Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31

pected Murderer, Protesting His limo
cence.
A couple OF arrests were made by the
police Friday, one Of which ct least will
prove Of more than ordinary Importance,
Tor IL will undoubtedly result in decimating
BY that number the gang Of burglars now
iniestiDg the city, by placing one OF the
heightened gentlemen behind the bars. AL.
though beth arrests were made secretly
and quietly, the police deeming it best to
keep all knowledge thereof from the public,
but q very few minutes elapsed after the
first man wanted had been captured before
MINER reporter was i'm possession OF the
facts and SO informed the rather astonish-
ed Marshal Macarthur and Chief Smith. who
at first denied it, but finally admitted
that one OF the men who had robbed
=. III. Irviue's residence had been caught.
Stating that to publish it then would inter-
iere with their plans and possibly prevent
the capture OF other much wanted parties,
the reporter complied with their request to
keep bis knowledge to himself, and for this
reason the public has not been mad ac-
quainted with the facts before. This
morning the prisoners will be arraigned and
the pledge OF secrecy need be kept no longer.
The burglary for which the two men are
under arrest was committed Tuesday after
noon, and the same evening q man present
ed himself ut q number OF places in town
and attempted TO sell certain articles OF
iewelry, among others q lady's gold watch
and chain, and also several rings. |
The parties to whom he offered the |
things refused to buy them, and
on the following morning. when a descrip-
tion Of the iewelry stolen from Mr.. Irvine
was published In The MINER they recog-
nized among the lot several pieces
which had been offered them the night be-
fore. They 80 informed the police. and
this proved the first tangible clue to the
thieves which they had, although they re-.
ceived q description OF one man from
Albiez, the pawn broker, with whom the
fellow had pawned one OF the stolen rings
a few hours after the theft had been COM
mitted. The search for the burglars was
kept up with diligence and vigor, but with
poor success only, until Friday afternoon,
when one OF the men wanted was located
at the Silver Bow boarding house. where
he was at work in the kitchen. To find
him it was necessary for the mar.
shall to employ an outsider who
knew the man. and who
could 60 about without arousipg
the suspicious Of the men sought for. This
expense the marshal bore personally and
due credit should be given him for his zeal
and shrewdness. The man who discovered
him at once t~elephoned to the marshal and
Officers Swanson and Curran were on their
way put in a closed carriage and quietly
arrested their man, brought him to town
and placed him in Jail. No entry OF his ar.
rest was msde on the police record so that
it could all the better be kept secret.
While at the boarding house the marshal
was told by the cook that the man then
under arrest. and who gave his name as
Frank Duffy, had q partner who visited
him every day at meal time and was fed
by him, the man apparently being without
money. The cook a instructed to say
nothing about Duffy's arrest and in case
the other msn made his appearance for
supper to tell him that Duffy had just
stepped out and to hold him there while he
sent some one to the Silver Bow mill to tele.
phone to the city hall that the man was
there. The cook carried out his instruc-
tions, with the result that during the even.
ing officers Leyden and Murray went out
and brought in the second man, who said
his name was Harry Mcdonald and he
slept under the same roo with his pal.
Chief Smith having received certain infor. 4
nation, left early Saturday morning for |
Helena to round up another man, but {
failed to find him, and from there went to {
several other towns, but with the same sue {
Guess, and returned Sunday evening worn
out and with nc prisoner, the fellow that he {
was after having left the territory.
The two men under arrest have been &C.
cupying q room 10 the west part of the city,
and Duffy had been at york where he was |
only two or three days when he t
taken in. Mcdonald continued~to
in the room, always coming late atE
night and leaving early in the morning, and
hang about the outskirts OF town
during the day. The two had planned to
the city Friday night, and the arrest {
was made just in the nick OF time.
Duffy has been identified by Albiez as the
man who had pawned the ring with him,
and also by Jerry Mullins and several 9TH
srs as having offered to sell them q watch =
answers to- the description OF the I
Dne stolen from Mr.. ~Irvine's residence. The t
proof against him is considered sufficient
20 secure his conviction. The testimony =
against Mcdonald 10 not SO strong, how. :
,ver, d
Their arrangement will take place at 10 c
o'clock this morning before Judge Newkirk. !