The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-16
FIND ROY WALSH
In MISSOURI PEN
ESCAPED MURDERER WILL RE
BROUGHT BACK TO DIE ON
GALLONS.

BOULDER, May 6.-After a sever
months search which covered a doz.
en- western states, Roy Walsh. con.
Vlcted slayer of Al Johnson, Renova
merchant, has been located in the
missouri, state penitentiary and will
De brought back to Montana to ex-
plate his crime on the gallowe
Walsh walked out" of the Jefferson
county Jail here October 10. last. inst
Tour days before the formal sentence
Oh death recommended by the iurv
winch found him guilty was to have
been pronounced.
IDENTITY ESTABLISHED
Walsh, under the alias of Don
stewart, is serving time in the Mi
sour prison after being convicted Of
THEFT. By means of BertilIon meas
urements and finger prints. "Stew-
arts" identity as Walsh has been Oh
s0lutely established, it is said Sbep-
III Mountjoy of this county ve etlor
Qdy went TO Helena, where he OBJ
3 Iailie1 requisltlon papers, and TODAY
lGLt Tor Jefferson City, Mo-, to take
oIi0Lge OIL the escaped murderer. Up
on Deng returned here, the death
sentence will Immediately be pro-
nounced and Walsh may be led To the
e0ilo"S s,,E WlInln 30 days thereafter.
SIOLEN AUTO CLUE
n BUICK automobile, which Walsh
- 'dleged to have stolen from Mel
rose lew days after his escape.
y was engineered by others. led |
20 the nnal blasting of his boast that |
ne would never hang" The mo NO
chlne carried Walsh from Montana
Co Nevada, where he was reno,~toJ |
seen Tor the first time after bie broo1-
Tor freedom. From there he went ,1,it
TO california and other states and -
OelleVed to have Travelled in # r. Ms
souri,, Where he was captured Of +bo
'harge. vi inert
Walsh's fate in being "canturod bo
rlliu Che oars" OF a state penitentiarv
vhere he probably believed he '1 Wy
are from the search of Mon+ano o@ 90
followed fortune on II.
'arC from similar situation dn,-;,.oo
Is freedom. which was ALWAYS ba ,Illis
a oy the diligence of Sheriff Mount
JAILED IN SAN DIEGO
Several months ago the fugitive
,as IN jail IN San Diego. but beforo
lS1uhCJoy learned of it he had beo0
ceased Walsh was arrested at tba
me on a petty larceny char0a =
Jas. 1 reported, but the incident eto,+ -
! Inc successful ending of the Ionm /
Walsh secured San DIEGO o++or
~ Upon the occasion of bio $3.50
~ gave him the bill of sale f -, I I;C
lIomoblle. Sheriff Mountiov r,a LIZ
hurried trip to California 49,, $50
9arlng that Walsh had been IN U io;I
toney. located the
ABOUT a week ago the sheriff lao
that Walsh had written 70 es' an
IOrney concerning the bill Of saIo
q discovery of his presence in MI
url brought the final phases If Az
arch to rapid conclusion VIC
= SENSATIONS POSSTRTE
oelisaClons may result in The o.
~ y GEAR up the escape of Walsh
oc'o5r u last, when he walked thu
T Z. doors at the Boulder Jail inst
lr Gays before he was fo b 1uSe
cru the formal death sente1oe
icn would have resulted in his he
removed to Deer Lodge p tsri De
ny Tor safe keeping. Peiii'eii-
~ present, Aaron Smith. ono &c
ee special guards who were Az
.ed 70 watch over the conden nTiel
soneE I, IN respective shifts. i -i, m
r to escape" '''iiie d prls-
VIVA! the return of Walsh will II
&c IN regard to his easv e ssl nc -