The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-08
BAD "CYCLONE BOZ"
BE Murderously Assaults Jailer Pat
Brennan.
STABBED HIM FIVE TIMES
This Character Has a Reputation
That Few Men Care to Pos
sess-The Injured officer
WelI-known Here.

A murderous assault was made yes
terday morning at the Deer Lodge
county Jail upon Jailer Pat Brennan
by the notorious convict Robert Car
uthers alias Cyclone Bob" The pris-
oner used pair of scissors and stabbed
Brennan five times. three times driv-
ing at Ibis heart. once on top of his
head and once in his eye. Jailer Bren-
nan is now in st. Joseph's hospital I'M
der the care of DR.. Owings, and his
condition is critical. though the wounds
are not necessarily fatal.
Cyclone Bob" Is a notorious GRIM
inal. He was released from the peni-
Tertiary after two years term only
a few days ago. He Immediately went
on a spree which wound up in the Ana
conda Jail. where he was charged with
stealing articles from Alderman Nor
ris' boarding house on Front street.
He was arrested by Oficer O'Brien and
showed fight at the time, and but for
prompt assistance from officer May
hew would have given the police
trouble. He was tried and convicted
of stealing and sent to Deer Lodge for
four months by Judge Fitzgerald.
Cyclone Bob" is a pal of Mormon
Kid" another convict released from
the penitentiary about the same time
as Bob. Kid has shown an intent TO
behave himself, and has been working
since his discharge from the pen, but
Thursday afternoon he called on Bob
at the county jail and took to him a
flask OF whiskey. Jailer Brennan's
watchful eye discovered the bottle and
he refused to let Bob" have 1t, which
reused the prisoners vindictive nature
and he planned revenge.
Early yesterday morning about
.fr1n II Il let no a
Owing to the crowded condition of the
institution Bob had the freedom of the
corridors and he kept the prison In
such an uproar that no one could sleep.
Jailer Brennan went into the corridor
to quen the disturbance and this was
just what Cyclone Bob" wanted He
Immediately attacked Brennan with a
pair of scissors which he had been per-
mitted to use in cutting hair for his
fellow prisoners, for Bob is a barber by
trade though 1t has been a long time
since he worked at II. The officer had
a billy which he used on the prisoner,
but 1t broke over his hard head. An
other prisoner "Scotty," whose true
name was not learned, assisted 'Cy-
clone Bob" and they knocked Brennan
down and would have killed him had
not Pat Durham. also a corridor pris-
oneT, come to the officers assistance.
Durham is a powerful fellow and stood
off the assailants until other help came.
An effort was made yesterday to re-
ward Durham by having the informal
tion against him nolled, but the matter
has not yet been decided by the
county attorney. Durham was tried
once and convicted, but Judge Showers
gave him a new trial on errors of the
court over which he himself presided
The second trial the jury disagreed,
though It Is said a majority stood for
acquittal.
The gang of prisoners now in the Jail
Is composed of some OF the most hard
ened criminals In the West Many of
them are in for terms of from four to
six months and they have shown a
hostile disposition on former occasions
Day Jailer DAILY was attacked recent
ly and severely handled. Under Sheriff
Martin came to his rescue and they
had hard work to subdue an incipient
riot. 1t is generally believed that the
attack OF Bob" was a part of a pre-
concerted plan for a Jail delivery
which was only prevented by the stub
born fight of Jailer Brennan and the
aid lent him by Prisoner Pat Durham.
Jailer Pat Brennan is well-known in
Anaconda. where he was deputy sheriff
until he was transferred to the position
at Deer Lodge. He was formerly on
the police force in New York city.
where he served with credit and estab-
lished a reputation for bravery and
fearlessness which he has often sus-
tanned since coming to Montana
Cyclone Bob Is an expert barber and
gained his nickname by rapid work
which he did in a shaving contest in
Chicago. He has often worked in Ana
conda, is short, heavy set, smooth
faced and has a deep scar under his
eye. He is capable of being a respected
citizen. but has a record as a tough
character that is enough to earn for
him life behind prison bars.