The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-04

ter replied in half stupefied way:
lou are no good; you made a hole in
my head"
karcher felt of Brandt's head and
! found 1t badly swollen. He concluded
the man was badly hurt and teiephoned
| to Murray & Freund's hospital BY
/ the time the ambulance arrived Brandt
| was unconscious, and when Baum OBJ
served this and saw the ambulance
leave, he got frightened and ran away
In the meantime the foreman had
telephoned the sheriff's office and in
formed Under Sheriff Murphy Of the
assault, telling him where he thous hit
Baum could be found. Under Sheriff
Murphy went Immediately to Murray K
Freund's hospital to see how badly
Brandt was hurt, and being informed
his chances of living were very slim.
Mr. Murphy returned TO the court
house, and directing Deputy Sheriff
Henry Aware to follow with a team,
started for the cabin at i1s East Mer-
curry street, where he had been in
formed Baum would probably be
found. as it was the cabin where the
Baum brothers and Brandt lived
On reaching the cabin Mr. Murphy
met Baum's brother Wendell at the
door and asked where the brother
George could be found. Wendell was
employed on day shift at the smelter
and had just gone to work, when, on
learning of what his brother had done,
ne started at once for home again,
which accounts for his meeting Mr.
Murphy at the door of the cabin. To
Officer Murphys inquiry Wendell re-
piled that he did not know where his
brother was, and acted in a manner
which led the officer to suspect that he
was trying TO throw him off the track
Accordingly the officer insisted on
searching the cabin, but found no trace
OF the man he was looking for. BY
this time Deputy Aware had arrived.
Mr.. Murphy was not satisfied that the
man he wanted was not in the locality,
and while he stood Eliminating in his
mind what step was best to take, he
observed a trap door evidently leading
to a cellar. Thinking his man might be
In the cellar he directed Deputy Aware
to open the trap door. 1t was dark
underneath, and Mr.. Aware getting
down into the cellar. lighted a match
and there, lying in a little excavation
just large enough for his body, was the
murderer. He came out on being COM
manded to do so, and accompanied the
ofhcerS without resistance. He was |
taken to the county Jail and locked up. |
On the way to the Jail he related the |
of the assault from his |
point of view and admitted striking |
Brandt with the shovel.
1T was shortly after O'Clock when I
Brandt was taken to the hospital and |
Baum's arrest was effected about an
hour later. At the hospital it was
found that Brandt's injuries were very
grave There was large spot on the /
right side of the head where the soft /
tissues We're badly swollen. respiration
was jerky. the pulse bad, the right eve
dilated and the left one contracted
The patient was unconscious and could
not be aroused. The attending physi-
clans opened the soft tissues and found
4 fracture of the top of the skull about
four inches long and two and one-half
inches wide. The bone was depressed
md hemorrhage was apparent. When
he bone was removed the brain tissues
we're found to be lacerated The
wound was dressed and everything
possible was done for the unfortunate
nan, but he never recovered conscious
less, and sank gradually until BIS in
he afternoon, when he died. Coroner
fremblay was notified and the body
'ent to Sherman's undertaking rooms.
When 1t became apparent that
Brandt could not live. Deputy Sheriff
)'Neil was detailed to find the wit
lesses to the affair. He found Karcher
md took him before the county attorney
o tell what he knew of the assault He
tated that neither he nor Hill had seen
t, but said that both Brandt and Baum
lad told him what had happened when
lie was called TO the car, his statement
# the facts as they had given it to him
L
asst evening Hill had not been found
$ he was home sleeping, and his resi-
ence was not known, but no trouble
5 anticipated in finding him when
wanted.
The two brothers and Brandt were
cared in the town of Billings, Mo,
nd had known one another from
hildhood. The three came to Butte
rom Missouri last spring. They Sc
ured work at the smelter and fitted
p the cabin at AIS East Mercury street
nd lived together. They were always
arm friends. The brother Wendell
laims the murderer was at one time an
innate of the Missouri insane asylum {
ut had been discharged as cured. He
ad since acted peculiarly at times
ut the brother had not considered his
lind unbalanced. The men among
HON Baum worked at the smelter say
hey have known him to do eccentric
Kings at times. When Baum was ar
ested the brother Wendell remarked |
, the officers that nothing could be
one with linn, as he had once been in
1ne.
The murdered man was 80 years old i
nd his slayer is 2S Brandt had no
elatives in this state. but leaves a {
ather and mother in his Missouri
ONE. They have been notified of their [
0n's death. I
After being locked up in the county {
I'll Baum became moody and declined /
talk of the assault. His brother {
so visited the hospital and seemed {
nxious to do something for Brandt's !
alief. but there was nothing to be |
one. He said he knew his brother had '
0 intention of injuring his friend, and I
ttributed the assault TO his exeitabfe 6
due to his former mental S
'oubleS. c
An inquest will be held Saturday c
fternOQn at = o'clock &