The Bozeman courier., February 25, 1927, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8

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OTTO FUELLEMAN STABBED AND KILLED
BY FRED BURKGART AT BELGRADE MONDAY
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has nqt been made public. Later
Burkgart retained Frank M. Gray as
his attorney, and since has consistent
ly refused to discuss his troubles. At
the inquest Burkgart appeared calm,
but followed every detail with keen
attention.
Fuelleman, victim of the slaying,
was 47 years of age and single.
Burkgart, who is 44, has a wife and
three children.
Story of Slaying
The story of the quarrel and its
fatal termination was told by Robert
I. Diefenderfer, proprietor of the
Fountain confectionery store at Bel
grade and an eye witness of the at
fray, at the coroner's inquest Wed
Mr, Diefenderfer, who knew both
Fuelleman and Burkgart, was sitting
in his store, near the door, Monday
morning when he heard Burkgart,
who was on the sidewalk outside,
Call "Otto." Fuelleman, Mr. Diefen
derfer testified, turned and said:
What is it, Fred?
A brief conversation ensued, the
voices of the two men becoming
louder as they talked. The witness
than heard Burkgart say;
"None of the butchers that come to
Belgrade can get along with you.
Why is it?"
Fuelleman, according to Diefen
É erfer, made a conciliatory reply, but
lurkgart appeared unsatisfied and
Referred to uncomplimentary remarks
Shout his market that Fuelleman, he
alleged, had made. The latter denied
fhese, asesrting that he had "said
Nothing that I wouldn't say to your
face."
tiesday morning.
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Calls Fuelleman a Liar
. At that Burkgart, according to
triefende rfer, shouted: "You lying —
y —— -," and struck Fuelleman
With his left hand. In doing so he
flipped on an iron grating in the
Sidewalk and fell, while Fuelleman
stepped backwards about 10 feet into
|he street. Fuelleman, the witness
later testified, at this time said;
"Let's not have any trouble.
♦ Burkcart, however, paid no atten
tion to this remark and, Diefenderfer
6a id, rushed at Fuelleman. Each
made one or two passes with his
fists without result, and they clinch
Cd.
"Burkgart had his arm around
Fuelleman 's neck," the witness testi
fied,
Fuelleman then tried to push back
"and was gouging his eye.
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I saw Burkgart
Burkgarl's nose,
punching Fuelleman in the ribs. Then
Fuelleman hollered: 'Fred, drop that
knife.' I saw blood.
"Burkgart let go and Fuelleman
relaxed and took two or three steps
back. It was apparent he was hurt,
and I shouted to the boys to help
him, but he fell before they could
get there. They picked him up and
carried him into the doctor's office.
Witness Saw Knife
Diefenderfer testified that he saw
a brown paper parcel in Burkgart's
possession before the fight started,
but would not swear whether it was
i n his hand or his right coat pocket,
When Burkgart was punching Fuelle
man in the ribs, however, this parcel
was in his hand, the witness said.
After the fracas started, he added,
he did not hear. Burkgart say any
thing,
In response to a question by Frank
M. Gray, Burkgart's attorney, Dief
enderfer testified that the conversa
tion which preceded the encounter
lasted only a minute. It was audible
to him because he sat near the door
and the transom above it was open.
When the men clashed, the witness
moved out on the sidewalk, at which
point he was within about 10 or 15
feet of them. So far as he is aware,
Diefenderfer said, he was the only
person so near the struggling men
until the fight was over. A traveling
man, whose name was not given, was
in the back of his store, the witness
testified, but did not come out. Sev
eral men, however, were across the
street, and it was to them that he
called when he saw Fuelleman had
been wounded.
Mr. Diefenderfer was then excused.
He was the second witness called,
Dr. L. A. Crewe, a Belgrade osteo
path, having preceded him on the
stand. Dr. Crewe said he knew both
Fuelleman and Burkgart. He saw
Fuelleman "right after 10 o'clock
Monday morning," he said, when he
was brought into his office by Ar
thur Weaver, O. E. Hutchings, Burk
gart and others.
Death Came Quickly
Fuelleman, Dr. Crewe testified, was
'He gasped two or
"virtually dead,
three times after he was laid upon the
table," the witness continued, but ex
plained that these "gasps" might have
been inrush or expulsion of air from
the lungs caused by change of posi
tion. Dr. Crewe said he examined the
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wound, which was over the heart
apex. He also saw the knife, which
was handed to him by John Brink.
The knife was wrapped in paper, he
testified. Later he gave it to Charles
McDonald, marshal at Belgrade.
While examining Fuelleman's
wound, Dr. Crewe said he heard some
one behind him say: "Save him If
you can." He turned around and saw
Burkgart. Later Burkgart said: "1
didn't mean to stab Fuelleman.
Nature of Wound
Dr. Roy E. Seitz who, with Dr. J.
F. Blair, performed an autopsy on
Fuelleman's body after it was brought
to Bozeman, was then called to testi
fy regarding the wound and the cause
of death. Dr. Seitz said death was
caused by hemorrhage resulting from
a clean-cut knife wound in the upper
and outer side of the left ventricle
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of the heart, which was punctured to
the inner chamber. The slash, he
said, was large enough to admit one's
finger, and he gave it as his opinion
that such a wound would cause death
within an exceedingly brief period of
time.
Replying to questions by Attorney
Gray, Dr. Seitz said the knife had
entered Fuelleman's body on the left
side between the fifth and sixth ribs,
making a cut, parallel to the ribs,
about 1% inches in length. He fur
ther designated the position of the
wound by saying that it was approxi
mately two inches below the left nip
pie.
There were scratches on Fuelle
man's face, Dr, Seitz testified, and a
bruise on his right cheek. Further
more, there was a small cut, about
a quarter of an inch deep, on the
right side of his left eye.
Dr. Blair was not present, and af
ter a consultation between H. F. West,
County Attorney Bohart and Assist
ant County Attorney Eugene F. Bun
ker it was decided that his testimony,
which would be corroborative of that
given by Dr. Seitz, was not needed.
The inquest was thereupon declared
concluded, and the jury instructed to
prepare its verdict.
Verdict of Jury
Ten minutes later the jurors—S. A.
Mendenhall, Charles Nunnelly, A. T.
Ruteldge, W. S. Erwin, Sidney T.
Rogers and Don M. Langohr —re
turned the following findings::
We, the jury in the above entitled
inquisition, hereby find that Otto
Fuelleman came to his death at the
hand of Fred Burkgart, a resident o?
Belgrade, Montana;
"That death came from a knife stab
it
which pierced the heart of Otto P
Fuelleman;
That Fred Burkgart was the ag
gressor in the affray, and should be
criminally charged with the death of
said Otto P. Fuelleman.
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The inquest was largely attended,
the West chapel, in which it
being crowded. Among those pres
ent were many from Belgrade who
had known Mr. Fuelleman for years
and whose state of mind over his un
timely death was plainly evident. At
adjournment County Attorney Bohart,
as a precautionary measure, ordered
that all should remain seated until
Sheriff Slaughter and*his deputies
had conducted Burkgart from the
building.
held,
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Native of Wisconsin
Otto Fuelleman, victim of the slay
er's fury, was born at Cassville,
Wis., December 14, 1879. His' father
died five years later, and his mother
moved to Gutenburg, Wis., where Ot
to attended school. After finishing
high school he took a business course,
and later was a student at Baylor
university at Dubuque, Iowa. Twenty
years ago he removed to the state of
Washington, where he remained nine
years, coming to Belgrade in 1916.
Going into partnership with Mike
Wittmer, Mr. Fuelleman purchased
the meat business of J. C. Potter.
Later Mr. Fuelleman acquired Mr.
Wittmer's interest in the shop and
had since been its sole proprietor. He
was well known in all parts of the
Gallatin and had scores of warm
friends who held him in high esteem.
So far as known he was a quiet, law
abiding citizen who had few if any
enemies and who was known as ?
good business man. Mr. Fûelleman
was a member of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows.
The dead man had no relatives in
the Gallatin, but a sister, Mrs. Jacob
Kraus, and her son, Tyril Kraus, who
reside at Volga, Iowa, arrived in Bel
grade Wednesday afternoon and at
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DIES SUDDENLY
Leaves Four Sons—Was Member
of Christian Church and
Much Esteemed
Mrs. Myrtle M. Hull, widow of
Charles E. Hull, died suddenly at 4
o'clock last Friday morning at her
home, 621
West Lamme street.
Death was due to apoplexy.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at the Payne Memorial
Christian church, the Rev. A. J. Ait
kins officiating. Scores of friends
of the family, to whom Mrs. Hull's
passing brought keen sorrow, were in
attendance. The singers were Mrs.
F. E. Herrett, Mrs. Harry Williams,
W. T. Brandenburg and W. D. Bell,
with Mrs. A. M. Brandenburg as ac
companist. Burial was in the familv
plot in the Bozeman cemetery. The
pallbearers were J. E. Patrick, Henry
Jacobs, F. W. Kittams, R. A. Walton,
Ed Stack and George Miles,
Mrs. Hull was a native of New
York etate, born September 11, 1852.
She married, September 16,
Charles E. Hull, and they came to
Bozeman in 1907. Mr. Hull died Au
gust 17, 1922. Mrs. Hull was an ac
tive member of the Christian church,
a good neighbor, and was respected
and loved by all who knew her.
Four sons—Roscoe R. and Fred F.
1868,
Hull of Bozeman, George F. Hull of
Long Beach, Calif., and Alvin C. Hull
of Collins, Mont.—survive her. She
is survived also by a brother, Roy
Munger, in Wisconsin; a sister, Mrs.
Theo. Ayers, in Wisconsin; five
grandchildren and a great grand
daughter. «
the funeral. An uncle, whose name.
was not learned, is said to live htaSe
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MHS. G. D. PEASE
TAKEN BY DEATH
(Continued from page one.)
Sarah Ward. Her father, who for
several years made his home here
with Mr. and Mrs. Pease, died several
years ago. She was a member of
Lily of the Valley chapter No. 4, Or
der of the Eastern Star, and of the
Woman's club. Mrs. Pease had been
an active worker in these organiza
tions, and had been prominent in so
cial and religious circles. Her death
brought deep sorrow to a host of
friends, both in Bozeman and the Gal
latin valley.
Besides her husband and her daugh
ter, Muriel, Mrs. Pease is survived by
another daughter, Mrs. Virgil (Edith)
Willson of Caldwell, Idaho; a son,
Douglas Pease of this city; a brother
Rutherford D. Ward of Moscow, Ida
ho; a sister, Mrs. Walter L. Fergus
son of San Francisco; and two grand
chidren. Mrs. Willson joined the
funeral party at Pocatello and ac
companied it to Bozeman.
W. 0. Bohart, who for the last sev
eral months has been in Seattle, is
visiting his family here.
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