The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-24

took a meal at the hotel, where they
spent the night. and this morning
about o'clock the party started for
Deer Lodge.
On the way over ne told Hess and
Wilhelm that he had come to Silver
Bow Junction on the railroad; said he
had been in California After reaching
Silver Bow he said he went through
stuart, Race Track and down the Deer
Lodge valley to Pioneer. Allen said
that after shooting his wife Saturday
night he went in hiding In the brush
near by; that ere had no shelter from
failing snow or the cold night, and the
next day he took to the mountains. He
stayed in the mountains within five
miles of Pioneer all the time, eluding
the officers in the day time and sleep
ing under willows and brush in the deep
ravines at night. He frequently saw
his pursuers from his hiding places, but
he knew none of them and as long as
they were not dangerously close he did
not attempt to molest them. although
he says he could frequently have killed
those who were looking for him.
Yesterday a young fellow who had
started out from Pioneer to hunt for
Allen sat on a log and ate his lunch
within 40 feet of where Allen was in
hiding. Allen said he tried to attract
the fellows attention by whistling. but
mis- teeth were gone and he could not
whistle, so he let the fellow leave with
out making his presence known. Allen
said he did not want to kill any of the
officers or any innocent man. Hemmed
in by officers in hot pursuit and deep
snow and sick, sore and weary he
thought further attempt to escape was
useless and there was nothing left but
starvation or surrender.
When asked If Che had written the
1nft A.
Yam hill and Pioneer, he said he had
written ii with his own hand. In ad-
dition to the rife and hunting knife
turned over to Wilhelm, Allen had in
his possession an old flour sack con-
tanning a tin cup, a teaspoon, a spool
of thread, some underclothing and a
part of the grouse that he killed
few days ago. He also had big jack
knife, five-pound salt sack full of
cartridges and a pocketful of pitch
pine splinters for starting fires. He
had small money purse in his pocket.
in which were two IS gold pieces, 81 in
silver and an old envelope.
The following letter was written on
the envelope. The envelope being un-
folded, he had evidently made good
use of all the writing material he had
at hand. 1t was written with a lead
pencil and in the same scrawl as his
former letter. 1t was written on Mon
day following the murder and at a
time probably when the officers of the
law were securing the hills for him.
1t reads:
This is May IS. 1896. 1 wonder IL
Bill Emery thinks / will stand this
now. I will die first before / will stand
IL. Him to step right in and take
possession of my home and property
and me lay out with not a blanket, all
for most eight years. All / had was
some burly sacks sewed together aud
some filled with leaves except one
piece of blanket / used for a saddle
blanket. Now l have got nothing at
all. l have laid out in all this storm
without a blanket at all, only my
clothes on. tt is five days I have not
slept in a house at all. 1 have not had
one meal a day, now all / have is one
grouse to eat. no salt at all. / think
that will do me as long as / want any
thing TO eat. l am going to make 1t
desperate sure. They can have their
pie and cake, tea and coffee and sugar,
beefsteak and loan my money out on
interest and have plenty. / have to live
on bread and water. have worked
many day and night and IT raining
and sometimes showing, go up at mid
night and go to the head of my ditch
II raining as hard as IL could pour
down and her in bed sleeping. l gave
her money twice TO go the states. IL
took about $500 each time. l stayed
home and worked hard all the time.
Now she would take the bite out of my
mouth and give ii to a d-n gambler.
/ was drove TO do bad in the first place.
now from bad to worse. Rather than
starve I will be murdered; / can't
work at all. My will is good enough
but can't stand on my feet. This
from p. Allen. My feet and legs is
paining me so bad / can't stand II no
longer at all. / have got nothing. !
can't walk to hunt any. Now I am
over 20 years old. / never took as
much as a good suit of clothes out of
my hard labor. p. Allen"
Allen has been resting most of the
day; talks but little and seems to be
badly broken up physically.
The news of his being brought in
and turned over to the officers caused
commotion about town
and more or less excitement and was
not unwelcome to a great many in this
part of the country, who feel better
with Allen safely in jail thap at large
In the hills with a loaded Winchester
rifle and heart full of vengeance.