The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-05
IS TRUE TO HIS RECORD
Thomas Franey Arrested in Sc
attic for Larceny.
A MOODY Is WITH HIM
Released by Montana Justice They Mer-
rily Ply Their Old Business-De
tails or the Affair Not
Received.

Thomas Francis Franey. alias Il. +.
Rainey. known among crooks as Mon
ana Curley.'' an ~ex-convict n sus-
pected murderer OF Paul +. w. Kroe-
ger, is in Jail i'm Seattle under a
charge of attempted larceny, an oc-
cupation in which he is an expert.
Another nan was arrested with him.
and according to a description OF him
the companion II none other than Frank
Moody. the indicated. Information of
the two arrests was received in Butte
yesterday by the sheriR's Office N
Chief of Police Mulholland from the
chief of police at Seattle. A picture OF
Franey was received with a letter
making inquiries about his record n
that of Moody I'm Butte. The picture Is
a good one and the most casual ac-
quaintance of Thomas Francis would
have no difficulty In recognizing the
mug of the noted rock. The Seattle
officer asked for a photograph of Moo
dy. but owing to the fact that neither
the city nor county has enough interest
i'm preserving "a record of the features
of dangerous criminals neither the
sheriff nor police are able to furnish one.
but City Detective Murphy prepared a
good description of Moody and wrote
out a complete record of Franey, which
ne yesterday AFTERNOON lofWaTutu 10 tne
Seattle chief of police.
No particulars Ia been received in
Butte about the AFFAIR for which
Franey and his companion are i'm the
Seattle Jail. 1t is said i'm Seattle that
Franey was a companion or william
Lee, alias Shafer. the highwayman who
shot and killed Detective Roberts some
weeks ago. though Franey was In jail
at the time of the murder. having been
arrested as a suspicion character a few
hours before the commission or the
Roberts murder. 1t Is presumed that
Franey was subsequently, released n
afterwards committed the crime for
which he is now i'm jail. Franey
was tried and acquitted of the murder
of Kroeger In Butte i'm the early part
Of last February. n upon his release
Immediately went to Seattle. where the
police had various experiences with MN
before they became aware or n dls-
tinguished character of the crook. He
was In Seattle only a few days when he
stole a valise and was arrested for
petit larcency. for which he got five
days i'm Jail. He gave the name or
Frank Butler. and gave the police one
of his plausible stories about being a
miner and a hard working man. ana
said he was i'm the employ OF a promi-
nent Butte mining man VINO mad char
tered a steamer to go to Alaska with a
number of men to prospect for wealth.
Butler. however, served his time in jail,
was discharged and re-arrested on
some other charge before the Seattle
police learned that he was Franey.
Henry Wey. formerly connected with
the Butte police department, was in
Seattle a few weeks < and the chief
.of the detective force of that city, hav-
ling knowledge Of the character of Fra
'ney and his presence i'm Seattle, asked
Mr.. Wey to point out the noted crook.
Mr.. Wey accompanied the detective on
a tour Of the city and found Franey
i'm "A gambling house. and the detective
was surprised To learn that Franey and
Butler were one n the same person.
From that time on the Seattle police
kept a close watch on the fellow.
Moody. who was tried. acquitted and
"vindicatud' for the murder of kroeger
some time before Franey had his trial,
was not released from the Butte jail.
however. until about two weeks ago.
and Immediately upon his release. ii Is
said, he struck out for Seattle, and 1t
is surmised that he at once Joined forces
with his former partner again.
While both Franey and Moody were
in the county Jail Under Sheriff Muir
ply attempted to take photographs of
the two men, but did not succeed as to
Moody as he distorted his face and re-
fused to be photographed. a fairly
good picture. however, was obtained of
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