The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-30
OVER A FREE LUNCH
Frank Baldwin MurderouSly Assaults
Hickman GOforth.
NO PROVOCATION FOR 1T
An Unoffendlng Request for a Hot
Wiener Wurst Leads Up to What
May Result in a Fatal Beer
Room Tragedy.

Frank II. Goforth was stabbed three
times by Frank Baldwin in Jerry Null
Inns saloon on Main street, early yes
terday morning, and the doctors are not
yet certain that he will not die from his
injuries. From all that the police have
been able to learn so far, Baldwin's as
sault was both murderous and coward
ly and without the slightest provoca-
ton. He seems to have stirred up a
little trouble with Goforth, who was a
stranger to him, for the sole purpose of
sticking his knife into him, and his ac-
lions leave little doubt that he intended
to kill him. AS 1t was, he inflicted two
ugly wounds, both of which came very
near being almost instantly fatal. and
one of which is still considered so dan
gerous that Baldwin is being held with
out bonds to await the outcome. The
cutting was done with an ordinary
pocket-knife with a very long blade.
The trouble occurred at a few minutes
after o'clock. Baldwin was standing
at the bar in Mullins saloon when Co.
forth came In and tackled the free
lunch counter. He asked If they had
any Wiener Wursts, and the bartender
told him to look in the dishes and see
for himself. He found the dish empty
and Baldwin then commenced to josh
him in a. rather mean way about living
on free lunches. Goforth was some
the time, and he replied good naturally
TO the hard joshing and left the saloon.
He returned soon afterwards and
bought glass of beer and went at the
lunch counter again. Baldwin again
joshed him about his manner of living
and roasted him so hard that Goforth
asked him to mind his own business.
Baldwin apparently construed this as
affording him the excuse that he SEEM
ed to have been waiting for, and, whip
ping out his knife, he drove IL into Go
forth's left side just below the ribs.
The bartender shouted to Goforth to
look out for himself as his assailant
had knife, but the warning came too
late. Goforth was game. and, recover
ing himself quickly, he smashed Bald
win in the mouth, cutting his lower lip
badly. The latter thereupon turned his
knife loose again, but this time he went
at Goforth's face and throat instead of
his body. The first blow struck just
under the left ear and glanced off from
the cheek bone INJECTING a long cash,
which. however, is not serious. The
| second blow cut a piece out of Goforth's
chin.
Just then officers Russell and Barn
aman rushed in and took a hand in the
proceedings. Baldwin backed up
against the bar and handed his bloody
knife to the bartender, who immediate
ly handed ii over to officer Barnaman.
Baldwin was locked up in the county
jail and Goforth was taken to the city
Jail. where DIR. Evans sewed up his
wounds, assisted by DR.. Alvord. The
doctors were unable to ascertain the
exact depth of the stab in the side, but
II is thought that il may be simply a
muscular injury. If 1t is no deeper than
is now believed to be, he will very like
iy recover.
Goforth was seen at his room in the
| D'Acheul block by a Standard reporter
last evening. and was feeling surpris-
| ingly well. He could not remember
much about the cutting. He said that
he had been drinking all night and that
when he dropped into Mullins saloon
| he was quite drunk. All he could re-
member was that he and Baldwin had
| had n few words before he was
stabbed. He said that he did not know
Baldwin at that time. although he had
seen him several times. Goforth is a
hack driver and came here a short time
| ago from Tacoma Baldwin is a wait
er and has been employed in the res
taurants of Butte off and on for five OF
six years.