The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-20
room each morning as if rested by
a refreshing nights sleep.
The Night Of the Tragedy


Bailey, Mrs. Minnie LEM. w. H.
Rasey, Robert Arnot and others
testified regarding the happenings
cf the night of August II, 1880, the
night of the fire at the Arnot home
and of Mr.. Arnot's death. DR.. Mont
gomery told of calling at the Arnot
hoTe in the afternoon of that day
to talk over with Mr.. Arnot GER
tain financial matters, and at that
time, he noticed nothing unusual
about the bearing of Mrs. Arnot
who appeared to be much pleased
over her husbands apparent i'm
proved condition. Mr.. Arnot, how
ever appeared much distressed
and the conversation was turned
away from financial matters. He
also told of Mrs. Arnot's agitation
when she aroused him shortly az
ter midnight shrieking that their
house was on fire. He told Of cal
ling to his wife to turn in the fire
alarm and of hastily dressing and
going to the Arnot home which he
found unlocked. He smelled smoke
but was unable to find the light
switch in the hall. In the mean
time other neighbors and the fire
men had come. Mrs. Arnot told
them that Jesse was in the base
ment and begged them to get him
out. w. H. Rasey also testified to
Mrs. Arnot's agitation and requests
that someone go in and get her
husband who she said was in the
basement.
Housekeeper on Stand
Mrs. Pauline Britzman of elias
gov who kept house for Mrs Arnot
for a short time after the tragedy
was the principal witness last Fri
day. She said she was called Sept,
3 to care for Mrs. Arnot, who did
MT want to be alone" Mrs. Arnot,
she said followed her around as
she went about the homework, and
talked considerably. She greeted
the children tenderly and always,
Mrs. Britzman said appeared to re-
strain herself in their presence.
On Sept. 4, Mrs. Britzman said,
Mrs. Arnot said she had heard that
her husband, who was killed Aug
ust II. and Sam Grossman, a bust
ness associate, had been seen IN
Great Falls and she wanted to go
there, secretly, and return the fol-
lowing Saturday.
The following day, she said, Mrs.
Arnot was engaged with business
men. They were w. E. Arnot and
representatives of insurance COM
panies. When they left, Mrs. Brit
zman said Mrs. Arnot asked if she
knew where w. E. Arnot was go
ing. Shortly after that, the witness
said, Mrs. Arnot began to have
chills and it was necessary to give
her a sedative. Mrs. Britzman told
Mrs. Arnot that everything would
be alright when w. E. Arnot re-
turned. Mrs. Arnot replied, she
said:
"Oh, no, 1t will only be worse"
Mrs. Arnot she said, complained
of much agony of heart" and did
mt sleep though she was given NO
drug that night. The following day
Mrs. Arnot helped her wash but,
in the afternoon, complained again
of chilIs and became ~appreciably
weaker until she was taken to a
hospital several days later. Sun
day she was up early and vas talk
alive. AS time came for the boys
come home, Mrs. Arnot accord
ing to the witness, said:
Il must not let the boys see me
around this way. | must
control myself" Later, the witness
said, Mrs. Arnot explained, they
are coming, l must not rest. My
mind cannot rest"
Mrs. Arnot appeared to be griev-
ing, she said, but did not weep and
she could. Finally, Mrs.
.ritzman said, she became worried
about Mrs. Arnot's condition and
asked for a nurse
]. w. Gregory, jailer at the time
Mrs. Arnot was confined in the
Jail, testified that she suf- |
,ered from "imaginations" during
much of the time she was under
lis observations. He noticed a
in her shortly after she ]
entered the Jail and said her con-
lition was worse about the middle E
# October.
He said Mrs. Arnot recognized :
linn and recalled that he had done q
Ter a favor once. The favor, he :
aid, was to take a roundabout ;
way TO reach the Arnot house to
papers In 1926, 81 that a :
leighbor, who, Mrs. Arnot thought, 6
vas gossiping about the officials q
isit, would not see him She la q
tored under the impression at the r
all, that someone was killing her h
and plucking his eyes out. He n
other evidences of hallucina- Y
ions, said she used to get out of
ed and climb on the radiator. One n
ay, he said, she had to be put q
ack in bed three times. o
Mrs. Mary Chaffee, who lives "a s