The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-14

MIssoULA, May IS.-lSpecial TO the In
dependent. lon Friday. the 9th inst, the
following was wired to the sheriff OF this
county, and also to the sheriff of Choteau
county:
ARLkK, M4y eth-Arre@t Lara Fsn'sy. q half
hre' murdsrsr from this reservation Wui
cow on his xay sun Eiver and Fort Benton.
over the trail 6y Haystaek Butte with band Of
horses Peter FinlAy is sll right bot get Lara.
His upper lip is split He talks English.
ROMAN, u. =. Indian gent.
Baptist Pierre FinIay and his wife Sophie
came TO the agency and made the follow
ing statement to Maj. Roman;
Several days ago l started with my wife
to go 10 Tobacco plains, from the Jocko
reservation. On my way up from the head
of the lake l met two Indians with their
wives coming fran Tobacco plains. They
asked myself and wife TO turn back with
them, which we did. We camped near
DemarsvilIe, and a short distance from
Egan, on Friday, the Sd of May.
1t rained all day Saturday, and
we remained in our lodge. In the
evening LARA Finlay, a mixed breed, ac-
companied by kSOtenAi Indian. called
Jock, came into the lodge and brought two
bottles of whisky, and all commenced
drinking. Tom, one of the Indians who
camped with rs, was outside of the lodge.
When he came in Lara commenced TO talk
TO him, when yOckO put his hand on Larra's
mouth and told him to shut up-that be,
JOcko, would do the talking. Then all got
10 their feet and l took hold of JockO to
prevent a fight. | threw Jocko down,
when LARA jumped outside of the lodge
and picked up a club with which he hit
Jocko over the head while had him down.
The stick broke. llsRid, don't hit him again
you will kill him." and let go of JOckO 20
n 81. ~
he struck JOcko twice with the piece OF
stick he held in his hand, and killed him."
Larry Finley is noted outlaw.
In 1887 he committed rape upon an In
dian woman. and from his brutal treatment
she died. He was arrested by the Indian
police and put in jail at the reservation.
From there he escaped, and meeting Major
Roman, who was on his way to Flathead
lake, with his family, he followed him into
the station at ATlee and demanded If he,
the agent was looking for him. Roman
made an evasive reply until he was en-
abled to grab gun, when he leveled il
upon LARA and made him throw up his
hands LARA was then securely tied with
rope and Roman got on a freight train and
delivered him up 10 Col. Horace Jewett of |
the Third infantry then in command at |
Fort Missoula- Roman reported his action /
to the Indian Office and was ordered to /
turn Lara over to the civil authorities for |
trial. Under date of September %. 1887, /
Agent Roman wrote TO the authorities in |
washington as follows. 81 would respect /
fully report that 1 ordered the release Of i
Missoula- The woman he abused Il
has since died, and hs 1 can
not obtain evidence upon which /
be would be probably be convicted 1 /
had the prisoner released 1 arrested and |
the outlaw 70 Fort Missoula for |
safe keeping, because after he escaped |
from the Indian jail he made a personal at |
tack upon me and threatened TO take my |
"a having he
the Indian police for committing rape upon |
an Indian woman, and from the effects of /
his brutal treatment asted above the wo- /
man has since died"
Having been released from the military /
Jail, Lara came back TO the reservation,
terror to all respectable Indians From 4
the reserve he went TO Chewela, in Wash \
Ington territory, stole two horses and Il
elOped with the wife of an Indian of that /
place. He returned to the reservation,
when he was arrested by the Indian police Il
and compelled TO give up horses in place of 4
The ones be stole in Washington territory. |
In the mean time the fostering body of /
\ murdered white man was found /
On the JockO river, and LARA was sus-
pected OF the crime In order TO prevent his /
escape until evidence could be procured /
against him be was put in Jail and his /
hands were tied in the absence of a guard. /
This is the villain whom Arlee recently /
of being brutally treated by /
he police, and took to Missoula TO make |
,uo ulpAalut udu-DretO VINO was Il
N Jail last winter for killing /
! kOOtenai Indian, but released by the In /
iians on the plea of self-defense. Having
been released he brought a supply of /
whisky to the reserve, and for that offense /
was jailed by the Indian police, escaped |
md accompanied ATlee to MissOula to
make sensational and lying complaints
against the cruelty of the Indian police.
particularly in the case of the murderer
sam Finlay, who got away from the Indian
- nf I
murder, and for which he is now being
hunted down.