The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-22

cna, pronnnnced human blood, after a
chemical nnd mioroscopicnl oxnlnlno-
u4n, A horde 0f witnesses cach lut-
niahcd link that made n chain 81 evi-
dence that could not De broken by he
defense.
Rnpt Schumacher. OF tho 81 raul
agency % the pinlcrtuns, was en-
ployod upon the case, lie went 70 Wol.
openly na Black Ind been hrrehteh anu
placed IN the county jail hero nt thu h'-
ginning Of the cDruner'a Inquest
The trial of Black IN the district cpuit
occupied a number ~ days, owlnk 20
the horde OF witnesses. 10 took the July
but O short tlmo 10 arrive NJ Ncrllot
Of guilty FOR Black failed % eNplaln
any OF hia actions In a HntlsiactOfy
manner.
Chas, J. Black, or rathor Calvin J.
Christie, FOR that ~ his true pamo, w"s
horn In Aurora, H., moving 10 ~. Paul
In 1876 with hls parents. Ills tatne,
soon after died and his mother maii"4
Albert Brlmloy. From this time oa
young Chriatie became wnywnrd, ana
started upon the life that led him 10 tho
gallOws. Ilo would run away from
home and be gone for days NJ umr'
ana upon his return would EiN, no le-
oount Of himself n was upon ihtt7
excursions that he found the enmpnn-
Ions best suited TO his nature,
At the age OF ~ he entered nppn
career Of crime and soon gained ihc 40
mlrati0n Of tho iawleas element Tor hlb
daring and cunning. lie started In tho
pickpocket business flrat, Joining u
pnng that became no torlous IN 81. iaui.
| owing 10 their agility and cunning.
they we're quite successful IN eludinK
| the police. In dividing the spolls az
/ their rendezvous, over Store on wa.
basha street, they frequently quarreied
/ = Il IN
arrest They were always well pro-
ylded with money, and employed Hblo
counsel 10 get them out OF the toilh.
Then, too their age was In their favor.
Black, or Christie. was often arfeated
and sentenced 10 jail and To the reform
school.
Meeting with glldcd success as an
amateur. Christie aimed higher. hafe
blowing presented the greatest charms.
and he found a teacher IN the person on
BIZ Donaldson, n noted Boston cracks
man. The last exploit OF these two men
was the successful robbery OF n safe ht
Hinckley. MINI. Returning 10 -. Paul,
Christie Joined n gang composed on kld
Adams. the Green brothers and hair
breed named BOurke The police court
records OF 81. Paul tell of many deeds
accomplished by this gnng. Christie
and pal robbed n cigar store In ~.
Paul upon four successive Sunday
afternoons. on the fourth occasion tho
proprietor caught them and was knock
ed down. Christie wanted 20 hit him
with a shot bag. but his pal interfered
and used his fists AS they were run
ming away, a policeman shot at thems
but without effect
Christie was finally convicted of rob-
bing a jcwelry store and sent To the pen
Uentiary under the name OF Chaa. j.
Adams. lie was given 1--WE years In tts
Minnesota state prison, He was onll
there but thirteen months when he waf
transferred TO ST. Peters asylum an an
insane patient. Subsequent events
have proved that he was only sham
ming It IN said OF Christie he could
go into a convulsive ~ that bafiled the
most expert medical men. They could
not tell one OF these sham exhibitions
from n genuine. on one occasion after
Il had been learned that these spells
were only affected the authorities re-
sorted to various methods 10 provs
whether the fits were real or affected.
one OF the tests was 10 stick a needle
into the hollow OF his foot. He never
flinched. They ducked him and strnn-
gled him and threatened the most un-
human acts, but To no avail, The man
ner in which he stood the torture led
the authorities 10 believe that he was
not playing. A detective was locked In
"A cell upon one occasion and. taking
him for safe cracker. Christie d.
yuged Ia him the fact that he could
affect flt whenever he wanted, ana 10
prove II went into one. The distcndcd
eyeballs and frothing mouth scared the
detective until he was about 20 sum
mon guard. Christie sttaightencd up
and convinced hts cell mate that II was
all put on Medical experts cannot ac-
count for this strange Accomplishment.
Atter remaining In the asylum for
thirteen months Christie sought an Op-
portunlty and escaped. Boarding a
freight train, he went into 81 Paul.
, Not daring to remain there, he came to
Montana locating In this county where
. he assumed the name OF Chaa. j, Black,
under which name he was convicted
I and executed. lie followed painting
, and sign writing for a living here. HIS
reputation was not an cnYiable one.
lie had planned To rob the bank OF Col
umbla Falls and had submitted prOpo-
sitions 20 certain companions TO rQpe
certain women of Columbia Falls. This
. latter fact lost him any sympathy no
might have enlisted In his behalf,
The motives that led him TO commit
the crime were prompted by his weak
ness for women. There were no cvi-
dcnces OF robbery, nor did he accom-
pllsh any other desire, Tie must have
I as he approached his victim and then
| became alarmed aud fiew, but not un-
! iii he had dealt other blows,
. Since his confinement here In jail ho
: has attempted TO escape several times.
- and twice got outside the jail. Since
/, sentence was passed upon him he hnd
been closely guarded day and night.
[ and as an additional safeguard had
T. been shackcd and chained to che iioor.
Notwithstanding this vigilance "A bottle
OF nitric acid was found Ia hts pockets
last week, His mother has been here
y since the trial and had remarked that
< ne would never be hanged,
The day % execution was flrHt set for
Sept. 2S, but the case was taken To the
supreme court on motion for new
trial. and a respite granted untll Oct,
26 The supreme court ala not have an
A opportunlty 10 take up the cnHo, 10 "a
further respite was granted Until to-
day. lie was ably defonded by Attor-
| neys III, w Hcldemhn and G. ", Foot
4 of this city. while Warren TOolc at
l. tended 10 the case In the supreme
a court. Judge DuBuHc. before whom the
trial was had was fair ana Impartial
. In ali HIS rullnga County Attorney
x Tovnn wna ably asslniol by his law
l. nnrtncr. Vim. I lireanen, ana made
IL tbe nuht " his life. Christie had n fair
r. show Tor his HE, but could not enonp"
II thp puninhmcnt his awful crimo de-
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