The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-19
BYERS BACK.
City Marshal Galvin's Experience in
Kansas With Writs of Ha-
beas Corpus.
After Getting New Requisition Pa
pers He Leaves That State
For Helena.
A Trip Of Twenty Days After the For
mer Bookkeeper OF Horsky. Mil
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City Mershal Calvin and William H.
Byers arrived in Helena last night at 6:30
and Immediately drove to the city mar |
shal's residence in a hack. An hour later |
the marshal appeared at tho police station
with his prisoner. Byers shook hands with
City Detective F%innegan and a reporter. |
He looks about the same AZ he did when he
left Helena. He was neatly dressed in a
dark suit and wore q light-colorsd box
o~vercoRt and carried . small satchel. A few
minutes later he was looked up in the
bridal chamber and given paper, ink and
pens for which he asked. Marshal Calvin
has had a most exciting time for the past
twenty days in his trip to Kansas after
Byers, whose friends exhausted every legal
means to prevent his return to Montana,
but were unsuccessful. although they had
seven writs of habeas corpus served on the
marshal. On Jan. 81 the marshal left
Helena for Wichita. Kan, with requisi-
ton papers. He was delayed forty-two
hours ON the road between Helena and
Denver and met with all the obstacles that
usually Gross the pathway of a man who is
in a hurry. When he arrived al Wichita
it did not take long for the lawyers to find
a flaw in the requisition papers which
Marshal Calvin had. The charge made
against Byers was upon information
and belief and under the Kansas law this
must be done direct. In addition to this
the lawyers applied to the courts for writs of
habeas corpus and had a great time accord
ing to the following account in a Wichita
1000. HVz.k..Jo~ NoraLol D - rSoI-s- "a
Helena, Mont, arrived in the city after
trying hard but in vain to obtain requisi-
ton papers from Gov. Lewelling for the
transfer of Byers from this state to Mon
tana. He could not obtain the requisition
papers for the reason that his warrant and
papers from Montana were not in prope
shape.
the case came up before Judge Reed for
hearing yesterday morning and Byers was
released he was promptly searrested and as
promptly John Adams got out an a%pplioa-
ton for another writ the hearing of which
was set for the 18th in order that Marshal
tana.
When the 18th arrives there is every
probability that Byers will not be found as
he was hustled out of town yesterday eve
ming. Where he was taken nobody but the
officers know. Some say he was run down
into Oklahoma. while others say he has
been taken out in the country and hidden
among some of Chief Cones friends where
he will be kept until the required
papers are obtained. There is one thing
, certain and that is that q great game of
\ tactics has been played betw cen the officers
] and the lawyers. The prisoner has been
used like q shuttlecock. tossed about be-
t ween liberty and confinement with the
8 peed of the wind, and during as many
days almost he has been at liberty three or
fpur fimes hnt oDlv for a few mirutaa oach
= time. Chief Cones department and Sher-
' iii Aults department worked hand in hand
for each of them had similar interests and
s they took care, of them mutually. Any
man who couldn't study the workings of
the habeas corpus act to advantage during
: the past week must be very dull indeed.''
Marshal Calvin remained in Wichita
until new requlsition papers IN proper form
1 we're received from Gov. Richards. After
q this he had no more trouble travelling with
Q his prisoner without anything to indicate
n that Byers was under arrest, as described
9 by the Denver News: 1.-Two we'll dressed
and unassumina looking gentlemen stepped
# from the Kansas Pacific train last night,
who attracted no particular notice as they
If took a hack for one of the uptown hotels,
n where they registered from Helena, Mont.
t But they had passed through an experience
9 since they left that mountain city, which
n does not often happen to men in these mod
etn days. They we're Chief of Police Pat
y SoAFih IA ono A4o AA6SApAt
Q William II. Bysrs.
o Two years ago Byers was the chief book
keaper and confidential clerk Of Horsky,
Miller Il Co.. one of the largest firms in
z Helena and the northwest. About the
" first of October, 1891. he resigned his posi-
ton apd left Helena. Shortly after, mnch
q to the surprise OF the city, the firm made
Or an assignment. The assignee, upon inves-
~tigating the books and accounts, found a
le shortage of nearly $4,000, which was traced
.e to Byers.
But he was nowhsre to be found. A
u warrant was issued for his arrest and thou
n sands OF circulars sent out all over the
le country, but he could not be located. The
Is matter lay quiet for over a year, until Chief
of Police Calvin unexpectedly received
J. from a friend in Helena information as to
the defaulter's whereabouts From that
4. time until shortly befor the arrest. Calvin
10 had his finger on his man ell the time.
N "Byers was q globe-trotter who would put
l. Nelly BLY, to shame. According to his con-
ht fession, he went from Helena to San Fran
Of cisco, and thence along the South Ameri-
10 can coast. stopping at Santiago and othel
cities. de remained in Buenos Ayres six
70 weeks, where he was engaged as a book
81 keeper at a high salary.
From there he returned to San Fran
cisco; and then went to Japan. whore he re-
es manned for two months. He then returned
b. TO California. and from there went to Van
e. couver via Seattle. He remained at Van,
10 CouFo4 suito Hputlh, pushing ulIlbolI
10 oil ns a Salvation Army preacher.
He then drifted to Austin and Calves.
ton, Tex. and later to Indianal oils, where
st he resumed has hallelujah disguise. 1t wai
us here that the Helena police dropped onto
IN him, and HIS photograph and iptior
r, arrived al Indianapolis the very day he left
@ that city. After that his trail was lost, bur
J. his picture and description wore sent broad
o. cast over Iowa and Kansas aud he wal
ar nabbed by Chief Cone OF Wichita on Jan
lg 30. Calvin was teleprsphed. and after
I'd long delay on the road arrived in Wiehit,
I'd on Feb. 10. He then went to Topeka fol
a requlsition, but was refused one on tn
ground that the papers were imperfect. ant
es had to telegraph for new papers.
u. ION Saturday the necessary requisitiol
d. arrived from Montana. and just as tn
Kansas Pacific train left Topeka that even.
ts ing two men boarded it from different d.
es r%ections. They were the same couple whe
slighted At the Union depot in Denver las
night"
" Herman Richter, of tho firm Of Horsky
Miller d Co., was al the police station las
night to meet Byers. but got tired wsitin
= and left a few minutes before he came int
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