The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-14
The PANGS OF REMORSE
Young Tom Bryant Pleads for Permission
to Attend His u0theP'S Funeral.
Ne Practiced Firing His Revolver
theD Day Before the Shooting--
The Jury Re-
turns a

I'm evidence this afternoon at the inquest
over the death of Mrs. Bryant was the
large family bible containing the record
Of the family rendered forever desoiate by
the act Of a wild boy. The mothers body
Is laid out i'm the northwest room of the
house at Burlington; the boy il impri--
oncd in the murslcrcr~' corridor nj the
county jail with four Others accused Of
murder: the father il in Australia. while
the two little daughters are ts.iny well
cared for by Mrs. Jane Green. who
has been "a friend of the fam
lily since they became acquainted in
Michigan 10 years ago. The family bible
was introduced at the inquest for the ptIr-
pose of the age of the hoy. IL
records the fact that Thomas was born on
January IA. 1874. and il there fore III years
and ! month old. The record also shows
that the maiden name of the dead woman
was Winifrcd Hugo, that she was born
April -. ISL. and was married to Richard
Pa The lead womam's moihcr. sister and
two brothers are still living i'm Pennsylva-
mia. and she has no blood relatives in this
Richard Almon is living with her husband
ON "A ranch about 40 miles from Beaver
Ganyon in Idaho; A telegf'm was sent
in Centcrvillc and is foreman of the La
Platte mine, owned by the Boston 4 Mon
tana This family has offered
tn take charge Of the children, who are
now in the rare at Mrs. Jane Green.
This morning Judge Mediation was
N '" sII"bitfN ~ WI t' 'ttf
dren. A cahlcgram was sent to-day
To Mr.. Bryant, whose Address j. Bcrkcn-
of a rich silver mine there. The cable
gram will not reach him hcfors, Saturday.
II announces the terrible news that his
wife il dead. killed by his son and asks
him tai come at once. IL may hc said to
the boys credit that hc showed signs Of
deep sorrow to-day. Mrs. Jane Green
called on him this morning at his cell i'm
orsler Ia inquire as tn his mothers watch,
which is missing; and of which no clue
ing the interview. Later i'm the day the
hoy sent for Sheriff Lloyd and requested
as the only favor he would ask that he he
allowed TO attend his mothers funeral
which will he held at I 30 o'clock to-nor-
row afternoon from the home in Bur
liugton.
II was Of course impossih'. =" "rn-' the
request. The boy gave evidence of sim
ccrc grief all day and ate 1 nae. ,oun,y
"a complaint. and h.. will no, bc arraigned
for several days. The hoy il clothed i'm "a
pair of ovcralis. u WOODEN shirt and a cow
boy hat. This afternoon Officer Waters
and Mrs. Waters, who knew the woman
in walkcryill. for years; called on ,h:
hoy, and Mr.: Waters purchased - pair "f
Public Administrator Murphy went to
Burlington this afternoon. being the
woman effects. Soncnf the. Burlington
people are surprised that there was not
than was found on the boy. She had Been
heard Ia say that she should join her his-
band in April and that she. had money
enough TAI go with. IT, il possible, how
ever. that she meant she would have mo
ney enough after selling her effects and
settling with all her boarticr-. Mr.. Bry-
ant. il il said. sent money every month
and there il now money in the ~I,ostotfics
sent 10y him to George Pasc"e for the pur-
pose of settling dues in several societies,
;he balance To he given Ia his wife,
Among other things exhibited at the in.
quest this afternoon was the boy belt,
containing his bowie knife and with I;
Mace for the revolver.
The gun with which the shooting * sup.
posed tai have been done is almost us..les,
on account OF rust. The hammer is raised
with difficulty. Only the day before the
shooting the youngstcr * said TAI have cN
i'm full arms, asking IL he wasn't a dandy
and that was the way in which lac wantet
his picture taken. Ii il also said that Ton
and young Anderson had formed ~ plan
of running away the day of the %siiootinl
tn become California dcsucradnes. Tn.
inquest was concluded at Burlington
this afternoon. but little new was .icveI
opctl, and there Is really no conclusive
evidence tai show that the act was ~ilfn
Thomas Reynolds. "a saio"n-kcepcr am.
miner. said: ~ know Mrs. BRYANT. an'
ust. was at her house Ia minutes. afic
the shooting. about II o'clock. 1 saw
Hicks standing in the hall. asked wha
had happened and hc said that Tom ha,
killed his mother. ! borrowed $40 from
Mrs. Bryant on February , aud paid bacl
$500 on February q, the extra $50 heing 70
sssht NJ at"N H't' NJ
the money i'm a hand-satchcl and I thin
in her trunk. Tn. trunk was found uu
locked and letters were sirewn on tia
under the kitchen table. hav
heard her unlock and lock the trIn
when she went after money for me-. Tn
boy could not hs controlled 10y his mother
; He has "a violent temper and would ours
her. Hicks opened the pistol in my pre-
F.: ence. and there was only on. shell in i
That was empty and on "a line with th
' barrel"
Olaf Anderson. Toms chuun. said: "
: am IL years old. ] SAW Tom "a littl. bpfor
II o'clock yesterday. H.. wanted me To- y
F; To the valley with him to look for worl
a He said lac had mo money. | gave him u
. definite answer IA tn whether ! would -
never heard him maxi. amy thr'a,
: against his mother. He came Ia me. aboi
= 10 O'clock and said hc would hav
. a racket with his mother. He expected Z
: stop at Hank O'N.il's ranch until he =,
4. work. That il uear Stuart. His rca-o
: for going was the trouble with his ruothre
: | went over to- tell him ! could not go AN
the men standing around told me hc ha
killed his mother. N. sometimes carrie.
a pistol. He never carried the knit.
Once l saw him hav. the belt on. Mig
before last he fr.si "a great many shot
. from his pistol alta mark. The cartridge
" were not good and We w.r,. tr,
. ing them. ] don't know whether d
loaded the pistol after We qui
I. firing. i think we fired about twent
: shots. I never saw him have any othe
pistol. He kept il i'm the bedroom wher