The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-12
HERE IS THE LATEST
A Sensation That Will Give the Sages
Much Study.
IT'S A VERY STRANGE CASE
How Sageser Endured an Blight
Day Ride In an Albright Car
Of Beer X egs-A Double
Barreled Mystery.
IS A VERY STRANGE CASE

which has so many sensations Of a
peculiar and novel character as Butte
has. If there is murder, or suicide, |
or a bank hold-up, or a mysterious dis |
appearance or anything else Of a sen.
sational character. 1t usually takes |
some unusual form in Butte.
About 10 days ago John Sageser was |
missed by his friends in Butte. The
haunts which he frequented missed
him, he was missed at the place where |
he worked and missed at the place
where he roomed. Sageser is Jockey,
who at St. Louis early in the year was
ruled off the track for riding in man
ner alleged to be irregular. He came
to Montana for the Anaconda races
and remained there during the races.
He passed under the name OF Murphy
and rode one race at the Anaconda
meeting under that name. Then an
other "jock" gave him away and he
was not able to ride any more. He
made money, however, and invested
in a house and lot in Anaconda which
he subsequently sold for $1,100 Early
in the fall Sageser came to Butte. he
tended bar at Croy's saloon in Arizona
street for time and hung about the
Cottage hotel and the Walker house
good deal. At the time of his disap-
pearance he was employed by the Butte
agency of the Minneapolis Brewing
| company as helper in loading and un-
|
| Sam Clowan. driver for the company.
| to load a car with empties. On Nov.
/ he disappeared. Will T. Eastman.
| the Butte agent Of the brewing COM
| pany, told Clowan two or three differ
ent times to tell Sageser. or Murphy,
there and get his pay. Clowan said
he had not seen Sageser. At the
Walker house, where he .roomed. his
clothes were found. but Sageser could
not be found. He seemed to have dis
| appeared as completely as though he
had sunk in the ground. 1t takes a
pretty good sensation in Butte to last a
whole week, and after about a week
Sageser's friends simply concluded that
something had happened to him and
| proceeded to forget him.
| Now Sageser shows up again in Min
neapolis. landed in the car of empties.
| almost starved to death and nearly
| dead from exposure. Yesterday Mr.
| Eastman received the following letter
from the headquarters of the firm at
| Minneapolis, telling about this strange
affair:
Minneapolis, Nov. 8.
"W. T. Eastman. Butte Dear Sir:
When our driver who unloaded the car
of empties. shipped by you on the LIST
inst, opened the door. he heard groans
on the inside of THE car. Upon investl-
cation he found a man lying on top
of the kegs. He assisted him out. The
poor fellow could hardly walk. and
when our clerk was informed he gave
orders to have the man brought to the
office. He told those present that his
name was John Sageser and helped
your driver. Sam Clowan, to load the
car with empities. Thursday night, Oct.
81. He claims that he is a friend of
your driver and SAYS that he made ar
engagements wSth him to let him have
800 to lbuv diamond with, and that
49,
matter, two men were standing near
by. After they had talked about the
matter and reached an agreement he
went to get the money and in the
! meantime YOUR driver was called away
to deliver few cases of beer. When
this man, John Sageser. returned he
, found that there were a few empty
= packages which had to be put into the
car and he was about Ito put them in
. when he was approached by these two
men that were listening to the con-
versation between himself and driver
! and invited him to take "a drink which
! they offered him. He took the drink
and says that was the last he can re-
! member and he did not wake UP until
sometime to-day. According to his
! statement he was awake only a shor
time when he fell asleep again. He
says that the latter part of the fore
noon ne awoke up and heard people
walk along side of the car and called
. to have the car opened. but no one
! again. When the car was opened the
! noise awakened him and he was dis
: covered and taken out. He told suci
u a straightforward story. that nearl,
!, everyone was inclined TO believe II
u and he seems to know all the circum
>, stances and conditions in connection
:. with your driver and the business IL
, general Now what we wish to know
= for curiosity sake. whether you know
!. anything about the disappearance o
e this man. and whether II was noticed
II II the story The told about helping you
/. driver. Sam. load the empties is true
p We almost forgot TO say that he wa
q robbed of the 800 he had in his lef
'. hip pocket. II his story is true, tn
> two hoboes that listened to the con
% versafion between him and Sam frs
.r doped him with the drink they Offered
s then robbed him and put hdm in TN
IS car and locked the same. We suppos
le that when your driver billed out tn
E. car the next morning he did not sus
IT pect anything and forwarded the sam'
d Awaiting your reply we remain, your
he truly.
If minneapolis Brewing Company.
a By Titus Mareck"
he Sam Clowan was seen by a Standar
In reporter last evening and said he r
ID membered well that Sageser helped hi
r load the car of empties. He remen
bered also talking TO Sageser about n
~ diamond stud which Sageser agreed
d. buy from Clowan for 500. Sages
W told him ne had LOO in Hoge. Da
&c & Co.'S bank in Anaconda and that
was drawing no interest and he mig
as well use part of IL for diamond
IL IF l remember right" said Clowa
~ I'VE loaded up that car on the night
oct. 81, came up town and had su
per together and after supper we 5
e around the office of the Minneapol
d Brewing company for a while. Tn,
Sageser went out and never saw III
H. again that ! remember OF. The C
- was started for Minneapolis the ne
day. How on earth Sageser ever &
into the car / can't imagine. IL do
"A NOT seem 10 me there was scarcely roo
Al in IL for a man. IL was filled near
| "a the ton The car calls for l2.l