Show mR Of Oft SHOCKING t I G CRIME Fred Beutler Was WilS Cruelly Cruell Ho Choked to Death on February 25 1897 PEED DEED BAFFLED THE OFFICERS rr FH Years rears They Have Worked or cd on the Casc Case Without Being Able Ahle to Un Unravel ravel the thc Mystery t Q SHERIFF EMERYS GREAT SERVICE There Were m Three Men Ien Who ho Were Gull Cult t ty or of the Assassination mid anil All MI AllAre MIre Are re Vow Now In Custody Cu uI 1 Hi HI H IH I 6 OF I f 1 BEUnER MURDER 1 X f i Beutler flutter murdered on fl Feb 13 Y j ic 17 Ii i 1 1 x Jack Hie BIec and and Mrs rr Bautler nr ar arV x r V r ted for or the crime on Feb Feu 25 5 l j i SE X 1 w wJ 9 J 1 nf ot coroners Jury jur lin liny ni 4 y HIe Mrs rs and andI C I Alln and au the tue arrest t tL u L u of 01 the latter on March 3 1 1897 r J I rii 6 f HIeD m was wall w bound over overto Ol r I If f 1 to the district court Mr tr Beul r A f l i r Mitchell discharged dl T t 4 Several weeks later Inter against X e dl for 01 lack lock of ot evl ovi J dence dene to tn convict x r i Wednesday Jan 21 I 04 Sheriff 1 d Emery arrested W V Mun MunI Muna ix I as a a Icing being Implicated In III the lie liei 3 i crime rIme r I J Thursday Jan S made I V Involving Jack J LIo HIeD j 4 f I Abe Abc Hunter In the crime MIl and andT T 1 Hunter wag tt nn an that I thata I HH i a date 3 i Friday Jan p nice was nr 1 rat nt nl by hy Deputy i c Sheriff t I Monday Feb 1 complaints i L were werl filed before Judge J j x T 4 charging Ulce and anI Hunter with J J t the murder ot of BeUtler H t H The murderers of or Fred l Beutler r the Iho theold old oid umbrella lII repairer who ho wan choked to 10 death In his cabin nt US west went W RI South Temple II l 1 on the evening of ot Fob Feb b 25 15 1197 hu h nt at last been apprehended and ad are now no lodged In III tho the coun count county countI county ty I Jill jail anI will to 10 stand sinn trial for forthe or orthe the crime which up to a 1 afew afew few ItI d a igo ig 1 had been shrouded lu In luth Inthe th the dr ic t Tho The men mon who ho hoare hoare are charged with SIth tho the nn ar Ja k nice flee who wan nt ut tho the time Urne of 01 the Time rune arrested In connection with lIh It Lut but zt released on cm account of at l lark fk of 01 to convict Grorge W Tho latter I Iho v ho it II I nn on old cut hi maui man 67 61 years of ot ago ogo who Inn hu bo br r employed by hy the tho II B 0 Transfer company Com II him Iiii turned states Mates mid iid hag hilS rondo a n clean denn of cC the affair ron FOR I Ort MONTHS For IMN than three past liast t Sheriff f C Frank I mery and several steral of or his h have haye ten been working faith fully tully on Oil o m si 11 case and ami received im lh ii 1 Ii Il Id d them to believe that Muni k w I t something about the af lit fair taIr fo Q was sas the tho h that fuzy Ium knew kne nil alt about the tho crime that thai h t h him him under Jut Tast W SIne e that mt time limo hs h beon bea ht n subjected to tho the most inot mo t re He lie at It un un that ho he knew any all thing inns about II it his 1118 statement bIng 1 j am na as n innocent nn OH u It lamb Iamb about lila that I wa r I cou cout not 1101 MO three e tr f t I In front of at mo me n more h he told laId the Iho that Abe Abo Hunter Ink Jak lUre Hire Mil and n a third party were n ti 1111 III I n a the tho t he erline cri me hut bitt Ut h ho l red Ills his hi Innocence A run on n eln Sheriff 1 III Ab b who Wo from II i about 90 DO o 1111 8 ago niro Hire Illco trai wO wn trae r N I In I I Ie county nerr h waa on an Friday hy by h J P tv Sheriff U oth litre het ii WaR wn ranted ed for tor Wd that tho l to He e hh havo a 1 talk with him IH r lit it Inquired ot of f the tow unar hal h he find flici lie fl w n formed that they Iho were ere out ot of town ut that there men flie wn would ho nt lit thin tho to got lila hlA mail In a n Very vory M short hart i nIter after that ItIc t Ih tr to and tho called him I ono n lold lilun hat Hh erff ft ooh hn I como come for fop h him him that t l wanted lot Ilk to him Ilm AIl loke Rices to tho the ot tl the tho wn hut in III lh the does the with in It ht ho be about IJ Ull that r Iro ho all In und In ei III i j Till sweating 81 c or of Muri yv Willi ton coo cool I L l jt irl I with renewed d vigor Igor and he was Informed by the Ille sheriff nn nR n to rome fame of the evidence which had been secured against him from Crohl that Unit time on h M lie began to weaken MAKES FULL ULI CONFESSION After Arter pending several restless nights he decided d to 10 tell lell everything The Tho sheriff Ih sheriff was ra summoned and ni ulna uIo ft e I stenographer to take toko tho the anti and after liter the promise hud hail hlll been maths made that he hc would w uld be he protected re related I the whole story which appears arl elsewhere In these theo columns Accord Accordingly two to complaints were ere Issued against nice lUre and nad Hunter HUlter today tolay by II County Count Attorney charging them with wih the tho murder of ot leuter The complaints were d dby c by br Sheriff SherlI were ere filed nel with Judge Diehi Dehl this afternoon STORY STOHl OF OP rJ CRIME The atory etory of or the crime which WAS rae 11 committed ll coven een yearn ear ago on al the of ot this thie month Is i an ns follows On the 1 ht of oC the tho above olove date te at tl about 8 S who wins wan 53 55 j years of or ie lived livel alone alono In ii an nn adobe cabin of 01 US I West South Temple Temp Street lt reel was summoned to the door of or Ills bi house by b n a knock Upon opening tho door toor Jio v WIS was as confronted by I two men nen and ho he Immediately cried Murder Tho Thomen men grubbed choked him hll Into Inlo In II Insensibility and then stuffed an nn old rag rn down dOln his throat thus causing him hIm to strangle to death The Tho motho for tor the crime was Wil robbery robber as ns It II wan vita supposed that tho the old oIl man lun had about bout I 1000 00 cach each cached ed In his cabin cobin The men were welo scared ACaN C away awn evidently securing any money 1 one for or when leu ter body lody was WIS searched there was about In his pocket HEARD CRY eny OF 0 MURDER Joseph Morris orrl who lived next lext door to Heutler wid that he ho heard beard the tho knock on in door and heard him himl yell yehh l murder and alFo heard the tho lie ftc le He lie paid aid that he M then got out through his lih back window and ald went vent to 10 the corner corer of 01 West Vest and South Temple i streets he met let n a Mr 11 Holt Bolt and I Itol told tol him him that ho lie thought Beuter nail his wife vie who lio hall hail separated from tram each other oilier sonic time previous to the tie affair were quarreling A telephone message Vil sent lent to 10 police polee headquarters and Captain allin I and Shannon hastened to tho the scene Upon arriving there about Si Rl they th found lying OI 01 the floor foor dead Tiny pIcked him up and placed him on tho tIm bed and amid Ild removed the 11 ings rn s from his mouth louth hilt but could not revive him Mm They The then themi called an undertaker to take tako charge l of ot time tho th remains after which n a thorough lerch of ot time tho vicinity was wan made n nde to 10 find traces of oC the tho murderer I D D MANS s WIFE WI FI SUSPECTED S Unsuccessful Un In their attempt the time returned to and later lale decided l to go JO to Murray tur and Inter Interview view low M Mn Mi huther They Thc knew that Mention and ond his hla wife had had trouble and amid hind had anti and they were of the tho that she sue something of ot tho the crime Sim Sho tas arrested nt lit time the home hOle of ot her hP daughter and taken to police head She denied knowing anything about the time crime hut but told loll the tho that Jock nice flee nce had hail been Icen to 10 nee ee her to I whew where Mr MiS Beutler livid lived RICE Hen UNDER Time The accordingly went vent to Rices homo and arrested him him that night At Atthe the hub evidence evilene wits was Wl brought out oUI which Implicated Rice Itice Mrs Mis ami AMu i iii Mitchell Mis II Ims Druthers son soui inlaw 1111 and upon time the of at the verdict of or the tho coron rl jury jur complaints were Issued u II against the three c above named putties parties on in Oi March 1 ASI DISMISSED The Time nil nim i I men wim IH hull hold he be before fore 1010 Police Polen Judge 1111 on Bat at urcin March C G Rice Itice Ilee sus oa 09 bound over Oar overto to 10 tle Ike 1 district court to 10 to 10 tho time charge of or murdering Heather tul r but tho i other t iio vo parties were discharged be he beu u e of ot lack inch of lt evidence to 10 hold them thom themon on time the case emme against eo was wan pending In 11 tho lie district court for POlO time iliac tl but U it I Onu to of at lack Inck of oC evi evl evidence It I on account dence to 10 convict Rico was wn discharged from custody and Immediately left ler tho the j Ii miamI went to herding In 11 county I II I t ho married and nt riots now has hail several children Munty and nul Hunter remained In tho Ihn city el and were Iro NI Fit of If I complicity In limo llio crime erlmo until several months ago 1 o when Sheriff ob oh obtained Ih ta I nd Ia a which Iuie ii led lell him ii to 10 belied that knew about It II Front From I that time tl on Oi he has hasbel been bel working hard bar on Oi the I he case ene IHO amid il flu 11 ally Ills his hi efforts were temo clowned em vIlh sue nl ho lie has han now a 0 lo confession maui and 1111 has time tho parties who committed the tho crime safe In jail Jull jul AND ANI Ni RICE mCI ENT and amid Rico Rice to IY ay nay any anything 11 timing thing about thin and all ni tho timo llo have havo been heen sweating to 10 which h they thew subjected huts han hn failed to 10 tiring out any uny nn from rom them men muon arc nrc well 1 known In local 1011 po lO pollen pollen llen ilca circles circle as ni being tough diameters they have been hien mixed up imp In several crimes previous to and Ind after time the kill killing 11 lag ing 11 of oC With time tho confession lon of or and other corroborative cl et now In the of o Emery It In II believed that It I will wil ho be no tie 10 I trouble to convict Rice Hunter ThieVe There will wi be I no 10 complaint Issued but bUI ho he will still 11 be he lucid held In Jail jol and nM used U I nit as nf u it 1 witness u for time tha state fH MIB l WORK VOlU Th vork ork of o Sheriff C Frank Frnk 1 I and hIl hl his deputies In running down dOI the tho of at and anil In se f sJ curing R n confession lions from uuie OlO of or tho Iho nun l n IK is certainly to tl be bc highly high I commend til ell eu The rime Iho has hn been heen a I for Cor esen bOen past and anil the time tact fact that It I has liOs at nt last lat been solved at this thus lot Into date after practically all ni hopes of ever capturing tho time guilty latleR hail had been on abandoned hy II time tho ls of ot this coun oun county comm ty I Is indeed just reason for or Sheriff Emery J ler to 10 feel cel proud over or this Ihl piece of or nork orle and Ild time the tw In general generl will 1 join Jol JolIn In congratulating con tag him hll hi iii upon his much luch deserved success In tl this Instance i DEAD Im I MANS IANS M ANS WIDOW WI ARRESTED A It hi I Sheriff Sherif Emery this Ihl afternoon arrested Mrs willow widow of o the dead man manIt manI manIt It I In II conceded that t hit he will wil be he an 0 I Im ira Important 11 witness ts i Accordingly she he will willbo 1 bo be 10 detained and ani required to 10 testify when time the case conies on oil 01 for Cor or preliminary hearing heart mug and I iS when 11 It I I t ROCS gOs on out 01 trial HOW now CIt WAS WS 8 The first Intimation by h l Sher Sheriff itt iff I Emery J mr In iii II regard to 10 connection COI lion tion II with the time 1110 was from rom Mrs Airs Mr IZ On al the night of 01 time the 1 1112 went to hit hk hl homo hOI on I 1 street and told lold her about the time ci crime line lie llo 10 after afterwards wards 1111 married her so 10 o as 1 to 10 prevent her being able to testify against 1 him In iii II the tho event evelt of ot time the mystery m being solved Several mouths months ego ngo 1 U 11 planned a ii 1 robbery In iii II this city el ci ty ami 1111 lila bin wife ICo to told the time sheriff about It I The Fur w uit uitto to 10 and amuil tho tue lat II j ter talking II I 1 I it over etem Oe with wih his wife wire It 1 watt 11 during this tims com creation that made a I reference to time li murder which w by b timo sheriff Severn Several days clays Ila later In tur time tho sheriff ques questioned Mrs MIH MUnE about abolt her husbands remark 1111 fter I a Ier weeks of ot work ok ho lie h Induced her hel to 10 tell ell tel him about timi mime Ilme arrest for 01 tho the murder thon then followed MONTANA SUPREME COURT REVERSES CLANCY In II I Ihl In celebrated Injunction lon Suit Stilt sul of ot John ln 1 I the lie Ihl lo lon And 11 mid 1 IThe The supreme court this thill morning 1 1 time the th de Ilc decision d ui vu Judge Jug In Butte BUIlt In II time the Injunction suit stilt or of o John against time tho Ih Boston Doston and amid Montana This Tiuis lt is 1 tho the suit uH cUed tho of oC oil nil 11 the Amalgamated properties In Montana lat last III t summer The ilme Jle supreme court today I he i ii mm ia caso a t lag an UI a mm Injunction I muir t iou t the t hue A If nun IRI 11 I Il holding hold lug and mm n I voting stock stOk la in II Montana The rho decision IH is II cry ery r and amid fn The fhe substance 11 In that Ai I ii a ims 1 Is I s a n private vat e Individual i I I mind and hat Ima no 10 right t to maintain notion iou Cm iii time the Amalgamated doln l H s In iii iI Montana or OJ tt it I in I n monopoly ji in t Inn ol Is Ie only Ol I by II I y the I ii e stale it a 1 That I under Illel time the evidence in itt the record time tho Amalgamated A II lio 11 tell Copper company Is I neither a n trust t nor a n monopoly that under time the II of ot Montana one on carper corpor corporation a t Ion may m hold holl ax nR completely mis 11 Ildi I stock III In other othur such and amid that hurt t same Is not against nga I mist public poi pol icy Ie I Iou I lull bill hil Is Incidentally llull dis discussed cussed and nn ItH I tim it ut I i y upheld mm The case Is II remanded for rOI further jiro ce not hot lot inconsistent with wih time the BU Sll courts l I hill hi AI ims pis Ld In him II IS ISM and vetoed by h lov o Smith on omi 01 time the Ih ground It was 1 st n a corporation It I Was na OR then passed ter the II veto elo The rime litti II Kho corporations time the light lI to time the other lt and 1111 to 10 olo oto 0 Ie It I 1 Time TIl decision lol will time the floston Montana i in to mm a dividends d i vide a ii e i may hi las the II t ii a tOi su Fi ti It preme court does doos dool not 1101 giant itt I tim t o of the I lie smi UIel p court coil rt will imi I I he lie un down 1101 mm tam for 1 I S days I In II the Limo wil mean am le mm lime JUIF I for fo I It Il l If is ex ox will 11 ask for n a If the time motion 1101 Is II d t im dividends it s of at I the I ii o u Im V Montana |