dn T- 4 » fe
placed on trial for the murder of Plath. e maintained. that. he
innocent ahd had not seen Plath for sever a day S prior to. his—dea abn
*, & number of wltnesses came rorward who swore to
xr after Pepo swore that they had parted for the. last. time.-and
=
hchain that he was wearing at the time of his: arrest was: pro-
to have belonged to Plath. Convicted and sentenced to die ,-
was delayed by appeals os April 6, 1900, when he wa
Ce Until his death, he continued to maintain thet
th''s ene ‘ite last words were to the
lim to the gallows when he asked "You'l
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THE MONTANIAN, Choseau, Montana, April 6, 1900
seen "lath for
Pepo swore that t
that he
Se UE }
His last 3 Were tO the
gallows when he asked "You'll
s innocent of Plath!
who accompanied
won't you?"
; Chodeau, Montana, April 6, 1900
CipbentedS 1 Ceppemed 43 Wont $73 |»
SY [acgee 7A
es leaing Thc
PPO 2 Wil liam
Pepo;-@ 4o-year-old -natlzve oz Germany, hhd-left- that
a young man be prevent imprisonment on theft charges.
way to the United States where he served a prison sentence. fax’ o
four-yea-rs-for la intel 1eft-and numerous jail terns. CHCOPERLES
sea a He traveled ar fete over the Uni bed tes and.Candda,
a Lal borer and spending his wages on whiskey, In 1398.
: where he met another gene German, Julius Plath,
; vears younge than he. ‘The two.men left in J junds.
21 to the United States in search of work. At that time,
Eebp- Pepo-had—littie tf -any money white Plath had at least $120,
They were last seen on June 1), when they stopped at a farm house
in Teton County and received directions to Choteau. . They were also
told of an-empty cabin enroute where they could stop over vit nece=
fe “the afternoon of June 29, 1898, a traveler discovered
bod ly ANERSXEREZH on a bed in the cabin, He had -ovidently
eoned to death while asleep. Three thousand circulars
were sent o \ 's
He a i nb, “out, Bee an Hasek S descr iption and aski Lng for his ari OSt.
b dN YY CAM OLIN, 67 I he u OV wt <7 K eX era. “~ i i y "i
wr} f2uale: ha iO trreswal : bOC S VE 1 aL mo nths Later in D: AV Onk oLo Ri bs Was sh. Jo
LONOKE working OI at ranch, ne turned tO Lhoveau, he 7 NAS
gy 1
rin)
«old
thef t. ch
United a? there he served a prison sentence see of
for horse theft—and-nunerous-jail terns, ares 1g
eled around over the United bes and. 4
laborer and spend
ada. where he
Sees Plath,
The two men left in Jy
States sea work, At that
o-hadtitthe eit any money while Plath had eee
} a they stopped at a
ere last seen on June 1),
leton mahal ae rece ectlons to Choteau.
told of ‘oute where they could s
f moon of June 29, covered
TREES on 2 bed in e cabin, He had evidently
d-to death while asleep. Three thousand circulars
an Pepots S_ description and «
custody several months later
rking on-a-ranch, Returned to Chote ay he was
BS
- cert °
custody
Germanys hha 1
prisoment on ther
in enroute where they couk
June 29, 169, a tra
epo's desc
rved «
ams Germany duldus Pia
nen left
e cabin.
