The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-16
SANT| BEHIND THE BARS
The Murderous italian Found in
Butte Saloon.
HAMILTON Is STILL ALIVE
Victim OF the Assassin's Bullet Has but
Very Slight Chance to Pull
Through = Santi Will Be
Brought Back To-Day.

1
is the Italian who shot Bob Hamilton
early yesterday morning in the alley be-
| tween. Commercial and Park avenues,
east of Commercial avenue. Santi was
caught in Butte last night and will be
brought to this city to-day.
1t was the belief of the officers yes
terday morning, after the shooting, that
Santi had Immediately made track for
] Butte, and that belief has proved to be
/ correct, for last evening at $3.50 O'Clock
the local officials We're notified that
| Santl had been captured in Butte and
] that he is now being held there await
/ ing the arrival of an officer from this
| city to bring him here. The capture of
Santi was materially aided by the fact
| that man was seen passing through
| Gregson Springs on foot yesterday, ap-
| parently heading for Butte. The pass
! age of this man was at once commune
Gated to the Butte police, who evidently
| laid for him.
Shortly after the shooting occurred
some of the Italians in the local colony
told the police that Santi had a great
friend in man who is known as
'Dago Pete" and who runs a saloon in
South Butte. 1t occurred to the officers,
therefore, that Santi would go to this
friend for assistance in his trouble, and
in this way he was caught.
Bob Hamilton, Saints victim is still
alive, and as the hours pass his condi-
ton seems to improve. The man is so
grievously wounded, however, that his
surgeons take but little hope from the
present favorable indications. AS told
in yesterday mornings Standard, the
IN mill &c
head, and after the operation the sur
geons announced the belief that Ham
llton had not one chance in a thousand
to recover. Hamilton has a wonderfully
powerful constitution and is possessed
Of great vitality, which facts are in his
favor.
After the shooting yesterday morning
every officer was pressed into service
and the city was thoroughly secured. A
minute search was made of the Italian
quarters in the eastern part of the city,
but no trace Of Santi could be found
The cabin where Santi and the Carr wo-
man lived was under police espionage
all day in hopes that Santi might return
for his clothing, but Santi failed to put
in an appearance.
The woman, Tile Carr who is in
directly responsible for the shooting,
is still in jail. When she was arrested
yesterday morning she was too drunk
when she woke up yesterday forenoon
she Immediately went into "whiskay
fit and bit her tongue so badly that
she is now physically unable to talk.
The woman Is subject to the fits, and
has several times been taken to the
jail to prevent her injuring herself.
She is notorious woman and Is known
to the police as "Swede Tillie.'' Two
or three other people who live in the
immediate neighborhood of the CABIN
where the shooting took place are also
in Jail, being held as witnesses. None
of them, however, know anything about
the shooting further than the DETAILS
already published.
Mrs. Kirby, a colored woman living
within six or eight feet Of the SPOT
where the shooting took place, said
yesterday:
Il didn't see the shooting, but
know that he (meaning SantD has
been quarreling with the woman for a
long time. He has SAID that he knew
somebody was listening IT the door CT
his cabin when he and the woman had
trouble and he has threatened to kill
the first person he caught Mt that tus-
mess. Yesterday he was drinking and
last night he and the woman had an
other fight The first I knew l heard
the shot. I think he suspected hat
somebody was 'fooling' around his
cabin and, in his drunken state, he
picked up gun and went gu. u see
about it. Hamilton was sha first man
he saw and he just let him have il.
That's the way | size it up
The officers are taking close Eo.e |
of the condition of Hamilton and are
prepared to take his ante morte,n
statement the instant he shows signs |
of weakening. No one is allowed to |
see him at pres ent, owing % his pveca.-
ious condition, and he has not been
allowed to talk 10 any ore.
Several photographs =: Santi were
secured by the officers yesterday and 1t
was the intention to send copies CT
them all over the state. kilograms
were also sent to Montana cities, de-
scribing the man, but now that he IS
safe behind the bars, the phntogra pms
will not have to be called into use
The following is the story of Saints
arrest at Butte, and what he had to
say when captured: Jim Santi the
italian, was arrested last night by Ser
geant Leyden, in South Butte. Leyden
said he had "hunch'' that Santi was
in cabin occupied by three or four
Italians back of the Montana Union
coal sheds, and with this idea, walked
in and found his man in the back room
in bed with his clothes on, but bare
footed. Santi submitted to arrest with
out the slightest resistance and accom-
panied the officer to the city Jail,
where STANDARD reporter interviewed
him. Santi pretended to be drunk
when arrested, and he also tried to
make it appear that he was drunk
while he talked with the reporter Bat
he was not drunk. He was only suik-
ing. 1t was tedious work trying to ex-
tract answers from him.
How did this trouble start Jim,"
asked the reporter.
He came to my door, two, four time,
RI trIv IN IN, Ia 1t
very hard; then l shoot him.
Did you know who it was that tried
to get into your cahin?'
mo, l don't know"
do you know who you shot?"
Yes, l see him after l shot"
Where did you go after you shot
Bob?'
Il walk to Butte and go to my
friends house"
He said his friend was the man who
lives in the cabin where he was ar
rested. He said that Hamilton had of
ten before tried to get into his "a hin