The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-11
Montana State News.

cause she was doping him. He has
clung to this statement ever since.
Mrs. Parker's death wound was re-
ceived on the right side OF the fore
heac. The bullet hole was not clean
cut, and extended from the bullet hole
in four directions, forming a cross. the
skin was cut one and oneIhalf inches
each way. Those WHO believed Parker
responsible for the murder insisted
that this jagged wound had been IN
flicted by his iron shod crutch. and
pointed to 1t as an evidence of his
guilt. The Jury was forced to consider
this mysterious wound. 1t was claimed
that after he struck the blow with the
crutch, he fired in the center of the
wound to mislead those who would be
called upon 20 investigate the killing.
The same weapon was the instruement
of death In both cases. The wound on
Parker's head presented identically the
same appearance as did that on Mrs.
Parker. The skin was torn On four
directions, forming a cross. the center
being the bullet hole, and the jagged
wound was a perfect counterpart OF
the wound on Mrs. Parker's head, the
dimensions being exactly the same.
This in a measure. dispefls the crutch
theory.
Gus nature. This unfortunate charac-
teristic led him to suspect and distrust
even his most intimate friends. He
was quick to believe people in league
against him. At the crisis OF his finan-
cial troubles several years ago, after
he had frittered away thousands of
dollars In foolish Investments, he ap-
pealed to a prominent citizen of Vtr-
| ginia for advice. The man advised
him to transfer all his property to
Mrs. Parker, who had proven herself
a capable woman In affairs of business.
| To this proposition he agreed, and a
few days later everything he possessed
was In her name and possession. This
Z arrangement which suited him perfect
| dy at first was not to his liking after a
time. He blamed the man who had
advised the transfer and his wrath
| against him knew no bounds. He
made repeated threats against this
mans life.
His threats to kill were numerous
On one occasion he threatened to kill
| VIII Clark and just recently he Is said
to have entertained designs upon the
life of Public Administrator Knight
who had incurred his enrnity for some
| trivial reason, though his adminfstra-
tfon OF the estate.
Parker was a native of Ohio. He
was married to Miss Eta Farnswortf
in Illinois in 1853. He came to Alder
Gulch In 1864 and bought a placel
|
as Lewis and d. w. Williams. who hlat
bought from the original locators.
short time later Lewis and William
consolidated their interests with thos'
of Parker. Later Parker bought tn
Lewis interest and in 1879 bought Mr.
Williams interest. paying him there
for 81 600. No man ever made a bette
buy. The mine has, before and sine
produced a quarter of a million dollars
About this time, when the mime wa
yielding handsome dividends, Parke
began his speculations which ultimate
ly consumed his fortune. He investe'
in vast tracts of land at fancy prices
he established a meat market at Sher
jdan, and bought a large drug store u
Virginia; he loaned large sums o
money and when the reckoning cam
it came with a crash. Although tn
mine continued to yield handsome divi
, dends he never fully recovered fror
the results of his outside speculations
When he came west he left his wdf
. and son in Illinois. She did not com
!, to Montana until 1878.
Parker leaves no near relations ex
cept his son, George. His wife's sister
. Mrs. Manlove. and her daughter, hav
been with him since the sad death g
Mrs. Parker last July. They expecte
? to leave for their home in Muscatin,
Iowa, last Monday.