St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-26
GOING AFTER HICKEY.
An Officer Left Little Rock for
Butte Last Night.

Butte Last Night.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 25.-Ever
since Ethe telegram was received by
Chief of Police McMahon from
A. q. Werner. of Butte, Mont,
stating that the murderer of John
c. Clayton was in Butte, and
could be arrested at moments
notice, the state authorities and Sheriff
White, of Conway county, have been at
work in the effort of aScertaining what
truth, If any, there was in the dispatch.
Several kilograms have been sent to
Butte by Attorney James p. Clarke and
Gov. FiSback. At O'Clock yesterday
afternoon the following telegram was
delivered to Attorney General Clarke:
BUTTE, Mont, March 24.-Sepd
acquisitions to A. j. Werner for Frank
Hickey, and include in expenses ac-
count witness transportation. Hickey
is held here OH flimsy charge. and you
had better act quickly to avoid habeas
corpus proceedings here. Werner eX-
poets standing reward.
81. WEINES. County Attorney"
Attorney General Clarke conferred
with Gov. Fishback upon the matter,
and they decided to wire the Butte
authorities for further information be-
fore taking-any definite steps. The dis
patch was sent with the governors
signature. Sheriff White, of Conway
county, has been in the city several days
on this case. In an interview this
morning he said lie knew
man named Hickey who lived
at PlummerYille up to year
ago. He had lived in Conway county
for number of years. When he left no
one knew what place was his destina-
tiOn. .>When it became known that Clay
TOMS murderer had been captured and
his name learned no little excitement
was created. 1t was talked on
every corner, and many tele-
grams were sent to Plummervllle
and MOrrillton. This evening Sheriff
White made an affidavit charging
Hickey with the murder of Clayton,
and upon this the governor issued a
requisitiou upon the governor of Mon
tana for Hickey, appointing White as
agent. He left this evening for Butte,
and will return with his prisoner. A
letter was also received today from ID.
Aldridge, dated at KellaIton, Iowa,
March %, addressed to Gov. Fishback,
stating that there is man in Kellarton
who had been paying some atten-
tiou to a widow there when it
leaked out that he had committed some
crime In Arkansas five or six years ago.
The affair was broken off on this ac-
count. He was in the regular army five
years and fed from Arkansas for some
unknown reason, presumably this
crime. The following kilograms were
received tonight.
Butte, Mont. March 25.-William
Fishback, Governor-Werner is mem-
Der of police force, about thirty years of
age. He brought Hickey back from the
East Hichey is held under $1,000 bond
in Jail for intimidating the informer of
Jordan murderers. DO you want
Hickey?
GEORGE PAsooE, Acting Mayor"
"Butte, Mont, March 25.-Fishback:
Received telegram and went to parties
named. Werner is one of the most
prominent policemen that we have got
on the force. By what he tells me l
think he mas got a good case. If you
need Hickey you can get him. He is
in Jail here.
rs. j. REYNOLDS, Sheriff."
Gov. Fishback has wired both the
mayor and sheriff to hold him; that Off
GERS will follow at once with requisi-
ti0nS