The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-05
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
Committed on Five Mile Greek
In Carbon County Four
Years Ago.
HUMAN BONES FOUND
Skull Pierced by u Bullet--A Sheep
herder Thought to Be the
Murderer.
HUMAN BONES FOUND

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Gebo arrived In Billings Friday night
and tho following morning left for A.
IT. Barth'S sheep ranch, twenty miles
south OF the city, accompanied by
Sheriff Hubbard Of this county, where
the former arrested Charley Simonsou,
4 sheVpherder, better known as Cham.
payne Charley" on charge Of mur.
der, tho deed having been committed
about four years ago IN Carbon county.
The story OF the crime and discovery,
as told by Mr., Raoheldar. is about as
follows:
On August ~, last, John Bujnowski.
q sheepherder IN Carbon county, found
Il human skull and two bones Of the
LOG In a bunch Of drift wood on Five
Mile creek, about ten miles from 'Geho.
He reported the matter Immediately to
Deputy Sheriff Buahel,iBr, VIM viaited
the soeue aud secured the remains,
which are supposed to be those Of a
man who disappeared from sheep
camp on Five Mile over four years ago.
The man came directly from the east to
visit SimonsoA on Five Mile, who was
In the employ at that time OF G. M.
Bair, aud nothing more was ever seen
or heard OF the man, except from
Simonsop, who appeared few days
later with two horses, saddle, watch
and six.shoeter belonging to his friend,
aud told a story that appeared lame aud
ineonsistant. He said that his friend
had left the horse aud other belongings
with him aud had started on foot for
Wyoming, ho did not know to what
place,
The skull Of the remains clearly
shows that the man, whoever he was,
met death at tho hands Of Il oowardly as.
sassin, who, tell.tale bullet hole
proves, shot bis victim from, behind,
the bnll entering the center Of the head
at the base Of tho brain aud coming out
over the right eye, The upward slant
oil the bullet might be takeN to indicate
that the murderer was kneeling down
at the time tho fatal shot was fred. or
that hts victim was Oh horseback. The
warrant, charging Simonson with tbs
crime, was sworn out by Bujnowski.
who stated that N was hts belief that
the remains were those OF the missing
man and that Sim0nson was his muir.
derer. When arrested Simonson acted
very nervous and insisted that he had
killed no one. He tried to argue mat.
ters. but the officer told him that he
must accompany him and time would
develop whether or not no was guilty.
The prisoner was brought to this city
Saturday evening and confined IN the
county Jail over Sunday, the deputy
leaving with him yesterday for Red
Lodge.
If Simonaon Ia In q position to make
a stubborn fight IT Ia not likely that
they can fasten the crime on him. The
prosecution will have to prove first that
the remains are those of simonson's a
friend and thOn that he was murdered,
and by Simonson. IL hardly looks
plausible that Simonson could have
committed the crime, for ever since his
friends disappearance no has remained
In that vicinity working for Rudolph
Molt and q, M, Bair, and later A. H.
Barth, Had he cared TO dc 40 he could
have left and no one would have been
any wiser, All his employers say he
was a trustworthy man, about his only
fault being his easy going way with
his money.
The o0Ioner's inquest over the re-
mains found was held In Red Lodge
Saturday afternoon,
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