The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-06-06
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The news of the tragedy at Silver crea
ted the most intense excitement in Helena
and after the dispatch of the first special
train reports were received which greatly
increased the fever. Ii was reported that
the robbers had been eorraIed and that two
of the sheriff's posse in pursuit had been
| killed. Upon receipt of this rumor Sheriff
| .JFffeIis made up a second posse. consisting
| of twenty or thirty men, all armed with
| repeating rifles, and including y. Beidler
| and oth,r well known citiZeEs. who took a
| second special train on the Montana Cen
tral. leaving the depot at ll.l0 a. m. The
/ run To Silver was made without a stop and
in very fast time Arrived at the scene of
the double murder. several of the posse
mounted saddle horses that were in
waiting, and others were provided
with wagons in which TO ride to
the foothills where the two murder
ers were at bay. In Mr.. Sears
stage, with eight Others, were repre-
senJaiiv'ss of the INDEPENDENT. The
heavily loaded Jay Gould stage was driven
at the fastest possible rate toward the hills,
and after about two miles had been trav-
ersed the forms of men and horses were
deserted on the top of one of them A few
moments later IL was seen that tight was
in progress, puffS of smoke from rifles be-
ing frequently observed BY this time the
ascent lad become 81 difficult that the mrn
were Obliged TO diseubark from the
stage and proceed on foot The firing
from tne summit of the hills ceased
in few mDmen nts, and soon u man on
horseback was seen % set out towards the
new cOmers When he arrived within
hailing distance he shOuted: 1.-The work
is done Both men are deadr'
Have any OF the posse been injured 9''
was asked
'No, not one,' was the rejoinder.
The news was received with cheers, and
the crowd hastened on 10 the cOulee where
fhssd rashh 10 fhaaa fasrlsa
gnastly one, as can readily be surmised
after a perusal of the testimony of DIR.
Morris, who made the pess "a .rtem exami
nation, before the corouer's Jury, which r.
printed herewith. The ragged, dirty tramps
lay there as they had fallen, their limbs
uncomposed, their faces and clothing
streaming with blood. They might well
be taken for brothers, their hair icing of
precisely the same color and the forehead
of each being marked by a ''cowiick."
Their features, too, are somewhat similar,
and they were of about the same size and
build AT this moment H. Weston, acting
as deputy sheriff, was searching the per-
sons OF the two men, and found upon them
a double handful of pistol and rifle
cartridges; an opera glass in field glass
case, gold mounted pencil and lady's
watch and neck chain, all three articles
stolen from the Newberry residence, in the
valley. about three weeks ago; a small
cloth covered memorandum book ON the
first page of which Was written, as IL by an
UlIteTate person. The three names inscribed
thus: julius quade, robert quade, jacob
quade, and IN the next page Dec rs 1888
julius quEde alma city Was~ka co minn
robert quade," while on the third page was
the Following: ian 2o 1883 can send for
everytbings from chicago i'll 10 julius quade
alma city vsseka CO mlnD got | razor and
german belt 2 acrordOns aud l paddock
and pipe and curry comb" In addi-
tlon TO This there was in the pocket of each
d small bucksBin wallet, in one of which
was 50 II and in the other Sl2 so, and one
of them carried three writing copy books
stolen from a seboolhouse near Sill
yer, upon one of which was
written the name of Salome Brown, a
been discovered the suppositiOn is that il
was committed the night preceding the
murder, and quite likely the two men slept
Tuesday night in the little schODlhOuse.
rising in the morning TO commit their last
and most heinOus crime. Among the coins
in the little buckskin wallets v rrp piece
OF Chinese money, an English far hing, a
anada one-cent piece, United States
twO-cent piece nd four pennies.
The examination of the bodies CON-
pleted, they were lifted into the Jay Gould
To the outlet of Trust to-Luck gnlch, where |
the days tragedy had had its elimination,
and then the party returned to Silver, some |
on horse back, some in the coach with the |
dead. and some ON foot At Silver the |
cOrpses were deposited upon the station |
platform for a while and then dumped into |
the baggag. car. Then the bodies Of Jobst |
and BurIeii were carried tenderaly out OF
The sectioi. dpuse and placed on a bench in
the smok 'f. aud the special trains returned
to Helene, here the tnque5ts were held.