The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-30
STORY OF THE MURDER
Important Arrest By MiSSOula OHlCes
Which Recalls a Terrible Crime.
How Three Montana Prospectors
Met Their Death and How Two
of Their Slayers Paid
the Penalty.

Nl"'lh 10 lu' NluilAl0s
MIHsouLA, Aug. -, This morning Dep
uty Sheriff Rhms,lel brought ia Antley,
the last Of the Indian mur,lerers whose
capture has caused So much interest this
summer. As far as could be- learned at
the sheriiI's office Antlcy had made his
escape into the British possessions, but
was arrested 10y the mounted police and
turned over 10 the deputy sheriff at or
near Horse Plains. lie is perhaps the
worst one in the outfit and has been at
large the longest. The story Of the mur-
der in which hc took part was told your
correspondent 10y Deputy Sheriff Grant
OF Egau some time ago and is as follows:
In the fall lsS1 three prospectors who
were on their way from the lower Koot-
cuai country in the British possessions 10
Thompson Falls for supplies, campcd on
Wolf prairie for dinner. Three Indians
came along aud, d,prctending To be friendly,
asked for something To eat After thepros-
pcctors hadgIycn them all they had and
the meal was finished, the white men lay
down to rest and to take a smoke.
! One Of them was stopping over the
camp fire 10 light his pipe, when one Of
the Indians shot him in the head, and he
| fell across ih" fire mortally wounded. The
! other men ran for their rifles, which were
standing against tree not far distant,
hut the Indians, anticipating this move
mcnt, intercepted them. One of the
kootcnais shot his man, hut the rifle of
the other missed fire, So hc dubbed II and
knocked the third prosnector down.
Then the Indian who did the first shoot
ing shot him, The Indians riilcd tho
pnckcts Of the dead men If the $50
which they possessed aud, taking the
pony, two packs, three rifles and the
camping outfit. were ready tn depart as
soon a. they took care of the corpscs.
They fixed up the fire aud threw them on.
A dense smoke arose.
Three other Indians who were hunting
saw il and, coming up, discovered what
had been done. The murlercrs feared
that they would bc exposed and accord
iugly swore the newcomers to secrecy on
pain of death and Ia make the oath moro
binding compelled them to replcnish the
fire and help burn the corpscs.
About six weeks later the murdercrs
were AT Tobacco Plains and became very
disordrrly and the Indians who had dis
covered them, fearing trouble. told all the
circumstances tn w. II. Ramshell. After
careful consideration posse Of settlers
was organized, and on the morning Of
March d, lSSS, surprised the Kootcnai
camp AT the place where Dcmersyile now
stands. They captured all the Indians
horses except one which was in the brush
and was overlooked. aud then took the
camp. Auilcy heard the noise and cut
ting his way through the back Of his lodge,
got out of camp, caught this one horse
aud escaped. He was pursued for lG
miles, hut the fresh horse he rode dis
tanccd the tired ones Of his pursuers.
: The other two Indians were given an
impartial trial at 10 o'clock that morning,
, and being found guilty were condemned 10
death. Two hours were allowed them in
, which to scttl" their affairs, az the expira-
tiOn Of which they were taken To
the east side uf the river and
hanged in an orderly manner by
' q number of the best settlers Of the Flat
head country. Antlcy has run at large
I ever since until to-day, when he was put
; behind the grated door of the county Jail.
, Some time ago mention was made in
the STANDARD of the very rocky condition
I, of the streets of this city. Since that time
"A littl" work has been done, but il can
: scarcely he noticed, so bad is their condi-
y ton at present. A prominent man said
j last night that there is not a single street
A in Missuua over which person can
4 drive with comfort. That is certainly a
i. strong statement of the ease. but IL is not
:. far out nf the way. Some time ago tha
council appointed "A street commissioner
= lie was instructed especially To look after
r the road taxes but lac was expected To look
after III" roads as we'll. No marked i'm
: provrIncnt in their condition yet visible
!. Loose stones still roll about on the prin
cipal streets. The remains of material.
: used in the construction of buildings long
i since completed still lle where they were
7" left. The CUTTERS are still blocked IN
=, places 10y rubbish and gravel, hauled in ID
5, I'M mud holes. The streets are still in a
sad plight. The blame Tor this rests
4 somewhere.
:, Street Commissioner Osborne is 10y no
. means deserving of all ~ il. Tie is placed
, IN decidedly unpleasant position, lie i
- an alderman, and his election To his
4 present position has met with much
q adverse criticism. At first he doubted
n the legality ot the election but after
n getting legal advice decided to go ahead
n One uf th" members ol the auditing com
:, uIttcc of the council says lac will not %
X. his bills, SCI lac is not certain that he
> will get pay for his services. Under such
q circumstances be cannot be expected a.
Is 90 very fast. Something, however, should
,t be done at the next council meeting. MIR
= Osborne should resign rs alderman or a,
Il street commissioner, or have il settled be
), yond doubt that he can hold both posi-
tous at once. II he cannot continue q
u have charge of the streets somebody else
10 should bo appointed at the first opportu
Il nifty. Then whoever the street commits
20 sioner may be he should see that Higgins
T. avenue does not continue tp be in much
worse condition thauacouutry road across
II the prairics.
This afternoon as Lewis Page was bring
ing a load oi hay belonging To j. II
Spoonor to the city, fire from some rub
bsh which was being burned near the
Bitter Root railroad bridge was blown int,
> tlc load and resulted IN the loss of both
hay and wagon,
e, n. {. h. Culyille, native of England
to-day declared his intention 10 become q
x citizen.
Capt. L. L. Wymau, deputy internal
4 revenue collector, arrived here this after
~ noon from the IT. Regis district where h,
:, had had very rough trip collecting Ii
~ CCUsCs.
Is Nic,-prosidcut James c. Spencer Of th,
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