement they so richly deserve.
1t is needless for us to say that Mr..
Wright, during the years he has lived in
this valley, has borne an excellent rspu-
tion and that it is impossible for him to
have been guilty of crime 30 heinous