The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-29
HAS ANOTHER CASE TO TRY
BAKER Is CHARGED WITH THE
MURDER OF CAyANAUGH.
The Latter Died Last Night at the sisters
Hospital His Skull Was
Fractured.

Thomas C~avanaugh, foreman at the
Ramsdel-Parrot. died last night at st.
James hospital, and as a consequence
Silver Bow county has another case to
try. Cavanaugh was taken to ST. James
hospital a week ago last Saturday
morning by Mike Quinn and John Col
bert, two of his friends. Cavanaugh
was suffering from a fracture of the
skull, but walked to the hospital and
was perfectly conscious. Both he and
his friends informed the sisters. upon
being questioned. that ne received his
injury In the mine from a fall of ground
That night il was learned Cavanaugh
had not been injured in the manner
stated, but in an assault OF some kind.
The authorities were notified and the
circumstances of Colbert and Quinn
making a misstatement to the sisters
causing suspicion to be directed oward
them, Colbert was brought TO police
headquarters the following day. He
soon convinced the officers OF his limo
cence n was released.
The mystery was soon cleared up.
Colbert told the police the sisters had
been told ~Cavanaugh was hurt in the
mine for fear he would not he admitted
If the truth were known. He also in
formed the officers the wife Of Mike
Quinn could tell them who was the
cause of Cavanaugh's condition. Mrs.
Quinn informed the officers she had wit
messed an alteration between ava
naugh and an old man who lived in the
vicinity, the locality being the Hesperus
lode, on the Saturday morning Cava-
naugh was taken to the hospital. The
old mans cabin was pointed out to the
officers and II proved to be that of Rich
ard Baker, an old timer in the camp.
Sunday evening Baker was arrested by
Sergeant Of Police Leyden. He ad-
mitted having trouble with Cavanaugh,
and told frankly his story of the affair.
He said he woke up Sunday morning
and found Cavanaugh in his cabin and
saw he had been helping himself 10
what there was to Eat Baker did not
know him, and not being too well
pleased, inquired none too pleasantly
what he was doing there. Cavanaugh
was drunk and became abusive. and
Baker ordered him out He refused 10
90 and Baker tried 10 put him out. but
CaVanaugh was a young. husky fellow,
while Baker was old. n Cavanaugh
soon had the best of him. To defend
himself Baker seized an ak. Baker did
not deny using the ak on Cavanaugh
but said he had no idea he injured him
seriously. C~avanaugh was drunk the
night before the occurrence, and as ne
was always quarrelsome and erratiC
when in that condition. the police be-
lieved he wandered into Bakers cabin
and that Baker told the truth. Still he
had TO be held and will have to stand
trial
The surgeons OF the Sisters hospital
found there was little hope for Cava-
naugh from the first. Both tables OF
his skull had been terribly crushed. and
eight large pieces had TO be removed
He had a wonderful constitution. how
ever. n remained conscious and
seemed to improve so rapidly for sew.
eral days that the physicians and his
friends began to feel encouraged. II
the early part Of the week, however. he
began to fail and il was seen that II
was only a matter Of time when he mus
succumb. He died a few minutes be-
fore II o'clock last night, his marvelou.
vitality enabling him 10 remain con.
sciUus almost 10 the last.