The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10

| who beid court INST in county and then II
another. The Judge who presided AZ Helen,
| also presided at Boulder Az is always the cas-
in sparseiy settled counties, the good lawyer
all lived in the towns and visited tho smalle
county seats a. their services were needed a
the spring and fell terms Of court
About month after the time when tho Bentor
stage had been held up by tho single highway
man, tho stage 10 Boulder. In which wcr,
the District Judge and eight or Ten leading law
yers Of Helena, was held up by half dozen heavily
armed robbers They were going 10 Boulder
70 hold court and the Edmouson trial was
ono Of the principal cases to come up Tho
Judge and the lawyers were made 70 got
out Of the stage and limo up and hold up theil
banda But nothing was taken from them
When the highwsymen had booked at the passcn
gers and discovered who they werc, they sworo
roundiy and ordered thom back into the coach
Their leader laughingly told the Judge and tho
lawyers that the drinks wcre on him II was
Con, Murphy, and he and his fe.!o= a.Shsay-
men had planned 70 hold up the coach upon which
tho Edmonson brothers were taken 10 Boulder
for trial and release them. He had made mis-
take of day, for the Edmonsons were not brought
over until the following day when, OF course
they were heavily guarded and their rescue was
not attempted
Dut Wltntn bn DAYS mOfo IMAM q dozen OF tn0
friends Of tho Edmonsons had boon arrested 40
cused Of holding up the stago upon which tho
Judge and lawyers had boon travelling. Among
them was Con Murphy. He did not soon 10
mind being in jail and soon attracted attention
by his good natured bantering with tho TALLER
and reporters His wife called upon him and soon
the authorities began TO put two and two together
and he was accused Of being tho man who robbed
the Benton stage He could not explain where
he got all tho money he had 30 layishly spent
the month before and things began 10 look dark
for him
AT about this time alterations were being made
in the county Jail and all Of the prisoners were
transferred temporarily 10 the city Jail, which
was an old warehouse with rough wooden cells
The night that Murphy was moved to the city Jail
thoro was terrific thunderstorm and in the morn
ing no was missing In some way or another
he had obtained a knife and during the night
when tho storm was at its height, he cut and priod
his way out Of his cell and had cut his way through
a wooden and tin roof. A reward Of 81 900 was
at once offered for him, dead or alive, but he was
nowhere 10 Be found. saddle horse, saddle
that night from barn In Helena and later Il
was found that Murphy had taken them and by
daylight he was fifty miles from town.
His fondness for liquor got him caught this
time He turned up at Billings Mon, about a
month later and while drunk boastod Of what he
had done. He was recognized, and II was known
that reward was upon his head None OF tho
local Officers cared to chance his arrest but sent
word 70 Helena that he was In Billings George
Conrad, deputy sheriff. was sent after him and
he caught him hour after his arrival in Billings
Conrad had a shotgun, and jumping into the room
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