The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-06
BAUM HAD BEEN INSANE
An Inquest Held Over the Body
of Jacob Brandt.
DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE
His Brother Testified That Baum Had
Been Confined in the Missouri
Insane Asylum at
One Time.

l Freund's hospital from the effects of
7 injuries received the morning of that
day by being struck on the head with
, a shovel by George Baum, a fellow
workman. The taking of the evidence
; brought out no facts regarding the
murder which have not already been
published in the Standard but merely
gave them in greater detail. Much evil
g. dence was adduced relative to the mem
tai condition of the murderer. the
brother. Wendell Baum testifying that
his brothers mind became deranged
about year ago through a disappoint-
ment in love, requiring his confinement
in the Missouri insane asylum In his
opinion his brother had never recovered
his mental equilibrium.
Other witnesses testified that George
Baum was not considered of sound
mind. The jury, in rendering it's YER
dict ignored the testimony regarding
Baums mental condition, merely recit-
ing the facts and finding that the de-
ceased came to his death from the eff
fects of injuries received by being
struck on the head with a shovel by
George Baum. who Is now confined in
the county Jail.
Deputy County Attorney Stivers rep
resented the prosecuting attorneys Of
nee and examined the witnesses and
Attorney Lippincott. of Baum's coun-
sci, was permitted to be present and
bring out evidence in his defense. The
inquest was held at Sherman's under
| taking rooms at o'clock.
! At the conclusion the remains of the
deceased were shipped to his home in
missouri, accompanied by the brother
1 of the murderer
Wendell Baum. the brother of the
murderer was the first witness called.
! He. testified that his brother became
| insane ABOUT a year ago at his home in
Missouri over disappointment in love.
4 lie had been engaged to a young lady
and she threw him over AS a result,
! his brother became insane and was
confined in an insane ASYLUM two
months at Nevada. Mo. He was dis
| charged the last of March or first of
I April of last year. He did not know
why he had been discharged: he sup
posed to afford him a change of climate
to give him better health He was
qualrelsome when in his insane mo-
ments prior to being confined in the |
asylum. The brother had lived in Butte
since last June. He had worked for /
witness about two months and had +
shown symptoms of insanity, asking /
foolish questions, doing things he was /
told not to, etc. but had not been re- I
garded as violent
Attorney Lippencott, who appeared F
for the murderer. asked the witness a
series of questions. Replying to them
witness said he left home a long time
before his brother did Ills brother at
that time was sane enough. Afterwards 1
the brother became infatuated with a
girl and tried to force her to marry
MN. Asked to state what he meant by
forcing her, the witness said his brother
tried to carry the girl bodily to a par
son to be married and when friends
interfered his brother became violent
and the members of both families con-
cerned in his and the girls welfare had
him sent 10 an asylum 1t was subse-
decided n 7
West. and he was sent in the care Of
Jacob Brandt, the deceased After
coming here. the brother had acted
peculiarly, clearly showing he had not
recovered from his dementia. His
brother had never before had a word
with the deceased. Witness gave it as
his opinion that his brother was at the
time of the assault insane and is now
Witness acknowledged that his knowl-
edge oil the facts concerning his
brotherh insanity in Missouri was
hearsay.
James Campbell held up his left hand
on beinsE sworn and had to be sworn
over. He testified to knowing the de-
ceased about four months and was ac-
customer to seeing him several times n
day as ae lived in the rear of witness
place. lie considered Baum sort of
simple-hiinded. His brother Wendell
had told witness when they came there
To live Ahat George had had some kind
~ Nlbakit anu HllEnl dtI DeculldfIN,
but Witness need not mind him, as he
was harmless. Witness would for a
week at Il time pass by. and when wit .
ness wuald speak To him he would not
appear Ia hear. Al other times he !
would try to hold a conversations but
did not talk good sense. The witness
repeated conversation he had with
Brandt once in which Brandt said ;
Baum would get along all right at the I
smeltet II he was let alone and not
- Ga1 hA
joshine3 him there was no telling what
might happen. The brother Wendell
had also said at different times when
his brother was working nights. that he
WAS worried for fear someone would
excite him and trouble ensuc.
John craig Of 1910 East Park street,
employed at the Henze smelter. said Z
Brandt came into the room where he
was working the morning of the as
sault aid said Baum had hit him on 5
the hea,t with a shovel Brandt told J
the witness that he and Baum quar- !
relied over setting the car in which I
they worked. Baum wanted it set so (
his sho.'eling would be easy and
Brandt protested against the thing be-
ing so ene-sded. Baum called him a
lazy -- IT, 49, and Brandt repisd,
you're another" Baum then hit h m
with IA fhoVel. Baum came To the room
where frandt lay and asked him a few
question T. He heard no rcply and
if0hiiA fiitd anu SdlN lie must h1 hllrl
worse tfan anyone would suppose In =
reply L Attorney Lippencott'S uups-
tons TIE witness said he had asked
Brandt when he came in why he was
there, fnmarkng IL was not quitting
time Frandt then said he was too sick
to work Asked what was the matter
Brandt said Baum hit him on the head
with a l;hoVeL Witness replied. why
he must he crazy, and Brandt respond
"a, ''ye.. he is. He ought 10 he whore
he was year ago Witness never
worked with Baum and could not ven
lure an opinion 10 his sanity.
Elliot Hin testified that he was l
,hoVelii coal with Albert Karchrr tha
morning of the assault. Baum called ,
1ut Tor some one 10 come and witness .
went e the car in which the two n.u 4,
we're working. Brandt could moi tain
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