The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-10
BUTTE News.
It WAS NOT SULLIVAN
The Trip to Spokane Was a
Fools Errand.
WILL WORK THE OLD TRAIL
Sheriff Regain VIII Hunt for the Muir
derer in the Occur d'Alenes-The
Suspect at Bozeman
Released.

Great disappointment was felt among
the men in the sherif's office last
evening when a telegram came from
Sheriff Regain, who is at Spokane. stat
ing that the man arrested there the
DAY before as Sullivan Vas not the sus-
pected murderer of Patrick l.. Regain.
when the Spokane officers telegraphed
the day before that they felt very con-
rdent they had sullivan. Under Sheriff
Murphy at once communicated the intel
llcence TO Sheriff Regain. who was then
IN Granite. following what appeared to
he a hot trail. The Spokane officers
seemed so confident that Sheriff Re
gan Immediately turned back and
came to Butte. Making hurried prep
arations. he TOOK the morning train for
Spokane and arrived last evening. He
proceeded at once to the Spokane jail.
where the suspect was being held, and
took a look at him. Sheriff Regain was
well acquainted with the Sullivan who
IS wanted. and saw at once that he was
not the man. He Immediately notified
his deputies here. n will now head
for the Occur d'Alenes n try to pick
up again the trail of the man he was
following when called way. The To-
cal officers had been much encouraged
since the receipt Of the good news from
Spokane, but when the bad news came
last evening they were very much de-
pressed. and now fear the right trail
was abandoned for a FOOLS errand.
Their efforts will now be redoubled, as
they are determined the murderer shall
not escape.
The same kind of news came from
Bczeman yesterday with reference to
the suspect arrested there, but this did
not cause so much concern, as IL was
not believed at any time that he could
be the right man, and an officer was
only sent as a precautionary measure
against overlooking any possibility OF
capturing the murderer. Deputy Sher-
If Bart Shay. who went to BoZeman.
found hat the suspect was not the
murderer. and telephoned Under Sher-
;f Murphy TO hat effect yesterday
morning. Officer Shay stated the man
under arrest answered the description
we'll enough to warrant arresting him,
but there was no doubt he was not the
man. and he was released.
Another man was found yesterday
who saw Regain and Sullivan together
on the road toward the scene OF the
murder. and from his story, added to
that of NJ. ]. Keogh of Rocker, there is
no longer any doubt as to how they
reached the canyon. 7. II. Hoge,
Waterman at the Blue Bird mill. saw
Regain and Sullivan together on their
way toward the scene of the crime. He
was i'm Keogh's saloon at Rocker when
Regain came in and bought "A glass Of
beer and a mint of whiskey. and later
when he came back i'm company with
Sullivan. His statement Of the circum-
stances is the same as Keogh's, except
hat he goes into greater detail and
SAYS he heard Regain say he had been
Informed at Butte that to catch the
train for Anaconda 1t would be neces-
sary to go out to Rocker. and he and
his companion had accordingly walked
there. When they missed the train to
Anaconda. Regain proposed they
go back 10 Butte and start
again next day. out Sullivan
prevailed upon him To go to Silver Bow.
where he said they could get a bed at
a house run by Mrs. Copsy. Hoge's de-
scription Of the two men is perfect,
and there can be no doubt they We're
Regain and Sullivan. As inquiry at Sill
yer Bow developed the fact that no
two men applied for accommodations
there on the night of the murder, il is
plain that after leaving Rocker Sulli-
van. who seems to lave had a strong
influence Owe Regain. induced him to
walk on to Anaconda. and that they
did not stoD at Silver Bow. Another
fact is patent from what is learned
from Hoge and keogh. that II there
was a second party to the crime he
had gone on ahead, but as nothing
comes to light with regard 10 an ac-
complete there is a growing belief that
Sullivan had none and that the sec
ond track found at the scene OF the
murder may have been made by some
one not connected with il.