The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-29
Y n BRAN'ecEE IS DEAD
Heart Failure Causes the Death OF
One OF Helena's Leading
Citizens.
The End Came While He Was
Serving as a Trial
Juror.
An EnterprIsinr Eusiness Man Whose
Death Is Regarded Ms = Loss
to tho City.

A sad event happened yesterday after
noon in the dist let court. Judges Hunt
and Buck were presiding in the trial of the
q eenbood, BONN d Co. case, which had
been Adjourned fromFriday until two p. nj.
yesterday. All Of the attorneys, witnesses
and jurymen were present. except juror
Henry M. Brandeaes. The eours waited =
few minutes. aud then sent Baiiiff Andrew
Wade in search OF him. The bniliff went
to Mr.. Brandsgee's boarding horso ON
Broadway. whore he learned that he had
had Dime and gons out. Wade returned
to the court room and reported. Just then
ex-dov. Carpenter, who was looking out of
a window in the north end of the court
room. saw M. Brandegoe slowly approach
ing, taking very short steps, and announced
his coming to the court. The door
Of the room opened soon and
the missing juror entered. Some one no.
ticed that he was very dark under the eyes
and his face had a siokly pa!loy. He took
his seat In the middle of the back row of
the jury box. Jocularly, John w. Thomp-
son, one Of the jury. said to him, ~ guess
we'll have to fine you" 10 this M. Brande-
gee smiled. Two minute later he sunk
VIVA - AtD nSh1 JhnS bp bho VI
the first witness commenced. A few days
ago he had a fainting spell in the court
room and every one supposed it was an
other attack. He was placed near an open
window, water dashed on his face and his
limbs rubbed. There was no response to
this treatme Telephone calls were made
and messengers sent for physicians. DR..
Il. :. Kellogg who was In the building WAS
thu IN - aa--. A~A M.
came. Assisted by some of tho people in
the court room Dr.. Kellogg worked over the
PROSTATE form but without avail. Once
there WAS a slight breathing. DIR. Kellogg
placed his head to the breast and SAID
w have lost him. The doctor said the
cause OF death WAS heart failure.
When M . Brandegee had the first attack
in the court room q few days ago the httor-
neys and the court asked him If he did not
wish to be excused from duty. He ex-
pressed = desire to serve and nothing more
was thought about 1t. He told Bailiff Wade
that he was subject to such attacks and
asked him II he should faint again not to
go for a dootor but to simply dash water ON
him, as this remedy had always revived
him. Charles +. Psaris. who roomed with
MI. BrandeRes at the co ner OF Seventh
avenue and Warren street. was sent for and
the body was removed to T.. l.. Flaherty's
Undertaking rooms on Broadway.
Mr.. Brandeeee was one of the prominent
citizens of Helena and he has lone much
to advance the inter ests of the CITY and had
great confidence in its future. He came
bore with his younger brother, Hen y NJ,
about four years ago and invested largely
in real estate. Mr.. Brandegee was an
active member of the Helena Board of
Trade, the Montana club and the University
society. His sudden de tn has caused sorrow
among his many friends by whom he was
held in high esteem. One, yesterday who
knew him we'll. said that his death was a
great loss to Helena. Mr.. Brandegee was a
member Of a la ge family, having brothers
in New York, Boston, Berlin, Conn, and
San Francisco and three sisters at Berlin,
where his mother, aged 20, now resides.
He was unmarried and 80 years old.
Henry Brandeges left Helena a week ago
yesterday for Berlin. MIR. Pea is tele-
Rtat he'd the news of Mr.. Brandegee's death
to Berlin YESTERDAY. where the remains will
be sent. The funeral arrangements will be
announced later.