The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-24
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Four Attempts at Arson Made and
Discovered Last Night Near
Main Street.
Value of the Goods Stolen from
Col. McCutcheons Residence
IA Proclamation.
A Reward for tho Body of Burglars-Fritz
Kranich Dead-What the Coroners
jury Eal to Say.

Four attempts at arson were made before
10 O'Clock last night but in each case were
discovered before any serious damage was
done. One was back Of LOOMS carpenter
shop back of the Granite block, facing Park
avenue, The other was back of the paint
shop next door to LOOMS, where two at
temnts we're made. Luckily man was
sleeping in the shop and discovered small
fire lust starting. The rear doer-swas
scorched. A pile of wood back of Sturrock
A. Browns store was also set on ire and
promptly discovered before gaming head
way. A number of special officers were
placed on last night, and owing to this pre-
caution it is probable that serious con-
Aapration and additional robberles were
arrested.
The bold and audacious burglaries that
ave been committed within the past rev
DAYS. and especially that at the residence OF
Col. McCutcheon, which was coupled WIN
arson. has aroused public indignation, ana
the boldness of the last affair prompted
Mayor Bradford yesterday to issue proc
lamation, offering $500 reward for the body'
dead or alive of anyone guilty or arso1l'
HOUSEKEEPING, or highway robbery, with
further instructions to the police to arrest
all suspicious characters.
The McCutcheon robbery was fully as big
"a expected. All of Mrs. McCutcheon's
jewellery and diamonds, aggregatinR IN
value about 81 1000, were stolen. This was
the most successful robbery of the season.
Full descriptions of the articles have been
obtained, but the police believing from ex-
perience that pawnbrokers stand In WIN
thieves, think they will have hard time re-
covering the goods if disposed of to them.
The three burglars who broke into Wen-
stems and Sanford q Evans stores were
bound over to the grand jury Yesterday by
Judce Sanders, Weinstein values the goods
stolen from him at $3.50 and he was very
particular lest the police should take
cigar from one of the stolen boxes
Little Fritz Kranich died yesterday morn
inc at 10 o'clock from the injuries received
by being iammed at the motor round house.
Coroner Rockman held an inquest and the
iury admonished the motor company to be
more careful in the future. The evidence
was contradictory, but the statement made
by VIM. Kranich the 1S-year-old brothef
of the deceased, seemed to Indicate care
lessness on the part of the engineer. lie
testified that he and his brother were both
on the motor one ut each end, when 1t was
backed into the round house to take water
and that the engineer knew of their pres
ence. The deceased was on the front enc
and the fireman. who was trying to attacl
the hose to the water tank, found the nos
to be too short, and told the engineer tt
move ahead. This the engineer did, ant
tho BOYS were in the same positions
and the deceased was caugh
at the door jam. His brother heard HIN
scream and heard his bones crack, and raj
to his assistance. He lifted him up but
the injured boy only stood second on III
feet and dropped to the ground he wa
then carried to his home. The engineer
whose name is N. II. Drummond, testlhe'
that the boys were not on the motor whe1
it backed into the round-house.
The jury rendered the following verdlc'
ss,Chat the deceased came to his death b
being crushed between the motor and tn
door Jam of the round-house. The ]ur
would recommend that hereafter strlt
orders be given by the proper officials
the Helena Hot Springs and Smelter hal
way company to its employees to prevel
bows in the future from riding upon the
engines, and to see that the order Is strict
enforced" Signed Richard Hoback, I
p. Van Wart. VIM. Reed. Fred M. WILSON
Jas. W. Barker and Ry Zeigler.
The baseballists met again last night
the Iroouois club rooms. A communicate
from William Muth was read, in which
%ho
base ball team, and stated further that Il
Athletic club proposed organizing nine
be known as the Helena Athletics, NJ
would take the management of such. M
Muth's communication being not entire
clear, especially the latter portion a COZ
nlittee was appointed to wait upon INN al
ascertain just what the Athletic ciub pr
posed doing. The meeting, however, pl
pared a list of players to be presented
the Athletic club to seq if they would
cept them as the Helena Athletics,
nresent purposes at least. The appointing
of a manager will be left to the base b
committee of the Athletic club. j. Hubba
was elected temporary captain OF the II
lowing team. which is suggested as the I'll
nine. or Helena Athletics: James Forum
Peter Gallagher, G. L. Stewart, ..
Griffin, Lee Tutt L. j. Gallagher, j. Hu
bard. james Ralston. NJ. l.. Nandehye n
p Conroy.
The following team has been made up
the second nine for practice with t
Athletics and to play tomorrow at the II
ena avenue grounds: j. Watson, W. }. Il
bert, c, Anderson, Theo. kleinschmidt,
w. Barnes. A. Block, Bob Fisk, J. Mimi
AMI John McEvily.
Yesterday was lady's Gay at the Bro
water plunge and many of the fair sex W
out in the soothing waters of the
springs. and SO were many men. II
NfoNry gave some exhibitions of dar
high diving from trapeze some new fe
upon which he is experimenting that h
never been tried before. He goes thro'
the performance at o'clock daily.
The management of the big plunge wo
do we'll to caution that special officer mo-
be fresh Not long ago an irate II
vidual threw him into the water. clot
and all. Yesterday he ordered
well-known and prominent citl
and two ladies out of the bath.
women were professional people and c
Quoted themselves properly, the only pt
BILE offense being that the gentleman,
never met the women before obiiglngly
them to one of the diving posts IN the Il