The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-18
THEY'VE SIZED HIM UP
Arkansas People mink that BuFthart
Isa Liar.
THEY HOLD HIM IN JAIL
He Has Had e.,ough OF u and
Wants to Get Out-A New
Identity for
Hickey.
Ipeeial Dispatch 70 tiss seasdard.

Special Diapafch 70 tIse S<aodaro.
LITTLE Rock. Ark., April i7.-Ths gem
eral opinion here ID that no couddenco
can b. placed in ito testimony Of Burk-
hart. alias Landers, who charges Frank
Hickey with the murder OF John u. Clay
ton, although some think that he knows
something about tho murder. Al the sx.
amining trial Burkhart swore that, at Lit
tie Rock, no met . man by tho name OF
Richards and ono by the name OF Fian-
nsry and. with Hickey. they went to lor.
riltou, procured o four-seated vehicle sud
drove to Plummerville. He then told
about his stopping in the grove and how.
after Richards had driven tho team .
short distance. Hickey and Flsnnery got
out and In n few moments he heard tho
shot fired which killed Clayton. Flan-
merry told him afterwards that Hickey
fred the shot. Burkhart do
clared that he was not informed
concerning tho object Of the trip to Plum
merville until tho party had arrived there.
and he then got out OF the wagon. Prior
TO leaving tho wagon. Hickey told him
they were going to do Job, which meant
the killing of Clayton. About Ave minutes
after the shot was fired, Hickey and Flan-
merry returned to the wagon. Ten minutes
afterwards Hickey said he had killed
Clayton. After driving . short distance
Hickey and Fiannery got out OF
the wagon. Hickey remarked that he had
lost his pistol. which he afterwards said
was n Smith & wesson, ~ or IS caliber.
which they had brought With them from
Iowa.
Burkhart says that he turned the team
over 10 Richards at Morrillton. The party
left on Q freight train, arriving at Little
Rock at 8 o'clock ON the following morn
ing. This was Wednesday. On Saturday,
Burkhart informed the court. he met
Hickey and tile two went to Poplar Blum,
Missouri.
When asked whnt the motive was for
killing Clayton. Burkhart said that he was
told that they murdered him for the money
in u aud that the amount was s2.aO. He
named one Pate. who lived In Morriilton.
as the party who paid the money. Pate u
now dead.
On the sth day Of last July. Burkhart
says, he communicated his knowledge OF
tho murder OF Clayton to Senator Mantle
y0dCkv Attorney Cotteg - 0uttuVr
asked them 10 see the governor OF Mon
toua and got him to agree that. IL no
would give the whole story of the Clayton
murder. no would not grant any requisi-
tiou for him to be taken TO Arkansas. On
the 18th Of July he told Omcer A. 4.
Werner all about the murder. At that
time Hickey was suspected OF having mur.
dersd Policeman Jordan.
Burkhart's evidence was mot corrobos-
sted hy Q single witness and the prevail
ing impression h that he is hrst class
humbug, Who 10 endeavoring to mako
some money in witness fees and mileage,
and that Hickey aud Burkhart arc both
scouudrsls who have fallen out. They
charged each other with numerous mur'
dsrs and sundsy crimes. Burkhart wa1
bold over to await the action Of the grand
| Jury by the justice before whom the exam
instion was held, simply because he did
mot want to have the responsibility OF ~
Leasing Burkhart.
Il 10 believed that ths grand jury cannot
indict Hickey on the evidence collected
| The informer claims that hs has mot told
all no knows. However, Burkhart 4
already tired Of prison life, no being Ia
the psniteutiary on charge OF being %
| sccessory to the murder, In order 10 bold
him. Ho wrose letter to-day to Attornss
vsugau Of this city, to take steps tc havs
him released on writ Of hsbeas corpus
Hickey, Il 10 claimed. is . professional
safe blower who has bsen known By ths
named Of c. B. Wylbs.