Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15
HAMILTON NEWS

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Ravalli county has a growing list Of
horrors on her hands. Hardly a the
public mind composed itself after listen
ing to the narrowing details of the heart
less murder of Andrew Nelson, as told
by his companion and self-confessed
murderer, Nels Peterson, than the COM
munlty was shocked by the tragic death
or a Swiss laborer by the name of Ru-
dolph Sawyer, by his own hand, on the
stock farm about six miles east from
Hamilton. This unfortunate victim of his
own rash act suddenly left the farm early
Monday morning, giving no reason. and
leaving his trunk, $35 in money. cloth
ing n a watch in his room. A search
ing party consisting of Sheriff Chaffin,
tndersheritf Bishop, Frank Druhenberg,
John McClintic and Constable Eastman
left the ranch for the foothills on the east
Wednesday noon to find the missing man,
II possible. McClintic soon saw him
ahead in the brush. apparently t~rying|to
escape. He was soon surrounded, and
one OF the party noticed that he had a
deep cut on the right side Of his neck,
and as Sheriff Chaffin came up Sawyer
completed his deadly work by quickly
drawing the keen blade of his razor across
MS own throat from ear to ear, nearly
severing his head from his body. The
razor dropped at the sheriff's feet, and
the victim crawled up the mountain side
about 10 feet, where he died without a
struggle or sign of any kind. From let
tiers found in his trunk it was evident
that the deceased recently came from
Boulder, Colo. He held a travelling card
from the Western Federation of Miners,
dated at Langford City, Colo, May 10,
1899. Nothing. in his possession would in
Hjn1t a y 91,nfixyo for T., 80, .,
in which he disposed of himself, and the
only explanation offered is that he sud-
denly became violently insane.
The forest rangers are having their
hands full of business owing to the fire.
quent attractions of the game law on the
forest reserve. The deer licks on the
West Fork are full of the bones of ami
mails wantonly slaughtered by unscrupu-
lous persons, who kill for the mere pleas
ure of killing. AT this time of the year
the mountains are overrun with sports
men on hunting expeditions, whom the
common instinct of humanity does not
deter from killing as much game as pos
sible. The Indians also are accustomed
to make their annual hunting trips to
the West Fork at this season. The rang
ers are determined to prevent all unlaw-
full killing of game on the forest reserve
cAFN ~ NV
will probably be found necessary to make
the prohibition effectual.
Sheriff Chafin tool Ne1s Peterson to
Stevensville on Thursday, where his pre-
liminary examination for the murder of
Andrew Nelson was held before Justice
Sedgwick. The only evidence offered by
the state was the testimony of the sheriff,
to whom Peterson had made a confession.
The defense offered no testimony, and the
court held the defendant without bail to
await the action of the district court. The
cases against John Smith and the Ever
sons, also arrested on the same charge,
We're dismissed. Many people are still
of the opinion that some other person is
also connected with the crime, but Pc
terson stoutly maintains that he a no
assistance whatever.
L. F.. Coleman, a Wealthy man from
the east, and a friend of our townsman,
j. w. Nelson, will arrive in Hamilton
some time next week. He will obtain an
outfit of pack and saddle horses here.
and the necessary supplies, and proceed
on a trip across the Bitter Root range
into the Clearwater country. Mr.. Cole
man was in this city last autumn and
was favorably impressed with the attrac-
lions of the country here. He will make
the above extended trip for pleasure and
health.
Thomas and Frank Chaffin have just
arrived in the city from their Idaho trip.
They are largely interested in the sheep
industry, and left Thomas Watts and
Theo Corum in charge of a large band
of sheep which they have just brought
from the Salmon river country, a short
distance from the headWaters of the Sal
mon river, where there is a good summer
range. They will soon bring their sheep
to the Bitter Root. however, by way of
the Big Hole basin.
The number of physicians in Hamilton
is augmented by the recent arrival of DR..
c. G. Forest from Minneapolis, who has
opened IN office in the Dunbar building,
once Cooks business college, and will en-
gage in the practice of his profession.
DR.. Forest is an old friend of Rev. NJ.
E. Bailey of the Baptist church.
County Treasurer Squires recently pur-
chased the residence formerly owned by
Frank Drinkenberg, and has just moved.
His sister, Miss Minnie Squires, who has
been teaching at Philipsburg the past
year, is spending the summer here, and
assisting her brother in the duties of his
office.
Bunch Sheriff. of Sula, h was arrest
ed on Tuesday for grand larceny, entered
a plea Of not guilty yesterday before JUS
tice Morris. and Will have a preliminary
examination on the Goth.
Assessor Watts has his books ready FOR
the board of equalization, which meets
on Monday next. The assessment of the
county shows a net increase of SIZE, 900
over last year.
Ed Dougherty, for a long time past the
head sawyer of the big lumber mill here.
left on Wednesday for St. Regis. where