| Show MURDERER CAPTURED 1 1 I 1 for seventeen years Year she he has eluded bladed the ho marshal P F H dyer dier arrived from dotte montana today having hal vigg in his custody john 1 keller altai alias john 0 obrien en who has beba wanted tor loi seventeen years on a a charge of murder the bl marshal arshal and his deputa deputy W WT T holland left this city for fol botteon atte 04 learning earning f from rom parties there ol of kellers whereabouts the man whom keller is indicted for killing was walter sometimes kown as wade badgely both had been soldiers at fort douglas under colonel P E connor and a d had been discharged at the close of 04 their term of en enlistment ament the two had some tro trouble 1 le at stockton tooele thoele county on may ath 1871 ana it was believed at the time mat an old feud existed between them at any rate the day after the quarrel about 7 it in the morning badgely was shot and killed by bg keller the murderer was arrested and brought to this city tot for ex he employed T thomas fitch as his counsel and aho succeeded edin in getting liberated yn dall bal the T he sureties were not res responsible I 1 part parties air and as soon as kell keller odeol got his bis lib erty he left for other parts he was heard from in nevada a short time tam i after and then the me report cama came th that t h he had bad been killed on a kostage stage line I 1 with this the matter rested and ad p probably would n never ej tive have been beeb beard HeArd af pf again had pot john j ajr a son frank who formerly resided at stockton and held the offices 0 of justice of tile the peace and constable 40 b respectively a ively V ely I 1 af t that didace atee cc tran tra atred re d t ere air P place e 0 of t abade b to X Mo I 1 inana A there a short tune time ago they py me met and recognized I 1 in man known 0 as john C tie john 10 n D keller r who ho k had murdered d kagely badgely they comm communicated unIV the fact to marshal dyer who to k the matter in barid the result being yag that at the late grand jury found ait indictment for murder in tile the first degree against Keller enough witnesses for that purpose still remaining in the territory on monday afternoon the murderer was arrested at woodville ville near antle barthe deputy f sheriff in response to ithe marshal rabal dyers request the qi marshal Arshal arrived in butte the same sake day aay aad and toot took his man into custody while keller or obrien lea as he be thau called himself in agte buete the miner reporter had baoan in interview v with him as follows 1 I am am so an old soldier having served the government through the war under general P B rdward edward connor I 1 came boutah to utah in 1861 from california califor faia gud and was then mustered mastered out july L I 1 I 1 my name is john 0 obrien do you know anything about thi the murder they chy have charged yoa with was asked him 1 I never heard of bf it before I 1 chave ho been in montana elgh eighteen ea or twenty years waugh taught school in county sad and in lewis and clark county have worked at carpe carpenter r work ane ana am a carpea carpenter by trade I 1 nave worker for dr at deer lodge be knows we me well I 1 ciame came tp to butte balse and being ai 41 t mining prospector located so govora vora la mines ines and sta teem h n for r A 4 mere trige trie I 1 move moved to about a mouth month ago wi alta my NY wife and family my bly dau daughter kitty to is working at the dressmaking business at helena 11 how is it mr obrien that YOU yoa have been taken for mr keller 1 I dont know anything anything about this business I 1 am abar charged with I 1 was at work mining when thise these officers arrested me one day its a game put up by oar parties martiel tiel here to get my mine he then gave in an account of a number of mines he be had bad located and sold sod did you foil ever meet in utah a man tad gely tely 11 0 4 it t now know anything uy thing about turn hm or hs billed I 1 sent seat my discharge ji papers apers to washington last year was aided 4 doing so by emr kessler batI dODt like to mention that 0 01 bring in my y family into this matter pa any y more than I 1 can help I 1 get iny any pension because I 1 was not cri crippled vere e inthe in the pervice 11 were you yon I 1 injured ali redin in iny any manner dur during g the war yes I 1 was shot in the knee and in the ankle and was w hit on the head with a dabbed gun 6 toe then MX 4 oilen obrien you know khow nothing of this crime for which you are I 1 arrested absolutely autel I 1 know many ot brigham youngs destroying angels are hanlo fl around here bere and they baye got it in for me where you in 1870 1871 and 1872 1 11 I d dont know kiowa 1 my ay wife cald uld tell you see I 1 have drank two much liquor ia a my time ahat the cause ot of all my troubles what has hao abjured injure 4 me but I 1 have many friends here have you ever killed a man I 1 I 1 yes yea I 1 have dav e killed several men brhen I 1 was a soldier but none since then some of theof them were jack mor mons mops dressed up like indians 11 when keller got into utah however he made statements that failed to nar monize with his silly and untruthful stories about destroying bagels angels and jaek jack cormona 11 he be realized that he be could no longer loader conceal his identity a aa be vw too easily recognized as tile the man known iba utah from 1861 1861 to 1871 as john D keller he then be gab to protest that lie he made no secret secre in montana Mon taut of abat abati betag being his true name and alleged that his daughter was known by it he says that keller is his I 1 soldier name 3 and ithac he did not take from a desire to evade the he om officers eero i his statements however do not hax harmonize monize he now admits the killing of badgely ly gud and gives the lowing following as his bis account of the affa affair he had bad been discharged from the army and was working a mine at stockton Bad badgely bacgly gly whom keller as a sol soldier ter deserted and came to stockton the other did not tell on him because he did not wish to get him into trouble badgely badge bean paying attentions to a iroy young lady or of sellers acquaintance wh whom am the latter warnedar war nedas lie he thought his fo former coraier raier comra comrades dels phar character mctier was not good the girl told badgely y who determined to get ge t even he armed himself and went to kellers cabin where il ere he fired four fohr shots at the latter ah who awas was saved py by the interference oi of his wife next day keller went to the baloo I 1 and upon hw his cifes advice took pis hie revolver evo apon lvir along alone in case badgely should mike make another attempt on his life at the saloon the two men met and the qua ea ws renewed badgely bar for gun and was in the ak of levei tat keller w who had stooped down to ta conceal himself cheb the be 11 ll latter atter got in the tae first shot hitting badgely in the mon mouth th tho bail came out at the back severing the jugular vein seller keller raised his wed weapon on to fire again when badgely staggered r and nd leil fell expiring in a few ilai minutes 4 ta the e murderer bere r was brought to salt id lake ake I 1 where thomas fitch was em cm employed emp loyen to defend him begot he ot him admitted to bail and as tl the sureties were not responsible men advised keller to leave leavo the territory which he did this af afternoon keller was placed in the penitentiary jor or safe keeping |
