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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1901
Page
2
Reports say two Knoxville police officers were shot. the gang member Logan believed to be Parker Cassidy was captured with him ten miles east of Knoxville at 4 pm. Pinkerton detectives were summoned as Logan and Parker were brought to Knoxville amid mob tension and arrests.
A man believed to be Parker was captured near Jefferson City after being identified by locals. Logan Greuke, wearing a tramp disguise, was found with over $2,000 in Montana bank notes sewn inside his shirt. Police and Pinkerton agents anticipate confirming identity with a man arriving tomorrow.
In a bold escape attempt, L. L. Felker, already jailed for manslaughter, was captured after dangling from a jail window with blankets as a rope. Deputy Fitzsimmons intervened, forcing Felker back to a cell. outside accomplices provided acid and steel saws, but the plan failed. Felker awaits a new trial while others involved were recaptured.
Special train crews reached the scene but were late to take part in the capture. Carey and four others seized one man who identified as John Dress of Portland near Len’sville, while another suspect surrendered after a chase in the woods. The captured man, Wilson, matches Logan’s description except for a shaved face. Dress, claiming Louisville Kentucky as his destination, is linked to a Montana bank robbery rumors. Also noted is the marriage of telegraph operator Harpe Davies of Helena to Miss Wilson in Helena.
A rumor in Vienna in December says Count Goluchowski, Austro Hungarian minister of foreign affairs, may resign after Emperor Francis Joseph refused to sanction his proposal to quell German complaints and anti German demonstrations in Galicia.
A morning quake shocked residents as one house collapsed and several others damaged in AMAR. No injuries are reported but crews survey the affected area and secure the site.
Flora Dubois or Fiora Williams, alleged leader of a north end burglary ring, was arrested in the Kalispell valley near Usk with her husband. Three male accomplices were captured after police traced stolen goods to her lodging. The accused woman denies knowledge of the loot and claims the watch she wore was from a jewelry firm receipt.
Rear Admiral Schley notified Attorney Rayner that he is ready to take action on his case as advised. Rayner expects to meet the admiral in Washington tomorrow or Tuesday. The transcript suggests no definite concession was given and indicates a cautious stance toward a congressional inquiry.
Mr Rayner doubts a parliamentary proceeding is proper and says matters should be pursued in courts. He notes telegrams since the court of inquiry include an offer of ten thousand dollars for expenses to a further hearing, which was declined.
Eastern Montana is enveloped by one of the heaviest snowfalls on record with estimates from two to six feet. Temperatures fall to 20 degrees below zero as a strong north wind widens the danger. A sheep man, Phillips, left for Flat Willow with two herds. reports say the party may have frozen to death.
Reports from Butte say Miles City and nearby areas experienced a severe snowstorm with six feet of snow and a raging blizzard, according to railroad workers.
Berlin December 13 a semi official denial issued after a report claiming that diplomatic relations between Germany and Venezuela had been broken off. The denial said the reported rupture is not official.
A westbound Great Northern train derailed about 2 am near Essex in the Kalispell mountains after rails spread in cold weather. One man killed, 20 or more injured, several may die. Passengers say the slow speed and train split into two caused the crash. authorities dispatched doctors and the Conductor Mathews received praise for care.
Unrest grows in Ohio politics as G B Cox and other Republican leaders eye Washington trips amid a bitter struggle between Hanna and Foraker over legislature control. Reports say conferences may seek a compromise before Columbus caucuses, with potential moves after adjournment to marshal factional tickets for both chambers.
Joseph B. Foraker is noted among leading Ohio Republicans visiting Washington. None report any pledge of peace or compromise, suggesting the political contest will extend for about three weeks more.
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