The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-03
Albert Butcher Gave Frank Miller
Three Dollars to Do the
Job.
The "Victlm" Furnished the Rope
and Cash, and circumstances
Did the Rest.
Miller Tells All About II, and Butohev
Confosses He Was Not Robbed, and
Ii sorry for His Conduct.

Marshal McCann captured ths highway
mon yesterday who held up. tied. gagged
and robbed Alfred Butcher, the elevator
boy. Wednesday night. II will be remem-
bered thss tho alleged outrage was commit
ted between $50 end seven y. M, and that.
according TO the boys story. he had been
picked up by two big men, carried to the
rear of the Rodney street butcher shop, his
feet and hands tied. gag put in his mouth
and then he was robbed. $36 being takon
from him. When the cord shat was used
TO tie the boy was taken TO the maHshars
Office. shat gentleman was particularly
ST. uck with tho fact that each knot was
triple one showing u had been tied with
great care and dsliberation. The marshal
ventured the opinion to an INDEpENp-
ENr reporter that while he believed
the boy had bssa tied he was
of the opinion that IL had been done
with his consent. While he did not
relax his efforts TO ind grown highway
men. the maSskal determined TO follow
the other clue also. Yesterday he investi-
gated with view TO finding out who wsrs
the Butcher boys associates. He found
that his most constant oom mpanion was .
boy named Frank Miller. and that both Of
the boys were In the habit Of visiting
women Of ill-rsputs in Main street
block. He also found that the Miller boy
had had considerable monsv to speA
Wednesday night. During the course Of
the day he took the Miller boy to his Office
and inquired as to mis- whereabouts Wednss-
day night. The boy. Who 10 about II. and
we'll dressed chap. said al the thestsr.
Then he was asked how much money he
had spent, and hs said 30 cents.
"What did you do with ths money you
got from the Butshev boy? asked the mar
shal.
MilleIs eyes became almost % large 40
saucsYs. He hesitatsd q sscond and then
said; "wsii; Rss's had better tell yoa
And he did. 1.-TWO or three days ago."
hs said, Butcher told mo he would Rive
me $3 il would make believe had held
| him up. He said Ne wanted TO uss his
months wages and did not want TO ask his
1 fsthes for IL Yesterday about SIX O'Clock
met him at the Western Union telegraph
tho alley to the batoher shop. He had The
cord and tied him AZ he WAS found, he
first turning his pockets inside out. He
gave me the % whom We were in the alley.
/ guess did wrong In doing that thing.
but wanted the g to pay seme bills did
|
hope this won't get inte the paper"
After Miller had told his stery RHtohes
was brought TO the office. He was tsld
what Miller had said. but hs denied the
story In every detail.
| '"Tom," called the N arshal TO Jailsr Pur-
cell. "take this young man and lock him
up. This 10 a ease for the county attorney"
| The jailer took Butcher back 10 tho lock-
up, but before hs could carry out the mar
shaps nstraosions tho boy broke down and
confessed that Milier's story was tHue.
Asked what he had done with the money.
hs frst said he had left IL at the bank.
The marshal said they would 20 and get it.
Thsn he said he had it with him; that he
had wrapped $40 mp in weather report
and con cealed u behind radiator before
the "hold-up." The marshal foand the
| 800 in ono Of mis- pockets.
Marshal MoCsnn gave Miller . bit OF
fatherly advice and dismissed him. and
Ia nod the Busohsr boy. who WAS very PEN
ltent, over to his father.
Thus ends the story of the mess sensa-
tional "hold- ur." excepting the Clark spi-
sods. In Helsna's history.