The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-09-09
AMOS CARROLL
MURDERED
LAST THURSDAY EVENING AT
ABOUT 7 O'CLOCK..RALPH
BRIGGS IS HELD BY
THE SHERIFF

Last Friday morning John
Hardin brought in the horrify-
ing news that Amos Carroll, a
rancher of this vicinity had been
murdered and that his body was
found in the lane, just at the en-
trance to the old Circle Diamond
sheds about seven miles north of
the city. The news, while not a
great surprise to many who were
acquainted with Carroll, was,
nevertheless. sad occurren ce.
AS soon as the news spread
about town crowds of citizens
went out to the scene of the
murder and everything possible
to apprehend the guilty party,
or parties, was Immediately done
by the constabl who were
about the first upon the grue-
some scene.
On No. Coroner Getty,
County Attorney Slattery.
Sheriff Small, and stenographer
for Mr.. Slattery arrived and the
Coroner Immediately empaneled
IL. 9. Edwards, r. V. Tucker,
lotto Cassidy, John Survant.
Glade Moore and Phil. easel.
berg as jurymen, who then drove
out to where the dead body laid.
| The jury found the body just
as it had been found by Mrs.
Carroll. wife of the murdered
! man. An examination was made
of the premises and drops of
! blood were found to lead about
IS yards northeast of the body,
after which the trail was lost
owing to stock travelling over
the ground early that morning.
Every possible precaution was
taken by the sheriff and coroner
that nothing escaped them that
would lead to a clue of the gull :
ty ones. After viewing the
body and noting it's position the
Inquest was adjourned to this
city, where the body was
brought and placed in the Tuck
er store building, where the jury
again assembled and examined
a number of witnesses.
John Hardin was the first wit
ness examined and he stated
that about Z o'clock Thursday
evening he heard 6 shots fired,
all in the same direction and in
succession, but as that frequent.
ly happened in hunting season
he paid no attention to it. The
next morning he was apprised of
the murder by Mrs. Carrolls it,
tie sister who requested him to
20 to the scene Of the tragedy as
she and Mrs. Carroll had been
beside the body since 4 O'Clock
in the morning. Several other
witnesses were examined, in
cluding Mrs. Carroll, wife of the
dead man; Mrs. Bill Martin and
the little girl who was with Mrs.
Carroll the night of the tragedy;
all spectators being excluded
from the room while they were
examined. The inquest was
continued until 8 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon when as q result
Ralph Briggs neishbor ranch
man, was arrested upon suspic.
ion OF being implicated in the
crime. When Briggs was found
and brought before.the jury he
would not answer a question
asked by the attorney or the
coroner. He was taken to the
morgue where the dead body lay
in a coffin and there viewed the
dead body without quiver and
maintained a placid counte-
nance during the entire examin-
alton. He never spoke a word,
and as a result he was taken in
charge by the sheriff upon the
request Of the county attorney.
What evidence the county attor-
nry has against Briggs IS not
known, as the verdict of the jury
has not been made public as yet.
He was brought before Justice
of the Peace Brockway, and a
time for his preliminary hearing
was set for September 18th and