New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-12
TRAGEDY MOST HORRIBLE.
Two Men are Killed in Montana Town by Cold.
BloOded Robbers.

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HELENA, Mont, Special Telegram, June s.
The greatest tragedy OF the year occurred to-
day at Silver, station on the Montana Cen
tral railroad about seventeen miles north of
Helena. The station on the Montana Cen
trail, called Silver, is near the old town and
is the junction of the Marysville railroad and
the stage line to Jay Gould, Empire and
other mining camps. About this time the
monthly shipment of bullion from the Jay
Gould mine is made, and the treasure,
amounting to several thousand dollars, usu-
ally remains over night at Silver Junction
Yesterday two strange men, FipIanders ap-
parentlY, and brothers, hung around Silver
junction all day, one OF them armed with
Winchester rifle. These men were very in
quisltive, and put in much time asking
questions about the railroad Office as to
when the bullion shipments were received
how much money the railroad agent handled,
etc. The station agent, f. c. Jobst, either
did not notice their presence or thought
nothing of it The men camped for the
night near by, and this morning at z o'clock
broke into the station. They went at once
to the room where Jobst slept, and, without
q warning OF any kind, one of them
SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD
with Winchester rifle while he was in beu.
Jobs5 Immediately became unconscious.
His room mate, Burrell, a young telegraph
operator from Michigan, who was spending
the night with him, jumped through the
window to escape, and ran toward neio b
boring section house, presumably to give
the alarm, but Jobst's assassin
fred through the window at him and
dropped him before he ran twenty Yards
Burell was killed Instantly and Jobst died
in few hours The murderers then broke
open the money drawer and went through
the Office They were disappointed in regard TO
the bullion. which they evidently INTENDED to
steal, and secured about 800. They then
fled to the mountains. about five miles dis
tant, near the Missouri river. Meanwhile a
neighbor had seen Bure:l shot and gave the
alarm. A section hand, who had been
formerly an operator, rushed to the office ana
telegraphed the news to Helena while Billy
johns, a farmer of the vicinity. raised
posse of ranchmen and started in pursuit
OF the murderers. Sheriff Jefferies OF Hell
ena left at once by special train with q posse
OF thirty men, all armed with repeating
rifles, while Marysviiie sent out an armed
force. The pursuers concentrated about
noon, and, headed by Beidler, the renowned
scout of tue vigilante days, began the Task of
SURROUNDING THE FUGITIVE ROBBERS.
About 1 o'clock the murderers were cor
raled in gulch in the mountains five miles
from Silver CITY Here they had embedded
d
pit, and Dade defiance to all who came firing
rapidly from their Winchester rifles when
ever pursuer came within range. The
sheriff repeatedly called upon them
to surrender, but every time the
desperadoes replied with a volley of
bullets They knew sure lynching awaited
them if captured, and they resolved TO die
game. Finding that they would not surren-
der. the sheriff gave orders to charge, and
swiftly the circle of armed avengers closed
1n 0n fho1 OF ,ptr OF nf+ hn DO
OF the pursuers smoked and snapped on
every side, while the concealed murderers
Kept up calling fire from
their cover. Finally the desperatloes ceased
firing and the pursuers, who We're by that
time within ten yards Of the robbers, rushed
into the retreat, only to find Two dead bodies
fairly riddled with bullets Nobody knows
them, though they We're evidently brothers
the youngest being about twenty five aud the
eldest not more than thirty. From articles
found on their bodies it is presumed their
name is Quade and that they are the same
parties who have been engaged for two
weeks past in robbing ranches near Silver
City. President Broadwater and General
Manager Shelby, of the Montana Central,
were untiring in their efforts to hunt down
the murderers, the former Offering reward
of $500 for their capture The bodies of the
victims of the tragedy, Jobsts and Burrell.
will be buried tomorrow. Jobst was
young man of twenty three, and Burrell was
.on.y boy of eighteen.
WE'LL KNOWN IN GREAT FALLS.
GREAT FALLS. Mont, Special Telegram
June 5-Jots6 and Burreil, VINO were muir
.dered at Silver to-day, were both well known
in railroad circles here Jobst came To Mon
tana last fall from New London, Wis, and was
brakeman on the Manitoba from Glasgow 20
Mlnot He subsequently STAYED here with |
Burrell until lie got work as agent and ope-
raror at Silver. Burrel was employed as