The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-08
TWO WERE MURDERED.
A Third Not Expected to Live and
Two Others Wounded, at
McCarthysville.
First Authentic News of the Cold
Blooded Murder and High
way Robbery.
James Cummings Caught at Cutbank.
Henry Hart Arrested In Helena
Story of the Crime.

Tho first authentic information of the
murder at McCarthysville reached here yes
terday and was broughtin by Deputy Sheriff
w. II, Mumbrue and w. b. Green, the we'll
known railroad official now stationed ut
Hayre ON the line of the Great Northern ex-
tension.
The supposed murderers are now IN GUS
toay, One Of them, Henry Bond. alias
Williams, alias Hart. was captured in a box
car in this city yesterday after a most IN
teresting chase. The other, James Cum
minQs, supposed to be one of the Jesse
James gang. was arrested Mt Cutbank and
is now on his way to Damersville, where the
preliminary examination will be held.
The details show the murder to be more
atrocious and cold blooded than had been
heretofore imagined. Two men were fatal
ly shot and three wounded. ~
Those killed outright were Pierre Bou-
doin, a blacksmith. and Jerry Boudoin.
They wore brothers.. Pierre was the
taller of the two. The wounded were p. Il.
La Blanc, Louis Winand and Frank War
rem. La Blanc and Winand are both down
. with erysipelas. Winand's condition is
very critical. He received three shots in
the head and is not expected to live.
The story of the crlme, as related by
Deputy Sheriff Mumbrue. who made a full
investigation, is rs follows: The murder
happened at q lonely place SIX miles east OF
M~cCarthysyille, in u tent occupied rs =
restaurant. The section is liz timbtr, and
it ia a mile and a half to the nearest habita-
ton. About eight O'Clock on the evening
of Jan. 16 the five men mentioned were III
the tent playing a social game OF eards 70
~uL:l, ,-r,up Tho TINA 1hav warA not
gambling as was reported. One of the five
was looking on. The tent was dimly
lighted by " candles supported on a post,
upon which a flat stick of wood rested.
Upon top of this the candies stood and
threw ont the slight glare. M
Without a word of warning the murder
crs appeared in the tent shortly after eight
O'Clock, u%nmasked. They ordered the men
to throw up their hands and turn their
faces to the wall. The order was promptly
obeyed, but Warren's movements did not
suit the murderers and thieves. He had
his arms only partly raised and ventured to
look around when the order was gwen by
the leader, accompanied by a vile name, to
shoot him. pistol shot rang out: but the
knocked the candles down and e~xtinguished
the light. Then shot after shot was fired
into the group in the darkness and the
groans Of the victims soon told that they
shots had the desired effect. The men ran
az 5ar aS Cuey W0To 6DIe, Ouu IuiS was oHiy w
be brought down by another shot. War
rem watched his chance and ran for his life,
escaping with a slight wound across the
eye.
As the men were lying PROSTATE the muir
delers carried out their design and robbed
greRated about $500, though the amount is
presumed to be overestimated, and was
owned as follows: Winand, $500 in gold
and two twenty-dollar bills; LaBlanc, $500
in ten and twenty dollar bills; Jerry Bou'
doin, $3.50; Pierre Boudoin, $500.
The murderers immediately afterward
took their departure in an e~asterly direc-
ton. and had horses in readiness. Upon
reaching McCarthysville, Warren told what
had happened. The shots were heard by
people in the distant nelghborhood. Bird
Evans, a deputy sheriff, WAS at McCarthys-
Vile upon a sick bed and though anxious to
organize q party and start in pursuit he wa
persuaded to remain in bed by his friends.
Howard Sprague volunteered his services
and the first thing to be done was to look
after the bodies. Eugene Mccarthy, the
founder of McCarthysville, also took a
hand and the dead and wounded were
brought to the town.
Jerry Boudoin was literally riddled with
bullets. Eight holes were found IN his
body. One shot penetrated the brain, one
the nose, another the mouth, the others
being in the breast. s
Pierre Boudoin received but two shots.
One entered the right side and passed
across the breast, penetrating the heart.
head, and they will undoubtedly prove fatal.
LaBlanc's condition is also considered
very serious. Winaud was a cook and
formerly resided in Great Falls. With the
exception of Warren all are of French
descent and the Boudoins formerly lived at
Willow City, N. D. Nom of them are
married az far as can be learned. No in
quest vas held and the dead men were
buried IN rude collins. The morning after
the murder Deputy Bird Evans organized a
Thu officers say it was hard to get men tc
60 out, but those who did volunteer were
brave fellows who concluded to ruh the
murderers down until they were captured
They started towards the Canadian line
looking for a trail. The ground was vel.
them for several days.
1t was four days before news of the crime
reached Demersville, which is 125 mile
west of McCarthysville. AS soon as Deput,
Mumbrue learned of the affair he strucl
out with a couple of men. In a cabin som,
ten miles west of McCarthysville he arrest
ed Henry Hart on suspicion and took hin
back to McCarthysville. An examination
was accorded him there, and though ever
point was investigated, no evidence suff
cient to hold him coould be found and Har
was released. though a man was placed t
watch his The deputy thel
made a thorough investigation of tn
premises at the scene of the murder, too
notes, names of witnesses and secure
much information to be used at the trial.
Eugene Mccarthy then joined him in
posse to start on the trail Of the murder
ers. They started west and soon found th
tracks of two horses and a colt. Ihes
same animals were missed by an Italian
having been stolen from his place nea
McCartbysvllle the night of the murdel
They were branded. After travelling map
hours the posse found a stray horse whic
WAS one of those stolen.
They continued on until thev came t
Cutbank where Gene Mccarthy and Der
uty Mumbrue ~apprehended James Gun
mings, and placed him under arrest. Near
time, Deputy Evans and his posse reache
Cutbank and the party started back to Nc
C~arthysville with the prisoner. A courie
was sent ahead to re-arrest Hart, but tha
individual had escaped and could not h
found. Deputy Evans then started fc
Demersville with Cummings and will reac
there probably Monday. Cummings WI
arrested on the 18th inst. A Telegram
operator is authority for the report that i
was a member of the jesse James gang. Il
is about 30 years old.
Cummings safely in the custody of I'll
minions of the law. Deputy Membrus $.
cured a horse and retraced his steps in pu
suit of Hart and the next pIacs at VIII,
the deputy appears is in Helena. Ha
gave him the slip at Shelby junction b
the vigilant officer used the wires freely al
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