The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-07-06
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY!
GEORGE PARKER, WHILE INSANE,
KILLS HIS MOTHFR.
THE CRIME.
U While UNDER EXAMINATION CON-
FESSES HIS DEED.

blood OF the unfortunate lady. One
hand rested on her bosom and the other
on the corerlet. The face of the dead
woman was something awful to look
p over the right eye was aragged
UQund and in the right cheek near the
mouth was q bullet hole. While the
first wound had the appearance OF hay
ing been inflicted by a heavy blow. the
skin was not abrased. and while it was
sulit in four different directions. when
il wa. united the meeting place was
directly over the upper bullet hole. the
theory being that the hardness of the
skull at this place caused the bullet to
lacerate the -ighc skin. Probing re-
suited in locating the bullet which
caused this wound at the back of the
Skull almost directly opposite from its
entrance point. 1t could be easily felt
a. the back Of the skull and was eN-
rracreQ without trouble. The other
bullet ranged downward ana could not
be located
PARkER'S CONDUCT.
Wlt.eyoung Parker was cool enough
and anrarantly sane when he told his
invented tale of the murder. the malady
which Ina. sent him TO the asylum was
not long in c~onQuoring him. About ,
D.. m. ne was a raving lunatic. and he
was 50 violent that undersheritf Sum
mere was afraid he might DO himself
harm. His yells could be heard all
over town and he would kick and ham
mer the side Of the cell in a frantic
manner. His eyes as they glared
through the barred door of his cell at
those on the out side. were as wild and
fear inspiring as those OF a Jungle beast
at bay. There is a God. There is a
God" he would yell.
"Wednesday morning he was less VIC.
lent. He asked to see attorney w. n.
Clark and that gentleman was sentfor.
My name is God" said George. He
wanted Mr.. Clark to enter the cell but
the attorney declined. Then he re-
QuesteG Mr.. Clark to get him some
chewing tobacco. which was done.
His father was present and asked
him George. don't you know your OWL
father"
rs that Naham .Parker:" asked
the insane man. He was told that il
was.
Il killed Mrs. Naham Parker" re
piled George, and nothing more coult
be gotten out OF him.
Later he was visited by County At
torney Galloway and undersheriff Som
mers. He knew them and called then
7 both by name, My name" said he
lis not George F. Parker. My name i
now 10y. George +. Parker killet
. Mrs, Naham Parker. He shot he
? twice.
GEORGE +. PARKER.
g George F. Parker is about 30 year
I of age. He stands six feet seveninche
@ in his stocking feet add is a veritabl
Hercules. He has the reputation Q
T. being the strongest man in Madiso
$ County.
Several times he has been affected b
insanity. His first attack was when
e student at Ann Arbor. where he wa
e known as the " Montana giant" H
l. was then about IS years of age. Hi
e parents brought him back TO Montan
and caused him to he placed in tn
Warm Springs Asylum. where after
# short time he appeared to recover Ell
= tirely and was discharged. In Jul,
1889 he was again examined. adiudge
insane. and taken to the asylum b
John (arTuthers, then sheriff. an
"a deputy James Nanderbeck. He gay
y his custodians no little trouble on a,
rs count OF his terrible strength. Sui
re sequently he was released as cure,
and was apparently we'll until tn
6. spring when his insanity again bega
to assert itself. Although repeated
Il. urged by friends to do so his motht
rs refused to allow him to be exami
En- ed for the third time. Now that sh
rs who stood between him and his co,
lie tnement is gone-struck down by h