Fergus County argus., 1902-01-29
MAY BE A
HOMICIDE
Frank Danneaux, Jr., Died on Satur.
day as the Result Of Injuries
Received January 9th.
ooULET BEAT HIM UP BADLY
The Dead Mans Skull Was Fractured
In Two Places and His Breast
Crushed In.

Frank DanncauX Jr.. died las, Sat.
urday night as the result of injuries
received in a fight with Paul Goulct
On the 7th of January.
Goulet was arrested on Sunday on
a separate charge of assault prcrerr.
ed by Pete Danneaux. who sworc out
a complaint charging him with shoot
ing at him on Saturday while pass
Ing his house near the brewery.
On Sunday coroner's jury was en-.
panelled and viewed the body and
this morning an inquest was held be-
fore Justice Mcfarland. The Jury
consisted OF Jesse Piukley George
Stoudt, J. l.. Stuart John Rowlcy. T..
w. Warren and FirUan Tullock,
The FIRST witness placed on the
stand was Or, Trcacy, who stated that
h. was called ON January 26th 10
make an examination OF Frank Dan.
noauN. Jr,, deceased. As the result
of the autopsy the doctor stated that
he found two fractures OF the skull.
one in the frontal bone. the frontal
lobe of the brain being decorated by
a splinter of bone. while the second
fracture occurred in the parietal bone.
portions OF which were imbedded in
the brain. causing an abccss: the
right lateral ventricle of the braia
was also ruptured. The witness stat.
cd that death was caused by the frac.
ture and the abcess and it seemed as
II the injury had been occasioned by
blows from a revolver or some other
bllnt Instrument.
Frank Gardape was sworn and said
that he was with Frank Danneaux
when the fight occurred about Jan
uary 9Th. The trouble he said took
place at a sheep camp about
II miles northeast from the n Bar
and little below Chase's sawmill
He said that Paul Goulet had start.
cd home and met Roger Boshon a few
yards from the corner of the house
and stopped to talk with him. The
witness said that Danneaux. who had
been drinking. ran ont Of the house
and caught Goulet by the throat and
chokcd him. Thereupon Gardape said
that he ran out and told Danneaux
that If he wanted tn fight. to fight
with him tGardape). The witness
stated that Danneaux turned and com.
menced an assault upon him. du~'a
which Goulct took of his cos. ..
drawing siX.shOoter struck Dan
neauX on the head, knocking him
down. Danncaux struck Goulct four
or five times with the revolver while
he ws laying on the ground and after
wards jumped on his breast several
times. The witness said that the
weapon used was il caliber revolv-
er.
After the injured man had lain on
the ground for several minutes Mrs.
Daniels and himself and Roger Bo-
shon carried him into the house and
put him to bed.
John Langeyein was next called
and stated that the fight occurred on
the 7th of January at I o'clock in
the afternoon and corroborated the
testimony of Gardape almost in every
particular. lie further stated tha'
Danneaux was not able 10 talk for
two days after the occurrence and fOl
several days was not able 10 walk
alone.
Roger Boshon was sworn and cor
roborated the former testimony.
Il was learned in connection Will
the case that Danneaux was brought
tC town for the purpose of having al
operation performed, which was no
done owing to the absence Of the nee
essary funds and the injured man was
taken to the county hospital. No op
Grafton being performed there hi!
friends started with him for his faith
er's home on the outskirts Of the city
where he died on his arrival.
Several other witnesses were sworn
" ho gave testimony which supported
that of the former witnesses and the
jury. after short deliberation. re-
turned "A verdict to the effect that
Danneaux came TO his death by rea
son OF injuries received at the hand.
oi Paul GOulct.