The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-07-06
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THE INQUEST.
As O as Coroner McNulty was
notified of the killing he proceeded to
empannel a jury. He was out before
breakfast to perform this duty ana he
succeeded in securing a representative
body of men. consisting OF John Reed.
Robert Nickers. John Allen. Ed Lyon.
H. L. Childs and Solomon Wiles. The
inquest was conducted by the Coroner
and County attorney Galloway, and
began about $50.
Previous to the examination of
witnesses a thorough search was made
of the premises. George Parker slept
in a woodshed at the rear of the house,
and in his bed. under his pillow was
found an empty pistol scabbard. An
old fashioned navy revolver was found
in a adjoining that sn which the
murder was committed. and another. a
new one. which apearantly had not
been used for some time. between the
mattresses OF the bed or which Mrs.
Parker was killed.
The first witness examined was
Hugh White. who t~estifies as follows:
Hugh L. White-This morning a
little before five o'clock Parker came
over to my house. and made quite a
noise. I was in bed. He called to me.
He was on his crutches and held a re-
volver. He hammered on the door. |
saw him through the window. | open
ed the door and caught the revolver
quickly. He did not want to let 90 OF
the pistol but I wrenched it away from
him. might have used enough force
to skin his hand. as | was anxious to
get the run. | was somewhat excited.
That is the pistol pointing to a gun
which was on the table. He said
George has killed his MOTHER
asked him where George was and he
said there he goes down the road,
pointing him out. George vas bare
headed. Then I dressed myself anc
came over t o the house, accompanied
by the old man. We raised the cur
tains. Mrs. Parker lay dead upor
, the bed. her head facing the door.
:, thought I might be able to do some
thing for her. but she was dead-hel
hand was as cold as it is now Parker
was half crying. and said George al
ways turned against her when he hat
one of his spells. | told him We ha'
J better go out and l would get SOM
help. Mrs. Parker looked equally a
} bloody then as she is now, but she ha
: evidently stopped bleeding. We the1
went out and | went for Julius Kramer
Parker walked up and down in front c
my place, mourning constantly. | sen
Kraemer for help. Parker said h
was dressing when Geooge came ir
He asked George how he felt an
{ George replied that he felt quite wei
y George then asked his mother to max
him a cup OF tea for breakfast and sh
g said she would. George then steppe
into the front room. Then he Parker
y heard the report of the pistol. H
Il started for the room and heard a SCI
ond report. He then came upto Georg
d and. succeeded in taking the pist'
away from him. George said 'Fathe
don't shoot me-" and started to rul
That was all the old man had to say
d me. He asked me is I was afraid
him and I replied that I was not. MIR
Parker told me yesterday that she d
not think George was all right. Geors
laid off yesterday afternoon and I as
ed her about him. She said he wi
''sick'' and that was not all. I did n
Il hear the shots. but when I entered tt
". house there was a little smoke in tt
room. although from her hand, which
felt | would consider that she had BET
dead some time. Two chambers we
RS empty when | took the revolver fro
rs Parker.
Naham Parker-Yesterday Geor
u was attending water he put on an u
NJ usual head, and came down where l WI
I said George you have got on too mu'
~ water: you had better turn it off in
a the east channel. This was about
o'clock yesterday, lst of July. 7
water ran out OF the reservoir | sa
is George the water is running out of t
Ia reservoir you had better go and shut
off. In course of half an hour | 8;
a the water running out OF the wash-ga