The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-03
QUIET
after DAY
OF TENSION
Undercurrent of Feel
ing Strong and May
Presage Trouble
in Future

.NuE. Wu0
as quiet today and went about its busi-
ness as if the lynching of q labor agent
We're n usual daily occurrence. The
authorities are doing the best they
know how to find out something that
viii lead to the arrest and punishment
of the men who took Frank Little from
his room in the Steele block yesterday
morning and hanged him to a railroad
trcstle south of the city. Those who
did it evidently covered up their tracks
so we'll that small hope shield out for
any arrests or prosecutions. The cor
cnor has decided to hold an inquest on
Lttlo's body tomorrow afternoon, but
little Is expected from the inquiry to
shed further light on the affair.
The city is quiet. but there seems to
be a tense undcrcurrcnt OF feeling that
may prcsage trouble later
Claim Positive Proof.
In what is known as the daily strike
bulletin the mine workers union has
been publishing the issue today claims
that members of that organization
have positive proof as to the identity
of most of the men who took part In
the hanging of Little.
We are conducting an investigation
of this murder" says the bulletin.
| and already have sufficient evidence
J to indicate the names of five men who
/ took part, everyone of whom is 4 COM
pany stool pigeon. Two of these men
are In business, two are gunners and
one is connected with law enforcement
, in this city. We are informed that
certain people saw the automobile
loaded with men, recognized some OF
them, are able to identity the
t,1,, A.tx <.,
do so.
Three Copies of Information.
Threats have already been made
that If we succeed in proving who
committed the crime we Will never live
to tell it. We want to inform them
that three copies of every bit OF in
formation we have are deposited in
three different places. to be used in
case they succeed in getting any of us.
And when we finish. some very
prominent murderers will be headed
for the gallows OF for Deer Lodge"
Officials Seek Identity.
Two busy sessions were held today
in the office OF the county attorney
In the courthouse. There were present
officially Attorney General S, c. Ford.
County Attorney Joseph II. Jackson
Riley. Roy Alley of the Anaconda
company was also present. The object
of the meeting was to find out from
Attorney William G.. sullivan who the
men are referred 10 in the bulletin.
| Attorney sullivan has been suspect
cd of having something to do with the
preparation of the matter for the bull
letin. He has been acting as attorney
for the men who have been getting
into trouble through their activities In
the present troubles. He is a Socialist
> and was the leader OF what were
known az the reds In the fight
against Mayor Duncan while the latter
! was in office, and whose followers
were known as ''ycllows"
Information Not positive"
: At the conference. in the county at
torney's office he WAS asked to give
the names Of the five men the Indus
trials claimed in the circular to know
~ having been connected with the
\ lynchng. He said the information In
I possession of the people for whom he
l was acting was not in such positive
shape as to warrant having the names
Of those suspected published as yet.
He was told that he would be held
i personally responsible for such matter
appearing IN the bulletin nerea1tcr, ana
replied that he could not help that.
Nothing came of the conference ~
far as getting information Is con-
ccrncd.
Othcrs Were Sought.
y While of course nothing can b.
G learned directly rs to the intention OF
= the parties engaged in the affair. cur
: rent rumor has it that other bands
G were out the same night looking fol
Tom Campbell. the head of the new
n miners union and Joe Shannon, one ot
s. the leaders In the present movement
# Shannon is a local man, and was one
n of those tried at Boulder with Muckie
: Mcdonald and Joe Bradley for kid.
% naping and deportlng miners who re.
- sisted their authority three years age
- when they broke up the miners unior
connected with the Western federation
:. Mcdonald and Bradley were con
" victcd and sent to the penitentiary
10 Shannon was acquitted. CAmpbell u
u more recent conner to Butte. II 4
claimed Campbell and Shannon -
d capped the fate OF Little because the.
y had changed their doniiciles and tn
Is committees sent after them could no
find them.
m Military to Act Promptly.
l5 Major Sargent. cominanding tn
Is troops camped at Butte, had Tol
of Campbell, head Of the miners organ
i'll cation and four of his leading ASST
in tants. meet him In Sheriff ORourke
office this evening. Tho sheriff ";