The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11

s'S '''''N ~ "iliNii hioot tiI' nv"
know the murderer, proves to have still
another name. When he was bound
over yesterday in Judge Races court he
gave his namea as J.. c. Gcldert. Possibly
this is correct.
CoRoNER'S INQUEST
The coroner's jury met again at 10
o'clock yesterday and the taking Of ties
timony was resumed.
DIR. Francis }. Adams was called to the
stand. He testified to assisting in the
autopsy. Death. he said. resulted from
hemorrhagc in the ~cranial cavity, caused
by the rupture of blood vessels. The en-
citing cause of death was a struggle.
which took place about two hours before
her death. A swelling on the left side
of the neck indicated a blow as if from
some blunt instrument. Death was
caused by the eliot of blood, but it was
difficult to say whether the blow
caused death. Drs. John Sweat
and +. }. Reed were also called.
but added little to the previous
testimony. DR.. Reed thought the strug
gle and blow were the cause of death.
There was also, he said, evidence of
alcoholic and syphilitic poisoning. No
traces Of drug poisoning were found.
This medical testimony closed the
evidence. The jury retired and the fol
lowing verdict was the result of their
deliberation:
STATE OF MoNrNNA, IS
County of Cascade,
An inquisition held in the city of
Great Falls. in the county and state afore-
said, on the Sth and 9th day of July. y.
d., 1891, before me, William j. Winter,
deputy coroner of said county, upon the
body of Mary j. Goellerd, whose true
name is unknown, there lying dead. by
the jurors. whose names are hercunto
subscribed. The said jurors upon their
oaths to the best of their belief, do say
she came to her death on the 9TH
day of July. 1891, at the city of
Great Falls, in said county and state
by means of a blow struck upon the per-
son of said Mary j. G. Goellerd, which
said blow was then and there fcloniously
struck 10y the said j. c. Goellerd with
some blunt instrument to these jurors
unknown, the said blow being the direct
cause of the death of said Mary j. Goel-
lerd, which said death was fe%loniously
caused by said j. T.. Goellerd.
In testimony whereof the said jurors
have hcreunto set their seal the day and
year aforesaid.
\. Il. KELLER, foreman.
b. II. Powers.
MATTHEW DUN,
ARCHIE MCDoNAI.D.
ALBEIT j. TIIGG.
JoSEpH KEoGH.
THE ARRAIGNMENT.
The prisoner was accordingly ar
raigned before Judge Race about /
o'clock yesterday afternoon on a writ add
dressed by Coroner Winter to the sheriff.
He waived arraignment, gave his name
as j.. c. Gcldcrt, and pleaded not guilty.
He claimed to bc ~impccuniOus. Accord
ingly Attorney L. &. Park was appointed
to defend him, assisted by Attorney W.
\. Fletcher. The preliminary cXamina-
ton was set for July % at 8 Il. m. but
may take place before that time. The
prisoner is of course held without bail,
ruE CoNCLuSroN or IT ALL
SO far rs seen, all the physicians al
nit that the scrimmHgc and blow wcr"
the exciting cause of death, while the
diseased condition of the arteries and
degeneration were p~rciispUslng causes,
The woman was not in health and could
stand but little.
The prisoner. Ga!la@hnr. G"Idrcln or
Gcldcrt, docs nut improve on argualml
ancn. From some letters in the hands
Of Sheriff Hamilton Inc seems 10 nave
already served Il term at Deer Lodge.
Tn" woman was undoubtedly his mis-
trrsS and Appearances seem to indicate
thai she supported aim il Il way that
Will scarce bear mrLtiuE,
security BANS Statement.
The statement of the security bank Of
Great Falls, which is published in this
/ issue. shows a very satisfactory condition
Of affairs for a bank SO young. The
bank was organized in September of