The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28
4 DESPERATE CHARACTER
Frank Wilson Safely Lodged in
Jail.
BROKE JAILAI DEER LODGE
Wilson Suspected of Being q Member OF
. Gang OF Tough Men Who
Have Been Operating
In Montana.

It n an interesting story which hangs
cape and recapture OF Frank Wilson.
Wilson. II appear from the stories told,
came into the little town Of Deer Lodge
q day or two ago. He went into a sa-
loon there. Some drunken person came
into the place and said: II guess I'll
Just paint this town red" "Oh. no: 1
don't think you'n paint it very red"
remarked Wilson. at the same time
drawing a revolver and pointing IL al
the man.
For this exhibition Of a deadly weapon
Wilson was arrested and was fined. In
default of his fine he was placed in Jail
by Constable Sheffield. After placing
Wilson In Jail Mr.. Sheffield came to
Anaconda in regard to certain matters
connected with the Maturen insanity
proceedings.
Shortly after Sheffield left Deer Lodge
Wilson approached Marshal Stewart on
the street. Stewart a been given for
safekeeping the gun taken from Wilson.
a watch m other articles. Wilson told
Stewart that a friend had paid his fine
and that the constable had sent him to
Stewart to get his things. The mar
shall. unsuspecting. gave Wilson back
the CUR, watch and other things. Mr..
Stewart, however, thought the matter
over. and when Sheffield returned to
Deer Lodge he asked him II that fell
low had paid his fine" Sheffield re-
piled that he had not. and then the two
officers began a search for Wilson FIRST.
however. they went to the Jail and
found out how Wilson had escaped. II
was discovered that the loci of the Jail
door had been sawed completely in two.
evidently with a burglars saw. After
learning this the officers went in search
Of Wilson and found him in another
saloon. When the officers approached
Wilson pulled his gun again and at
tempted to resist arrest. He was dis
armed, however, and yesterday Shelf
field brought his prisoner to Anaconda.
1t develops now that Wilson Is wanted
in Missoula for burglary. AS soon as
he had been arrested a telephone mes
sage was sen to Missoula to Sheriff
Mclaughlin. giving a description of
Wilson. Sheriff Mclaughlin came to
Deer Lodge. He was shown the watch
found upon Wilson'S person, n at once
Identified 1t as one that had been stolen
In Missoula.
1t Is the opinion of the officers that
Wilson nae a pal In. the Jail breaking
episode. and that II was this partner
who sawed the lock through. Diligent
search has been made, both at Deer
Lodge and in this city, n also in the
intermediate country, but the partner
Of Wilson has not yet been found.
A report was started last evening that
Wilson was the murderer of the man
found dead in the Great Northern box
car at Butte. The rumor originated in
this, that near the body of the muir
dered man was found a single glove.
which evidently belonged to the muir
derer. Wilson, when searched. also had
a single glove in his pocket. The sher-
if's office at once communicated with
the sheriff's office of Silver Bow county.
Descriptions of the two gloves were
given, but they did not in the least
correspond. so that this clew is prac-
tically abandoned by the local officers.
Another circumstance is that Wilson Is
nearly certainly have known to come
from the West. and II is unlikely that
he was In that section of the country
through which the car passed. The
fact, however, that in the dead mans
pocket was found a package of uga
of lead, with the label of an Oregon
druggist thereon, would seem to indi-
cate that the murdered man also came
from the West.
Conclusions drawn in this
are. Of course, of little value, but Ii Is
more han likely that something will
develop to-day to throw some light on
both the murder and Wilson's history.
Sheriff Mclaughlin Is expected to ar
rive in Anaconda to-day and he will
doubtless be able to furnish some in
formation concerning Wilson and his
alleged operations in Missoula.