Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08

HELENA, M. T., June 5.-[Special II
the Miner. The little town of Silver Cit!
on the line of the Montana Central railwa.
fifteen miles from here, was yesterda.
morning the scene Of a double murder o
the grossest atrocity. Retribution to the
perpetrators otShe dastardly crime was al
swift as it was terrible, for the two in mum
ber were folio we'd by the sheriffs posse fo1
nearly Ave hours, and, after long and
tedious conflict, were shot down without
mercy, the bodies being riddled with bull
let's. S
The positive identity OF the murdererf
. is not clear, but their appearance indicates
them to be trsmps Of a low grade OF intel
ligence. Subsequent developments have
brought out the fact that the pair have
been burglarizing residences in this city and
valley for some weeks.
Their object at Silver City was evidently
plumber as they hung around for days pre-:
vious to the murder, making inquiries Of
the amount Of money received at the sta.
ton and ascertained the time selected was
about the date when the Jay Gould Mining
company made it's gold bullion shipment.
The bullion, in this instance, passed through
the night previous, but on some occasions
has remained over night in the agents
office. .-.-..
= The plan was to murder station agent
Frank C. Jobst
AND THEN STEAL THE GOLD.
George, w. Burrell Of Great Falls, quite
a young man was visiting the agent, A
little before o'clock, as Jobst and Bur-
rell were dressing in the small room at the
station in which they slept, the muzzle oi
Winchester rifle was thrust through a
window, and before either OF the men had
an opportunity to utter prayer or pro.
test, or to seek safety in fight, the weapon
was discharged and the ball went crashing
through the face Of agent Jobst. Almost
simultaneously Burrell sprang through the
small window, carrying the sash with
him, and ran towards the section housc a
few rods away. As he neared the place the
same rife that wounded Jobst was levellsd
at Burrell who received shot square in
the back, but he did not fall but still ran
and as he approached the building the
assassin again fred his rifle, striking him
in the head, and the victim fell dead on the
ground.
The nurderers then broke into the sta.
ton, rifed the cash drawer and secured
only $50. A remittance OF $500 in an en-
velope was overlooked. This package fell
in the waste basket.
Eugene Sears heard the shooting, and
hurrying out, saw two men walking rapidly
in the direction OF the foothills. He called
to them to halt, and was answered with q
pistol shot. As Mr.. Sears was unarmed he
was forced to retire, butsubsequently took
part in the
PURSUIT OF THE AssAssINs
showed that he was possessed Of the high
est order Of courage. He returned to the
station where he found Jobst lying on the
floor unconscious, his life blood ebbing last
through the fatal wound he had received
He never regained his senses and died at
noon.
Sears and G. ]. Murray and William H.
Martin, to whom the dying forms were
pointed out, soon started in pursuit, fol.
lowing the murderers to a patch OF timber
in the hills, where several shots we're ex.
changed without effect. They kept close on
The trail OF the fugitives and succeeded in
driving them into coulee.
The first party was reinforced by Paul
heberg, and they crowded the pair into q
gulch, where they
HELD THEM AT BAY
ior nearly an hour. The murderers had
taken off their shoes. One had q rifle and
the other had only q 3S-calibre pistol.
When the news reached Helena, the M. G
railway offered reward of $500 for the
capture Of the murderers. All trains vert
be held by Col. Shelby who took a sheriff's
posse on a special train on double quick
time. Sheriff Jeffries and deputy Walker
and four others, including editor Martir
and Fred Wilson OF the 'Independent," &C
cGmpanisd by Eugene Sears, mounted horse'
snich the farmers had prepared, and witt
100 rounds of cartriges and long. distance
nne, the posse started off as quick as pos
S6le. Under sheriff Walker was captain
and laid out his plans.
Ihe foothills were soon reached and th'
posse separated to surround the fugitive,
.o .no evidently understood that their posi-
"On was desperate one.
THEY Asked NO QUARTER,
and no command was shouted to them tt
mold up their hands. It was war to th,
ueath. The odds we're greatly in favor o
'ne pursuers, who were well armed.
The fugitives were well supplied with am
I%9nition, and they fired at least fifty shot
oeiore they fell, and had as many cartride
@leit in their pockets and in the leathe
punches hung around their necks,
When the hot pursuit began, the murder
Srs ~: were well up in the hills, but they wer
uflven out and climbed from rock to rocl
s;eklng momentary shelter, while, from
S1 %Ie to time, as head appeared in tb
Instance, the air resounded with the viii
9I I'll bullets from the rifles Of the pursuert
me iugitives being on loot, it was only
matter Of time when the end should come
CAME SWIFTLY AND TERRIBLY,
" su' not too much 80 for the enormity {
u' crime that had been committed