The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-19

II know all about him." said McRas
Il know that he is not the kind OF,
man to do anything like that. He 4
all right. He is a good American. IN,
same as L am, and that goes witt
your kind of people, doesn't n? ia
wards was with me up to 10 o'cIocl
last night at the California brewery
We were drinking there with fo,,,
others In the party. The only othel
one OF the gang ] knew was King A.
10 O'Clock we separated. / don't know
what became of Edwards after thai
King and 1 went down to the Casino
l have known Edwards for five years
and i know that he is all right. He
would not do any such thing. There
was an Irishman and a policeman kill
ed and we don't want another Ameri-
can like Edw-rds to suffer-"
Where do you work." asked the
captain.
Are you a lawyer" retorted Nc
| Rae. Il don't care whether you are or
not. have been on the witness stand
before and I am ready TO go on agaIn
/ for Edwards, because / know he is ali
! right did work at the Green Mount
ain, but l don't like that class of peo-
PIE ana L quit a few days ago. 1 am
stopping at the Silver Lake house"
Who were with you and Edwards
at the California last night?"
The only name / remember was
King. L don't know where King works
or where he boards. 1 never met him
before last night"
captain Waters concluded to hold
McRae as witness and so locked him
up. McRae offered no objection and In
fact seemed pretty willing to be held
as a witness.
Ed O'Donnell yesterday turned ND
with story of the shooting, which. If
true, VIII tend to fasten the murder on
the fellow Campbell. He claims to have
followed, or accompanied, Officer par
lin up the alley and was about 20 feet
behind him when Mr.. Parlin placed his
feet on the first step of the cabin and
raped on the door with his club. The
door was opened by a man attired in
a hght suit and he instantly fired. Par
lin fell and the murderer stepped over
ms BODY and ran down the alley mast
ODonnell, carrying the revolver in his
lett hand. After he had passed O'Don-
nell short distance he threw the re-
volver into a vacant lot. O'Donneu
MAD not seen Campbell yesterday, but
he gave good description of him in
describing the man who he saws killed
officer Parlin. A search Of the vacant
lot indicated. however, failed to dis
cover the revolver the murderer is al
legeu 10 nave thrown away, and the
police are not INCLINED to take much
stock in O'DonnelPs story.
Ollie Murphy, the woman who was
arrested Tuesday night because she
was Edwards woman and was SUD-
posed 10 know something about him.
was released yesterday morning after
ne had been arrested. Three other wo-
men VINO were in the cabin with the
gang early in the evening before the
murder were arrested last evening
ma are being detained in the city jail.
lhey are the notorious Mrs. Cussick
Nay barrett and a woman known as
'Scarfaced Kit" They admit thai, they
we're In the cabin with the men, but
ay they left early in the evening and
lnew nothing about the row among
he men or the murder. They will he
equired to testify at the coroner's in
,uest, which will begin at O'Clock
his evening, and they may be able
o tell more than they would tell yes
erday when questioned
The scene of the murder was visited
y crowds OF curious people yesterday
M the bodies of officer Parlin and his
robable murderer which lay side bv |.
lde In the Butte undertaking rooms.
'ere viewed by probably 10, 900 people
rev hours after the bodies were ]
iken TO the undertaking rooms the
rowds began to stream into the place ]
nd a steady procession was kept up
II day yesterday and late into last I
he body of officer Parlin was laid ont |
a handsome rosewood coffin, and in a
lie AFTERNOON was removed TO his late
ONE at No. Jay street, in the east t
n part of the city from where the e
neral will take place at O'Clock Fri S
ny afternoon. The murdered man had
zen a member of the A. o. u. w. and
ley will attend the funeral in a BODY
arlin was rs years of age and leaves
young wife and a baby who have
zen receiving the heartfelt sympathy
the entire people of the city.
Coroner Richards has sent a telegram
Leadville for Judges father and =
other who are said to be living there
'tifying them of the case and the
'ath of Judge. and asking for in
ructions as to the disposition of the
dy, but up to midnight no reply had 4
en- received.
For the first time in many years
ere was some talk around Butte yes-
rday about lynching. and while some
rSonS pretended to make a great
ing cut of the few threats heard, the "
lice paid no attention to it,
Z was reported late last night that
2 prosecuting officers had found a
IN who claims to have overheard
mpbell say on Tuesday evening an
ur before the murder. that he was d.
ing to kill a s. of a b. p A no.
eman and that the first shot was
Identity fired for the purpose of at
Icting the victim into the trap The ~
lice pronounce the story ridiculous
q the probability is that there is
thing in it, FL