The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-21
TEARS FOR THE BOY
The Particularly Sad Case Of Daniel
Lamey, a Young Man.
HE IS ADJUDGED INSANE
His Father. IL Is Generally Believed.
Is Entitled to Censure-Uncom-
fortabiy Close to a Huge Ice
Floe Zig Timber Notes.

Speclal correspondence OF the Stanlafi.
Big Timber. Mont. March 19.-Last
Saturday morning Daniel Lamey Of
Melville was brought to town TO be ex-
amined as to his sanity. The young
man. who is but Is years OF age. was
placed in the county bastile to await
the arrival of Judge Henry from Liv-
ingston, who came down on Monday
mornings express and held the exam
ination In the sheriff's office that morn
ing. During the examination he told
the judge in response to a question
that he was going TO make a match"
with the English pugilist, Mitchell.
One of the physicians present asked
him whether or not he liked his par
ents. In answer to this query. after
hesitation. he raised his eyes. and look
ing at the physician said: II like my
mother" but. pointing to his father who
was present, II haven't any use for him,
for he always goes away every year
and stays until we get a little money
saved to buy provisions with. then
comes back and stays long enough to
get the money and spend it," At the
conclusion of the examination the judge
ordered him taken TO Warm Springs.
and In charge OF the sheriff departed
for that place Tuesday
There Is a very sad state of affairs
surrounding the young mans misfor
tune. The answer given by the boy
to the physicians question was only too
true, and the father is generally looked
upon with disfavor. Three years ago
he was convicted OF horse stealing and
sentenced TO two years in the peniten-
tiary, and previous TO that time spent
his time roaming around over the
country, leaving his wife and little
children to gain their livelihood as best
they could, he coming home about once
Al. 4 -.
ing again in n very short time. The
young man at the time his father was
sentenced was but Is years old. and the
family being In very poor circum-
stances, Of course the burden OF pro-
viding for the mother and children fell
upon him. He set to work and labored
hard until the fathers release. about
three months ago. but being so young
at the time. the work and worry proved
too much for his weak constitution. BY
the time the father returned he was a
wreck. both physically and mentally.
IL was plain that his mind was fast be-
coming unbalanced. but the father
made him continue his hard labors I'M
til he realized IL was dangerous 10 have
him home any longer and then brought
him in TO be examined. The father re-
joiced over the physicians verdict and
after hearing the verdict proceeded 10
fill up on liquor and at IL o'clock that
night was unable to care for himself.
The sympathy OF those acquainted with
the circumstances are with the boy.
w +. Dutton, of the Boulder valley.
spent a short time In this city the first
of the week
The two sons of County Assessor w.
A. Harrison. Lee and Dell. had one day
last week while they were on their way
to Big Timber very near call from
being swept down the Yellowstone un-
der an enormous ice gorge. The boys
had started from home to town each
driving a four-horse team attached TO
"A heavy load OF hay and as they enter
ed the fording place In the Yellowstone
at the mouth of Lower Sweet Grass
creek. they had proceeded only few
yards when they heard an enormous
roar a short distance up the river.
They no sooner heard the noise than
they realized what IL was. and looking
up the stream saw the big gorge 200
yards in length slowly coming down,
causing the water TO rise before II sew
eral feet. They both applied the whip
20 their horses and hurried them up as
fast as possible. realizing that they
would be unable to reach the other
shore before IL was upon them. For
tunately. as they were just in the CEN
ter OF the stream. and the ice which
had fioated down within few yards of
them struck | arge sand bar and
lodged and the boys got out in good
shape,
Charles Kimberling came in the first
OF the week from his Boulder ranch for
a short stay in the city.