The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-06-16
FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE
Bob Fields Attorneys and Friends Meet
The Governor.
HE HEARD THE WHOLESTORY
The Case Is Exciting a Great Deal
OF Interest In Park County,
Death Of a Well-known
Old Miner.
He HEARD THE WHOLESTORY

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LIVINGSTON, June l5.-Rey. w. C. Fowler.
the spiritual adviser of Murderer Field.
who is sentenced TO be hanged June ~.
having petitioned Governor Richards 10
commute the sentence. the governor ar.
rived from Helena this afternoon and was
mot by large delegation of LAWYERS, news.
paper men and other representative citi.
zens. The governors presence in Living.
ston is for tho purpose of making a per.
sonal investigation of the case in order 10
ascertain whether any good reason exists
why he should interfere TO preyent tho
execution taking place on the day ap-
pointed.
HIS excellency was closeted for three
hours this afternoon at the Office of Fields
ATTORNEYS. there being present the con.
demned mans ATTORNEYS. his aged mother.
his second cousin and the latter,s l3.year.
old daughter and Rev. MIR. Fowler. The
only other persons present were n half
dozen. one at n time. whom Fields attor-
neys desired to converse with the governor
about the case.
Although the Investigation was con.
Quoted behind closed doors. the repor,ers
and oven the county n attorney beinu denied
admittapce. IL was learned thai Field,a
cousin and his Cousins littlo uirl rei,er.
ated the statement that Field was at their
house when the murder was committed,
Attorney Wilson for Field al.o told tho
governor that since tho trial Field,s nc.
complico. William Mortimer. Ind told him
that he pcriured himself at the trial, thar
bs lMorti,ncrl committed tho murder nm.
aided and alone, and that Field was not
at the cabin when Fleming was killed.
H.H. Ash told the governor that before
the trial Frank Rife. one of the Jurors.
told him that Field ought 10 banc. some.
body else told tho governor that during
the deliberations of The iurv N crowd col.
lected in close nroximi,y to the iurv room
and made spch violent demonstrat lions as
10 imnress tho iurv with the fact thai the
pnblic at large demanded N vcr,lict of
guilty and that the iurv sept word 10 tho
sheriff TO have the crowd dis,ersed.
Without expres.,ng anv o,inion tho
rovernor adiourued the conference with
F,ell,s LAWYERS. relatives and friends. and
met the witnesses. Jurors and the states
attorney nt tho office of tho county attor.
ney Mt o'clock this evening. The con.
ference lasted until II 10 o,clock. and was
conducted with omen doors. Three Jurors
who sat on the case of Field were present,
and stated that the Jury agreed upon a
verdict in 10 minutes. that il WAS imam.
imous for hanging ON the first ballot. and
that they did not believe a word testified
tn bv Stumbo and tbe child. who triad IN
prove an aIibi.
The evidence adduccd at the trial was
related 10 Tho ooyernor nv County A,
torney Miller and A., X. Joy. Mortimer.
the accomplice, was produced by Sheriff
Conrov and was closeted with the GOV.
ernor for about two minutes. hut what be
said is not known.
In Sheriff Conroy's conversation with
Governor Richards. the former made a
startling announcement when be repeated
what Field had told him lust after
Mortimer had given the whole thing away.
Field said TO the sheriff: "If Mortimer
had not sauealed l would have let them
nrove inst as much or as little n. thew
pleased and would not have told tho
story that | did lust now TO INV attorney.
/ would have takon my medicine like a
little man even ~ 1 had to hang. but III
see now that that traitorous
Mortimer gets his share. III Pm convicted