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Show MURDER IS THE CHARGE Blackfoot Wlar Reused of Slaying Two Men. WERE KILLED ON RESERVE Mystery Surrounding the Killing of E. M. Fritz nnd J. L. Donaldson on Pocatello Creek, Fort Hall Reservation, Reserva-tion, Soon Afte the Opening, Is Being Unraveled W. A. Durham, n Blncksmlth, Arrested nt Instnnco of Prosecuting Attorney and Placed in Jail nt Pocntello. lllackfoot Ida , Aug 3 County Attor-lies Attor-lies Winters of Ilnmiock county csnic up from l'ocntello tod ly nnd placed W. A Durham under nrrcst on the t Inrge of murdering E M I'lltz and J L. Donaldion on Pontello creek list June. Mr Winters refused to make any statement state-ment except that he hid a complete chain of evidence connecting Durham with thc crime. Asked ns to the motile mo-tile for the crime he sail It was robbers rob-bers but refused to be further questioned ques-tioned CRIME HE IS ACCUSED OH The murder of Krltz nnd Donaldson, iihkh occurred rhortly utter the opening open-ing nf Uie reservation last June, created considetable excitement mound Poci-lello Poci-lello nnd nt thut time It wns generally supposed to be the work nf some diunk-en diunk-en Indians, Trltz nnd Donildson left l'ocntello on the morning of June 17 on n i lo.pectlnR trip up I'oratello creek A few dass liter the bodies of the murdered men were found ly-lug ly-lug near the tninp which they had pitched on a wild nnd unfiequented spot neii Poiatello tri-ek ... .v i.u. ni... u.iii i u rHiiiiini, both of this place, who were also pios-pectlnB pios-pectlnB on the leserintlon, had camped within n fen hundred jards of the spot where the murder took place, te-ported te-ported iKiirlnB three shots flied In thnt dltectlon about 1 o'cltiLk on the even-Ins even-Ins before the murder was dlstoierrd, but as n Jungle of brush separated the two camps they were unable to see nns one and supposed It was some one shooting nt a cojote or somo other animal. I'ARNAM IS INNOCENT. Pat rarnam. who Is employed by the iShort Line an section foreman at this place, bears a most excellent reputa-tlon. reputa-tlon. Whin asked whs 1'ui nam hid not been arrested, Attorney Winters re-piled re-piled "Hetaure he Is Innocent of an) knowledge or part In the crime." PARNAM STANDS 11Y DURHAM. Interviewed bs a Tribune representative, representa-tive, Mr. rnrniim stoutly maintained Durham's Innocence. He said that he and Durhim bad not been nut of eight of each other during the entire afternoon after-noon nnd Hint Durham 7nd not had his revolier ln his bind thnt day, except to unpnek It and pine It under the bed Thnt thes were both engaged li making up a bed of wllldw houghs when they henrd three shots fired In the direction di-rection of Trltz nnd Donaldson's camp, but Hut as such thing wis not uncommon un-common on the rcservntlon they paid no nttentlon to It. Mr Tarnim hnd known Durham for a number of sears nnd made one nip with him to Alaska. He speaks very hlfihls' of thc nccusid and snss they might ni.woll arrest him (Ftuiiam) ns Durham. ACCUSED IB fitLENT. The nctused refused to mike any statement for publication, except that he Is Innocent. He believes the crlmo vi ns committed by some while men, and siss there were n number of others camped in the vicinity of the murder lint night. He Is willing to hivo tho thing thoroughly Investigated and has no feir of the outcome. HEARS GOOD REPUTATION. Durham Is n blacksmith by trade and beirs nn excellent reputation In this place, where he has Hied for the past ear, working nt his trade nnd pros-pectlng. pros-pectlng. Those who know him here belle! be-lle! o he Is Innocent of any roinpllclty In the murder He wus taken to Pocatello Poca-tello tonight and will be glicn a preliminary pre-liminary hearing In a few dass, at which time some sensational evidence Is ptomlscd by thc State's nttorney. |