Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-12-06
ESCAPE AND CAPTURE OF "CUCK00'
Held Coroners Jury for the Foul Murder at
Accused Austrian. Handcuffed and Shsc<led
Sfa1bled Located in brdeer
Mines and Is Now Safely the Bars f the County
Jail-History o Crime and Details 9 Capture

home. just as he passed the clubhouse
the cook was followed from behind by
the Austrian, who, emerging from his
place of concealment, sneaked up like
an animal about to pounce upon his
prey, and dealt the cook a blow over the
back of the head with the side Of the
hammer sufficiently hard to fell his vic
tim and break his skull. The Austrian
thereupon, in furtherance Of his dlabol
ical crime, thrust the point Of the ham
ground and deliberately turned the un
conscious cook head half face up. Hav
ing selected the spot i'll his head where
he intended to strike the fatal blow, the
tiend incarnate raised the heavy hammer
aloft and drove The point through the
temple bone clear to the handle in his
victims throbbing brain, spattering
blood and Uranium matter all over his
trousers, the sleeves Of his miners Jump
er and the hat which had been given
him that night free from blood staips by
Gus Olson.
After thus disposing of his victim the
Austrian hastily left the bloody spot.
doubtless with the intention Of putting
the hammer back where he got it. On
the way to dispose of the hammer, how
ever, il is evident that he became
alarmed at the appearance OF somebody
and dropped the instrument within 200
steps Of the place where Hobo Dave
lay in the throes Of death, Just at this
time Henry Nance, on his way home
with a lady, passed along the road and
discovered the dying man wcltcring ia
his own life blood Seeing the cook S
overturned lantern close by and sup
posing at first that the man was drunk
and had fallen down, he picked up the
4 lantern and was in the act of setting it
down by the side of the man, when he
made the startling discovery that the
fellows face was covered with blood and
that he was in dying condition. Mr..
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alarm A crowd soon collected, but be
fore anything could be done death cut
short the cooks earthly career.
In the meantime the Austrian made
| his appearance at Roth 4 Smiths saloon
! and minute later went around to the
J rear door Of Shupak's place and entered
! The proprietor had already heard OF the
| murder and scrutinized the Austrian us
] he came III. He observed at once that
i the fellows clothes were bloody and tole
8 him so. To this the Austrian made
r some evasiye reply and then put on hi
+ overcoat and laid down for the night
: The news of the crime spread rapid.
. and Deputy Sheriff Kaufman and man.
IS others were quickly on the scene. Sus
a picion was at once directed toward tn
j. Austrian as the murderer and he wa
= closely watched until the following
morning, when he was taken into Gus
s tody. Having been apprised OF the mul
B der, Sheriff Potter proceeded in haste Q
s horseback to Bridger, arriving ther
about noon Of last Friday. A coroner
5 jury was empaneled, consisting OF u. b
; Barlow. Herbert Premo, =. .. Chatln
<1P.R. Hoffman, c. A. Heatherington an
George w. Black. The suspect WI
conducted into the presence OF the dea
man as he lay covered with blood an
5 his brains oozing out from the ghast
; wound in his head, but the prison.
s gave no outward sign of being the lea
3 disturbed by the sight Of the corps
After gazing steadfastly for moment
two into the face of the dead man
turned and said, Il no do that
The jury, after viewing the body, W
dismissed until the following mornin
It Saturday. Sheriff Potter took his pr
oner to Pat Hanleys saloon and !
manned up with him all night, hard
getting wink of sleep. This he "
compelled to do. not only on account
the cunningness apparent in the face
: the suspect, but also because OF Il
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