The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-14
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Fred and Townsend Edwards Accused OF
Killing Their Uncle.
The Body Was Found in a Pool Near
Riverside and Many Clrcum-
stances Connect Them
With the Crime.
special To the standard.


Edwards for the murder of their uncle
William III. Edwards Of Grantsdale, has
revived interest in the fate Of the unfortu-
nate man. This morning A. T.. Robbins
of Deer Lodge. father-in-law OF the de-
ceased, came to the city in company with
Mrs. Edwards and sworc out the above
mentioned warrants. In conversation
with a prominent man in this city, he told
the following story Of the disappearance
Of Mr.. Edwards.
On Monday, August 1, Fred and Town
send Edwards came Ia Grantsdale and
stated that the mines at Gibbonsvile in
which they were employed had closed
down. They interviewed their uncle and
requested him to pay a note of 800 which
they held against him. When he refu.
To do so, they requested him 10 give them
as security Z chattle mortgage on horses
aud cattle. At first he refused 10 do this,
hut finally consented on condition Of their
paying two dollars, which would be the
cost of the mortgage. "Wednesday he
rode over to Riverside 10 see ]. w. Ham,l-
ton on some business; hut, failing TO see
him, started for home aud was last seen
alive 10y B. +. Sanders, as he was cross
ing the river under the railroad bridge
near Riverside.
Thursday morning at sunrise, as one
MIR, Bean was crossing the big wagon
bridge above Riverside, he found hat.
Supposing il belonged to some Of the boys
who had been on "a drunk and lost il. he
picked il up aud carried IL To a cabin near
10y, where he left IL. Dn the same day
Fred aud Towns nd Edwards told Mrs.
Edwards that her husband had skipped
the country and that she would never see
him any more. The same morning Fred
Edwards made the statement that he had
called At the Pacific hotel at Grantstlalo
about midnight the night before and tried
to get bed but could not, as the house
was full. Mr.. and Mrs. Holt, the propric-
tors, say that nobody called AT that hour
About q o'clock that morning Fred Ed
wards said he had been out all night, but
that Townsend had staid at another house.
| The two men staid around Grauts,iale all
| day Thursday, until rumors commenced
| tu circulate that their uncle had disap-
| peared mysterlonsly, when they sad that
| they would have Ia 90 back 10 their work,
although they had stated a few days be-
| fore that the mines had closed and they
were out of work.
They left Thursday evening and went .S
miles up the valley and staid al the house
! of Mrs. Tanner. Early in the morning
! they started on their way and after going
- miles stopped for breakfast at John
! Kyle's. On Friday the horse that Mr..
Edwards had been riding was found two
miles ia theopposite direction from which
he was going, behind field. On Satur-
day two boys were fishing in the hole
where the body was afterward found and
although apparently trying Ia find the
rocks in the bottom, as they said there
was fish behind every rock, they did not
iind the body. On Sunday search was
instituted aud the body was found in a
hole 9un feet below the bridge. Immedi-
atcly under the bridge at the point where
the hat was found, the water, whose sur
face is ~ feet from the bridge, is three
feet deep aud swift. Some people were
of the opinion that il Mr.. Edwards had
Jumped from the bridge head foremost the
water would nave broken the fall enough
to prevent his cutting his head badly ON
the rocks. The theory that some of the
friends of the deceased hold is that tho
two men met Edwards and had quarrel
and killed him aud then put the hat on
the bridge aud took the body to the hole.
Henry Bernard and Juan Smith started
this morning with two saddle horses and
pack horse for the Fisher creek aud
| BlhckfOot countries.
Hon. w. Nj. Bickford has gone tn
Butte.
William l.. Small Of st. Paul. general
superintendent Of locomotives Of the
Northern Pacific railroad, and j. {. Bar
hcr, his assistant, are registered at the
Florence.
Judge NJ. Kirkpatrick Of Butte, is in the
city.
The benefit to he given AZ the Mascot
theatcr Friday night for the Issoula vol
untcrr fire department promises tn DE a
fine affair. Besides the regular Mascot
performers, there are a number of others
who have volunteered tu assist. There
. will hc parade before the performance
consisting 81 the Mascot baud, fire depart
mcut with all the apparatus and theater
: attaches.
Marriage licenses were granted to-day
[ a. Lon Young of Stevcnsvtlle and Flora
A. Bones of Victor, and j. I. Garrard and
, Jane Ann Miller, both Of Victor.
The r0roncr's jury who have been hold
ing an inquest over the remains Of Ham
illon Campbell at the Sisters hospital
/ have adjourned until tomorrow for want
of witnesses. Mr. Campbell. who was
here on visit from Hope, Idaho, while
walking near the depot last night fell into
an excavation in front Of the Adams
: hotrl, breaking three ribs, the ends OF
/ which pierced his liver Tie was removed
! TO the hospital and died an hour later
= The remains will be- buried tomorrow a
II o'clock.
= The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. {. II
= Mcleod died last night, The funeral tool
4 place this afternoon.
u The infant son ~ Professor aud Mrs
u G. l.. Atcbcrs0u, aged & mouths, died yes
trr,lly afternoon. The funeral took plac,
this afternoon.
Quitta, the only child Of Mr. aud Mrs
b, ;. II. Garrick, died this forenoon ~ brain
Il fever. She was q months old. The IA
neral will take place from family resi-
q. deurp tomorrow al o'clock,
u Judge Reeves has returned from Lol'
hot springs looking like farmer.
Reeves 4 Stiir to-day filed complaints il
lr suit OF Lawrence Peter ". W. j. Stephen,
ia to eject defendant from 25 feet Of grOun'
y uu Fruut street where Bengas rcstauran
stands. and in suit Of Mrs. Maria j. Hig
!, gems vs.. Joseph solomon for $50 rent y
= I t,r,,ttnl where the Chicago Bee HiV,