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Show THE mm TALE. A Fngitive Murderer Ssys the Photograph is His tnt Denies AuthorsLip of the Crime. A CHAIN OF DAEK CIRCUMSTANCES The Spirit of Beform Makes its Way in Polite Court The Eound up in Police Circles, Lem Swank the young follow who was bagged by OUioer Parker as a fugitive murderer who is wanted by the authorities over tbe line in Pueblo still preserves a sullen reticence in the presence pres-ence of chroniclers. When pumped by Officer Ackland who had pushed his nose against the iron checquer board he was induced to let out a reef. "I'm not dead yet,". was tho insolent prologue. "Yes," chirped the dilapidatod occupant occu-pant of tho adjoining coll, "but your neck is in the scales. Them Colorado sheriffs is hard to fight; had a round or two with 'em myself." "Well, that'll do you for today," growled Swank and he again gave bis attention to the officer. The tallow admits that the photograph photo-graph that now adorns the rogues gallery gal-lery is his, but says be is not the man who committed the murder. Thus far the sleuths have succeeded In tracing him over a decidedly circuitous pilgrimage. He was employed as a bill-poster at the munificent sum of $7 a week in Pueblo, and before his nearest friends had time to suspect it, was apparently "dead to the world." In his pocket was found the pawn ticket for a gold watch and chain that were hypothecated "his unclots" in San Francisco. This he said was handed him by a friend, but the officers regard it an important im-portant link in the chain of circumstantial - evidence. It is Issued in another name, but that is a venerable trick of the fugitive and offers little support to the captive's denial. There was also found on his person a package of credentials -wnioh he says were handed him by a friend for safe keeping. An officer from Pueblo will arrive this week and depart with the prisoner for Puoblo. Young Argyle's Case. The spirit of "reform" stalked into Judge Laney's court this morning. It was not dressed lu a standing collar or patent-loather shoes but betrayed itself in the diminutive form of a tow-headed tow-headed urchin of 11, who tripped submissively sub-missively by the stalwart form of Assistant Eichcor, who was in turn guarded by a lofty member of the force. The irregular column moved to Judge Zane's court room at tbe direction of his honor where Mr. Eichnor recited a touching story of the culprits career whereupon tbe matter was referred to Commissioner Norrell, who proceeded to a corner of the court chamber and began the inquisition. The "lofty" prisoner, who has a habit, an ungovernable habit, of fastening fas-tening his fingers on any artiole in sight, was pronounced a tit subject for the reform school, and to that institution he goes. The little fellow fel-low is fathorless and deserted by bis mother, and has had to rustle for himself. him-self. Short Order. The accounts of United States Marshal Mar-shal Parsons were yesterday approved. The matter of certain taxpayers against Tax Collector Hardy in which an injunction is asked restraining the collection of a certain levy will come up for argument before Judge Anderson on Saturday. The case of J. B. Francis against the city in which the plaintiff sought to collect col-lect damages in the sum of $10,000 for injuries, a compromise was elfected, the defendant confessing judgment for $775. 3 William Stran went before Judge Zane yesterday and was admitted to citizenship. Two supplemental actions in escheat have been filed by the United States district attorney against W. B. Preston, Pres-ton, Robert Burton and John R. Winder as trustees for the prop, erty of the G'bnrch of Latter Day Saints. Tbe petition is directed at the Temple block, the tithing office, together to-gether with the grounds on which it is located, the G.irdo house) and historian's histo-rian's office. The description of the propertv, which embraces all of block 87, in flat A, mentions its value at $7f)0 000; tithing oliice and grounds, $75, XM); Gardo house, $30,000; historian's histo-rian's office, $20,000; total, $395,000. Th'j particulars of this action and tbe grjuuds on which it is based have frequently fre-quently been cited in the local papers. The case of Melissa Robinson vs. Daniel Dan-iel H. Wells, will be heard before Judge Zane tomosrow. |