Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18

nOlliQ4y, l6 b famous 0oCecClVo In C00 EN-.
ploy Of Thiel's agency. The new chief oi
his appointment been manager Of Thiel's
Denver bureau, suspseted the old gang oi
concocting criminal job, and sending for
Ward. had him camp on the trail Of Mar
shall, Connor and their associates. Ward,
by shrewd tactics. gained the confidence oil
Marshall at the latter's saloon. ON Sixth
and Broadway streets in Kansas City, and
his apparent ,rookedness so impressed
Marshall that he informed Ward OF the
plan in process OF incubation and gave him
Q letter to Connor OF Denver, assuring the
latter that the bearer was all right and
one of their kind OF people. Thus securely
established in their confidence Ward was
admitted to all their councils and was
given the combination to all their secrets.
He eLtered heartily into the proposition to
rob the Rio Grande train and, with Mar
sball, was assigned the task OF entering the
express car, garroting the messenger and
robbing the safe. OF course Ward was in
daily Communication with Chief Farley
and General Manager Cramer OF the Denver
& Rio Grande Express company, and kept
them thoroughly informed OF everv move
made by the conspirators. Finally, after
weeks OF deliberation in the formation OF
detailed plans by which to perpetrate the
crime, all was arranged and James and
Charles Connor left Denver for Black can.
yon for, the robbery. They went ahead,
leaving Ward and Marshall to board the
train the following day and seize the money
in the darkness as the train toiled through
the canyon. The place designated for the
robbery had been carefully indicated to
M Cramer, who had Sheriff Shores and q
posse of men ambushed 10 Gle Sc proximity
to the spot. While the two Conaers were It
II %hox nrI
themselves shadowed by an incautious
sheriff. they abandoned the proposed rob-
berry, telegraphed as per instructions to,
Tim Connor at Denver, Goods too high
will not take them,' and boarded the first
train for home.
with the information gained from
Ward, associated with strong circumstsn-
tial evidence, the express company insti-
tuted criminal action against Marshall
and the two Connors, charging
them with conspiracy to rob an ex-
press train. The first trial, which
took plack last June resulted in
a hung jury, which stood seven for con.
viction and five for acquittal. It was al.
terward learned that the jury had been
packed, and there was SO much crooked
work connected with$the trial that it
aroused public indignation to white heat.
The News, for some inscrutable purpose,
made a complete somersault and swung
al ound to a defense Of Connors alter the
fret trial, while the Republican, irritated
bv the singular attitude Of it's great rival,
became absolutely maievolent. and for
weeks preceding the second trial the de-
fendants moved in hostile newspaper
atmosphere, SO far as the Republican was
concerned.
UNFORTUNATELY for the Connors and
Marshall, pending the second trial the
county election came off, and by
a mighty combination OF Democrats
and the better C ass OF Republicans,
almost the entire Republican county ticket,
which represented the Connors' friends,
was defeated by majorities ranging from
900 to 5000, though thecounty is usually
1000 Republican. In the contest, L. K
Barton, the Democratic candidate for
sheriff, and the identical man. whom the
Connors and Brady had cheated out OF the e
mayoralty in April, was elected BY 5000
majority. The revolution OF public feeling
was 40 intense that it carried every obsta.
Gle before it, and cleared the court house ol
all the old gang except Joe Smith, the
county clerk, who pulled through by mar.
row margiu because the opposition could
not unite on single candidate and divided
it's strength on two men.
"Sbortly after the election the trial was
called, and after detecting the defense IL
two attempts to pack the Jury,
twelve citizens; good and true
were impanelled and the trial
began. At the expiration OF ten days the
case was given to the jury, who returned q
verdict OF guilty and Judge Decker sen
fenced Jim Connor and Jim Marshall to
two years in prison and $1,000 fine each
while Charles Connor escaped with ont
wear and $500 fine.
cat the close OF the trial charges OF per
iu and bribing jury were preferred
against two men named Duff and Harrison
friends of the defendants. Both were con
yicted and sentenced to prison.
IAN act OF almost unpardonable care
Iessness on the part OF Chief Brady, and 81
incident known only to q few even in Den
vsr lad Chief Farley, Brady's successor, tx
snanect the old police officials to have beeI
in rollusion with Marshall and other higi
class crooks. Sam Inman, who was forcet
from his position as first lieutenant unde
the old gang because he sturdily refused u
ma rticipate in their jobs or sanction
| their schemes of robbery, was IN
humble instrument through whic
| this startling information became known =
| one day in October, 1888, lnman was iel
| in charge OF the day detail, while Bray
| Copnor, Marshall, Williams and otners {
that ilk were in attendance upon the race
at overland park. During their absence
iatter. addressed officially to the chief, wa
i handed Innan as the officer in charg'
Snnnosine it's contents to be OF an ofhcis
L nofrre inman opened it, and w6s 81
/ tonnded to find the following communics
tion to Brady from Marshall: .ooo
''ou w KANSAS CITY, Oct. 20. 1888.
Friend Brady: cannot at once fprnlen "
with men to do the job sou propose. pus ase lHs.s
| " 49, Sava can sAnd yOu two OF the emOOtne
crooks In the country. Yours, JIM MARsHALL., !,
INV informant, who as o reporter on 1n
News. read this letter, after lnman replace
n on the chiefs desk, though the neutenai
remains ignorant OF the TACT TO tnis os:
Though the character OF the ropoery
ierred to by Marshall in MS ieseer ma Ss;s, aSs
heen revealed, there is reason 20 pene'
tbat the gang had designs upon the gres
s;iI bouse Of Ballin q Ranshofi, corner
S;Itaentb and Curtis streets. The loD va
ohand. ned for the obvious reason Tn;
mon finding the letters opened, Cbieibrao
, raalized that discovery and propaDle ca
."-a wonld follow an attempt to carry o.
the proposed burglary. ..,,,,
@kiter John Farley was appointed cniei
. sncceed Brady. Inman, who nao Des
, an excellent officer and q man Oh unqus
toned integrity, hoping ior res.o.y;u san;t;,
;, a nosition on the new force, = rgCoEs ,.s
1 l ho richly merfCeO, lmPuLS 80
|, tormation OF the Marshali.B BRADY lee's
: i EarIsS. who is keen detective ana . a m'
arye. at once suspected there W. W.
: oomnact between Brady Connor ana osne
: 81 The old police officials and gang
= b;ob % Grade crouks Of the west;
t%hs % terms Of which: the latter were permiI.: y:
!. .a rev nnon the citizens OF denver W.
= ;wpnnity =; In consideration Of dividing
snnils With the police officials. ais. Tar,s nans
;. wSo as manager OF Theirs Dens s
aasncv. had been at work on tne g'e
2 @ hsnk robbery Of the following Apr,i, >,
2 h;cb President Dave Moffat was compe.,
3 - % oiye up $21 900. He ct once ~ 2,
,ssd that Marshall, Cannon and 4rs
Z ~ ware connected with that ~ most Ss 6ar1ng 7,
wi W.T. robberies, and sent to Thiel's %. Lo'
d au roDDt for a keen detective
/ agent sgsnSty out the mysterious bond oi pnrps
. t saemed to unite Marsnaii, MULE
% tnsS Williams with Brady and Oonnor. E !
anu n,ossible lift the veil Of mystery DIas
J, ~ tbis day clouded and corcssai;Su sh;n.
. S.rt;ty Of the man who in rODUlrs
:, :. 1SsrS %rat Sational bank placed himsei Y