Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06

and hiRson. Frank Paxton. then iust1M Q
the peace and constable OF Stockton. -
now of Butte, recognised in an old timer .
Montana in the person OF John G. O'Briel
the original Keller, and at once made tn
!, officers of Utah acquainted with that fact
developing at once into the Indictment
ireauisition, arrest and turning over OF Mr.
Keller to the proper officers Of Utah nov
here for that purpose. A representative We o
THE MINER visited the defendant in jai
last evening, and through the kindness o
Jailor James Cook, had an
| INTERVIEW WITH KELLER.
Il am an old soldier. having served the
Igovernment through the war under Gen
p. Edward Connor. I came to Utah
in 1861 from California, and was
then mustered out July 81, 1866. and my
name is John C. O'Brien."
do you know anything about the mur.
der they have charged you within" was
asked him.
"Never heard of it before. I have been
| in Montana eighteen or twenty years.
Taught school in Meagher county and Lewis
and Clarke county; have worked at car
penter work, and am carpenter by trade.
Il
Lodge e-he knows me well. l came to
Butte and being an old mining prospector,
| located several mines and sold them for a
mere trihe. / moved to Woodville about
q naalith ago with r1y wife and family. My
daughter Kitty is working at the dress
| making business at Helena
ssHow is it, Mr.. O'Brien, that you have
been taken for Keller?"
81 don't know anything about this bust
ness / am charged with. l was at work
mining when these officers arrested me
to-day. 1t is game put up by parties
here to get my mine. / sold the Poser
for 500; the Emily and Mill View for
500; the Jessie for 81, 900 to the Mon
tana Copper Company. sold the Ken
lucky two years ago to III. L. Frank for
81 200. / was never caught ii house OF
i'll fame in my life and never bet on card
have lived virtuous life"
did you ever meet in Utah q man named
Badgeiy?"
II don't know anything about him or his
being killed. / sent my discharge papers to
Washington last year Was aided in doing
SO by Mr.. Kessler, but / don't like to men,
tion that, or bring my family into this
matter any more than can help. didn't
get any pension because was not crippled
in the service"
the war?'
Eyes, was shot in the knee and in, the !
ankle and was hit Here he exhibited deep |
dent on the left side of his head for inspec- |
tion.] ON the head with a dubbed gum"
''Then, Mr.. o Brien, you know nothing of |
this crime for which you are now ar.
Absolutely nothing. / know many
Brigham Young's destroying angels are |
ho,
in for me-"
Where were you in 1870, II and TIP
II don't know-my wife could tell. You
see, / have drank too much liquor in my |
time. That's the cause of all my troubles;
that's what's I'M jured me, but have many
friends here"
Have you ever killed mani"
"Yes, have killed several men when l
was soldier, but none since then. Some OF
them were Jack Mormons dressed up like
Indians"
While here searching for Keller, Deputy
Holland accidentally came across
- D. A. SANDERS,
against whom two indictments, one for
polygamy and the other for unlawful coha-
ence to be disposed of. as he has "been on
the undergros sad," as stated by Mr.. Hol-
and for two years. When asked last even
ng in regard to the matter Sanders stated
that he lived at Pennington, Utah, sixteen
niles north of Salt Lake, and that Lucy |
Grover was married to him January 4, |
1868, she being the first white child bornip
moved there, and that be has Isl six children
oy her.
Have you since married Mr.. Sanders?"
THAT question decline to answer"
"Have you had any other women sealed
10 you?"
l decline to tell anything about my subse
Iuent marriages. -
What defense will you adopt in your
;rials?"
None, for it would do no good, as in
Utah an arrest is equivalent to a convic-
jion."
"When did you arrive at Butter"
II came in Sunday evening, but also was
lere five years ago.
"Were you ever before placed under arrest
or this offense?"
mo, nor any other during all my life. ]
nave been thirty-f years in Utah, nine Of
which was sheriff of Morgan county. My
ather was in the late rebellion and died at
Franklin two years ago."
"Are your second and third wives still
iving?'
II decline to state anything about them"
Have you any children living by your
second and third wives?"
Snubbed.
Have you any children aside from those
oorn to you by your first wife?'
81 have"
What are your views on polygamy?"
ut is all right-my belief. My conscience
5ells me it is right"
Where have you been for the past two
years?"
UTAH"
"Were you aware OF the raid. by officers
seeking you, at your house last week?"
Eyes, with a sly glance at the deputy
and they have made it regular
stopping place when they came to Farm
ngton, but they never caught me until
to-day"
Deputy Marshal Holland spoke very
highly of Mr.. Sanders outside of that gen.
tleman's belief and stated that Sanders,
when home. would be able to give bail in any
amount. Sanders is fine. intelligent-look-
ing man. about 40 years of age, and
together with Kellar will today be taken
back to Utah, and will arrive at Salt Lake
Wednesday at about II a. m.
remarkable fact in the Kellar case is.
that although seventeen years have passed
by, all the material witnesses are yet alive
and will be present on the trial.