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FLEMING, James
Fleming, alias Jan nes McArthur » Was a white man
term at the Montana State Prison. While there,
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with Clinton Dotson who had been sentenced to life thaprisonnent fon
murder. Dotson c onv.ine ed Fleming that he had been involved in
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$50 000 train robbery and offered to share same of the hidden
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with him if Fleming would carry out one of the most bizarre
the annals of American murder. After Fleming's release, h
Deer lodge where he became friendly with Do tenn’ s elde
vie iver Dotson, a chronic alcoholic. After had drank
eral. days, Fleming accompanied the elder D ‘Dotson to his
him to write and sign a confession that he had actually
man for FRERKOCAKKE whose death Clinton was serving a
Fleming then shot and killed the old man and rigged th
look like suicide. Because Fleming had been seen drink
shortly before his death and was known to have gone t
th him 2 o was taken into custody and questioned. When
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Lng
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rn Sc im that Clinton Yotson had no part in the railroad
bery an could ae know where the money was hidd lens he aaa
1 he and [1 inton Dotson were convicted of the murder and senten
athe ‘deming was hanged at Deer Lodge on Sept. 6, 1901, and
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FLEMING, J&mes
McArthur, was a
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Dotson convinced F ng t he
ery and o. red to share same
g would carry out one of the mo
ican murder. After Fleming's release,
ge where he became friendly with Dotsnn's elderly f
r Dotson, a chronic alcoholic. After they had « ‘
8S, Fleming accompanied the | elder Dotson to his
him to write and s he had .
nan for REI was servi oh
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ne to look like ah a
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1 Dotson shortly before hi } 5 ow gone to
in with he he was n into custody and questioned.
s convinced him that Clinton Dotson had no x
and eben not know where the ey hid
nto the murc
on Sept.
