Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-25
EAST OF THE ROCKIES.
The Trial Of the Suspects Continued
for the Term.
COONEY THE REAL MURDERER.
Johnstown Visited by Destructive
Fire-Cameron Said to be
Rapidly Sinking.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UNIoN1
MRS. WHBER TALKS.

She Says She Has No Knowledge of the
Wholesale Murder.
HELENA On. IT,, June 24th.-The suicide
of Wilber, the murderer of five people in
the Judith tragedy, convinces people here
of his guilt. The details as to how the
crime was committed and the motive for
the deed, however, may never be revealed.
1t was not for the purpose of securing the
valuable jewels from the bodies of the wo-
men, for they were left untouched. The
only plausible supposition is that WILDER
was after the wagon and the horses. He
hoped that by trading them to other parties
for other horses and wagon he could con-
ceal his identity, but this course led 10 his
capture, for he was easily traced.
OVERCOME WITH EMOTION.
The only hope of securing any informa-
ton is through his wife, who is in custody
at Great Falls. She was before the Coro-
ner's jury to- day, and it was firmly be-
lieved she was cognizant of facts that
might reveal the origin of the terrible mas
sacre. She came into the room pale and
trembling. For time her whole frame
shook with emotion, and she said she
knew nothing Of her husbands doings for
the past four weeks until three days ago
when she Joined him here after the muir
der, and after he had traded off the wagon
and horses belonging to the murdered
party.
RECEIVED TWO ROLLS OF BILLS.
Questioned closely about the pocket book
containing the money, she arose and said
she would not be questioned any more and
insisted on leaving the room. She was
finally paciied and admitted that she had
received from Wilber two rolls of bills, but
declared that she never looked at them
since and knew nothing of their amount.
1t was impossible to draw out ANYTHING
from her that would throw the least light
on the tragedy.
BEEN MARRIED SEVEN TIMES.
She came to Montana when she was 16
and is now 80. She has been married
seven times, and has hard expression,
though she was once pretty girl. She is
well dressed, of good form, medium stat
ure, dark complexion, heavily shaded
round the eyes, and has firm and COM
pressed lips. She was first married at the
age of ID, and said she would not have
married at all if it had not been for GER
tain man in Great Falls who deceived her.
She formerly resided at Sun River, and
was the wife of a man named Jorkin, who
mysteriously disappeared. She was very
bitter in denounclng the officers for their
earnestness in pursuing and assisting in ar
resting her husband.
A TOUGH CHARACTER.
WILDER was tough citizen. His part
ner in peddling venture, man named
Hobson, is missing, and il is generally be-
lieved he also murdered him. In letter
to his wife he said that his partner had
wronged him, and if he got hold of him he
would make him think it was mighty
hot" Further evidence of his guilt was
brought out in d conversation he had with
one OF the prisoners, when he said They
pumped up testimony and hired perjured
witnesses against me when at Cheyenne
three or four years ago. l was tried for the
murder of the herd boy They couldn't
convict me. They've got me this time and
could easily get verdict of guilty against
me. / don't intend to be tried. l won't
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