The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-14
PROSECUTE RILEY
Attorney George Haldorn Has
Been Retained.
WANTS AN EARLY TRIAL
Threats Were Made Against Messr5
Kenyon and Cornell Death of Mr..
Largely VIII Have an Effect
on Several Enterprises.

Attorney George Haldorn was yester
day secured to prosecute Thomas J.
Riley for the murder of p. A. Largey.
owing t. the fact that four murder
cases are now pending and that there
are innumerable minor criminal cases
on hand ii would be impossible for the
county attorneys office To devote as
much time To the prosecution as the
Importance Of the case would demand,
and so Mr.. Haidorn has been secured
to assist the county attorney in the col
lection of evidence and III the handling
of the case. An information will be
filed against Riley tomorrow morning
and a strong effort will be made 10 have
the trial set before other cases so that
the joint desire OF the public and the
prisoner for a speedy trial may be COM
piled with Mr. Haldorn is attorney for
the Butte Hardware company. and
handled much Of MIR. Largey's legal
business.
While nothing has been heard as yet
from Messrs. Kenyon and Conneli. there
is little doubt that the reason Of their
leaving the city last week Was the fear
that there would be a elimination
about the time of the anniversary of
the powder explosion. MIR kenyon's
friends admit that he left for that
reason on Wednesday of last week, NJ.
J. Connell had announced that he would
leave Butte last Saturday. but changed
his mind and left suddenly Thursday
instead. An intimate friend Of Mr.
/ Cornell said yesterday that a strong
threat made that he could not get out
Of town Saturday unless he settled,
caused him to hasten his departure by
two days II IL known that Mrs. NJ j..
Connell received several letters recently
warning her that il was not good taste
for her To ride around Butte's streets
heni a there We're
people starving. j. Ross Clark was also
the object of many threats. He went
10 California about two weeks ago. al
though ii is not known that The threats
had anything to do With his departure.
Mr.. Clark was not connected with the
hardware companies at the time OF the
explosion but his purchase of the stock
Of the Kenyon Cornell Hardware COM
pany was regarded by some Of the eN-
plosion victims as evidence of his being
in a conspiracy To prevent the victims
from recovering anything. IT will be
remembered that the Kenyon Council
Hardware company assigned to j. Ross
Clark just before jury brought III a
verdict in the first Of the damage suits
against the company.
An official Of the Miners union said
Yesterday that the miners who went L
Sheriff Regan and told him they would
see that Riley was not lynched. actec
, as individuals. and not under authori.
Zdtl0n from the union Inc uIltoll' fs
said had held no action in the matter
and no one had been designated 4
. speak for the union. The miners were
not a committee from the union. for NJ
committee has been appointed in regard
to the matter.
The death of r. 4. Largey will be fel
with serious effect in many enterprise
and will doubtless stop the proposed
sale of the Ruby mine. Last Sunda.
Mr. Largey drove out through blind
ing snowstorm to inspect the mine AM
consider the question of purchasing II
: Almost the last thing he did Tuesda.
! forenoon before ne was shot was To tel
i Cashier T. NJ. Hodgens that he had de
cided to purchase the Ruby mine, am
. he would have the papers drawn u
= during the day. The Ruby mine ha
G produced more than 100000 in fou
f months, and il was Mr.. Largeys pla
4 on accruing the property to organize
e stock company and send a representa-
: tive 10 Boston TO place part of the stoe
il on the market.