The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-06
is THIS FOUL MURDER2.
Mysterious Blood Stains Found
at the Isele Shaft.
A SUSPICIOUS RED TRAIL
The Tracks Lead Up to the Collier of
the Shalt, Where There Is
Large Pool OF Black
Blood.

There may be another murder un-
covered when the mystery of blood
stains discovered yesterday near the
shaft of the old Isele mine west of the
city is cleared up. An investigation
was begun, but was not carried far
enough to ascertain whether the blood
stains We're the tel1-tale evidence of a
looked into to-day.
Henry G. Gallaghan, the man who
discovered the body Of George Quintal,
who was murdered and his body left
in ravine west of town a couple CT
months ago, reported yesterdays dis
covery also. Gallashan appeared at the
city Jail shortly after noon yesterday
and informed Jailer Boyle that two men
working lease, short distance from
the Isele shaft. had discovered track
of blood leading up to the shaft, and
informed him. He concluded it was a
subject for investigation and came to
town to report it.
City Detective Jerry Murphy was no.
titled and he at once procured rig and
drove to the scene. He learned that
H. A. Henderson of 445 Walker avenue
and q w. Buchanan, living in Anti
mony street, this city, We're working the
Fraction lode claim, half mile from
the Isele mine, which is located on the
hill, just above the old West Side road
house. Yesterday morning they wanted
some boards and went over to the Isele
to see If they could find them In look
ing about the old hoist they discovered
trail of blood, which led straight up
to the collar of the shaft, where there
was pool of clotted blood of consid-
cradle size, and lying near was an old
white shirt. They thought the circum-
stances singular and told Gallaghan.
when he happened along a short time
afterwards, and they returned to their
work.
Detective Murphy found the track of
blood as it had been described to him.
1t began about 80 feet from the shaft
and led to the pool at the collar. He
examined the shirt but found no blood
on it, and then descended the shaft
about rs feet. where he found the lad
der broken and could go no further. He
found no blood on the ladder or on the
wall plates, but as he had not provided
himself with a light and had to use
matches, he thought it likely there
might be blood stains there which he
cOulu uOl Set AS IL was ldte III lllS
afternoon when he had done all he
could without returning to the city and
providing himself with a light and
means eof descending to the bottom of
the shaft, he concluded to postpone
further investigation till to-day, when
he will equip himself with a rope and
one of the new electric lamps recently
purchased for the police department for
just such work, and will go to the bot
tom of the shaft. Detective Murphy
stated that the blood appeared to have
been there some time, as it had turned
quite dark.
While some of the officers are in
clined to disbelieve the investigation
will disclose a murder for the reason
that they know of no one who has been
missing who might have been killed
and thrown in the shaft. there are al
ways strangers in the city whose dis
appearance might not be noted. Those
| who do not expect human remains to
be found. think some one may have
killed a dog and thrown the carcass
down the shaft, but it does not seem
| reasonable that any one killing dog
| in that locality would go to the trouble
| of dumping the animal into a shaft.
The Isele shaft has not been worked
| for a long time, and as it is located in
| a lonely locality. it would be just such
| a place as one intending to commit a
| murder would have selected to dispose
| of his victim.