The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20
He Begs the Small Favor of
Seeing His Little Brothers
and Sisters.
THE EVIDENCE CONCLUSIVE
Unable to Establish the Plea of
Insanity His Counsel
Set Up.

ALBANY, Or, Dec. 19.-Lloyd Mont
gomery, Yesterday found guilty of the muir
der of his father, mother and Dan Nc.
Kercher, was to-day sentenced by Judge
Burnet to be hanged on January 81 next.
He is lying alone in his cell tonight with
out a friend to give him one word of SYM
pathy.
From the day officers took him from
his home at Brownsville he has not seen
or heard from any of his relatives or
friends. Until to-day the murderer made
no requests, and it was not until tonight
that. with death staring him in the face
and utterly detected, the miserable crimi-
nal broke down completely and begged the
small favor of seeing his little brothers
and sisters before he died. 1t seemed to
give him some comfort to know that his
wish could be granted. There is absolutely
no sympathy felt for the youth, who after
all does not fully realize that his life is to
be terminated so shortly. His only caller
during the time he has been in jail here
was an evangelist, who spoke briefly to
him of his future condition.
At the hour OF setting the date of execu-
tion to-day Judge Whitney, counsel for
Montgomery, asked for new trial. This
was denied, aud no other reason having
been shown why the law should not be
carried out Judge Burnet pronounced the
death sentence. Montgomery showed a
remarkably cool nerve under the circum-
stances. At the words "And may God
have mercy on your SOUL" the prisoner
turned pale, but exhibited wonderful
nerve and sat down quietly. Those who
had expected him to make a statement
were disappointed, for not a word was
spoken by him, his attorneys saying he
was too nervous to-day to try to talk, but
they think he will before the date of his
execution make an open confession, as he
had previously admitted the shooting be-
fore the Grand Jury.
The evidence was conclusive on the fol-
lowing facts: On November 19 Lloyd
Montgomery, IS years of age, returned
home from two days hunting trip,
made against his fathers wishes. About
O'Clock in the afternoon John Montgom-
cry, father of the defendant, and Daniel
McKercher, residing few miles beyond.
were in the front yard of Mr.. Montgom-
ery's house, three miles from. Brownsville,
of money due McKercher. Near by was
Mrs. Montgomery. While talking young
Montgomery approached and was taken to
task by his father for going hunting and
not attending to work on the farm. In
the dispute that followed the defendant,
the only living witness, asserts that his
father slapped him in the face. The young
man walked into the house, secured a
Winchester with seven cartridges in it and
going to the kitchen door without warning
fired, killing his father instantly. He
then shot at Mckercher, but missed him.
Following him to the front door of the
house he shot him dead as he fed.
Fifteen feet away stood his mother, who
had run into the house and was undoubt-
edly facing him. He took deliberate aim
and shot her dead, hitting her twice.
Then he ran into the fields, returning
when the discovery of the murder was
made by children returning from school,
who rode to the neighbors and noti-
fled them of the murder. He declared his
innocence, insisting that he was stoning
squirrels at the time. After being in jail
several days he made a pretended con-
fession duplicating McKercher, and finally
a complete one. Notwithstanding the
plain facts the case was stubbornly con,
tested by Whitney and Newport, and B. s.
Martin for the defendant. The prose-
cutting attorney, McKain, was assisted by
Captain N. B. Humphrey. The defense of
insanity was not sustained, though a
cunning effort had been made by the de-
fendant.