The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-12


once called up the coroner and notified
him, and calling hack took Shadwell
to the county Jail. On the way the muir
deref was as cool as though he had
just attended some function for pleas
ure instead of being red-handed from
the shedding of the life blood of a fell
low creature. He took an apple from
his pocket and ate it with SO much
complacence as to cause his companion
to shiver at the lack of feeling he dis
played. Shadwell refused to discuss the
shooting with the officer, and only made
one remark on the way:
Why didn't you arrest the man who
had the gun? he's the one who did the
shooting" the murderer said.
Captain Dawson made no reply. and
Shadwell seeing the officer took no
stock in the statement remained silent
county Jail the murderer was searched
and locked up in cell in the lower cor
ridor. and yesterday was placed in cell
No. in murderers row.
After officer Handlin left the saloon
with the prisoner. Proprietor Kelley
went back into the gambling room and
picking up the inanimate form of
O'Connor, carried il into the bar room.
He did not think at first that he was
dead and kept calling on him to speak.
He soon discovered the man was dead
and laid him down on the floor to wait
the arrival of the coroner. Coroner
Tremblay soon reached the scene, and
after viewing the remains and examfn-
ing the premises, ordered the body sent
| TO ShermanS undertaking rooms.
Sergeant of Police Jack Buchanan
made prompt and efficient work of
rounding up the witnesses to the shoot
ing and getting their separate version
of the affair. AS a matter Of precau-
ton, six of them We're sent to the city
jail and later transferred to the county
Jail for detention until they should be
needed. They are Henry Hathwell, A.
NJ Anderson. Joseph Clancy, Fred Chin
burn, Nj. K. Johnson and John Connors.
! The three men-Brady, MCGOWAN and
: MacDougall-were not taken into Gus
/ tody, as they are we'll known to the
| authorities and will appear whenever
| needed. but their statements were taken
| like the rest.
The stories told by all the witnesses
/ are very much alike, differing only as
| to minor details having no especial sig
nificanee, and then differing only as
| different men will see the side issues
of a happening in different lights, while
/ agreeing as to the main points involved.
! A composite statement of what these
/ nine principal witnesses of the murder
will say when called upon to testify
will be that O'Connor caught Shadwell
/ cheating. and told him If he did not
play square he would have to quit the
game. and also threatened him with a
| thrashing If the opera ton was repeated.
ShadweH was detected a. second time
and ordered to quit the game. where
/ upon he left the table and was gone
/ from the room about % minutes. When
| he came back he demanded his chips,
which he had left on the table, and was
| told by 0'Connor that he could not sit
/ into the game again, and the assistant
/ Hathwell, was instructed 10 give him
/ his money. which amounted To 1886
/ Shadweil demanded his chips and a
/ hand and being again refused, dropped
into his seat and snatched the deck
from Chinburn, who was dealing
! O'Connor leaned over to take the cards
/ from Shadwell, remarking: Il have
always treated you Ike a gentleman.
The balance of whatever he had in his
| mind to say was never uttered, for
/ Shadwell rising, drew the weapon con.
ceaed in the front of his trousers, and
/ fired. killing his victim instantly.
1t is said by some of the witnesses
that OConnor had been drinking and
was in an ugly humor all the evening
| but others assert that he did not APP
| pear to be intoxicated. and his demea-
| nor did not appear unusual. 1t is quite
certain ShadWell had been smoking OPT
| um, or was full of morphine and he
was still under the influence of which
ever drug he had been using at The
| time of his arrest, and to questions put
to him he would only reply by a sickly
| smile or sheer.
The murderer is a man probably 81
| years old He is not more than , feet
or 5 inches tall. and will weigh rs OF
$50 pounds. He would be dark We're II
| not for the sallow paleness caused by
/ the excessive use of drugs, has thin
| sharp features and always goes
smooth shaver. He has the eyes of a
| criminal and will never lock a man
! straight in the In
| record with the police. not only ot
| Butte. but of San Francisco. New Or
| leans and other cities. 1t MAS in New
/ Orleans that he met the notorious conf
| dence woman. Jessie Lester. or jew
jess. as she is known TO the authorities
of almost every city from New Orleans
| west. He became her macquero. and
/ has lived with her for the past 10 years
| being given luxurious living for his
| ability 10 square" witnesses or put
them out Of the way If the chaneessbe
came good for her To 20 to prison. H.
/ is card sharp. not what is commonly
termed a gambler in the West but .
sure-thing player. lie is addicted II
the morphine and onium habits. am
when he il fun Of either. is accounted
! a desperate individual He recently
/ broke with his mistress. and she il
/ supposed 10 have left town. having
+ promised 10 do SO if certain ease.
against her in the police court wers
/ dropped. Mel Long ago ShaaNelI va.
/ arrested Tor robhing the man johnson
who was MS partner in thu fatal poke
/ game 8f S13B but when the case came
up for preliminary hearing johnson
could not be- found. and Justice Lauran
deau dismissed the case. Johnson wa,
undoubtedly squared, and since tha
time he and ShadNeu have Travelled a:
side partners.
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