Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-07

senting himself to be bank safe man,
which was pretty near the fact, as he
came here in the interests of the
American Bankers association to call
upon the local banks. He had friend
with him, probably the other detective,
who passed himself off as pillow man,
and gave Mrs. Taylor a small pillow.
Soon after her arrival, Mrs. Taylor
saw Long with regard to his buying
the furniture in the house occupied by
the man, and for which she owed.
Mrs. Taylor has stood by her husband
nObly in this trouble. She is almost
ali invalid, and the arrest was ter
rible blow to her. She was not per-
mitted to see or speak to her husband
until Sunday night, and the whole
situation came very near making a
nervous wreck of her.
The Witnesses.
The only witnesses whose names are
endorsed on the complaint at this
time are Sheriff l.. P. Slater, Under
Sheriff Ed. Martin and F. P. Lavigne.
1t is understood, however, that another
witness is to be brought in from a
place some 40 miles distant. That
was stated in court yesterday after
noon.
The Fourth Man.
The air has been thick with rumors
during the past few days, and the
most persistent and sensational of
these was one to the effect that a
fourth man was to be arrested. 1t
was also said that this arrest would be
by far the greatest surprise and
shock to the community of any of the
arrests, but the days have passed,
and this promised arrest has not been
made. 1t probably arose from the fact
that early in the game another man
was under suspicion, and has been the
subject of investigation by the detec-
tive. He was, in fact, accosted by
an officer in regard to his possible
connection with the case. But if there
Should be anything at all to the sus-
picion against him, then the present
case would fall to the ground, because
| there is no possible connection be.
tween them. The Argus, knowing per
fectly well all that the detective could
have learned against this man, and
having known it long before the detec-
tive came here, is very strongly inclin-
ed to the belief that he will not be ar
rested.
History Of the Crime.
The murder of Samuel StudZinski
an aged man who conducted small
hide and pelt buying and pawn brok'
er's business at the corner of Main
street and First avenue, was one OF
the fOuleSt crimes ever committed in
| central Montana. The body was dis
| covered on the morning of Friday
Aug. %, and it was proved conclu
sively by the testimony of the ply
sicians the murder was done on the
Wednesday night previous, the night
of Aug. 90. J. w. Luton, who was
Studzinski's adviser and closest
| friend, went to the old mans little
home to take him some mail about
o'clock Friday morning. He knock
ed. on the door, and receiving no re
Spouse, looked through the window
and saw the old mans body stretched
out on the floor. He notified the of
| ficers, who were on the scene a few
minutes later. The door had beer
locked on the outside, and Sheriff
! Slater forced it open. The body wa!
! lying near the center of the floor
and several beaver skins had beef
thrown over it. When these were re
moved and the body examined, it wa,
found that Studzinski had been deal
terrible blow over the back of tn,
head, the skull being crushed in 10
three inches or more. Such a woun,
was, in all probability, necessarily IA