The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-19
Police From Helena Still Looking
For the Desperadoes Who Shot
Scharrenbroich.
Clues From Many Points Bu1
None Lead to Any Definite
Results.
Carlson Tells His story of the Mon
day Morning Affair.

turo OF the desperados who shot Officer
6harrenbroioh had bsen made. There are
now seven men from police heAdquarter.
out in tbs hills looking for them. Frey i,
at Townsend. under orders to remain there
until something definite is heard from ths
other parties. John Quirk went out tc
Jefferson at noon yesterday and about
three o'clock 4 message was received from
him saying the parties at Jefferson were
not the ones wanted, but that he was going
to Beaver creek. It il supposed he had
another clae
| A report camo in from Alhambra that a
man had gone into store there and bought
| lot of provisions, which he had taken
into the hills. He was not mining man
nor woodchoppsr, and this cline will also
be run down. II seems very unlikely that
the men wanted will escape. The Missouri
Is we'll patrollsd for ten or fifteen miles up
and down, while there are hunters out id
tho hills, in addition to those who have
gone from Helena. The advisability Of the
city and county offering reward for the
capture Of the criminals was discussed a
great deal yesterday and the general opin-
ion was that it would be good thing to
do. II would sauss number to enlist in
the hunt who would not other
wise 70, especially mon who are
acquainted with the country the
parties wanted are supposed to be travers-
ing. It ID certain that the criminals passed
the Castle railroad surveyors camp on Mil
ligan's ranch. about eight miles from Helen1
Monday evening, and they are now soms-
where between that place and Jefferson.
All the trains have been closely watched, 50
1t has not been possible for them to get ont
that way. Tuesday morning one Of the
three went into Jefferson and tried to huy
copy of The INDEPENDENT. Ihis man was
afterwards seen with two others. one Of
whom was helped along by his two compan-
ions.
Coroner Rockman yesterday held an In
man who died at st. Peter's hospital, az the
result Of injuries received at the hands Of
highwaymen, near the gas works SUNDAY
night. II developed at ths inqueat that tho
mans name was John Swanson, that he
was born in 1849 at Wsxgo, sweden, ana
Ill. This was discovered from q letter
found on his person. But little additional
Light was thrown at She inquest on the
causes that led to swanson's death.
DIR. Barbour testified that at his exami-
nation of Swanson at ths gas house he
the face, ear and head, and tendsrnsss
over the abdomen. bat there were
no external marks. An examination
made after the injured man had
been removed to St. Peters hospital
showed his injuries we're internal. Swan
son told the doeter that he had been kicked
ten or twelve times in the stomach by three
men, near the gas house. who first choked
MIN and then threw him down. An au-
topsy showed that the direct cause of doath
Was due to internal hemorrhage caused by
rupture of the liver, probnbly produced by
external violence.
r. A. Erickson, an smploye Of the gas
works, told how swanson had dragged him
self to that place st four o'clock Monday
morning, complaining of pains in the
stomach and asking for drink of water.
E. Oleaon, another employe at the gas
works. told Of talk he had with Swanson
after the latter had been at the works
he had been working At Wiokes. and ar
rived at Helena Sunday afternoon.
He stopped at the Minnesota house
and then came up town. On
his way back to the hotel about 1880, and
when near the gas works he was assaulted.
One Of the men took his hat. beside $17.
Oleson is the man who notified the police.
John Dallon, swanson's partner, who eame
to town with him from Wiokes, said the
two got to Helena abont five O'Clock Sunday
afternoon. They spent the evening, until
10 o'clock, at tho Colorado saloon. They
had number of drinks together, and
when swanson left he was considerably
under the Influence of liquor.
The verdict of the jury was to the effect
that awanson came to his death from inter
nal inju los received at tho banda of an
known parties on the morning Of May 16 or
the evening of May Is. The jurors were
VIM. Sims, j. Il, Britt, S. DauRherty, Il. j,
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