The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-08-26

the object he evidently had in mins
when he enticed the boy to his room
jackson was at that time a stranger t.
the Spokane police, and do not thinl
ne was arrested for similar charge
while there, as was stated in Spokan M
paper.'
PARSONS WILL. ASSIST.
John Buck, father of the murdered
boy, has retained Attorney Harry H.
Parsons of Missoula to assist in the
prosecution Of Jackson. The board OF
county commissioners had offered to
employ additional counsel at the ex.
pense of the county to assist in the
prosecution, but County Attorney w.
P. Baker declined the offer, feeling
that he could successfully prosecute
the case.
JAcKsoN's SPOKANE POLICE RECORD.
The Spokane Spokesman Review
has the following to say of Walter
Jackson and his Spokane police record:
"Walter Jackson, the alleged as
saulter and murderer of fonny Buck
at Stevensville, Mont, was twice ar
rested in Spokane within the last 10
months on the charge of the same vile
assault that he is accused of making
upon the Buck boy before killing him.
In one case Jackson was sentenced for
intoxication and the second time he
was up he was given six months in
Jail.
detectives Briley and Burns, who
arrested Jackson on both occasions
here, say that he is a moral degener-
ate, incapable of knowing the heinous
| nature of the Grim es laid at his door.
The two offenses here were committed
in building at the corner of River
side avenue and Browne street and in
Union park.
walter Jackson's picture occupies
a prominent position IN the local
rogues' gallery. He is S feet II inches
in heigth and weighs over 200 pounds.
Although the man is giant in
strength, he never made the least re-
sistance when arrested by the detect
ives and willingly accompanied them
to Jail. The local police department
is watching develo pments in the Mon
tana affair with considera bic interest. >,
STATE PEEss COMMENT.
IT the fiend incarnate, Walter Jack
son, of Missou1a, who is guilty of am
unnatural crime and the mnrder of a
six-year-old boy at Stevensville is not
lynched, the law will win respect and
confidence by giving him fair trial
and speedy justice.-Dillon Tribune.
MATTER FOR GENERALIZATION.
1t is matter ofscongratulation that
the nnspeakable crime recorded ind
Mondays papers for the western part
OF the state did not result in a lynch
ing. AS the crime included the mur- i!
der of defence.ess child, there is no |
reason to suppose that the punishment
by law would not have been prompt
and sufficient. We know that the laws
delays and lapses are often vexing.
but the path of progress is in the di-
'ection of reforming laws and courts,
1ot overriding them. There can be no
with lynching.-Bozeman
Chronicle.
CREDIT DUE SHERIFF POND.
Credit is due to Sheriff Pond of Ra-
'alli county that the press of the coun.
ry has not another lynching to chron-
Gle. Last week at Stevensville, Fon- .
y Buck, six year old boy, was found ,
ead in swamp. Circumstances
ointed to the belief thathis death had
een caused by one Walter Jackson by /.
deed unmentionable, unnatural and
nore revolving than that ever COM
nitted by any negro who has perished
t the fires of the lynchers of the :
outh. AS might be expected such an
trocity inflamed public opinion
gainst Jackson and crowds of angry
nen swore to have the life of the pris-
ner. But the sheriff was not to be in
undated or turned from his sworn
uty. He registered VOW to protect
is prisoner and successfully fulfilled
until now the sentiment of the peo
lie of the county is to let the law take
IS course. Everything points to Jack
on's guilt and in all probability he
vill meet his death on the scaffold in
legal manner, and it will be far more
and more awful example
o the wrong doer than if the sheriff
ad yielded to the demand for mob
engeance. The people who clamored
or the blood of the murderer also owe
debt of gratitude to the intrepid