The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-07
HIS LIFE The FORFEIT
CauSes Which Led to the Shooting Of
Billy Murphy at Denver.
He sw"rr Hr w"",, KIN risn"shy ss"~k-
Ing .nd Tried to Keep Hi- Weird
Ruined by 10 Issve Nnisir-
4 ROsnatic Story.

DENVER. Col. Sept. 6.-At uu early hour
this morning Timothy Stus aiug. a faro
dealer in the Ar,;td. gambling hall. shot
and INSTANTLY killed Billy Murphy. au cN-
rouvi.i Of 5o!iCt. III. 1h" story leading
zap ths' murder IL something at n romance.
Miss Williams. - beautiful young girl,
came to hica;ro from . small town in
Wisconsin Ia witt friends. Shortly after
her arrival she met Billy Murphy, plum
bcr. vho fell m.,,iiy ia howe with her. Il,"
lady did not return his affections AMI soon
after mel and married Timothy Stocking,
~ member Of pink.rtou'S force. Murphy
took Ia dr,,k and II couple. of mouth after
the wedding was caught in am attempt tn
b'Irgiarizc - residence and sentenced to
five years imprisonment, stocking hcing
the priiicipa! witness for the prosecution.
Murphy swors. he would kilt both Stock
ins ami his wife as soon AZ hc could gain
his liberty. After his release hc followed
the couple over the country. finally locat-
ing ,hsn in Denver. He came here "a
couplc of months ago and meet
ing Mrs. Stocking upon the street nearly
frightened her to death 10y tirat- Of vio-
lence against herself and husband.
Stocking. however, appeared TIA pay little
attention To the threats and laughed AT
them whenever his wife spoke aio'it tho
matter. Tho police were uot'ftsd of thu
state of affairs and had repeatedly driven
Murphy from Stockings promises where
he had been found skuiking around at all
hours of the n.nsrt This m"ri.ing Stock
at his front door. anst ON going to ti," cu-
trance, asked who was there. and being
informed il was Billy Murphy Stocking
looked between the blinds ami saw "a Iiau
with a. huge knife i'm his hand. Stocking
picked up "a shotgun and fired the COM
tents of the barrel into Murpliy's face and
neck. Murphy staggered out IA" sit" aud
fell uuon the sit!w.ik a ,.orpss". stocking
was arrested and loct.s! mp in III. central
station. Dccca-sd al E.,> "A father HvinE: on
Blue Island avenue. thicago. aiid :, cousin
and ~ brother iu the same city. all of
whom are quite wealthy and influential
citizcns.
CHIcAGo. Sept. William, Murphy who
WAS killed this morning al Denver. Try
Timothy Stocking. had "a rather uuSsivoty
record ia Chicago. His father. Edward
Murphy. lives ut Harrison street aud Blue
Island avenue. and il "a years old. About
four months ago. Thos. Murphy. "a rich
uncle, died and left $4,000 piece to Will
liam and his three brotiers. Frank.
at II Blue Island ave. John il n conductor
on tll. r.,iirnad and Frank il u butcher I'm
Coksus,p, about 1UD miles from Denver.
This. money was not tn In. paid to the boys
until both were Of age. William. who
was about ~ years old, has been sliscarsl,'t 81
10y his family ou account at his many MRS
, deeds. He had been in the penitcutiar.
three times, the last time being sent
up for knocking down and robbing hi.
br,,ti,cr-iri-law. His relatives. In this city
| had heard nothing from him for alpn,ii
three years. They have decided to take
| no steps i'm the matter at the killing, hav'
| ing long ago decided to have nothing more
to do with William.