Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27
REMY NOW IN
HELENA JAIL
ALLEGED MURDERER OF Oliver
CONTINUES TO ASSERT HIS
INNOCENCE.

Helena, Mont, Oct. 25.-After a
trip covering just $500 miles, Sheriff
Peter Scharrenbroich reached Helena
at midnight tonight, having in Gus
tody Camille Frederic Remy, the sup
posed slayer of WATSON J. oliver, near
Wolf creek on September 90. The
sheriff was met at Garrison by a dep
uty, and for the first time since sew
en- O'Clock this morning did the sheriff
or the prisoner arise from their seat
| in the North Coast limited their meals
having been brought in from the din.
| err.
| There was a crowd of curiosity.
seekers at the train, but no untoward
movement was made. The prisoner
surrounded by half dozen deputies
and policemen and heavily shacklel
was hurried into carriage and TAX.
en- to the Jail. Here he was stripped
given new suit of clothes and as.
| signed to murderers' row.
Asserts His Innocence.
! Remy steadfastly asserts his limo.
cence, maintaining that Oliver was
! killed by a herder who joined them
near Wolf creek. He said that Oliver
complained of being sick and that he
and the hunter decided to take the
train for Helena, Remy to drive the
team to Helena and stop at an ap
pointed meeting place. In accounting
for the possession of divers watch
he said Oliver had given it to him on
debt
Remy was calm and cool throughout
h. tv;v, tot ~
compOsure from Vancouver to the cell
in muMerers' row, Sheriff Scharren-
broich describing him as a model pris-
Oner. Although the commissioners
of this county had offered reward
of $1,000 for the arrest of Remy, Sher-
if Scharrenbroich has landed his pris.
oner in the Helena Jail at an expense
of just $500, including railroad fare
for his prisoner. To the two Vancou-
yer detectives who captured Remy
the sheriff paid 500 each.
Returned Voluntarily.
The sheriff secured authority to re.
move the prisoner to Nelson for a
preliminary hearing prior to eXtrali.
ton, but upon Remy signifying a
willingness to return without extradi
ton process Sheriff Scharrenbroich
hurried his man across the line to
| Seattle. The remainder of the jour
ney was confined simply to daylight
rides. the sheriff not caring to take
any risk whatever. Remy is a con
! firmed cigarette fiend, his first favor
sought of the sheriff being papers and
tobacco which were furnished.
He is very affable, characteristic
of his race. being profuse in his ex
pressiOns of gratefulness to the sher
if for favors received. He is feet
61a inches tall, weighs ia pounds and
is "a years of age. He has pleasant
face to look upon and protests his in
nocence of the terrible charge over
hanging him with great vehemence
Made No Resistance.
Sheriff Scharrenbroich denys that
Remy made any resistance upon be
ing arrested at Vancouver or that he
even had a revolver on his person al
the time. 1t is expected that pre-
| liminary hearing will be speedily ar
ranged and Remy soon placed upon
trial for his life.
Sheriff Scharrenbroich and Chief
of Police Mccain were the recipients
of many congratulations upon the sue
cessful outcome of their long chase
it being considered remarkable that
a murder should be discovered two
| weeks after it's commission and the
prisoner captured in a foreign land
and removed to a Montana Jail within
month from the time of its commits
sion