The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-15
Henry Dahlman Killed by Blow
on the Head.
CARSON Is THE MURDERER
There Had Been Bad Blood Between the
Two Men for Some Time-There
Was Very Strong Talk
of a Lynching.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

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prove to be a murder, has stirred the
community with excitement. At this
hour Henry Dahlman lies at the point
of death from a blow on the head with
a hammer in the hands of Frank (com-
monty known as "Cap'D Carson. There
has been ill-feeling between them for
some time, particularly on Carsons
part. and it no doubt comes indirectly
from the time when Carsons sisters,
Mrs. Hungate and Mrs. Hardesty, were
relieved from the management of the
boarding house at the Gray Eagle mine.
Subsequent incidents, though of course,
having no bearing on this matter were
the suit brought by Mrs. Hungate
against Dahman for Miss DCI1erty's
| board, and the $4,000 damage suit
brought against Dahlman for breach
! of promise of marriage. Carson has
| announced that he was going to whip
or do up Dahlman, and yesterday af-
| ternoon was evidently the time select
| ed.
Dahlman had his wife and her cousin
out sleigh riding during the afternoon,
| left them at the postoffice, took his
team to the stable. and was then given
telegram from an insurance agent in
| Helena, asking him to come there, as
| he had recently taken out a policy of
| life insurance to the amount of $40 OOO
and there were some matters relating
| to the medical examination not yet ad-
| justed. He answered the telegram,
saying he would be in Helena on the
evening train. Shortly afterwards he
stepped into Wahle's saloon with John
| Bergman. and Phil Smith coming in
soon after, the three were at the bar
taking a drink. Carson came from
VOTERS saloon, near by, walked up be-
| hind Dahlman, and, as stated by those
saw the assault placed his left hand
| on Dahlman's shoulder and with the
right hand struck him two blows on
! the top of the head with a hammer,
| which was wrapped up in a handker-
| chief. Dahlman was instantly stunned
! and fell to the floor, when Carson de-
| liberately walked up to him and kicked
him in the head with a heavy boot
| The injured man was taken to a doc
tors office and then home. Before
reaching there lie lost consciousness. AS
it developed from continued uncon-
| seriousness and paralysis that the injury
was perhaps fatal one, DR.. j. T. Muir
ray of Butte was summoned and ar
| rived on the night train. He trephined
| the skull and removed a quantity of
clotted blood that had gathered on the
!
and the opinion of the physicians is that
| he is rapidly approaching death.
Officer Halford was summoned and at
| once took Carson before Justice Taylor
| and made a verbal complaint of assault
Carson pleaded guilty and a fine of $40
| was imposed and the prisoner released.
| At that time it was not known that the
| injury was SO bad. but afterwards when
| the condition Of Dahlman became
worse, Carson was again arrested by
Officers Sherlock and Halford and re-
CURED to give bonds in the sum of
$1,000. This was furnished. the bond be-
ing signed by Mrs. Hungate and Mr..
and Mrs. Hardesty. About midnight
when it. became likely that Dahman
would die, Carson was again arrested
and placed in Jail.
he expresses regret That the assault
was so severe and denies using any
thing but his fist. This. however. is
contradicted by the three men who saw
it. Otto Riedel, John Bergman and Phil
Smith, the latter having had hold of the
hammer in trying to get it away from
Carson, and it is now in the possession
of the sheriff, though the handkerchief
in which it was wrapped cannot be
found The hammer was found at the
back of VOTERS saloon and probably
can be easily identified, as the handle
is a rough one. 1t is a horseshOers
lililillel, soLle"udl larger Nldn the uSu-
al size, and would probably be q part
of an outfit owned by Carson as he
is something of horse fancier and vet
erinaran.
Carson also claims as motive for
attack that Dahlman had talked about
Mrs. Hungate since the recent cases in
court mentioned above: he also claims
that Dahlman had hired a man to whip
him, but the man who he claims was
hired for that purpose states that such
matter was never mentioned to him
by Dahlman.
Carson has been around here for a
number of years and previously was at
Glendale, in Beaverhead county He
never has done very much work and did
considerable talking and carried him
self. as would be considered in the
West. bad man." A citizen of Boul-
der now has a crippled hand from
knife used by Carson in a fight a few
years ago.
Dahlman has been considered as a
quiet and inoffensive sort of man.
He has had plenty of money to spend
recently from his discovery of the Gray
Eagle mine, now owned and operated
by Holmes & Dahlman; was recently
married, and his condition is a great |
blow to his wife, she having left him
but few minutes before the assault |
was committed. The citizens gather on |
tne street corner to talk the matter
over and there is an occasional glance |
at telephone pole, but it is hardly |
probable that there will be any lynch
ing, as the people of this county have
considerable faith in the courts, which
have not failed to deal properly in such
cases before.
Later-Dahlman died shortly after 7
p. m. He did not rally once after he
lost consciousness and was taken to
his home
There is an intensely bitter feeling |
among the citizens tonight and muCh |
talk OF lynchins, but sober counsels will |
undoubtedly prevail. A coroner's iurv
has been summoned and will continue |
its work tomorrow
Postmasters Appointed.
Special Dispatch to the Standard
Washington, Feb. 14.-Montana post |