Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-29
WHO CAPTURED MARTIN.

Statements Relative to the Matter From
Deputies Hatton md Conley and From
the Prisoner,
The MINER is in receipt OF the followip,
communications from Deer Lodge, givin,
the statements Of Deputy Sheriffs Hattor
and Conlsy, as to the capture OF Martin
and also an interview on the subject with
the prisoner himself. As the card of Messrs
O'Rourke and others was published, it is
only just that the officials should have a
chance, and the space is c~heerfully accord.
ed them. 1t is simply a question of veracity
and the trial will demonstrate who is right
and who is wrong. Both statements are
from Deer Lodge.
THE DEPUTY sHERIFFs SAY.
The DAILY MINER OF Friday last, con.
tanned 4 communication relative to the
capture Of the Anaconda murderer. The
article in question bore the headline, ''Who
Caught Martin" and, as it reflects on the
varaclty OF two OF our officers, your cor
respondent has. imposed upon himself the
task Of interviewing Messrs. Frank Conley
and Frank Hatton, the deputies who made
the arrest, and subsequently turned their
prisoner over to Sheriff Coleman, and the
following is q true transcript of the steno-
graphic notes taken at the interview:
MI. Conley, what have you and Mr..
Hatton to say relative to Tue MINERS
statement about the tracking and arrest OF
Martini"
well, while we claim no honor in getting
the fellow, still we don't want the public,
our friends more especially, to suppose for
n ~Snn1A rnov,A-% that uo =: IL III. =
OF running around the country gathering up
section hands and making special deputies
OF them-we don't do business in that
style. l will give you the details, and you
can write EN- down: We were going from
Elliston to Avon, and saw a man about
seventy-five yards to the left of the track
whom we knew for a certainty to be our |
man-he was limping along as though he |
was some old man; was using two canes or
sticks. We n to Avon and got our /
horses, chad previously left them there), |
and came back inquired Of gang OF |
men, if they had eeen a man pass,
and they answered in the affirmative, we |
continued On about three miles, and plainly |
iiscerned the person we thought to be Mar
lin about q mile or so distant, going as
walk, on the left hand side
of the railroad track. Mr.. Hatton rode
IN ahead to "head him off, with myself in
ncnfeu TO mE9e FOR "efs b~Hnf,he8dddlu hf e
nm oil. A hand-car then approached and
licked hin up, having on board the same
rev we had previously questioned. Hat.
then got in ahead ofthem and hallooed
o them four or five times to stop. They
motioned for Hatton to come on at
III, as O'Rourke said they did. Then Hat
called him (Martin) eff the car and
him approach, with his hands up,
held him in that position until 1 camel
p Il being about rs yards away, having
in crossing the river) when we
his person. l covered him with
y gun while Hatton went through him. -
ter we had taken him to Eliston we {
sked Rour why he had picked him ND, ;
nd he said they didn't think he was the
that he thought we must be crazy
lnting a man like him for a murderer. c
A Tor de gangs statement about the 4
rong end OF the gun being pointed at
EN-, had they shown a desire to interfere. n
ey would ave learned something regard C
g the wrong end of our gum don't see b
nat ever possessed that uncouth lot of
sites to make such a report, as they 5
n derive no benefit therefrom. Neither h
they singly or collectively assist US in "
liking the arrest. 1t fell to our lot to tt
arch the county in this vicinity and ap- tt
ehend Martin, if pos~.i,,, and we car a.
d out our instructions aud 'nipped' orr fo
~" Ia,
Then you don't think either of you are "
titled to the Honor as Mr.. Section-Boss- &C
kourke claims you are after?" II,
NO, Sir; we simply did the duty assigned W
and had all the 'lerrys' from St. Paul in
appeared on the scene, we ra
uld AVE got off with our man, and with de
any assistance from their picks and
nping bars either. Perhaps O,Rourke
1T know a rife from q shovel.
H PRISONERS STATEMENT, lilo,
special from Elliston dated February 81
to The MINER seems to conflict with w
first made in regard to the oil
ture Of Martin. H..
our correspondent..wishin to satisfy him. e 81
and also in the interest OF the readers ~,
he MINER, went over to the Jail this 60
moo to have ar interview with Mar w =
although he feels ~indisposed to saw Mo
thing about the affair. He said in re- .
to the question, who captured YOU. ~
n.y. Nobody but Frank Hatton." sass
ought to be proof enough OF who CAP 1h;
"a MN: Messrs, Hatton. Conley and mil
gulde JOIN IN saying that the men on so
hand-ear did not make any reckoning =
to them, but went right along and Ion
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not wish to have any controversy