Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-02-05
A BOY SLAYER HANGED
Lloyd Montgomery Died at A.
bany, Oregon.
HIS PARENTS THE VICTIMS
lie Went to the Scafrold With a Firm
Step, and Exhibited Not
Trace OF Fear.

Albany, Or, Jan. 5l.-Lloyu D. NUM-
gomery, who murdered his parents and
d. McKercher last September, was
hanged here today. He exhibited won
derful pluck, and died unfiinchingly.
The crime for which Lloyd Montgom-
cry suffered the death penalty was the
murder of his father and mother and
Daniel McKercher, on a farm near
Brownsville. Or, November 10 last.
There were no witnesses TO the crime,
but suspicion soon fell upon Lloyd
Montgomery, the 1S-year-old son, ana
he was arrested the next day and taken
to Albany. The motive for the terrible
crime was ineXplicable, and young
Montgomery strenuously denied ms
guilt, but finally, after a few days con-
finement, he gave way and made con
fession.
THE BOY REPENTED.
In an interview with a reporter three
weeks before the execution young Mont
gomery talked freely. He denied earn
estly the murder of his father and
mother, and said:
Il feel that God has forgiven my
sins, but he would never forgive me II
l had killed my father and mother.
Here, in this world everybody thinks
1 killed them all God knows l didn't
kill anyone but Dan McKercher, ana
God will see that I'm happier after this
hanging takes place.
IF I~had killed my poor father and
mother" continued the boy, his eyes
filling with tears, Il would go to hell
and burn forever. But I'll not be pun
lshed for killing McKercher after he
shot my parents and tried to kill me
too. My shot that killed McKercheI
sent him straight to hell. Nothing
stopped him on the way. God knows
this, and so do l. Nobody else does,
though. and l suffer for it in this world.
But God will take care of me in the
next world, and the sooner I'm hanged
the better it will suit me.
MY head is right now, and | want
to tell all about the shooting | would
not want to die if l were guilty of the
horrible crime with which I'm charged.
My confinement in the Jail here would
be bliss compared with the punishment
/ would receive in the hereafter. Every
body believes in future punishment. /
do, most firmly; but | believe, too, in fu-
ture reward. Nothing stopped Nc
Kercher on his way to hell, and nothing
can stop me from going to God after
I'm hanged.
Il wish l could tell you just how
feel about this, but I'm afraid | can
find the words to do it. Well, you see
If you get pig in the corner of his pen
shut off from the other pigs of the same
family, and keep sticking him in the
ribs, he will lose his senses, and squeal
like the dickens. That's just about the
way it was with me, Everybody was
pointing at me as the murderer, and
didn't know how to protect myself
Finally, after | had been brought to jai
here, several different persons WORKED
with me to get confession. l was tolt
/ would escape hanging, perhaps, If
would say | killed them all, l didn'
know anything about jails or courts OF
lawyers, and supposed | would be taker
out and killed most any time. SO
thought it about as well to take thei
advice and say | killed them all if
would save my life. l don't know a
this is the reason l talked either.
don't have any clear recollection o
what l did say. My mind just scenes
to give way entirely, and l must hav
thought it would be best to say jus
what they insisted upon.
I'm the court room, during the tria1
1t began to dawn on me for the frs
time that had made serious mistake
/ felt my senses coming back an
thought l would yell right out severa
times, especially when several of tn
witnesses told some horrible lies. Bu
the trial was soon over and / was cor
victed, and here L am. / am going I
make the best of 1t and when it come
time to die, will do my part like a MAJ
am playing in hard luck, but no on
can help me but Cod
do the ministers visit you often p
Yes; one preacher spent an hou
with me the other day and insisted vi
on me saying that l killed my parent
He said | would not go to heaven III
less / made such a confession. / tol
him l would be telling lie if did 8
and that | did not mean to die with
lie on my lips. Another minister visi
me- and l can say honestly that /
BlVes me lot of comfort. He tells n
~ ASK forgiveness for my sins. and thu
Wlil reach God. He don't talk like
Nhu man ana insist upon me confes
" crime never committed
STORY OF THE CRIME.
This is young Montgomery's accou
OF the murders:
On the afternoon of the shootin
Dan McKercher came to the hons
while Mr.. , the hopbuver ",
standing at the corner of the fence tall
ing 10 father. 1 first saw Dan as
was tying his horse and don't kno
whether he spoke to father and M
or not. He came into the var
and, II l remember right. he talked
me about dog. / always liked De
and was glad to see him. Then we we
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