Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-11
DIED WITH HIS d ON
a sURGEAk RUSS FoUE Of 4
Eo4DkD sHOr GUN.

SAm Tfjces knecf1al Manner Of Dealing
VIVA Heaschreakers-While Guarding
H-A.DeacAeals House Last Night He
Weighs One Bargiar Down with Buck
shat and Captures Another.
lie crash of breaking glass, followed by
the lo1i report OF . shot gun. and the cry
-Pm kIlsedla startled Professor Russell and
Others residing near the corner OF Granite
and Washington streets last night atabout
half-past ten o'clock. While they we're
Elm sondering what had happened some
one was heard 70 cry ont. Don't shoot
any more.r
But Q few minutes elapsed before the pro-
lessor vas ON the spot at which the shot
had bern heard and saw = man coming out
OF the cellsr in III. A. DsAcheui's house with
both hands pointing h~eavenHard, and a
second after another man came running
|aroaHd the corner OF the house to where
the star-poi1ter sas and eaptured him.
The mystery vas solsed-S. s. 1rice had
saor ONE
and captured another, only this and moth
ing more.
Following are the particulars: The
house at which the shooting occurred has
teen vacant for snne time, Mr.. DiAehenl
and family being in Europe. Wednesday
morning Mrs. W. a. De Witt, who Ia a rsia-
tive % Mr. DAeheul, and has = key to the
premises. b a her wont, visited the
house 20 zee If everything was all right.
She discovered that some one had broken
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red on . silk comforter. Investigation ne
vealed the TACT that entrance had been eli
feeted by prying open the door leading into
celar from the back yard, and ones in the
cellar the intIRdes had NO further trouble
in getting into the rooms above by means
OF a stairway leading into the dining room.
Tracks OF two men leading to and from the
house seIe discovered in the SNOW.
Mrs. Dewitt informed her husband OF
What had occurred. The doors we're al
lowed to remain as the thieves had left
them and it vas determined to
PLACE 4 GuARD
in the house, as it sss felt that the thieves
would return to plumber the building, which
contains many Thousand dollars worth of
plate and other yaluabIes.
s.. s. Triee, an old police officer, and a
Known to possess plenty Of sand"
was employed 10 watch the house Weabe<-
dsy night. "Wednesday evening he took up
g position in the dining room of the house
but
IHg IGHI PASSED
without anybody showing up. But this
did not prevent Sam from tryinRit another
aud sith exceIsent results as the |
sequel sho=s-
Last hight ne took no his old position, |
sud q young man named Charles Sanders |
induced to sleep in a bedroom Opening |
into the dining re0tn. At about h~alf-rast |
ten O'Clock Ssm, who vas sitting facing a |
sindOw IN tie kitchen which commanIed |
an excellent view OF the back yard, saw |
tso men raise the cellar door, directly |
the window mentioned. and enter |
me cellar. In q lev minutes aftsrward
they appeared IN b dining room and
rolled q /
BUNDLE INFO THE CELLAR /
and followed it. Sam, who had his shoes
ID, quietly slipped into the room occupied
D. Sanders, told him What had ocearred,
then ran into the kitchen, arriving
here Just in time to see a man emerge from
ne cellar and step into the yard. He
allied several times to the fellow to srop.
but no heed VI given the order. Sesine
hat the fellow was about to escape, and
,eiDg unable to get at him, the door frou.
ne kitchen to the yard being locked and
ne key missing. Triee pushed the barrels
sais shot gun through q pane of glass.
COX hasty aim and fired. The man he
ired at threw both hands into the air and
ned out
I'm KILLED" Il
nd fell over on his side and rolled int al,
title ditch While Trice sas looking out
| the window he heard some u in the ,
eiiar call out. don't shoot any more."t.
'nee called out to the man below to come ,
p and mold mp his hands, and handel the
hotgun oSaDders, Who by this time had /.
in the kitchen, and told him to I
eep the fellow covered until he could run
round into the yard and secure him..
anders did as told and as soon as TriceI
secured his mal he tool him to the 6
he.Ins Office and Surrendered his prisoner q
nd then /,
GAVE HIMSELF Up. II
told Sheriff Lloyd What he had done. f
Mr.. Lloyd and several Others went to .
ne place where the shooting had oc- ?
AIRED and found the wounded man, i
laced him on q blanket and carried him
, the sherif's Office, where he died about I
5 minutes after. 5
When found the nan was still Conscious.
nd said that his name was Martin and p
hat he came here from Philadelphia sew y
a. months ago His partners name, he &.
nd, vas Nicholson and that he was FROM
1leaso- The latter, when placed in jail, "a
I'VE his name as JohG Williams. Hi
Or. Howard was summoned and arrived
.fore Martin was dead, but could DO moth d
& Tor him, as nine buekshot, the full -
had taken effect in the mans back, "
st in the rear of the kidneys. liz
dead man and his pal we're both
,ung men, apparently about 25 yesr
and looked like hard cases.
body was taken in charge by 4
Undertaken Sherman. and an in.
will be held this norninz