, 1891-07-01
FILLEBROWN'S FREAKS.
Stories Which He Told the Officers
About the Killing.
History of the Defendants Wan
behring's and Arrest.
The Prosecutions Case Closed and
the Defanse Opened.
FiIIebrown May be Placed Upon
the Stand Today.

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the criminal history of this county as be.
ing a most remarkable one, and as one
which has attracted wider attention and
more interest than any which have DC
CURED for a long time. Yesterday all day
long the court room was crowded almost
to suffocation, among the audience being
a large number of ladies'. The closest at
tention was paid TO every word OF EVIL
dence introduced.
The trial Is progressing much more rap
idly thar it was at first supposed it would,
and it begins to look as though all the
evidence will be in tomorrow. The pros
%ecution closed its case before noon and
the taking of testimony was at once be-
gun for the defendant.
PENETRATIvE POWER OF BULLETS.
Peter Bergersen was the first witness
called in the morning. He was produced
as an exert Ly the prosecution, to explain
the penetrating power of bullets. He
testified that within twenty or thirty
yards there was no difference appreciate
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the object struck, as to the velocity with
which a bullet was projected. On cross
examination he admitted that his ex-
perience ~ matters like these were con
fined solely to examinations of boards and
other substances, not including tie hu-
man skull.
HOW THE ARREsT Al MADE.
Hugh Crymble. the sheriff who ar
rested Fillebrown, gave quite an extended
account OF the arrest. On April 6 the
witness placed the defendant under ar
rest at Leadville. Fillebrown seemed a
little frightened, trembled. and was ner-
vous, aud wanted to know what he was
arrested for. He was taken to the county
jail and locked up On the way to the
Jail the defendant said his name was Lar
kins, but soon -aftsrward changed it to
Brandt. He also said. after asking twice
as to the cause of his arrest, that he
guessed he knew what it was Tor that he
had seen an old fellow and wanted to get
rid OF hun, and so gave him some CUFF
about having killed a man up IN Wyom-
ing. The defendant was then taken to
Buena Vista and placed in the Jail there.
He remained at Buena Vista two nights
and a day, and from there was taken to
Denver. On the train coming from
Buena Vista to Denver defendant was
shown a paper containing an account of
his arrest, coupled with the statement
that his name wee Fhlobrown Dofsnd-
ant denied that his name was Filiebrow n.
On being asked if he knew Foulks he
said he did; that he had met him twice;
that the second time he had had some
conversation with him. At Leadville the
detTndant's person was searched and sew
eral articles taxed from him. There was
a handkerchief, a key. a pocket knife, a
PAIR of mittens, a piece of ore, a washer,
a couple of other articles, and a Denver
newspaper containing an acconnt Of the
death of Foulks. There was also a book,
in which was written in several places the
name p. F. Brandt and the name Lar.
kins.
HIS ACTIONS n DENVER.
Sheriff Kelley was called to the stand,
and testified concerning FiIlebrown's &C.
tons while in Denver. He saw Fillebrown
at Denver on April Q at the county Jail,
and had a conversation with him He,
when he first saw HIM, went UP to him,
and said How are you Fillebrown?" The
defendant denied that this was his name
or that the aheriff knew him. Witness
had a photograph OF defendant and
handed it to him, asking him If that was
not his. He SAID 1t was not, but every
one about seemed to recognize the photo
graph. Witness saw him again the sam
evening, and this time defendant admitted
that his name was Flllebrown and that he
was the man for whom the sheriff was
looking. Defendant asked the sheriff to
get his watch from the pawnshop for him,
as it was a watch which had been given
him 10y his mother, aud he did not want
to lose it. When he was asked why he
had in the afternoon denied his identity
he said that he had beel denying every
thing right along, and he thought he
might as well keep it up. Witness asked
HIM who killed Foulks, and defendant
said he did not know. Witness asked
hun if he had any idea, and he said he