The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-04
MANSFIELD IS HELD
The COroner's Jury Says He Murder
OuSly Assaulted Lynch.
TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES
A Mop, a Bar OF Sapolio. a Few
Hot Words and the Young Man.
IL Horribly Slashed With
a Big Knife.

An inquest was held yesterday over
the body OF Thomas Lynch, who died
Monday morning, supposedly from in
turies received at the Butte hotel from
a knife in the hands of David Mans
field. The jury were J. r. Jacoby. Evan
Herbert, Elias Lyle, Philip Weinstock
w. Werner and G. Stevenson. County
Attorney Wines conducted the examl-
nation. Charles Lang. who has been
held at the county Jail as a witness ev-
er since the ARRAY. was the first to tes-
tify. He said that Lynch worked In
the pantry of the Butte hotel snd that
Mansfield was waiter for the help. The
stabbing occurred about O'Clock on
the afternoon of Oct. 2S Mansfield
came up In the pantry where Lyrch
was working, and the witness heard
loud talking. He did not pay much at
tention to the talk until Mansfield be-
gan to curse Lynch. The witness then
looked around and saw Mansfield go up
to Lynch and strike him. Lynch said.
Just you wait" and picked up a cider
bottle and started after Mansfield The
latter did not move and Lynch put the
bottle back without striking him. Then
Mansfield went down stairs and In
about five minutes came back and went
after Lynch again. Lynch had a broom
On his hand and hit Mansfield a light
Mansfield got mad, jumped at Lynch,
and stuck the knife into him. Lynch
cried out, MY God, he has cut me-"
Mansfield was going after Lynch again
but the latter ran into the kitchen and
jumped out of the kitchen window.
Mansfield rushed down stairs to his
room and was changing his shirt when
q policeman arrested him.
William Moolin, another employe of
the Butte. who has been held at the
county Jail as a witness, testified that
he was the pantry man of the Butte.
The beginning of the trouble, he said,
was when Lynch went down stairs and
returned with a box of sapolio and be-
gan to scrub out the kitchen. Mans
field then came up from the basement
and began to call Lynch names. Mans
field started to take the sapolio out of
Lynch's hands, and Lynch gave it to
him. Mansfield then went down stairs,
but presently returned and more words
were exchanged Lynch struck Mans
field on the shoulder with a broom and
ran into the pantry. Mansfield rushed
after him and stabbed him with a
knife. Mansfield tried to reach him and
stab hdm again, but the boy got away.
DR.. T. ]. Murray testified as to the
wound, which had entered the chest
cavity and punctured the hung. p.
officer Joe Sinsel testified to the ar
rest. Mansfield WAS locked in his room.
Inc OHlccr knOchtu, OUT ulere was no
answer He was about to break 1t
open when 1t was unlocked. Mansfield
was engaged in putting a suit of over
clothing on over the suit he had on.
The prisoner gave the officer the kniff.
Joe Palmer was examined, but knew
nothing material.
Charles w. Cook said that Mansfield
had a broom in his hand as we'll as
Lynch. According to this witness,
Lynch had gone down stairs for a mop
and Mansfield kicked at his taking his
mop and threatened to ''cut his heart
out" If ne ever took his mop again.
Mansfield returned downstairs, but he
presently returned and kicked about
the water running downstairs. and the
stabbing followed.
After celebrating 80 minutes, the ju-
ry brought in a verdict that Lynch s
death was caused by a knife wound in
fiicted by Dave Mansfield with muir
derous Intent.