The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-09-16
SECOND TRIAL FOR
FELKER UNLIKELY
CHANGE OF VENUE WILL BE ASKED
AFTER HE HAS STOOD TRIAL
ON ASSAULT CHARGE.
SUBMITS TO AN INTERVIEW
Accused Says the Newspapers Have
Never Given His Side Of the Muir
der He Is Charged With.

II is hardly likely that Lewellyn Fclker
will ever be brough, to trial again for the
killing OF ]. V. Cunningham. He mus,
first face charge of assault in the second
degree upon the person OF Jailcr William
Dolan.
This morning in Judge McClcrnan's
court Felker was arraigned upon the as
sault charge. His plea will be heard next
Friday
County Attorney Peter Breen announced
yesterday that before the accused WAS
brought to trial for the killing OF I. \.
Cunningham, he would ask for change
OF venue. The case has been tried twice
and it would be difficult 10 secure Jury
competent TO try the cause.
II the charge OF assault in the second
degree is proved. felker will serve his
Hentencc before the other matter is brought
ip.
Feker Interviewed.
felkcr thinks the newspapers have not
given him the best OF treatment. Today
he made lengthy signed statement TO the
lnter Mountain. accompanying il by an
interview.
The burden Of Felker's statement is that
he Is entitled to credit for returning to
jail voluntarily after he had once escaped
aid after he had spent about three years
within prison walls that statements tha.
he is n murderer" and Convict are in
error; that while he was convicted once
OF manslaughter the supreme court set
aside the verdict that his second trial re
suited in hung jury. and that. above all.
he Is not murderer since the man he
Killed, his sisters husband had most
shamefully maltreatcd his sister
Much is said about my killing this
man, said Fclker, somewhat bitterly this
morning "bnt how little stress is laid on
the fact that he cut my sister with a
hniie, iniiicting 10 wounds on her while
she lay sick and we;k in bed
Did Go West.
Felkcr persists that his story OF q Jour
ney TO the Olympic mountains OH the west
crn side OF Puget Sound in the state OF
Washington, during his recent vacation
j. correct.
never said that ! walked 10 Missoula
i two days" said he today. II walked
I Silver Bow Junction where ! caught q
ain and rode OH il TO Tacoma where |
formerly lived. My brother used TO be
engineer OF the Fidelity Trust Company
buiiding in Tacoma and ] worked there as
an electrical engineer. While | lived in
Tacoma ! used to so in summer time TO
Hoods canal, an arm Of Puget Sound that
penotratcs into the foothills OF the Olym-
pics. When arrived there on this trip
! went out to Sieilacom, II miles from
Tacoma, where friend OF mine. a school
teacher, lives, and | took a sailboat and
went away to this old camping ground
We remained there hunting and fishing
until recently when ] came back TO stand
my trial ! returned the same way |
went-by train--and got off at Silver Bow,
fearing some one would recognize me #
! came through to Butte. From Silver
Bow J walked into town. avoiding obserya-
ton"
felker is somewhat bronzcd and his
hands are hardened from evident outdoor
life. lie appears in robust health.
Went for His Health.
A rather amusing portion of his state
ment, given this morning, is the declara.
ton that he took his vacation from iail
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