The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-06-14

Special 10 Tho Independent

Special 10 Tho independent
LIym0sroN. June 13-One week from
Friday robert A. Andsraon. alias Fields,
who now stan ls convlotsd Of the murds
OF Emanusl FlsmminR. will atone for his
crime on the oallowa, providing the iniu-
enes brought 10 bear on Gov. Richards
doss NOT induce him 70 grand q respite. Aa
the time draws near for the event Fields
bosfaya uons OF tho emotion and fear that
10 usual with men Ia like position, but on
the contrary maintalns tho same uncon-
cern that he has sisos his arrest. He eAia
regular aud his sleep 10 unbroken during
the entire night He appears very cheerful
and frequently jokes with the death watch.
On Saturday last the Jail here WAS visited
by a local delegation Of the womsn's
Christian Temperance Union. Song ser
vice was held and flowers distributed
among tho prisoners When flowers we're
given TO Fields he thanked the ladies and
requested that they pray for him. Fields
has the greatest contempt for Mortimer
his nccomplioe who turned states evil
dsnce. and whose testimony Fields believes
ufouUut hOout MS couFictious
Fields greatest worry seems to be the
fear that Mortimer will 70 unpunished, and
frequently asks "why don't they ssntsnos
Mortinlerf Hs has told his story and ad.
mits bis guilt. Why don't they punish
himG'
When told that efforts vera being made
In his behalf, and that he would probably
be granted respite, he smiled sadly and
replied. ut will do no good. | am salts
ned. and wish that tho day OF execution
was Tomorrow"
II has been 70, ted that since Fields
c,nviction he has tried TO make II appear
that he was cog nizant Of other crimes, in
man and the blowing Of Holidays safe.
Hs claims TO have had nothing whatever 10
do with them himself but saJs that Morti-
mer, who had hand In them. gave him
the particulars. He does not state any
thing definite, and what little he relsteT
about the lines appears TO be all guess
work. Officers place no crsdenee in any
statement he has made oncerning them.
IL is now believed that ho has attempted
to mislend the officers, thinking that II he
could convince them that II he knew OF
other crimes be would be granted longer
time in order that they might Use him "a
secure the conviction OF other parties.
The efforts that ars bsing male In Fields
behalf have created much bitter feeling here
and the ssntimsns seems strong against
any thing being done that would postpone
the event billed for the 22i. The parties
who are interesting themselves in Fields
seem vory sincere Ia their belief that he
had nothing whatever 10 do with the kill
ing, and are confident that Mortimer did il
alone. although they admit that Fields
probably knew something about II and may
have p.Bnn.d H.
Itlis stated that during the past week
Mortimer has admitted that he periurod
himself NJ Fields trial and that Fields tooh
no part in the murder OF Fleming. An.
dA,it TO this effect has been mad, by the
party 10 whom Mortimer made the state
ment, and has been forwarded 20 Gov.
Richards at Helena. Mortimer denies
most emphatically that he ever made the
statement embodied in the affidavit. Few
people here take any stock In the theory
that Mortimer committed the crime alone.
slmos, all believing the circumstances sur
rounding the case point strongly 10 the
guilt OF both parties.