The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-13
MURDERERS TAKEN AWAY
It Was Feared That There Might
Be Trouble.
BUTTE BREATHED EASIER
Riley Does Not Care What Becomes of
Him He Is Ready to Hang-Shad-
well Takes q Little More In
terest in His Neck.

terest in His Neck.
Butte breathed easier when it learned
from the papers yesterday morning
that Tuesdays two murderers were
safely within the walls of Deer Lodge
penitentiary. not that the lives of the
murderers were considered so particu-
larry precious, but it was feared that
in the present exctable condition of the
people in Butte more lives might be lost
lives of far more value than those of
the two wretches soon to be tried for
murder. There We're excited people in
Butte Tuesday night and while Sheriff
Regain could, beyond doubt, have pro-
tected the prisoners and the jail from
any assault, if one should be made, yet
in the act of doing that which duty
compelled him to do. some more good
men would probably have been killed
The action of Sheriff Regain was wise
and thoughtful and was commended
yesterday by all good citizens. Any
attempt at lynching the murderers yes
terday would certainly have precipi-
tated riot for so far as the case of
Riley was concerned. any attempt of
the citizens to rebuke Silver Bows
courts by taking the law in their own
hands would have aroused a heavy OPP
position.
On Tuesday evening several members
of the Miners union called on Sheriff
Regain and stated that they had heard
talk around town of an effort to be
made to take Riley out of jail and hang
him. The miners said to the sheriff that
Riley is a member of the Butte Miners
union in good standing and that there
will be no lynchng. Previous to this
time. however. the two men had been
driven out of Butte to Silver Bow juno
| ton, where they We're put on board the
Montana Union train for Deer Lodge.
I've been working in the tunnel of
despair and have reached the face"
remarked Riley, as in company with
Bob Shadwell he was being taken to the
penitentiary. Riley could not see any
reason why he should be taken to Deer
| Lodge. for he did not came what be-
| came of him.
IF you remained in Butte you might
| have had your neck cracked" said one
of the attendants at the peniten-
| tiary.
Riley Doesn't Care.
| Il don't care d if they do hang
| me- was Riley's reply.
Shadwell was more concerned about
| his neck and was eager to get out of
Butte. At Silver Bow Junction while
| the sheriff's officers with their two prs-
oners were waiting for the arrival of
/
near scared to death. He feared the
train might bring avengers of the muir
| ders and when he found there was no
| danger he felt the relief of man who
thought he had a narrow escape from
! death. All the way to Deer Lodge
| Shadwell discussed his crime with the
officers and frequently declared he
would get off all right because he was
! justified in killing O'Connor. An old
| German named Adams. who was a. wit
ness to the murder of O'Connor. was
on the train and spoke to Shadwell
| about the killing. Adams remarked
| that he had known O'Connor for a
| long time and knew him to be peace
| able man. i don't see how any man
could kill him." he said. You went
out and came back ashooting, you
| might say.
| After this remark against Shadwell
| the latter exclaimed:
| Il want you for a witness You are
| just the man I want" and he took the
name of Adams and wrote it in a mem
| orandum book.
Why that's not the kind of testi-
mony you want" said one of the Off
| GERS to Shadwel.
"Oh, yes" he replied, hell make a
| good witness for me-
| When the two murderers arrived a
the penitentiary they We're required to
| put on convicts suits. to which Shad-
| we'll at first demurred, but Riley was
ready to wear them.
Whatever your rules are. I am will
| ing to obey Them he said to Warden
| Conley
/ ShadWelI informed the warden that
| he was addicted to the use of morphine
/ and could not get along without il.
| Mr.. Conley told him that he would not
be deprived of his drug. but would be
| allowed to continue it's use.
| we intend to treat you fair and all
you have TO do is to obey our rules"
| said the warden.
| Shadwell said he was in the habit of
| eating three pills a day. and when he
was told he could have that number he
| was satisfied.
the last thing Riley said about his
! case was that he wanted ii to come up
| in court as soon as possible. and If the
| people thought he ought to be hung he
was willing to swing. There is every
| likelihood that Riley's wish for speedy
| trial will be gratfied. for the friends of
| the murdered man are also anxious that
/ the trial shall not be delayed. They
| feel for the good of the community that
matters should not be delayed. There
/ will be no preliminary examination.
A speedy Trial.
| County Attorney Stapleton WILL on
Saturday. file informations direct in the
district court against both Riley and
| Shadwell. The murderers will not be in
/ court but will be ordered brought up
| from the pententiary for araignment on
| some subsequent day 1t is the inten
/ ton of the county attorney to bring
| both cases to trial as speedily as pos
/ sible Some of the friends of Mr.. Lar
gey have been talking To the county at
torney about change of Venue in the
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