The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-06-06
Inquest on the Unknown Robbers.

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Justice Woodman acting coroner, sum
moned as a jury to determine the cause u
death of the two unknown men, Jam es
Hathaway, Sam Alexander, l.. Mollinelli
Mike Burns, Henry Hayes, 5. p. Var
Nart- The crowd was so great in and
around the court house that before the jur-
Ors could get into the morgue to view the
bodies the sheriff and his deputies had to
clear the corridors.
The jury were taken to view the re.
mains, and CHASTITY sight il certainly was,
the forms or the men, rigid in death, rid
died and torn with bullets. Yet one had q
sardonic smile upon his face as IL he had
died defying capture.
DIR. w. Q. Morris made an investigation
of the bodies, and reported as follows:
1.-The only way l can report intelligibly
to the jury Is to classify the bodies as No.
and No. 2. No. l has bullet wound
through the right parietal hOsc, the ball
coming out of the right side of the neck
one bullet hole through the neck; bullet
wound through each hand; fiesn wound In
the back; flesh wound IN the right arm;
clavicle fractured by bullet wound left
side. Ga the body Of this man L found a
gold pencil He wore black diagonal pants
and vest, dark plaid sack coaT, white shirt
and white red-boTdered napkin around
his neck. He was about tive feet ten
inches in height; dark hair and eyes.
IL found bullet wound through the
thigh of No. 2. a muscular gunshot wound
through the lett arm, the right lower jaw
fractured, gunshot fracture of the right
forearm, two muscular wounds through
the right arm. muscular wound through
the back and wound through the left cliest,
the bullet coming out at the shoulder
blade, shot through the scrotum. This
man was also shot in the head, the bullet
entering midway between the crown and
the forehead. No. wore a dark sack coat
and vest, blue overalls, pink striped cotton
shirt and wore a red cotton handkerchief
around his neck. In his pockets found
81 20 IN change and number of No. 81
pistol cartridges"
DIR. Morris said that some of the wounds
were sufficient 10 cause instantaneous
death.
Eugene Sears was the first witness ex-
amined. he stated that yesterday morn
ing about O'Clock he arrived at Silver
from Jay Gould in his stage and found one
man, BurrelI, dead and Jobst, the station
agent. mortally wounded. He did nothing
until Under Sheriff Walker came in on the
train. He then Joined his posse. A man
named Dalk, who worked for him, told
them that the murderers were being pur
sued ty posse and that shots had been
exchanged. When first sighted by the
posse ahead of Sheriff Walker the men
men about Two miles from Silver. Follow
Ing the ections, they started after
the men and came in sight of
them about four miles out The
men were In little gulch partly hidden.
walking and running at times. Sheriff
Walker commanded them to surrender,
but their only reply was a shot. and they
kept up continuous firing. He was on
the opposite side of the gulch from Mr..
Walker, and was riding towards the men
when several shots whistled near his head,
and he lay down upon his horse in order
not to get hit. He was running his horse,
shooting, and they were running, shooting
as they ran. He did not know who killed
the men. a. thf y were all shooting, aud as
there were great number of shots fired IL
was impossible to say whose bullets
took effect The bodies were placed in
He Identified the men, having seen them
near the dep Jt on Tuesday. Other citizens
of Silver identified them. His wife and ms
man Dalk identified the remains. When
the bodies of the robbers arrived at Silver
both J0bst and BurreIl were dead.
Under Sheriff George Walker said he was
ordered TO Silver yesterday on a reported
murder. He aud his posse came up with
the men in gulch and be ordered
them to surrender, but they ans wered with
shots. The men were finally driven into a
small clump of rose bushes and laid out
ODe man was dead when he got 10 them
and the other gave one gasp. de left the
depot at Silver in company with three
men, met one m al upon the road, who
Joined them, and they were after wards
joined by three or four others. Quite a
posse were coming up to JON them, out did
not get there Ia time. When he first saw
the robbers they were skuIking along down
the gulch- He could see them only occa-
sionsliy, but they saw some one of OF his
men all the time, and would shoot at them.
At the time the men were distant from his
posse about $50 ySris- He thought Wm
Dalk was the cittc-u who first discovered
the men Paul Reberg, Johnny Duffy and
W II. Martin were with him
DIR. Cole saw the bodies when they were
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as those lying IN the morgue. He was
called u attend the station agent, whom
ne found lying upon his bed IN bus room.
The man WAS shot through the right cheek
bone. the ball ranging downward. sbatter-
Ing the bsse OF the skull The wound Vas
frightful one, as be could easily intro
duce two If his fingers TO their full
leng b. The man wac beyond medi-
cal aid. His impression was that
he was shot while lying In bed and the
weapon used was evidently rife. Bur
rell was seventy-five yards from the depot
he had evidently attempted % escape, and
had Jumped through widow. carrying
the sash with him. A shot had been fired
through another window, as powder marks
were visible on the window casing, and
II this Was the shot that hit Bnrreil,
the bullet passed through the. section
house and was found lodged behind the
organ Mrs Sears told him she was dress
ing when she heard shot and some one
fall against the Kitchen door. She hurried
TO the door and opened il. whom Barre.l
fell in upon the floor. She
raised his head % her lap, and just then
one of the stable boys came in and asked
him II Frank had shot him, and he shook
his head. de asked for water. and was
given q drink He asked for smother drink,
and still another, and said, This will do
to die on" and Immediately expired
. Coroner Woodman asked why Mr.. Bal
liet wanted TO introduce DR.. Cole as q wit