The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-12
soME TnEORIRs.

Gusssss as "a How Flynn Was Murdered
and who We're the Criminals
Tho above story. as developed at the COZ
0nsr's inquest. IL all the police have 10 60
on in bringing the murdeisrs Of John W.
Flynn 10 justice. Though theTs 10 ALSO
utely no Glue. neither the police under Mar
shall Mccain nor the ofiisers under Sheriff
Curtis are leaving stone untuTnsd or
sparinE any effort that will bring the eui ~
ones 10 the bar of the court. Thee az a
score OF theories ~ 90 how the crime was
committed, but they are OF course All theo
ries. Taking all the circumstances into
consideration, and the habits OF the mur-
deTed of1csf, the most reasonable theO y is
the following; About $3.50 Yesterday morn
ing Flynn vent oyer 90 the stHtion 70
use the iavatory. lie unlocked the doof
leading into the ladies' waiting room,
and took his keys ON the outside. placing
them on the In ids OF the lock. Then h
laid hia cane on the window sill, and taking
of his gloves laid them on top OF the cane.
Than be started into ths Rentlsnen's wait
ing room. There was just snouRh light IN
the room 20 barely distinguish objects. and
ae he had been in the other room some
momsnts be had become used TO the dark
ness, and could see much better than II he
had just com in ON the light. On enter
ing tne ladies' DOM he noticed that the
door of Sue ticket office was open. or that
something over Ia tue corner OF the room
was not altogether a. II should be. This
must have been the case as the lavatoTy 10
n the portion OF tbe mems room quite
Q ose to the door leading into the ladies'
room. The Durglsrs had heard the officer
come In, had heard him shut the door. and
we're ready for him, In case he came In
their direction. Flynn walked over
toward the north door of the
eentlsmen's waiting room and when
ha h. ~ ha La H.
he was hit on the head with en- implement
Of some sort. The man who dealt the blow
evidently stood in the shadow, probably
just inside the doof. and when the officer
put his head In the blow descended. Itwss
not severe enough 90 render him altogether
unconscious. but IL brought him 10 bis
knees. Then IL must have seemed 20 the
burglars that there was a ohanos for the
officer 20 make n hght aud they aTed. I bis
first shot missed. went through the otncsr's
clothing and was imbedded IN the floor, be-
ing picked out aftsrWaTd By the coroner.
! hen a second shot vas fred. and this
Ct uek Flynn in the knee. BY this time
Flvnn had sufficiently recovered 10 call out
for help, and this Was the cry that Young
heard. by this time the Burglars had evil
IDENTIFY become thoroughly slArmed. and
possibly the officer bad recognized one or
more of them and called name.
Then q revolver was plaeei close TO
his shoulder and fred. This ball
went 30 his heart. and so close was the
weapon held that tbe coat was burned by
the powder. Then the Run was fired 90
close 30 his head that the hair all around
burned. IL may be that more than one
man did the shooting.
Then what became OF the mufde ers.
There 10 evoTy reason 10 bslieVe that they
had a horse and wagon near BY. 70 soon
as theY we're SURE the officer could not fol-
hau has lafN M int h.
rode away, not going very far into the
country. There 10 no doubt they aepA-
rated and the likelihood 10 that one or
more of them are 10 town now. waiting a
favorable opportunity 20 get away. The
police and the ahsrf's officers have run
down to-day dozen clues, but none were
on the right track. Sergeant Frey. who
had charge Of the caae early in the morn.
ing left nothing undone that would lead 20
the detection of she murdsreTs, but the
crime had been committed two hours be-
fore he knew anything about IL.
The fact thai abe officer had no idea that
there vas any one in the station. or that
there we're thieYss ~ work. 10 evidenced by
she fact that when kis bodY was found la
his left hand hip pocket was his revolver,
and his coat was buttonsd mp. He told the
" tier only last month that when be knew
he had to deal With bad peopls he Always
kept his gun handy, 90 a. TO have 10 really
FOR use, AID he said also that a. certain
seasons Of the year when be knew there
we're notorious hard eases Ia town he al
ways had his revolver ready TO- instant &C
zion In going over certain portions OF bis
beat III you need a gun a. ALL" he said,
''you need 10 quick, am ths onlT safe way
is 10 have 10 ready" IL may be. ana there
are some who hold to the theory, that when
be got into the waiting room he saw the
door of the ticket office open, add that
some one Who knew him called out
Halo. Flynn" He replied. recognizing
the voice. aud then went 90 see what was
going on. knowing discovery was inevitA-
bic the man who was recognized deter
mined that abe only wav 20 save himself
was 20 70. ever 81 enoe Flynn, and this be
did.
There was only $40 In ths safe. and $l35
Of that amount belonged 90 Ticket Agent
Avery. The COMPANY does not leave 20 sx-
coed few dollaTs in the safes ~ abe depot,
and a. no tins would burglars ind enough
mOney 70 pAy them for the labor Of opening