The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-10
cause I thought their conduct

and a ] thought their conduct
peculiar"
streets yesterday that Frank Kinds. a
brother of Ton Kinds. who was de-
feated for reelection. had been heard
to say IL might become necessary to
steal the ballots IN some strong demo-
cratic precinct; that he had spent a
great deal Of time around the polls In
precinct No. 8 on election day. and tina
for these reasons he had been arrested
on suspicion. when asked concerning
these reports, Mr.. Sullivan said:
Kinds was around the polls a great
deal. and / was told he had made such
a remark about stealing ballots. IL was
quite frequently reported that he had
mades such a remark but ] don't think
anyone took any stock in IL, and I GER
tainly would not accuse him of having
had a hand I'm the AFFAIR"
IL should be stated that the report
that Kinds was arrested. was wholly
untrue. Sheriff Regain. when seen.
laughed at the idea and said he had not
only not arrested Kinds. but no sus-
picion ever entered his mind. Where
the report started. and why IL was cir
culated so persistently. IL would he
hard to tell. The statement Of the dep
uty to O'Leary with reference to his
having heard an attempt to steal the
ballots was to be made. is doubtless
traceable TO Kinds reported remark.
That the desperadoes went To the
polling place for the purpose OF stealing
the ballots. very few people a any
doubts. and h authorities have rea-
sons for thinking so which cannot be
stated at this time. but one thing may
be said-precinct No. s is what Is known
as the Anaconda Hill precinct. which
always eturns a strong democratic
majority. 800 votes were polled
and the highest number of votes any
fusion candidate got was Is.
In the uncertainty which existed
Tuesday night as to how close the cleo
ton was. II may VA been thought that
II this vote could he made away with
il would defeat the ticket. While there
appears every reason to believe the
stealing Of the ballots was intended.
no one offers even a conjecture as to
who was responsible and there is no
doubt murder was not counted on by
the parties who planned the raid, but
on the contrary IL was doubtless up
posed the judges at that hour OF the
morning would be alone and would give
up without a fight. The Indignation Of
the general public over the dastardly
outrage is running at a high pitch and
the authorities will leave no stone un-
turned in the effort to discover the
perpetrators. While nothing definite Is
known to nav developed as yet. Sheriff
Regain and Chief of Police Mulholland
were in consultation last evening n
while. for very good reasons. they de-
clined to state the subject of the con-
ference. IL lis thought they have dis
covered a clue which may develop into
an lmportent one.
When the ambulance which conveyed
O'Leary and the murdered man TO the
hospital cached there and IL was found
DAILY had passed beyond all earthly as
s~istance. the body was removed to
Sherman's undertaking rooms. where an
inquest will be held to-day by Acting
Coroner. Justice L~aurandeau. The
body was prepared for burial and will
be shipped to-day to Marysville. Cal.
the home of the family of the de-
ceased.
The murdered man was 30 years Of
age and unmarried. He was born In
California and has a mother. sister n
brother living there. His only relatives
here is his brother Lawrence, who was
with him when he received his fatal
wound and who was Frustrated yester-
day with his sudden bereavement The
deceased had lived i'm Butte three years
and during that time had become N
Of the most respected young miners in
the camp. Pie was sober and indus
trious and had a host of friends who
are deeply grieved at his untimely end.
The body was asst evening taken TO
Nevins' boarding house In Dublin Gulch.
where the deceased lived. and the fun
eral will he held there this afternoon
at 2 o'clock.