The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-08-01
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ALLEGED ASSASSINS ARRESTED
Three Men Charged by the Pmkertons
with the Murder Of Editor Penrose
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with the Murder Of Editor Penrose
Held for that Crime.
At Butte Monday W. E. Deeney and
Eugene E. Kelly were arrested by Otf
Ger Waters charged with the crime of
numbering W. j. Penrose in that city
The men were arrested just after IL
o'clock rs they assembled the shaft of the
Acquisition mine, which they were ope
rating under lease. On the same dav
Phil Hickey was arrested at Boise CITY.
Idaho, by Sheriff Lloyd, charged with
the same offense. In speaking of the
arrests the Inter Mountain says:
The officers are very reticent con-
cerning the case and will divulge moth
ing that will tend to show what clue
they have for placing the charge upon
these men. 1t has been known that the
detectives were ready for some time to
make some arrests, yet III view Of the
rumors circulated as to the develop
ments in the case the arrests came as
big surprise. Rumor had it that the de-
tectives were working on an entirely
different course that persons whose
names had never been brought up in the
case would be arrested, and that the
murder was the result of woman
scrape, but not Belle Browning
"Detectives had been steadily at work
since few days after the murder. At
least six Pinkerton men have been here
all the time, headed by Mr.. Wilson, who
has been generally known.
County Attorney Baldwin, when
asked for some information upon which
the complaint was lodged against these
men, would not talk, but SAID it would
all come out at the proper time. He
has reviewed all the evidence SO far col
lected and the officers were waiting
upon him for some time to make the
MANY expressions Of surprise were
heard on the streets when the news be-
came known. People generally had
given up the theory that these men,
whose names at one time were common
in speaking of the Penrose
murder, had any hand in the case. and
they have large following of friends
who will be slow to connect their names
with the crime until their guilt is proven
beyond any reasonable doubt During
the inquest they were subpunaed as
but were not placed on the
stand.
"By request of counsel and detectives
VINO nave been working on the case no
body is allowed to consult with the pris-
oners, who are confined in the new wing
Of the county Jail and in separate cells.
"The officers who searched the prem
ses of Eugene Kelly found a 3S-calibre
revolver. some clothing and papers.
Kelly and Deeny sleep together.
"Some of the friends of the accused
say that the men expected to be arrested
and knew they were constantly being
One of them is also credited
with the remark that they were fully
and had their witnesses, which
is supposed to mean that they intend to
prove an alibi.
"One of the detectives in the case said
that the men were not arrested on ac-
count of their connection with organized
labor.
"These arrests have created consider
able excitement in the city and they are
the sole topic of conversation, the ia
nous Davis will case, which came on for
trial Monday morning, attracting no at
tention watever in comparison with the
latest sensation"