Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08

ment wos followed by the allegation that
instead OF r>>Sning to the outside the lit
tie girl had laid down on the bed and
burned to death. The sheriff says the
story sounded "fishy'' to him, but in the
absence Of something to offset it he would
have to consider it all right.
WARNE's ARREST.
Shortly after the fire was discovered
the old man was placed under arrest by
City Marshal William Kennedy of
Walkerville, who placed him in charge
of another man while he, Kennedy,
loaned his assistance in the work of ex-
tinguishing the flames. The feeling at
the very outset was strong against
Warne and was growing in intensity ev-
cry minute. 1t finally became so pro-
nounced that Robert Thomas grabbed
the prisoner and threw him over the en-
bankment. The city marshal then real
ized that unless he ushered the prisoner
to place of safety in short order the
coroner instead of the sheriff might get
him, and he at once escorted Warne to
the county Jail. 1t is quite probable
that had some stock not been taken in
the old mans story the crowd that had
assembled would have lynched him on
the spot and tried him afterwards, justi-
flying it's actions on the proposition that
any man who permitted or enticed little
girls into his den should be hanged, no
matter whether or not he committed an
assault and then murder. The crowd
was mad, too, because Warne had failed
to notify some one when the fire broke
oul that the child was Ill the flames.
EUGENE CARROLL ON WARNE.
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receiver for the Butte Water company,
says he believes that if he could see and
talk with the prisoner a few minutes he
could tell whether he is guilty Mr.. Car
roll and the old man were we'll acquaint
ed with each other by reason of the lat
ter's connection with the water COM
pany as an employe, which had covered
a period of ten years Warne always
talked freely to Mr.. Carroll, and the
latter considered him to ',e in his dotage
Warne told him he was Z: ->'rs old, but
10 Mr. Carroll he appeared :, be 80 and
very feeble. Warne, he says had very
little knowledge of things in general
and appeared to be too old for intelligent
action of any kind Warne, he also says
had spoken to him of his two daughters
F'ho reside somewhere on the coast. and
had also mentioned his grandchildren.
Warne had saved his money and kept
it in one of the banks. About four
years ago Warne told him he had heard
the water company needed money; that
he had $500 in bank. and would let the
company have it if it desired to use it,
adding to the offer that he knew the
company would pay it back when times
became more prosperous. Warne had
frequently uttered remarks that led Mr.
Carol to believe he was short in sound
judgment.
Mr.. Carroll says, further. that there
We're some cans of coal oil in the valve
house; that after Warne was locked up
in the county Jail he sent him a note
asking him to call and see him, but
when he called at the Jail the sheriff
Fad already started with Warne for
Anaconda. Warne was a Canadian by
birth, he says. and took out his first
papers last fall. AS to his character. he
never knew anything about it. but had
always heard him spoken of in a kindly
way
THE CORONER INVESTIGATES.
After the body of the child had been
taken from the burning house the cor
oner was notified. He visited the scene