The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-12-12
Quick Capture OF the Man Who
Held Up c. R. Craig Sum-
day Night
Officer Cassidy Arrested Him at
an Early Hour Yesterday
3 on Main Street.
FulIv Identified. aud tho Watch Found In
HIS Pockst-No Denial, and He II
Held for Court.


sunday night, at tho point OF pistol and
behind tho bars in the county jail and the
prospects are that before the week is out he
will be on his way to Deer Lodge. The
quick apprehension and arrest OF the man
was a good piece OF work. Rejecting credit
On Officer Cassidy. vino performed il and
illustrating the efficiency Of the department.
as q whole. II was fortunate that MIR.
Craig was able to give a good description
OF the man, because 1t was this that led to
the arrest. When the day force came ON
, yesterday each officer was given q dsscrip-
tion OF the man wanted and told to bring
suspicious characters to headquarters. Be-
tween eight aud nino O'Clock Officer Cas-
sidv saw man answering tho description
in front of tbs Atlantic beer hall ON Main
st:eet. near Sixth avenue. Inquiry devsl-
oped the fact that the fellow was a stranger
in town and he was taken to polico head
quarters, where he gave his name rs Rich-
ard Rodgers. A search Of his pockets brought
forth Craig's watch and chain. Then Mr..
Craig was sent TO-. Half a dozen mon
were in the marsha!'s Office including the
last arrest, when Craig arrived, and hs was
asked IL he could point out the man who
had robbed him. Without an instants
hesitation he selected tho man arrested by
Officer Cassidy. As this Identification was
positive and the fellow had the watch, no
was looked up and q complaint charging
him with highway robbery was sworn ous
against him.
The prisoner waived a preliminary hear
ing later in the day bsforo Judge CrutchsR
and was held for the district court, being
taken to ths county jail in the afternoon.
Lynch, or Camp, because the latter ts his
correct name, ia only boy. but he has had
already . penitsntiery experience OF two
years and a half. In 1891 he was arrested
for burglary at Dillon. tried and convicted
and sentenced to two and . half years in
the psnitentiary. Before being taken over
he tried to break jail. was caught and
another year aided to his sentence. BY
dsducting his good time his term would
have been out yesterday. Dec; II. bnt nm.
forum atsly for him he was the subject OF
executive olemsncy. In this connection
there 10 quite an interesting story. A few
weeks ago the governor psrdonsd Camp.
fixing the date Of his release few days be-
fore his term expired. Last Friday the
bcard OF prison sommissioners went over
to Deer Lodge without acting ON the gov
ernor's pardon. On Saturday the NOM
bers of the board were In Butte. and John
McMurrav. OF the Inter Mountain, met
them. II seems that Mr.. MeMur-
ray n had l.. BECOME co ,,.aa anssrs.ssa .n%. m m
the ~ % msmbers What they had done in his
case. It had been forgotten. but while on
the train the board held \ meeting. granted
the pardon. and telegraphed the warden to
rolease Lynch. This that official did. and
on Saturday night Lynch was given his
freedom. He got to Helena Sunday morn
ing, the same evening hs held up Mr..
Craig; Monday he was in Jail. with mn in
| form alton nled against him for highway
! robbery, and the chances are that by next
Saturday he will be with the warden again.
Rseently Attorney-General Haskell re-
N. Camp, who lives at White Plains. Iowa.
He gave the boys namo as Robert @.
Camp. saying that he had run away from
| home, and he judged he had fallen into bad
company. In the letter he told Mr.. Hagkell
| lie thought his confinement in the peniten-
tiary had bean severe lesson. ana he
| hoped it rniRht be she means OF reforming
him. He added that while he was not able
to ssnd money to bring the boy home. he
| would make arrangements for his trans
portal on. In furtheranoc OF this he sent q
letter to tho boy which would probably
have answered the purpose. but Camp. or
Lynch, did not try to use It..
Before Lynch, as he prefers to call him.
self. was taken to the county jail yesterday
| AN INpEpENpENT rer orter had talk with him
| ia his cell. He is a boy yish- -looking fellow.
with perfectly smooth face. Ho says he
Is II years old. but tho penitentiary records
show he was II when he Was convictad at
Dillon, 80 that he is about 20 now. He il
OF slender build. about four and half feet
IN height. and weighs not to exceed l2G
pounds. Mr.. Haskell. who had occasion
10 observe him closely while he was in the
penitentiary. sayS he was ons OF the nervl-
eat prisoner there. and would be bad fol-
| L. a.
sistance.
"You have put yourself in pretty bad
box, Lynch" said tho reporter.
Yes thst's whns l have. The Dillon
business should have been less to me not
to stick up any one. tSsiok up 10 tn.
up,) Do yon think shey would let me plead
guilty to grand larceny? That will only
mean short term. but tho other is pretty
bad. Fay. are you Msson?"
The reporter told him he was not. and
then Lynch asked:
''How can get lawyerr'
'If you have no money" replied the re-
porter, when you are tried in the district
court the jadre will appoint one to defend
YOU"
no good" was the reply. II guess I Will
In reply TO other questions the boy said
that when hs lsit the penitsntiary he had
$3.50. With portion Of that he bought
the revolver he used in tho hold-up and
which was found in his possession whom he
was arrested. The young fellow fully
realized tho serious position in which he
had placed himself. and his only Thought
was tho lsngsh Of his terra OF imprison-
ment. He does not want to go to Dssl
Lodge again. and If no does go he wants &c
romnin as short time as possible.
| Asks for Information.