The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-04
MORAND IS CAUGHT
BE Killed a Man Named Wilson at
Vancouver in 1889.
LOCATED IN Ell PASO, TEXAS
Father and Son Reunited After a
Separation of 27 Years-Pick-
ing Seeds Above the Clouds
Along the Great Northern.

Vancouver Independent: On the Sd
OF December, 1889, a murder was COM
mftted dn this city, fuhe victim being a
member of the Fourteenth Infantry
named Wilson, and the supposed muir
derer a man named Thomas Morand.
The crime was committed just out sid
OF "a saloon on Reserve street, where
Morand and one McCarty, who Is sup
posed ITO have been the murderers in
tended VICTIM, had a row, and Morand
was driven out of the saloon. Shortly
after uhe disturbance Wilson left the
building, and "a few minutes later re-
turned and drew IA dagger whboh had
been plunged into his abdomen. He
Immediately fell over, and shortly after
was taken 10 THE hospJJal, where he
died two hours alter. George Housch
and Gus Berry, were present and took
his statement of the particulars OF the
cr,tme so far as Wilson could tell uhem
and they will be the principal witnesses
for the prosecution, now that Morand
has been apprehended.
1t has always been supposed that Mo-
rand INTENDED to kill AbcCarty. with
whom he had had trouble. and that the
mistook Wilson for McCaIity.
Immediately following the murder.
Monllfd skipped out, and Though it was
supposed at the time that he would
soon be caught, as he had no money,
all efforts to capture him proved futile
It'll Monday, when a telegram was re-
ceived from the officers at Ell Paso.
Texas, stanng thar Morand had been
arrested there and that the officers
should ait once come for him.
A couple of months since a former
member OF the Fourteenth, VINO was
here at the commission of THE murder.
met Morand in Texas and recognized
him. Nothing was said of the crime,
but Moudnd invented an excuse and
IA fr1.a
is Reyes, but who was enlisted under
another name, not ITO mention the meet
ing. Subsequently Keyes wrote to the
officers here stating The facts OF the
meeting and asking IL the reward of
5000 offered at the time stlll held good.
He was informed after a consultation
between a number of 1.-THE officers that a
reward of 500 would still be paid, al
though the FORMER offer had expired,
and he was directed, III he was sure of
his man, to have The officers there ar
rest Morand. The answer to this came
in the form of "a Telegram conveying no.
'uIce OF arrest.
On Tuesday Prosecuting Attorney
McCredie was busy preparing papers TO
submit Ito Governor McGraw asking
for a requisftion upon the governor of
Texas tor The return OF the prisoner TO
this state, and as soon as the proper
papers can be secured from Olympia,
Sheriff Miller will proceed TO Texas TO
bring back the man who, after all these
years, is likely TO be called to the bar
of justice to answer to lhis crime. AS
Mr.. Miller does not know Morad he will
have Ito take "a man from here TO iden-
tify him, and he has asked John Craw-
ford Ito go with hlim for that purpose.
and also to assist in bringing back the
prisoner.
LMorand is reported to have ben mar
rled since leaving here. and his arrest
for murder was doubtless a great sur
prise Ito his wife.