The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-11
DISGRACEFUL SCENE
The Cruel PrOteStation of q Father at
His Child'S Grave.
WITNESSES ARE INDIGNANT
Two Daughters We're Allowed to
Look at the Face Of the Dead
Boy, While willing Hands
Held the Enraged Parent.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Deer Lodge, April 10.-A disgraceful
scene was witnessed in the Deer Lodge
cemetery at an early hour this morning,
when the mortal remains of John Francis
Vaughn, the bright little lad of 13 sum-
mers, who died last Wednesday of par
tial paralysis were about to be consigned
TO the dust Two grown sisters of the
boy, one of whom is married and highly
respected, attended the funeral with the
fond expectation of taking one last look
at their brother. During all the months
that he lay suffering on bed of sickness
they were forbidden by their tyrannical
father to come to the boys bedside and
when the child was cold in death the
father sent them word that they might
come to the funeral but would not be al
lowed to look upon the child.
The women, with sad hearts followed
in the procession to the grave. and. as
the pallbearers were about to lower the
casket they came up, and with tear
streaming eyes implored the pallbearers
TO allow them to look upon their dead
brother John Waugh, the father. seeing
that his daughters were about to be
granted the privilege that he had cruelty
denied them, jumped to the side of the
casket and, with curses on his lips. de-
manded that ii should not be opened. He
was restrained from doing violence to
those who stood near him. and willing
hands held him firmly until the casket
was opened and the sisters were allowed
TO see the face of their little brother.
The large number of the people who at
tended the funeral out of respect to the
children were very indignant at the bru-
tai conduct of the hard-hearted father,
and all that prevented their indignation
finding expression in his receiving a we'll
merited thrashing was the solemnity of
the occasion.
Katie Waugh, who is employed as a do
nestle in the home of d. f. Hallahan, is
young lady of unblemished character
She Incurred the displeasure of her father
because she left home some time ago
and would not submit any longer to the
indignities heaped upon her. After re-
turning home from the funeral and pass
ing through the terrible ordeal at the
cemetery to-day she became very i'll and
her condition now is very critical
Phil Harrington and ]. o. Shaubet have
taken a lease and bond on the Black
Rock mine and intend to prosecute de-
Velopment work on the property without
delay. 1t is situated in the Zozel district
and there is already some good ore in
sight.
The $10,O 900 damage suit of Sam Largrant
against John White, T. d. Fitzgerald and
the city of Anaconda has been dismissed
without prejudice.
The ladies of Purity lodge, d. of H.
met in their hall last evening and went
through their drill like trained soldiers.
There was much favorable comment by
those who were present at the skill with
which they executed very difficult fig
ures.
The leasers Of the Argus property will
make their first shipment of a car of
ore next week.
Dan Mckenzie. a prominent ranchman
from Dog Creek. was on a purchasing
trip in Deer Lodge yesterday.