The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-22
The Police Convinced That They Have
the Murderer of Parlin.
RUNNING DOWN STORIES
Chief Tebo Believes That His Of
flee Knows as Much About the
Tragedy as VIII Ever Be Known
Unless Edwards Confesses.

first degree. The action of the prosecu.
ton was taken so soon after the find
ing of the coroner's jury that the
prisoner and his counsel were taken
rather by surprise, and was so unex-
pected that there were few persons in
the court room aside from some mem
bers of the bar. Edwards was brought
from the Jail in charge of several Off
GERS, and took his place with a number
of other prisoners who were being ar
raigned. If he felt any anxiety he did
not show it, Chief Deputy County At
torney Booth presented written re-
quest for permission to file an informa-
ton and recited briefly the facts and
the result of the coroner's investiga-
ton by which the prisoner was charged
with firing the shot that killed Parlin.
Judge Speer having granted formal
permission the information was filed and
was then read to the defendant by Mr.
Booth. Edwards listened intently to
the reading, and at its conclusion the
usual question was asked
What is your true manner"
Edwards"
Edward Edwards?"
Yes, sir"
The information named the defendant
as Edward Campbell. alias Edward Ed
wards, alias Edward Boxley
Attorney j. Il. McClernan asked that
the names of Grice q McClernan be
entered as counsel for the defendant
and said he would like to have until
next Saturday to plead
Mr. Booth objected TO granting that
much time and Mr. McClernan said he
thought they were entitled TO a little
extra time owing to the fact that the
matter was brought up so suddenly.
Judge Speer extended the time for plea
until next Thursday and Edwards was
returned TO Jail.
There were no new developments yes
terday in connection with the murder
of Officer Fred Parlin and after run
ming down every story that has been
told of the shooting and making a
most thorough investigation of the case
In every detail, the police believe that
all OF the facts that can be ascertained
for the present at least have been
brought out. Several rumors which
promised more or less important devel-
opments were run down yesterday. but
in the investigating process they lost
all of their sensational features and
when the real facts were ferreted out II
was found that they all led up to the
story of the murder with which the
public is familiar
The only result of matters that trans
pired yesterday was to more thorough
ly convince the police that they are
right In their belief that il was Ed
wards who killed the policeman, and
that IL was a premeditated and DELHI
erately planned murder The three
bullets that were removed by DR. Nor
cross have been accurately weighed and
their weight seems that II was not a
bullet from Judges gun that killed
Parlin. The bullets that were taken |
from Mrs. Sloan's dog and Judges head
weighed almost exactly seven penny
weights each. A new 3S-caliber bullet |
was then placed on the scales and was |
found to weigh IA pennyweights The |
bullet that killed officer Parlin weighed |
only IA pennyweights and the officers |
are positive that il was fired from a |
32-caliber revolver in the hands of Ed |
wards. The smaller bullet was bat |
tered up more than either of the 9th |
ers, but IL is not believed that IL could |
have lost three pennyweights, while the |
bullet which went clear through 1
Judges head lost less than a quarter /
OF pennyweight. The officers expect /
TO prove that Edwards owned a 3e-cali-
yer revolver on the day of the shoot
ing.
one of the stories which was run
down yesterday was rumor TO the
effect that Bert Kennedy. who occupies
a cabin in Wyoming alley adjoining
that OF Edwards and Judge had one
or his fingers shot of during the row
in their cabin on Tuesday afternoon.
The truth of the matter was that Ken
nedy had one of his fingers hurt In
scuffie and not by bullet.
we have run down every story OF
the murder that has been told" said
Chlef Tebo yesterday afternoon. They
all lead to the same end, and / believe
that we know as much about the shoot
ing now as we will ever know unless
Edwards should make a confession
which is not at all probable I think
that Edwards and Judge conceived the
idea of killing a policeman and that
they were not very particular what Of
ncer they killed. / believe that they
returned TO the cabin and fired off a
shot TO attract an officer and that Ed
wards then shot him down delhi
erately. j am satisfied that Edwards
and Judge were alone in the cabin at
the time"
1t is probable that II will be a long
time before Butte will have another
police officer numbered %. officer Fred
Krambeck wore the star bearing thar
number when he was killed in the big
dynamite explosion. The star then
passed to Fred Parlin. who met a vio-
lent death in the discharge Of his duty.
IL was also stated by several policemen
that officer Jordan wore that same ill.,
fated star when he was murdered four
years ago. II the latter statement is /
true all Of the policemen in Butte who
have been killed while in the discharge |
Of their duty have borne the same .
number. Chief Tebo is looking up the I
records. and II he finds that Jordan's
number was No. 25 he says he will |
never again ask a policeman TO wear a
star bearing that number. At the (
zane time the chief emphatically denies
any inclination towards a belief in SUI /
but he believes that a num-
Der which has been attended by such a
strange fatality is better out OF the |
way.
Judge will be buried from the Butte
undertaking. rooms at o'clock this .
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