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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1924
Page
1
An inmate in an old Boulder jail discusses his escape from custody and recounts travels while awaiting transfer to a higher facility in Butte. He describes routes, encounters, and plans, offering a rare first person account of the escape chain and future steps.
Boulder May 14 Roy Walsh appeared before Judge Lyman Bennetts in Virginia City for the formal death sentence in the Al Johnson murder. The court fixed the pronouncement for tomorrow and noted Walsh may have legal counsel. a delay to Friday morning is possible and the court may appoint an attorney.
Roy Walsh, condemned murderer of Al Johnson, a Revona merchant, returned to Montana after seven months freedom and told reporters he will reveal the full story of his Boulder jail escape last October. He admitted help from friends, contradicting a prior claim he acted alone. Walsh arrived in Butte under guard, then was moved to Boulder as authorities seek clemency or a possible death sentence.
Associated Press reports in Lexington Kentucky May 14 that if George B Brennan proposes abolishing the two-thirds rule at the Democratic national convention McAdoo forces will not oppose it. Rockwell says McAdoo will be nominated and can secure a majority or two-thirds. The Kentucky convention ensures McAdoo’s nomination for president.
MISSOULA May 14 Severe wind drove the Pilgrim creek fire into Marshall gulch and timber in Cabinet forest as authorities appealed for 40 men to report from Missoula. The dry, windy conditions hindered control and the fire danger grew. Multiple blazes flared across Flathead Pend Oreille and Kootenai forests with 200 to 600 acre fires reported, crews of 125 with 65 from the forest service fighting, and calls for rapid aid as the situation worsened.
Kentucky Democrats indorsed William G. McAdoo for president and supported their state leaders. The withdrawal of Senator Oscar Underwood from Alabama from the Kentucky contest surprised observers. McAdoo managers expect a solid Kentucky delegation to New York, possibly under instruction.
Henry Edham, an Englishman with multiple aliases, is in custody on an alleged confession tying him to drugging and robbing Mrs. Howard Johnson at the Hotel Alamac. Authorities link him to other robberies and possible killings, with witnesses summoned to identify him. Edham claims brother Sam Jackson is in Sing Sing.
Hong Kong May 14 The death of Dr Sun Yat Sen, leader of South China’s government, signals Canton’s likely transfer of control to the Peking government after a year of battles with constitutionalist forces. Sun’s associates may fail to sustain the regime amid bankruptcy, heavy taxes, confiscations, and illicit licensing.
State wide primary on May 27 will nominally determine presidential preferences and electors for the national conventions. McAdoo heads the Democratic slate with eight delegate at large spots from 29 candidates, while Coolidge runs unopposed on the Republican side. No VP candidates listed. slogans appear under candidate names.
Chicago May 14 Rev William A Billy Sunday reported feeling better than in ten days and left Chicago tonight for Rochester Minn where he will undergo treatment. He traveled from Memphis in a special car with Ma Sunday and party at 8 pm. Dr L Sanders of Memphis said the acute illness had largely subsided since reaching Chicago.
Washington May 14 Senator Burton Wheeler Democrat Montana is wholly exonerated in a majority report filed by Senator Borah Republican Idaho, chairman of the special committee. The panel voted 4 to 1 that Wheeler did not accept money for prosecuting oil land claims before the interior department after his election. The report notes the indictment against Wheeler from a federal grand jury remains unmentioned and reserve separate views by Senator Sterling.
After a five hour delay jurors could not reach a verdict in the assault trial of John Sullivan and R. J. Gibney connected to the jail beating of C. Dorris following a shooting incident involving Jerry Buckley. The jury, delayed until tonight, must decide between second and third degree assault with potential penalties of up to six months and $500 fine.
Washington May 14 A petition from the Bootleggers Union of America opposing Volstead act changes to permit 2.75 per cent beer sales was called fake by Wayne B Wheeler Anti-Saloon League general counsel before the house judiciary committee He warned beer sales would revive saloon power and thwart prohibition and said even if law passed it could not legalize 2.75 per cent beer in many states He said Americans will not swap the constitution for a mug of beer.
New York May 14 Surrogate James A Foley was elected successor to the late Charles F Murphy as leader of Tammany hall. Only two of the 70 executive committee members voted against him. Foley, 42, a City College of New York and New York Law School graduate, entered politics at 25 and rose from assemblyman to state senator before being elected surrogate in 1919 by a 15,000 plurality.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Corvallis Oregon May 14 Catherine Johnson former Butte resident is found dead face down in two feet of water along a waste ditch near her Corvallis home. Missing since Sunday her children and relatives traced inquiries from Hamilton to Seattle California and Butte before a searching party located the body two miles south of Corvallis. Mrs Johnson widow of ex policeman Jack Johnson leaves four children Mary 15 John 13 Bonita 11 and Malkader 8. Relatives from Butte arrive to convey the body to Butte and arrange the schoolgirl Mary helped by others.
Wireless messages from St Paul island offered no confirmation that three United States Army fliers had departed Attu for Paramushiro in the Kuriles at 3 o clock today.
Washington May 14 President Coolidge began drafting a veto message to the house on the soldier bonus bill signaling his likely decision not to sign the measure. Officials say the timing could place the message before the house as early as tomorrow or by Friday. Estimates from the budget treasury and veterans bureaus place the first year cost around 152 million dollars and 60 year total near 8.7 billion, with administration costs about 6 5 million.
Washington May 14 A proposal to summon Secretary Hughes before the house committee inquiring into the sale by the Shipping Board of the steamer Martha Washington to an Italian corporation of Trieste was discussed. Hughes denied involvement in the sale in a prepared statement. Committee members would decide after studying the statement in detail.
Boston Mayor Curley accuses a Coolidge campaign group in Massachusetts of soliciting funds on a no limit basis. Senator Walsh says the matter will be laid before the senate with possible official investigation. A broad inquiry similar to the 1920 convention probe may follow.
South side residents packed the city council chamber to back the commission plan to curb Silver Bow Creek floods by dredging the channel and building a new bridge. County and mining firms have already contributed 20000 dollars toward Harrison avenue’s big improvement, with the city facing an equal amount to raise. Mayor Horgan and council members attended as Alderman A Wilkinson urged broad public support before further action.
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