The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-29

scarcely stand and the ofncer led him -
chair ana sksd = few more as.seionA 70
reply he had nrst given . 10 tho cause oe
the shooting. Ho aaid that SITTER leaving
Harrison's house he had taken street ceS
and started toward D8splninsk street ttis
sion With the object Of giving himself up
1.-THE car did not 90 very fast" No sAsse
'.or would have boon here sooner"
The cell door had barely closed behind
the murderer whom an excited crowd BEGAN
gathering about tho police station. PAesel
wagons ratified mp to the place. csss $40
pants crowded and pushed thsis way Into
tho Office. Personal friends Of The dead
mayor. sity officials and the Ahs eusioas
crowded against each other In Wild sn-
like wild nro through the city. was ssus.
An immonse throna gathered and labor.
ing men who stopped ON the way added
their voices to the subdusd threats Of ven.
Rsanoe, for Mr.. Harrison vas popular With
blocks and the of,eers. a. they looked ous
OF the station windows upon ths suse!nR
sea of angry faces, became alarmed for me
safety Of their prisoner. hasty coafes-
enoe was held and II was dsotdsd - g.
the CITY hall. Tho trembling. pale-4Aoed
man was led bstween. ssalwAEs officers 20
the rssr doc. and hurried away u she
darkness.
Meantime tidings Of ths murder had
swept like an electric shock throuah me
city. Everybody seemed 10 gather about
the central station. bulletins were posted
in prominent down town places, and abons
them eager throngs surged and struggled.
Newspaper Offices were bssieRed BY eaRsr
questions and down town business for
time was At . standstill. Before tas pris.
oner reached tho city hall news Of his com
ing had been communicated to me oro3ds
Tho murderer was rushed thzeuah ths
thronR and taken by private entranss into
Chief Detective Hhsa's once and the deefs
we're barred. Oficsrs hurried from sdja-
cont stations 70 guard the place. The Dsis-
oner, az soon a. he reached the office. Sam
exhausted into chat. His head tell back
and his livid face and staring eyes pro-
man, perhaps "a years old. with bsasdlsss
and cadaverous face. and stupid, almost
idiotic expression. For time the man
refused TO answer any questions. ana snens
in . scarcely audible voice. said, said:
'pm sick. Pm SICK"
Chief Shea told him he was . Doctor and
asked him. "Why did you kill tha mayorT'
SWELL" tho man responded feobly. hs
told me he would mAks me eorporasion
counsel and did not do IL. 70 shot Aim.
what i YOUR nsme?' asked ths dsssc--
"Prend dereast, Patrick Eugene. or Eugene
Pat ick. makes no difference which"
Where do ron live9'
II don't know. around here somewhere
guess. don't live on railroad tracks. III
, tell you that" he said. emphatically. "a.
The officers sxperisnosd great dtmoulty
In further examination, but al last wer'
o convinced that the murderer had bssn Z
}. newspaper carrier, whose routs Vas IN III
d vicinity Of the mayors home. 70! esvsra
4 hours the examination continued, but listlt
of In, portancs developed. Other Witnessed
were examined and the prisoner WAS Analll
h placed in cell under the city hall and id
q ditional policemen stationed about tha
s building for the nights vigil.
|. All night long crowds came and went
about the place. The bitter feeling seains
v the murderer became intensified and stR
10 nifioant, subdped remarks about con-
" vsnisnt lamp post and swift vsnvssnc'
were frequently heard. At one time dur
- ing the evening a. carriage drove rapidly
~ down the street q young man shouted
+ ''There he goesv' Thers was an immediate
Il rush for tho Ietreating vehicle. but som
+ one shouted that PIends5gast WAS still II
the chiefs Office and the crowd rsta1nsd.