The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-05-11

uitu III q astoop1ng rosltlon buckling on
his spurs; he had fastened one and asked
Campbell to assist him with the Other
Campbell asked him il he was badlv
hurt and he said yes, but thought he
could ride home if he could get on his
horse. While Campbell was buckling
The spur Gird fell back in a faintinp con
dltion. Campbell ran back to the saloon.
q distance of about 100 yards, and told
Brown and Sifton the condition OF GIrd.
lhey all went down to where Gird was
lying and carried HIM back to the saloon.
RE was still conscious and asked S1ftop
TO take good care of him, but he had
scarcely made the request when his lips
sealed and he became unconscious.
Campoell mounted his horse and rode
over to Horizons, three miles distant. to
report the trouble and telephone to
Phll'psbLrg for Il doctor. He started
back to the saloon and Sifton met him
outside and told him Gird was dead.
Soon the d,ngy little har room gas
crowded with men from the surrounding
nelghborhood and amid the confusion
brown disappeared. Dominic Byrne,
the father-ln-law Of the dead man, lives
ABOUT seven miles from the saloon where
his son-in-law was killed, and as soon as
ne heard ct the trouble he started ont
for the saloon. On the road he met two
mon on horseback ana recognized one Of
them as Brown, the murderer, Mr.,
byrne stopped the men to inquire about
tre trouble and Brown told him nothino
serious had happened. Mr. Byrne in
CURED if he (Brown) was not the man
who did the shooting and he replied in
the negative. Mr. Byrne insisted that
ne was not mistaken, whereupon Brown
drew revolver and asked Mr.. Byrne
what he intended doing about it provid-
ing he was the man who did the shooting,
and with gun in hand ready for use he
spurred his horse and rode off down the
valley, and that was The last seen of him.
Mr.. Byrne did not know the man who
was with Brown but is of The oninion
that 1t was his saloon partner CLAY, who
is suspected of being an accomplice in
assisting Brown to escape. Caly was in
phiiipsburg Sunday and went to the
First National bank to draw some money
that is there deposited in Browns name,
which it is supposed he wanted to assist
o. hlm a ln getting out Of the county. This
and other actions have led the officer,
TO think Clay is familiar with Browns
whereabouts, and if be is hiding in the
nils his escape will be difficult as every
utlet is guarded by deputy sheriffs and
the deep snow renders crosscopntrv
trip almost impossible. Those who know
brown say he is a desperate man and if
found he will die rather than be taken
prisoner.
Sunday morning Acting Coroner D.
Il. Mellen held an inquest over the body
with tile following jury: DIV. Hennessy
). Z. Fahey, B. R. Horton, w. A. Eplin.
T. Baker and ]. L1ngren. The Jury
being unable to decide which of the
wounds had caused the death of G,rd.
they requested that post-mortem ex-
animation be made and during the
afternoon Drs. Heine and Power, of
Phllipsburg, made the examination and
ound as stated above that the fatal
oullet entered Gird's back severlng the
pulmonary arteries from which the de-
'eased bled to death. The bullet which
I'D the fatal work was found lodged in
he right breast
These facts substantiate the belief that
he murder was most fouly committed.
nd 1T is also proven that Gird had no
Weapons of any kind upon him.
The old feud which existed between
Brown and his victim happened several
ears ago and originated out of some
lspnte oyer certain piece of land. Tt
7as at that time that Brown leveled a
tenry rifle on Gird and which brought
bout the remark from Gird about the
anne while they were at the card table.
Witnesses say the remark was made in
joking way and as Brown and his
lctim had been on friendly terms for
everal years past there is reason to
elie'e Gird meant no harm in making
be remark, but Brown took it different
, and acted hastily.
The remains of the unfortunate man
ere brought to Philipsburg Monday
fternoon and buried beside his mother
nd child in the Philipsburg cemetery.
[e leaves wife and five small children
, mourn the loss of loving husband
nd parent and the entire community
with them in their terrible
ereavement.
Joseph A. Grid was 38 years old and
ad lived in Montana most all his life.
[e was numbered among the earliest
ettlers on Willow creek, was industrious
nd provided we'll for his family, He