The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-12
A MURDEROUS ASSAULT
Robbery Supposed to Have Been
the Motive.
A THEORY OF INSANITY
zaninie Attacks His Friend Aliprand
While the Latter Is Asleep He
Pounded Him Over the Head
With a Cue.

2:3e o'clock yesterday n Ali
prand was terribly beaten on the head
with the butt end of a billiard cue,
and but for the presence in the room
of a nephew, Aliprand would doubt
less have been killed. He is now at
DR.. Wells hospital, where he was
taken by friends, and his assailant is
held at the county Jail on a charge of
assault with intent to kill. Two the
cries are advanced as furnishing a mo-
tive for the assault. One is thai
Famine was insane, or Temporarily so,
N The other is that robbery was the
incentive. Nc one, however, seems
sion.
Aliprand has been proprietor Of a
saloon at Chicken Flat for the past
eight years, and he and Famine, a
miner, who has been employed i'm the
various mines, have been the warmest
of friends during that time. Zaninie
has been out of employment for W. or
three months, and Aliprand assisted
him in various ways. Saturday even
ing the two had dinner together, and
as far as can be learned, nothing tran
spired to mar their friendship. The
evening Famine spent about the vari-
Gus saloons of Walkerville, playing
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not intoxicated. Aliprand had a rom
in the rear of his saloon, in which he
n his nephew, Edward Batter, a I6-
year-old boy, slept.
About 2 o'clock Sunday morning Ali
prnad closed up his saloon n Welt
to bed. He was unaccustomed to iick-
ing his door and did not depart from
his habit on this occasion. About $50
O'Clock Aliprand was suddenly awak-
ened by receiving a blow on the lei
He gave a yell and tried to get up.
but his assailant rained blow after
blow on his head, and in the dark he
was unable to defend himself. The
nephew was awakened by his uncle's
yells. and jumping out of bed, ran to
his uncle's assistance. He grappled
with the would-be murderer, and in the
SCuffie the man got the boys fingers
i'm his mouth and bit them till the Lar
was compelled to let go. Releasing
himself, he ran for assistance. George
NJ. Clan and George Notes were the
first men he met. He told them some
one, he thought Famine, was numbering
his uncle. They went at once to TIE
saloon and found Zaninie still there,
but about to W. He boosted of his
work and said he had intended Killing
Aliprand for having been the means OF
losing him his job. Clan n Mbtt, )
did not take the precaution to secure
Zaninie. but left him and went 10 see
how badly Aliprand was hurt. In tie
meantime Famine walked out and dis
appeared.
Clan and Notes struck a light and
found Aliprand up and leaning over the
bed rail with blood running in streams
from his head. They feared he had
been fatally injured, and procuring a
conveyance, took him to DIR. Wells hos
pital, where an examination developed
that the skull had not been fractured
and that Aliprand's injuries were not
therefore dangerous, but his scalp had
been literally cut to pieces, looking
more as though a knife had been used
than a bludgeon. 1t tool so stitches to
sew up the decorations.
Alter seeing Aliprand to the hospital,
Clan and Notes returned to Walker
vile and notified City Marshal Jack
Curran. The latter ven to Aliprand's
place to investigate before starting out
to look for Famine. In the room he
found the butt end of a billiard cue, the
small end of which had been sawed off.
Ii was covered with blood. indicating
it was undoubtedly the instrument
used. Looking further Marshal Curran
discovered where Famine had undoubt-
eddy gone upstairs before the saloon
was closed and secreted himself in a
room to await his opportunity. He had
taken off his shoes to avoid making a
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Gated by the fact that he was putting
his shoes on when Cian and Notes en-
tered the saloon. Marshal Curran start
ed out to find Zanfnie, and traced him
to Butte, then to Meaderville and then
back, and at last found him on East
Broadway in front of the California
brewery. He arrested him and took
him to the county Jail. From further
investigation ofthe case Marshal Curran
came to the conclusion robbery was
undoubtedly the motive for the assault,
and is convinced Famine intended to
murder his friend for his money. He
found that Aliprand had upwards of
5000 in his possession, which Zaninie
was doubtless aware of from their close
intimacy. Famine ived in a cabin in
the rear of the saloon, and Marshal
Curran is of the opinion he intended
killing Aliprand n taking his money
and then going to his cabin and going
to bed. knowing he would be the last
to be suspected. as every one knew the
friendship that existed between himself
and his victim. Marshal Curran is
Aliprand getting Zaninie discharged
was merely trumped up for the occa-
sion.
Some of Zaninie's friends affect, how
ever, to believe he was laboring under
a fit of insanity n say his statement
to Clan and Notes would so indicate
to them. Aliprand vas able to talk
when seen at the hospital last evening.
He did not take any stock in the in
sanity theory. but was 10th to accuse
the man with whom he had been so
friendly Of wishing to take his life for
his money, although. from the admis-
sions he made. he undoubtedly believed
that was the motive. He denied he had
ever had Famine discharged, and said
there had never been a disagreement of
any kind between them. At a late hour