Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-11-07

I cannot be corroborated until the state
brings out it's evidence at the prelimi-
nary hearing Of the young men next
Saturday
| Another fact which was found as
clue against Long was with reference
| to the payment of the rent of the
building in which they were living.
The rent was collected for the owner,
Mr. Anderson, by Studzinski as long
as he was alive. After his death Geo.
| W. Cook was made the agent for the
collection of the rent and he went af-
ter Long for the money. Long gave
Mr.. Cook a receipt signed by Studzin-
ski, for the May rent but did not pro-
duce another receipt until a few days
later when he gave a receipt, alleged
to have been signed by the old Jew
on the 22nd day of August. This last
man altered his handwriting greatly
after signing the May receipt.
The several suspicious facts, gather
ed together by the detective, werte supe
plemented by the further fact that
Long and Taylor wre both apparently
| spending more money than they We're
earning. What other suspicious cir
| cumstances found by the deteativ,
and officers cannot be made known to
the public for the very simple reason
stated above. that the Pinkerton gen
questions Of any nature whatsoever,
concerning the case.
Having followed up the evidence
against the young men as far as pos
, slble, the newspaper men took up the
other side and from all of the facts at
hand it must be admitted that the
state will have to dig up much ad-
ditional evidence to make a very
strong case against the men now in
custody.
I Ray Long was first arrested, having
been found by Sheriff Slater and De-
, tective Lavigne at the Montana Lum-
{ Der company's yard where he has
worked for several years past. He was
apparently much surprised at his ar
rest but quietly accompanied the Off
GERS to jail. AS soon as he was placed
in he was put through a rigid sweat
ing but nothing material was obtain
: ed from him. In his statement, sworl
before a notarial officer, Long said
that. to the best 70 his remembrance,
, he was about town on the night Ct
August 23rd, having frequentei his
usual haunts. He said that he was
with Albert Heinicke.
Taylor was arrested out by the
. county farm where he was employed
by Steve Anderson in assisting in
moving a house. In his affidavit, hc
said that he went to bed early on the
evening of August 23rd, having beer
very tired from the labors of the day
a He was, at that time, employed by the
Judith Hardware company IN the ca
q pacity of machinist. AS for the ring
e he stated that he had owned the rine
6 for over a year preceding the death O.
+ Studzinsk but that he had pawned i
. to a we'll known citizen of I.ewistowi
several weeks before The murder aEt
received it back only few days afte
that event The gentleman to whom
:. Taylor pawned the ring corroboratet
| CT fayU ffA
Taylor was arrested, Mrs. Taylor Wen
to the Jail to see him but was denie'
: admission and was not permitted t
see her husband until late Sunda
night.
Heinicke was arrested by Under
:, sheriff Ed Silverthorne at the ranch G
Jack Frye, 25 miles southeast of Lew
istown Friday afternoon. He was ou
:, with Harry Browns wagon on one {
his regular trips over the county sell
ing shoes and clothing.
Heinicke was brought in late Frida
night and when asked for a statemer
simply gave the officers his memo
randum book. The book showed ths
;. he left Lewistown with a load
goods, accompanied by Hugh Wagne
the jeweler, on the morning of tt
23rd AS further evidence of this ia
he was able to cite them to the bool
of Harry Brown who loaded him OF
lie on that date and of William Woo
he who keeps the team and whose bool
er, contains an entry showing that Hell