The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-04
A STRANGE PRISONER.
Tallies Exactly With a Montana Es-
caned Mnrderer.

The man Roy r. Butler, arrested a
few days ago by the sheriff. is si-iM at
the county jal9 and it is probable that
he Will be detained there some days I'm
I'll his case lis investigated The mail
was arrested Friday and from udie first
acted almost desperate. The sheriff had
reason do believe that he was a nlIr-
d5rer VINO escaped from the Red Lodge
jail in Carbon county, about Sept. 2,
and who sometimes went by the name
of Holmes. The sheriff accosted him as
Holmes UlleGeuu0n the man showed
fight without a word and struggled
desperately until he Was oVerpowered
by BelQap and Deputy Ball2rityne-
When finally oVerpowered he begged
mat they kid him and settle the mat
'tsr cnce Ter an, as his being retiaS5tl
meant ds2.Il. Laser he sgaalad to re-
greet having talked 50 much and for
time pretended to be insane When
taken he had a pot of coffee winch ne
mad just boiled and ON the way up the
streeG he ate crackers and drank coffee
He never denlsd the name HotmeS and
for the first "a hours of his ancarcera-
uion refused TO talk TO any one. Among
lis effects vas q bank book, showing
that he had recently deposited $500 with
French & Co., bankers at Dallas, Ore,
and that 1t had been drawn on frss 10
the sum of $400 ard later 500. There
were also recef9ts showing that ne
recently Joined a lodge, but tha man de-
MED amy knowledge Of the order until
confronted with the receipts, When he
had nothing 10 say. \ letter from his
home I'm Mountain Home, Tenn, vague
ly referred 70 his trouble and the oPiA
ion was expressed mat those people"
would net bother MIN if he would say
nothing about the mast.
Butlsr claimed to have come across
the country from Oregon TO EHko, Ney.,
cn horseback and thence to Ogden by
rail- He had engaged a rCCCn in the
Tanner block ana kept secluded nearly
all the time. Among mis- possessions
was a hne revolver wnich he carried
with him loaded.
The man exactly answers the deScrllo-
ton of the man described in the cir
GUAR sent cut from Red Lodge, Mont,
Tor the murderer who escaped jail. a
message was sent to Sheriff Dunn of
Carbon county about noon on Friday,
saying that g. man had been arrested
answering tine description Of Holmes
No reply came Friday nor Saturday,
and a tracer was sent out to make sure
th2h the message had been delivered
Nothing was heard Saturday night nor
Sunday forenoon, and another tracer
was sent out. This brought an answer,
saying that the man was net Holmes
No reason was suggested for the delay
in answering and no reason was given
as to how The Montana officer knew tine
prisoner was not their man, since he
answered the description. Butler says
Ele has not row any of the $500 left.
At first he appeared in. mortal terror,
but as time goes on ne is considerably
encouraged and evidently thinks his
crime viii not be found out. That he
is either q criminal CIR a crazy person
ncne of the officers doubt. His dascrip-
ton is about as follows: About 8 feet
10 inches tail; weight about $40 pounds;
| wears a No. .snoe; has black hair and
eyebrows, with dark grey eyes, white,
even teeth. Has on dark suit CT c.t-.hes
villa dark broad brinned nat. His face
has a pale, almost paAitd, Appearance.
Has about a months growth OF dark
beard.