The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-02
Butte Department.

mas been a Waterman for the Union
racine company for several years. He
toIu his uncle what he knew about the
murder and also wrote to a girl at
hochester with whom he had been on
very friendly terms and who was also
well acquainted with Humber. telling
her OF all that he had seen. The young
Iady replied that she was sorry that
humber had got into such serious
trouble. but was glad that he had got
ten away. Seal handed this letter 70
MS uncle, who turned 1t over to Su-
| perintendent Young, together with all
| oIher information of which he was pos
sessed. Superintendent Young referred
the whole matter to Superintendent
| van Housen at Pocatello, and IL was
| by this means that the officers got on
what they believed to be the right
track
In his ante-mortem statement Scan
ION gave a description of his assailant
which corresponded exactly with that
OF Humber. The strongest point in
this description was that Of a scar on
the pack OF his assailant's neck and
running diagonally into the hair, and
IL was Numbers anxiety to conceal |
Just such a scar on the back of his |
neck as the one described that first /
aroused the suspicion of Officers Nfeik-
leJohn and Sinsel Humber also has two |
fresh scars on the right side Of his |
mead, which were thought to have been
caused by Scanlon's gun.
Humber is not more than 20 years old
ana mas none Of the appearance Of a
criminal aside from a pair of wicked |
black eyes, which are said to be due 10 |
a trace of Mexican blood i'm his veins.
lie was born in Dallas, Texas, OF
parents and was a cowboy i'm |
the Lone Star state for several years. |
lie told Meikletohn that he went to |
Anaconda last fall after leaving Roch-
ester ana secured employment in the
boiler making department of the Tut
tie foundry and that he worked there {
almost continuously up to April 10. |
when the Introduction OF some impr,oy- | I
"a machinery resulted in the discharge | {
)f quite number of men. He said '
hat he worked every day from April I
to IL. He said that roomed with a t
nan named Cooper in room IL. in the Y
Wills & Gnose block, and boarded at d
Collins restaurant lie further stated c
nat he had not only never been in C
'ocatello, but had never been inside of | d
daho's border lines. He seemed to IL
AXE no interest in his defense until
1eiklejohn suggested that he had bet h
er be thinking up some witnesses who b
ould corroborate his story. f;
Humber repeated his story accurate | ii
TO Chief Tebo after his arrival here
esterday and his earnestness and ap- n
aren't truthfulness impressed rrne chief Al
o deeply that he refused to turn him ell
yer TO Chief Ellis of Pocatello until | Of
he latter made arrangements for his W
in the event of violence be- is
lg attempted. His willingness to go HI
Pocatello without requisition papers w
as looked on as a point in his favor OF
nd Chief Tebo expressed the opinion 10
-st evening that Seal was doing the 81
oy some dirty work. Chief Tebo and tn
elective Meiklejohn shook hands with
I'm when he was taken to the train on
nd expressed the hope that he might IN
2 able to clear himself of the charge tiC
gainst him. In arresting Humber the IN
udte police simply captured the man
lie Pocatello officers wanted. lie