The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-12
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED
The Body Found Under Suspicious
Circumstances.
Indian Murderers Closely Pursued
In the Flathead Missoula's
Dolngs- Gossip About Mat
ters in that City.
Special IN the standard.

wards Of Grantsdale. who was missed on
Saturday, had been found in the Bnter
Root river about two hundred feet below
the tohn bridge between Grantsdale and
Riverside. Al first il was thought he had
committed suicide or had been thrown
from his horse, but now il looks as though
there had been foul play. The water
directly under the bridge where his hat
was found is not deep enough TO float
body and il must have been taken to the
hole where II was fouad. In the
back Of the head was deep
cash apparently made by blunt
instrument and his neck was broken.
There is as yet however no certainty
about the cause of the death. Tie was "A
years old aud leaves young wife but no
children, He was highly respected by all
who knew him.
The report which was current to-day
that Ansley, the Indian murderer had
had been captured 10y half breeds but had
escaped, is confirmed at the sheriff's
office tonight The report comes from the
! Flathead country that La Lassee has been
| surrounded and is sure To be captured.
About II o'clock last night Deputy
| Sheriff Houston arrested Jim Woodcock
and Henry Sholes at Bennett's slaughter
house west Of the city on warrant sworn
out 10y j. B. Spooner charging them with
stealing and killing cattle. The warrant
also called for the arrest of Bud Tillman,
hut he could not be found. The men are
| said To- have been engaged in slaughtering
some cattle belonging TO J. b. Spooner,
| Bell Bros, ID. j. Heyfron aud Michael
| Flynn. and had already killed one animal
| belonging to each of the first two named.
| This morning the two men who were ar
rested were arraigned before Justice
| Logan, pleaded not guilty and were re-
| leased on 500 bonds each 10 appear for
hearing Saturday forenoon. Deputy
| Sheriff Abernethy has gone up the Bitter
! Root after 1illmnn. Mr.. Mlsgrave, Of
the firm of Murray a Musgrave, at
torncys for the defendants, says that
the two men who were arrested
are merely butchers whose business
il is to kill all cattle driven into the corral.
| Tillman attends To driving them and is
supposed to know the brands and look
| out for them. Woodcock assisted him
| with the driving yesterday, hut il was not
| his business Ia look after the brands. Mr..
| Musgrave thinks that II any of them arc
| guilty of grand larceny, Tillman is the
| one.
Haw. Houston. son of the sheriff, fell
from horse which he was riding last
| ulkuA anu NiiHidllltb u NffN HtNtTt bTulNt
on his left cheek.
W. II. Chambers Of Anaconda had
very scvers attacked -luulbaRo this Taorii-
ing at the Florence hotel. DIR. Hanson
was summoned and this afternoon reports
that his patient has recovered.
Judge Logan held police court to-day in
the absence 81 Judge Evans at Deer
| Lodge. lie fined two drunKs the usual
Sll.25 and one of the women from the
"row" $40 and costs for using profane and
indecent language on the street when she
was drunk
Henry Bernard returned yesterday from
San Francisco, whittier he had been
called by the serious Illness Of his mother.
She was much improved when he came
away.
w D. Sparkman and ]. A. Brent OF
Butte are ht the Florence.
J. u. Mulloy has added a large supply
of school books to his store, preparatory
Ia the opening of the public schools. He
proposes To do a wholesale as well as re-
tail business in them.
Some time ago the matter of placing a
night watchman at the jail was brought
before the county commissioners, but il
was not then deemed necessary 10 20 to
that expense. Now, however. the Jail
contains about forty men, many Of them
hard criminals. aud watchman Is quite
necessary.
The following notices Of location were
, filed to-day: Coupon, in Lake Mining
district, on Diamond John hill, on the
; west side of Falls creek, by James Han
ley; Diamond John, in Lake Mining dis
| trict, on Diamond John hill, 10y James
F. Hanley and u. +. Harvard; Skalkaho, in
, uuorganiIcd district, on the north side of
Spring gulch, joining the town of Carter,
10y j. NJ. Hargrave aud L. W. Park.
Council met tonight, as a number oi
people have complained that George
Feilc, when chief of police, collsctcd road
taxes from them without giving them
Z receipts, it was decided To investigate the
, matter next week as witnesses
: we're not ready tonight. Although
. the investigation was set for
tonight. fcilc left town to-day. Alder.
. mau Dsboruc was appointed street com
y missioner and eN-oilicio road tax collector
. aud was instructed to find all possible
?. evidence ia the matter of the Feile in
:, ycstigltou. The city marshal was in
, structcd to assist IN the collection Of
r taxes aud the investigation. The street
!, | commissioner was ordered 10 build a
, bridge over the Spruce street ditch al
j. stephens street.
On Thursday boy named |, II. Paw
cett bought "A ticket for some point up th,
valley. Conductor Hampson took ths
boy for spottDr and got one Blodgett ol
Victor Ia bring IN "A bogus dispatch order
ing him to arrest and search Fawcett. II,
represented himself To be an oiii
n Ger aud searched the boy il
: the ear. j. ID. Campbell,
Il Northern Pacific detective, was on th,
|. train aud saw the whole performance ant
il Immediately reported 10 Superintendent
:. Ramsey. The Northern Pacific official,
decided to give Fawceu Slu0 to preyen
!, his prosecuting the company. Then II
y his name they lodged complaint agains
uampsuu aud Blodgctt. But finding tina
the penalty for such a Grim. Is three year
in The pcniteutiary without the option of !
e fine they succeeded In getting the cas-
l. quashcd. as they did not want To punisl
d the offenders So sevcrly.
HI The Lepsr student.