The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-06-27
A Suecial Grand Jury Summoned and
the Murderer Indicted.

as the evidence sceillb So PosA'iho e'Au
conclusive and been published, we do
not hesitate to give what We have gather
ed in the matter. It seems that I. Rog-
ers 1.-THE murdered MANI and Peter 1y-
man had been working on the railroad
near Bozeman, and by industry and
frugality had accumulated about $500,
which Rodgers carried on his person. On
last Wednesday they started for Gardiner
with wagon, team of horses and a
camping outfit, intending to 50 to the
Clarke's Fork mines. While on their
journey they stopped in Rocky canyon
and bought some liquor, Rodgers paying
for it, and displaying large roll Of green
backs. This caught the eye Of man
named Clark, who was hanging about
the place, and he set to work to make
the acquaintance of the travellers and
finding out their destination. Learning
they were ignorant of the geography of
the country, he volunteered to join the
party, as he would be of great assistance
to them in packing etc. Clayk preceded
the party to the Mountain House, where
it seems he got his dinner, pawning
therefor his gun. When Rogers and
Lyman came along he joined them.
When they reached Pine creek, small
tributary Of Trail creek and about five
miles from the Yellowstone valley, he
| informed them that there was the best
and only camping place for some miles.
After going into camp Clark proposed to
Rogers to go up the creek and fish, and
suggested that they had better take a
gun along as they might come across
blacktail deer, which were abundant IN
that section. They had not been gone
long before Lyman heard three shots in
| rapid succession. He startcdup and met
Clark, who asked him to 60 and get
butcher knife or axe for the purpose OF
cutting up the carcass of deer, which
he said they had killed. Suspicious of
foul play entered the mind of Lyman,
and instead of complying with Clark's
request he went to camp and pinned a
scrap of paper on the tent as follows:
ct, Rogers, Stay in camp till l get
back" PETER LYMAN.
He then went UP Trail creek to the
cabin of Congers Smith, staying there
| all night. Next. morning re went back
to camp, found the bed undisturbed and
the horses gone. He returned to Smiths
cabin, and together they went up Pine
| creek, and into the brush where the
shots had been fred and found the body
| of Rogers. Two shots had entered the
body, one near the point of the chin and
| another uuder the jaw. Rogers suspend
ers had been taken off and tied around
his neck, and by this means the body
dragged about sixty steps. A roll of
money, about $500, had been taken from
the body, but another package contain
ing $3.50, which was in another pocket
had been untouched. The discoveries
of this bloody scene Immediately secured
help, and upon complaint before Justice
Davis warrant was issued and placed in
the hands of Constable Hineman. The
pursuing party went down the Yellow
stone and found that man answering
Clark's description had been at Andy
Ringoldsby's about y o'clock at night
and had bought some whiskey. Seemed
to be very much excited, and when asked
where he was going said he did not
know where. Farther down at a saloon
inst above the canyon it was learned that
about two a. m. Oh the same night loud
knocking had been heard, but not an
swered. A little further on Rogers team
was discovered, apparently having been
abandoned. Mr.. White Calfee, who had
joined the party, Immediately recognized
from the description who the man was.
1t seems Clark had worked for him, and
and while in his employ had confded to
him an attachment he had for a Miss
Hawks, who with her parents reside near
Livingston, and Calfee made sure that
there they would find their man. To
make long story short, Calfee's conclu-
sions were right and Clark was captured
at Hawks place. The accounts are con-
ficting. as to the recovery of the money,
but from all accounts he had money at
the time, although at the Mountain
House he was destitute. He waived an
examination and was brought to Boze-
man. His Honor, Judge Wade, imme-
diately had issued venirc for special
Grand Jury, and the prisoner has been
indicted and arraigned, to which he
pleads "Not Guilty." and has fled ar APP
plication for continuance, and it is not
probable that trial will be had at this
term of the court. The above statement
is substantially correct, and murder UNI
doubtedly committed without any extern
uating circumstances. Rumors are rife
that the officers of the law did not get
their man in their. clutches any too soon
to prevent an indignant public from
visiting vengeance on his head.
MONTANA CHRONICLED.