Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-12-15
MURDER OF
STUDZINSKI
Complete Solution Of Dark Mystery
Now Inevitable and May Come
in Few Hours.
SOME STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS
Some If the Loot Found in Jas. Sher.
mans Possession-Says A. Mccoy
Gave II to Him.

Aside from the discovery of the
Studzinski loot cached under the Ar
gus building some days ago, the most
important development in connection
with the terrible crime since it was
committed, was brought to head to-
day.
Since the hour when Under Sheriff
Ed. Martin brought out from under
the Argus building the suit cases con-
! tanning the plunder, the officers have
worked ceaselessly on the case, and IL
the mystery that has so long enshroud-
ed the murder has not been solved,
solution is now inevitable. Immedi-
ately after the contents of the suit
cases had been invoiced, Mr.. Martin
started out to identify them beyond
all doubt. This was accomplished with
the assistance of a well known busi-
ness man who had occasion to look
over all the watches at Studzinski's
just before the murder. He positive
ly identified the time pieces as those
IN Studzinskis possession and 1t
would be out Of the question for him
to make mistake in regard to this.
Running Down Clews.
At this hour, 1t Is sufficient to state
that today, some Of the Studzinski
property was found in the possession
or James Sherman, a young man who
has long been employed in the busi-
ness Office and stock room of the Ar
gus. He was at once secured as q
witness and an examination elected
much information. Mr.. Sherman stat
ed tnat the stolen goods he has hand
led were all turned over to him by
Alex. Mccoy, the colOred janitor who
Is employed at number of business
houses in the city, including the Ar
gus. According to the young mans
statement. Mccoy turned the articles
over to him to dispose of, and without
suspecting that there was anything
wrong, he took them. A number Of
statements of the greatest Importance
were made by this witness, and a lit
tie later Mccoy was brought from his
home to confront Mr.. Sherman. This
the janitor did without the slightest
trace of embarrassment, and he calm.
ly denied every word of Mr.. Sherman's
testimony SO far, at least, as it relat-
ed to the Studzinski property. Mccoy
denied in toto any knowledge what
ever of the loot handled by Mr.. Sher-
man, and made some counter state
ments in regard to the latter and hib
habits.
This is the status of the matter at
the hour of going to press, and 1t will
readily be seen that, as said before,
If the mystery Is not already solved,
1t Is certainly in process of solution.
6ebb 10 Discharged.
Charles Bebb, the printer who was
arrested Monday morning on suspic-
ion that he might know something
about the Golden Rule burglary, has
been exonerated and discharged. The
formality of a hearing was dispensed
with. and when the case was called
up in Justice of the Peace McFar.
lands court Wednesday afternoon,
County Attorney Roy e. Ayers stated
that there was no evidence whatever
that would warrant holding the de-
fendant upon, and ne therefore moved
for his discharge at once.
Mr.. HuntOOn, of HuntoOn & Smith,
attorneys for Mr.. Bebb, stated that
while he was willing to accept the mo-
tfon, he wished it understood that the
motion was made because the state
had nothing that could be offered
against the defendant. Mr.. Huntoon
said his client was entitled to have
whatever evidence there was brought
out, but in view of the statement Of
Mr.. Ayers that there was nothing at
all against Bebb, and as the Golden
Rule burglary, with which alone the
defendant was alleged in the COM
plant, to be connected, was clearly
connected with the Studzinski case,
and as he had no desire to force the
officers to expose their hands in that
affair. he would consent to the dis
missal without any hearing. Mr. Bebb
was then ordered discharged, and was
warmly congratulated by his friends.
The complaint in this case was
sworn to by J. H. Atkins, of the Golden
Rule, and there was no thought at
the time of connecting this charge
with the Studzinski case, but it win
now be seen that the two cases can
not be separated.