, 1889-01-24
KILLED A FRIEND.
A Well.KnOwn Ranchman Of
MOntsna Shot.
MURDERED WITHOUT A CAUSE
The Deed was Done In ~ LitNe village
a.d Causes Great Excitement THE
Perpstrator Captured. ..

HELENA, Mont, Jan. 10, Special. -
Robert.burs, a quiet little village In JET.
ferson county, was the scene OF y terrible
tragedy yesterday morninE resulting 10
the killing OF Robert Hossfeldt, proui-
neut and well.known ranchman, by John
r. Freeman, who lived on the north fork
Of the Musselsh-li. The latter wss pastur-
ing his horses with hossfeldt. Yesterday
while the latter was absent Freeman went
there TO get them. There. were some
charges ON them and Hossfeldts son re-
fused 70 let him have them until these
ssrnsd S to KslIoaue ana INDUCED
heavily IL drink, where he
met Hossfsldt on the street and told him
about the refusal Of his son to iet him
have the horses.
Hossfsidt replied that he had done
freeman then made the proposition
that II Hofsieldt would ALLOW him To take
Che horses be would send the money 70
him at White Sulphur Springs. which
VA declined. '''-''
Freeman borro we'd money and paid the
bill. The two men want into Schipp's ga
loon and had several drinks and shook
hands. Suddenly Freeman pulled re.
volver and pointing it at Haasfeldt re-,
marked: There 10 one thing | can do. :"
Hassfeldt said, ~ am not afraid to look
down that gun" when Freeman fired. the
ball peuetratins HAssfsidt'e, body. cutting
the msia artery leading 70 the heart
. Freeman attsmpted to IRE second
Fresman then raa out Of the saloon aad
made lor bic horses. evidently intending
70 escape, but ~as pufsaed and captured
AID LODGED In iail. - ~
Some talk Of Iynching vas isdulsed /.
nj the time Of The excitoment, but better
,ouassI prev allied. HAssfeldt died in twen-
ty minutes after being shot. while being
conveyed 70 his home. II
Freeman has resided II Montana for
about two years. and 10 about "a years OF
age. He wss. originally from New York.
gram was sent. .r1ll .asl
Hassfeldt did not give him the slightest
provocatiop 10 justify the shooting. Free
man declines to say anything, and did not
show the slightest outward sign of sorrow
or even that he realized the unfortunate
position he was in.
Both men have heretofore been on
friendly terms.
PORTLAND, Jan. 1S, Special.-Late last
night an insane man was brought to the
shot Avery on the platform Of the car of
the San Francisco express Tuesday night.
As he was placed in charge of the jailer
he drew pocket knife and attempted 10
CUT HIS OWN THROAT.
To-day he Is more rational and says his
name Is Andrew Corea, q native OF the
Azore islands. When he was on the cars
he saws he heard some men says they would
fix him. When he went out on the plat-
form he saw two men talking, one Of whom
he imagined had pistol ia his hand
wrapped in q handkerchief. He stood
there moment when the MAS pointed
The pistol at him and Corean shot him.
He thes jumped on the train and stayed
came here and followed y deputy United
States marshal to the Jail tor fear some
cue would kill him.
HE 10 PROBABLY THE MAN.
Il is generally believed that this fellow
shot Avery. There is no explanation as to
what Avery and the man with the blonde
moustachs were qusrfeliag sbont. but 1t
tn supposed q woman Is at th8 bottom OF
the trouble. The Corean was sent to the
insane asylum this afternood and il his
mind ia restored he will be handed over 10
the authorities Of Union county for trial.
HELENA, Jan. Is. Spscisl.-Ex-G Governor
S. I. Hauser recently returned from the
East where he formed q syndicate for
building the Rocky Fork l. Cook City
railroad TO the coal fields, the work on
which is now bsing pushed day aud night.
Henry Willard, it IL said heads
the New York wing of the syndicate, and
Haggin of San Francisco. and Marcus
Daily of Anaconda, are among the promi-
neut Western men interested. The gov
ernor went to Butte yesterday and the sup
position 10 that his visit will result ia the
early completion Of q direct line to Butte
for the purpose of supplying that great
city Of smelters with Rocky Fork coal
The governor leaves for New York to.
morrow.
EUsHsY, Jan. lS, Specisl.-Fire broke
out 10 the roof of he jail last night, prob.
| ably from defective Hue aud came neay
smotheEing and friahtening the inuat ..
four In numbsr. TO death. The sherii!
lives half . mile away .sd no ore else had
Hsd, the prisoners been out OF the buildiss
ouf people would haxe besa glad had Il
Andy Chiciistst, Who resides On Fall
Creek has beer lost In the mountains for
several days Parties are making vigox.
oss search. but % Tar without avail.
Eugeue will coon have street railway,
- T. j. Smith, asd others associated vita
him, have at last secured 50.year fran.
chise and therefore are already arranging
to begin work early in the spring.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Jan. l8, Spe.
cial.-Heuersl Grierson, United States
| Army, commander Of the department oi
Arizona, has been In Santa Barbara since
last night and to-day tho general says tha.
General Scho6eld. commanding the armies