A BUTTE MURDER CASE:  The shooting and death of Dr. Henry A. Cayley by James W. Kelley, Editor The "Damsel" involved in this case --- Madame Ruth La Bonta --- or Eva Hart A better movie script could not be written than the case of the shooting and death of Dr. Henry A. Cayley in Butte, Montana by editor of the Inter-Mountain newspaper, James W. Kelley. who testified at his court hearing that he thought the doctor was a burglar breaking into the home of Madame La Bonata, a case of mistaken identity. Or did, as she said she did, the "Dressmaker" Madame Ruth La Bonta or her true name, Eva Hart, really shoot the illustrious doctor by accident because he made unwanted touches against her in her home, a home conveniently attached to that of the editor, whom she stated was not even in the room at the time of the shooting.  Eva stated that the doctor had been infatuated with her and when she refused to go away with him, a struggle ensued and Eva grabbed a

THE MURDER OF JOHN R. WILLIAMS And the escape of one of his killer, Charles Lennox, Still at Large. A Butte Tale of Murder In July of 1902, Charles Lennox, along with his companion, James Martin, were convicted to hang for shooting and killing John R. Williams during an attempted robbery at Silverbow Junction in May of 1902. Williams was an Oregon Shortline railroad brakeman who attempted to prevent Lennox and Martin from stealing a ride, according to some newspaper articles at the time. While Mr. Martin met his visit with the noose in the early dark morning hours of February of 1904, Lennox decided to escape the holdings of his jail cell on August 9th, 1903 and was never seen or heard from again. 17 years later, a reward of $200 was still offered for his capture. James Martin , at trial, claimed he was entirely innocent of the murder declaring it had been his companion Charles Lennox who had done the shooting. ARTICLES FROM THE TIME