The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-09
MONTANA
TWICE A MURDERER
Charges Are Hanging Over George
O'Brien Arrested Near a West
ern Railroad Camp.
yohn 0'Neill, His Pal, Is Wanted
Across the Border for a Muir
der Near Fernie.
EnsoiaI to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Helena. Mont, June {9.-George OBrien, who
IS believed to have killed an Italian near Rex
ford, after robbing him along with three others,
about ten days ago, has been arrested.
+ O'Brien is also supposed to have killed an
aged German saloonkeeper near Lasalle last
week. This murder was the outgrowth of the
robbery.
The arrest was made by Deputy Sheriff George
officers came upon O'Briel aud John O'Neill in
the thick brush near railroad grading camp
O'Brieu started to run, but seeing that Rich
had the drop on him he threw upshis hands and
made no resistance. p
O'Nell is wanted for murder alleged to
have been committed by him Ferpie, B. c.
"A Canadian oficerswho is on the scene says that
ONeill over whose head there hangs $1,000
reward, will doubtless be returned TO Canada. as
there is no special charge against him in Mon
tana. O'Brien will be given preliminary hear
ing at Kalispell tomorrow. "a.
Flood Situation Improving.
The food situation on the Great Northern in
northwestern Montana and eastern Idaho Is i'm
proving slowly. 1T will be ten days. however,
before trains he moved thru to the coast by
the way of Havre and Spokane. All efforts made
thus far to build tracks in the flooded dis
trtcts have proved unayailing and trains are be-
ing run by the way of Helena and Spokane over
the Northern Pacific tracks.
The weather Is very warm and Is melting the
snow rapidly in the mountains. The water is
three feet deep in the streets of Boomers Ferry.
iThe river fell six inches yesterday, but an
equal amount last night.
- Judge Henry &C. Smith, in district court late
yesterday, sentenced Harry Anderson, the young
colored boy who confessed to setting fire that
destroyed the 100000 Montana club to the re-
form school until he becomes of age, seven
years
l., Governor Toole has pardoned ]. D. Massey and
Gharles Parcher. Massey convicted of at
aempted bribery, and Parcher of horse stealing.
Death Of julius Sands.
A message was received here last evening an
nouncing. the death in New York of julius sands
senior member of the of nd Rruth he
oldest dry goods merchants in Montana. He was
Sixty-fve years old and very wealthy. He came
overland to Helena from Leavenworth in 1865
with a small stock of goods and soon built up a
large trade. In addition he became interested in
livestock and mining, in which he was very sue
cessful. He also had large real estate holdings
in Denver and New York. He is survived by
his wife and two daughters.
& Desperadoes May Escape.
e The four desperadoes who escaped from Glas
gov jail, after numbering Jack Williams, the
death watch for George Hardee the condemned
murderer, are still at large. Hardee com
PEELED to abandon his horse below Phillips ranch
on the Missouri river and proceed on foot. His
face was bandaged when last seen, but wha
sort of accident befel him is not known.
i,.~Thatrthe gang will succeed In reaching thu
Bad Lands seems certain, altho the posse
Is In close pursuit. About twenty are afte
them on horseback. but they being told So
many different tales as to the whereabouts o.
Hardee and Pierce that they are not gaining OF
the arch conspirator.
- Pioneer Editor Dies in the East.
At an early hour this morning a telegram was
received announcing the death of Daniel w. Fisk
"a pioneer newspaper man. in New, York. witt
his t1yo brothers he established the first dali,
newspaper in Montana. after the close. of thu
civil war, when he came west from Minnesot
with the Fisk expedition Since the sale of tn
Evening Herald year ago to the Record Mr.
FISK has been spending his time in New 'Yorl
and the news Of HIS death was a surprise as n
intimation that he i'll had been sent here
His wife, daughter of the late General Walker
died three years ago. Two brothers, Robert !
and Andrew j.. late assistant postmaster here
survive him. -.