Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-02
In His Cell the Night Be-
fore His Death.
TO DEPUTY 5 HERlFFs
Solemnly and Repeatedly As
serts His Innocence and J.
Details Every Move
on Fatal Night.

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Hurst's confession to Rev. Warman
was alleged to have been made on March
a.. The letter found in his cell after the
execution was doubtless written on the
29th and in II he asserted his innocence.
The Inter Mountain herewith publishes,
the last statement Of. the condemned man.
dictated in the presence Of deputies. a few
hours before he went to the scaffold and
in it he reiterates that he did not commit
he murder, and with an exactness of de-
tail he tells Of everything he did on the
day Of the crime NFs
Niy reasons for having this taken down
% rumors and istOries going out of here
re all untrue thatacontradict this state
nent / forgive everyone even Judge
Loud, but It is hard to forgive him after
letting it be thus and after what he said
N June 10 at my hearing for new trial
I'd after seeing and hearing Gilmore's
stimony and his actions on the stand.
George Twible, sosfar as know or can
md out at this time, Is the only man
that has had anything I'd do with me
since I've been arrested tnat have Moth
ing to forgive. for as he has been more
careful and strict according to the rules
Of jail than any man that has had any
thing to do with me, and that he has
never done anything that he need ever
be ashamed Of, and that he has never
laid straw In my way, SO far as / can
ind out or know OF my own knowledge.
He has always treated me as a gentle
man. 1t Is my desire to make state
ment at this time as clearly honest and
truthfully, and with a clear conscience
as to my actions on the night that Mr..
Cavanaugh was killed, January %, 1885,
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water at Mrs. Seeley's the last thing be-
fore went home that afternoon, and
was backing up in the yard / broke the
neck yoke strap on my off horse. / think
went home from there with my water
wagon, unlocked my team, put them in
the stable, embarrassed them, drained
the water that was left in the wagon,
and was going into the house wEsn the
6 O'Clock whistle blew. went into the
house, picked up my boys and kissed
them, took off my coat and cap and got
ready for supper.
books when my wife asked me to go up
town and get two turkeys, some chopped
suet, and to ask Guy Lowe il he would
NOT. exchange that sled that had bought
few days before than for my boys, for
something for her mother She thought
q carving set would be nice for her and
she needed one.
This was as near as could say truth
fully about 6:45.
I put on my coat and cap, went out to
the stable, took the broken neck yoke
strap of the harness and started up
town. | hit Main street at the bank
corner and went up street to the post
office, went In and asked either Misss
Miskinnen or Miss Mack for my mail, and
she gave me the Dawson County Review.
put it In my pocket and went out.
While was going out I noticed Mr..
Tavn tent1 T4h
over the showcase with their backs to
me, talking to Harley Miskimen about
the New Years dance, for which Mr..
Cavanaugh had engaged me to call.
went from there to Lowrey & Eaker's
butcher shop, went In and Mr.. Eaker was
through asked him II their turkeys had
come yet ,(for I had been in there on
Wednesday and Mr.. .Lowrey told me they
would have some Frlday). He said mo
they have not" Iat told him 1 wanted
some chopped suet then. He said, 1--WE
have sold all we had.". said, 'Ive got
to have some or won't get any plum
pudding at Christmas dinner" l start
ed to go out, when he said: "Wait, Joe;
maybe can cut You some out of these
quarters hanging here" He took his
knife and came around the end of the
counter and cut me out two or three
pounds and wrapped it up in light col
ored paper I asked him how much II
was and he said srhat is all right
Joe. I'll not charge you anything FOL
that" This package was probably 9
foot long and about three or four inches
in thickness. This was about 7:10 OF
7:16, as near as can remember
/ went from there down street to Mr.
Faster's as knew he kept poultry
bought two turkeys from brother Fred
paid him $3.50 for them wrote my name
on the package with a leadpencil, told
Fred I'd leave them there till came
back, on my way home, as had to 60
up to Stipek's to get my strap fixed
went up street and stopped at Mr.
Moedes barber shop. went inside the door
and asked him e the bicycle rattle had
come OF yet: He said, Mo- don't
there. went from there into Mr.. Sti-
peks took the neck yoke strap out OF my
pocket and asked him to Ak It. He said
II you have time to watt will fix that
Tor you tonight" I said alright. 1 put
my suet and mitts on the counter and
sat down on a big block Of wood, took
the paper out my pocket and read awhile
He was making wax ends and f1xine
the neckyoke strap. can't say exactly
how long was In there as 1 was read
Ing, but Think about 20. 26 or 30 min
utes. When he gave me the strap ]
asked him how much It was. He said
II sold you that harness and that will be
alright. You can pay me when you rel
some bigger Job d0ne." doubled tbs
strap up and put It In my pocket, put my
mittens in my other pocket, took my
package OF suet under my arm and wen,
out. This was about an near ns car
1emembcr truthfully. 7:45 or 7:50. wen,