Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
DILLON.
Dillon, March 10.

Dillon, March IL
A horrible tragedy occurred at II o'clock
Wednesday morning. near the Bon Ac-
cord post office. on Grasshopper creek, In
which Fred Brown and Maud Lyle were
murdered in a shooting scrape. 1t seems
as though the trouble began over q 4-year
old child of Browns in which Mrs.
Brown accused VIM. Lyle of playing
with the child in an Indecent manner,
Tuesday morning when the trouble began
between Mrs. Brown and Mr.. Ly-
tie, Mr.. Brown was at Dillon. When Ly-
tie heard that Mrs. Brown had circulated
this report. he started to see her and talk
to her about the affair, and meeting Mrs.
Brown at Barney Kane's cabin, tried to
reason and tell her such was not true.
She abused Lyle by using very shameful
language and said she believed what her
child had told her was true. AS he got
no satisfaction from Mrs. Brown, he con-
cluded to talk the matter over with her
husband. On Tuesday evening Lyle
started for Dillon 60 meet Brown n
gone about eight miles, when they
met. Lyle told Brown of the report his
(BroWn's) wife had mad and of their
talk about it. and asked Brown If he be-
l1eVed 1T. Brown said, II will wait until
I see my wife" With this they concluded
to wait until the following day when they
would end it. On Wednesday Lytle start
ed for Browns house on horse back to
settle the affair. On arriving at Browns
place he was informed that Brown had
gone to the Coast company's place to at
tend to his horses. Lyle rode till he saw
Brown and seeing him with a Colts six
shooter. He Brown said, II will go
home to get my gun and we will settle
this matter" AS Brown went home for
his gun. Lyle also went home to ex-
change his revolver for his Winchester ri
fe and a hand full of cartridges. His
(Lytle's) grown daughter seeing this,
knew there would be trouble. She start
ed for Browns to try and prevent the
trouble and seeing Brown coming down
the road started for him and commenced
to plead for them to have no trouble, but
her ~pleadings were in vain. AS she was
about eight feet from Brown, she turned
and beckoned her father not to come. As
she did so Brown fired the first shot ana
again fired at her, the bullet entering he
left side Just below the abdomen, ar
passing out Of the right side. Lytle. he
father, seeing her fall and knowing h.
life was in danger, shot at Brown with
his Winchester rifle, being about fifty
yards from him at the time. Lyle went
to his daughter and seeing she had been
wounded, went to where Brown Law and
shot him eight times through the head,
scattering his skull and brains over the
ground. Lyle went to the house and
came back with some bedding and wrap
ped his daughter until assistance came,
when she was taken to the house, where
she suffered twenty-three hours, gradual
ly becoming weaker till she died.
DR.. Raybourn of Bannack was sum
moned. On arriving, and seeing that he
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ed for DIR. Bond of Dillon who went over
} but the girl died shortly after he arrived.
ECoroner Cashmere and. Under Sheriff
Moore went over and he inquest was
held over both bodies. The jury brought
in a verdict that: Maud Lyle. aged 2:
years, came to her death, from the eff
fectS of a gunShOt wound in her lower
abdomen inflicted by a bullet from a 81
Colts revolver in the hands of Fred
Brown and we further find that the girl
was acting as a peacmaker at that time
and was shot without the least pro-
vocation"
1.-THE jury over the remains of Free
Brown, aged SO. find that he came to his
Death by means of a gun shot wound
caused by a rifle in the hands of VIM. Ly-
tie and we further find by the evidence
produced the killing was justiiable, as
Fred Brown had without provocation. OF
just cause, shot down Maud Lyle
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fore the killing of Brown, while she was
) acting as peace maker: and we further
? find that VIM. Lytle's own life was il
! danger at the time, n that Brown ha.
: fired the first shot at Lytle." e"
} The remains of Maud Lyle will BIZ
brought to Dillon tomorrow for burial.
Registration for the coming city cleo.
ton whicn will be held Apr. Ind, open.
ed Tuesday in Williams drug store or
> Bannack street. and about fifty voter.
have already had their names enrolled
The registration office will be open every
day until Saturday evening, between the
/ hours of l and 5 O'Clock and Z to 9 p. IN
: Those neglecting to register before sait
time will not be allowed to vote.
The following judges and clerks wer'
chosen to serve at the coming election
: First ward, polling place, H. r. Melton
= office: Judges H. r. Melton, Henry Cope
Henry Burfiend; clerks, A. A. Elliott an
+. Erie Conger.
: Second ward, pslling place. city hall
. judges, Josephus Rich. Henry Burfiend
> John Ward; clerks, Fidle Huber and Ed
Patrick.
Third ward. polling place. Sullivan.
house. Judges, I. Cashmere, VIM. Spearin
, Arthur Sullivan; clerks, Alfred Cash
more and Frank Gushing.
Mrs. H. Cushing pleasantly entertained
the Ladies' Aid Society this afternoon a
her home. Dainty refreshments wer'
! served.
=, Rev I. w. Kenneth. presiding elder n