The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-18
THEY SAW The FIGHT
epeoaal 20 the

smith, and . corps OF policemen began |
1t the terrible ward-Gallagher Tight.
Ward died at 10 o'clock and on learning
Of the fact Il was decided not to wait for
the county attorney 10 swear out com- |
plants, hut 10 proceed at once. The city |
marshal and Officer James proceeded to
the house of Gallagher. the surviving
principal in the fight, i'm East Park
street. near he Central hotel.
Gallagher lives In q very fine house, which
was built by Ward, and was the ccasion
of the dispute which ended i'm Wards
death. The city marshal would have
gone after Gallagher sooner, but friends
had circulated the report that Gallagher
was dying, and said To the city marshal,
'"You wouldn't arrest a dying man, would
you 2"
But at midnight the officers proceeded
10 G~allaRher's house. They knocked at
IN front door. A man presently came to
the door and told the officers to 20 around
20 the back door. The officers went to
the side door, and were presently adj
mitted. They heard the back door open
inside was opening IL to admit the officers.
The officers, on gaining entrance, made n
thorough search, but could find nothing
sister were present and were weeping hys-
terically. They had not been to bed.
mitted the officers, looked as though he
had just arisen from bed. None of the in
mate would give any as to
VI nv ott
the officers kept close watch OF the house,
which led TO In belief that Gallagher and
others of the party were i'm hidinR Mt Ar
nold's ranch, near the Columbia gardens:
be found. Gallagher seems tn have made
his escape from the city sure.
others concerned i'm the fight. A list of IA
names was secured, which is believed to
include all except the hackmen. The ar
and saloon in East Broadway, where the
septed; Abe Golden. referes; Henry Al
bertson, timekeeper; Jack Hyland; Joe
m maSk ~ Fart sh k.0w si,y one Ed "f Miller HI p''d B ,irS;
partner; Jamos Tickle and a. BUSH
In addition. warrants have been issued
for John Helehan, OF the real estate firm
n %bo MlSon.- Ne h thsr OF these 4 So; na aae i hsve
been found. Mr.. Helehan is said to have
gone TO Melrose to look after some min
pulled out of bed and arrested.
All but two of those arrested gave
msn are charged wit, attending a srize
tight, the penalty for which is 800.
Those arrested have secured counsel
and will endeavor to show thai Wards
death was due to the striking of his head
ON the floor, or To pneumonia produced by
Eddy served as coroner and i~mpannelled
. jury at I O'Clock this afternoon.
Ihs sentiment Of the city has expert
shiEs winter at least. City Marshal Nc
lay: "There will be no more prize fights
in Butte while i am city marshal, he that
County Attorney Baldwin said to-day
1.-THE crime is in my opinion, murder. In
case Of a duel, the crime is murder. This
death resulted from wounds received i'm a
prize fight, after an agreement had beer
made to light, and in my opinion comes
Il was 3 o'clock before the inquest was
begun i'm Judge d court; The juror:
were Harry henderson,, 7. d.. Harper, +
wards and John Chishoim The first wit,
ness examined was William ID. Thornton
~! was present mt the fight at Crysta
springs and Witnessed IL. knew before
hand q fight was to take place. and wen,
came away directly after the fight. l saw
no betting. I saw no parties encouraging
Hyland was the only one of the seconds
knew. Hyland l heard encouraging hi
man q good deal. l heard one man ga!
the spectators wouldn't have it. 1 thinl
the fight lasted an hour and a half, al
parties acted sick before going into til.
ring. didn'tk know Ward had any touc!
G g. Hns1rsro mn. 1 ,Se tirs the on NIGHT ,hc s,ar sn,
Ward came soon aftcrward. hear
Hyland make such ordinations "a
That's n good lick, wardr"
AT the end of the light Gallagher ap
peared badly bruised i'm the face and bod
and his right arm was swollen. He talke'
all right and shook hands with his friends
2 He had his senses Ward didn't speak q
all. 1 don't know whom Gallagher shoe
hands with. l always knew Ward by TIN
ma me of hougllt.pn IN. Think he had an n,
sumed name. He rented Crystal spring
Of US under the name of Houghton som
time ago. When I left Ward had bee
carried from the ring into another room.
A. Bushyea9er was next examined. II
said: 81 work for Il. ID. Sprague as hal
tender and hack driver. ! was at Crysta
springs on Sunday, driving n party o,
there. l Witnessed part of the figh
while not attending the fight. I drov
Abe Bolden out there. 1 drove five or 81
back. Mr.. Ward was one of them.
d dn't know the others. l was not niue
int rested i'm the fight. I heard the
had been quarrcling about SOM
thing and had gone out there I
settle it,. Golden was the refere'
Each had two seconds, but they wei
total strangers To me. / have heard TN;
Ward had an assumed name. Billy Thor
ton, Ward. Gallagher, Albertson, Spragu
and Golden were all hat l knew there.
think between Is and 20 were there. Wal
was sensible but pretty weak when ! dro'
him back. He was sensible. ON the W:
hack. He WAS talking all RIGHT before