New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-26
JOHN c.. CLAYTONiS ASSASSIN.
4 PRISONER WHO Is SUPPOSED TO BE TIE
LONG.SOUGHT MURDERER
THE GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS ISSUES A REoUI-
sITIoN FOR FRANK HICKEY. NOW IN
CUSTODY IN BUTTE. MONTANA.

THE GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS ISSUES REQUI
sITIoN FOR FRANK HICKEY. NOW IN
CUSTODY IN BUTTE. MONTANA.
Little Rock Ark March 25.-Ever since the ele
gram wa, received by Chief OF Police Mcmahon from
A. J. Werner. Of Butte Mont, stating that the muir
dcrcr Of John &. Clayton was In Butte, and could BE-
arrested 1T "A moments notice. the State authorities
and sheriff White Of Conway County have been AT
work in the effort TO ascertain what truth, II any,
there in the dispatch. Several kilograms have
been sent to Butte by Attorney 'encral Clark and
Governor FIshback. At O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Ia" following telegram was delivered to Attorney
General Clark:
Butte. Mont. March "a.
Send rcquisitions for A. j. Werner and Frank Hickey
include expenses account wtncsss transportation
Hickey /, held here a fimsy charge, and you had
quickly TO avoid habea, corpus proceedings here
Werner expects standing reward.
l.. wEINEs County Attorney.
Attorney General Clark conferred with Governor
Fishback upon the matter and they decided to tele-
graph TO the Butte authorities for further inforna-
lion before taking any definite steps. The dispatch
was sent with the Governors signature. No answer
had been received up TO O'Clock this afternoon
sheriff White has been In the city several days on
this ease. In an Interview this morning he said
be- knew a man named Hickey, who had lived at
Ilummcrvlllc up to n year ago. He had lived In
Conway County for number OF years. When he
left there no one knew what place was his desuna-
tion.
Governor Fi,hback and Attorney General Clark think
the reported OF ClaytOns murderer Is fake,
they will not rest until they get at the truth OF
the business one for their belief Is that some
years ago one Alfred Werner, while deputy warder In
the jefferson County convict farm, whipped convict
TO DEATH for which he convicted and sentenced
to the pent-ntiary. lie was pardoned before his
term expired, and left here for the West. lie was
tough Citizen" The supposon now Is that A. q.
Werner OF Butte. Mon, and Alfred Werner. formerly
OF Arkansas, are and the same person. At the
time OF the assassination Of John {. Clayton Werner
was I'm the pcnentiary. When It became known that
Clayton's murderer had been captured and his name
learned no little excitement was created 1t was
talked of every corner, and many teiegrans were
sent 10 Plumnerylc and MOrrton.
Th, evening sheriff white made affidavit charg-
Ing Hickey with tho murder OF Clayton. and upon
tis the Governor issued "A requisition upon the Gov
rriIor Of Montana for Hickey, appointing White as
agent lie will leave here tomorrow night for Butte
and hops 10 return with his prisoner. .
4 letter was also received to-day from ID. VI.
Iiridgc. dated NJ kcllarton, Iowa. March 23 ad-
dressed 10 Governor Hshback. stating that there Is
, man I'm krllirtom who had been paying some at
tcntion 10 a widow there when II leaked ont mat
he had committed crime In Arkansas i've or
six wears ago. The airair was broken OIL on this
account. He In the regular Army hve years
and ncd from Arkansas for some unknown reason,
presumably this crime.