The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-13

Riley case TO jefferson or some other
county. 1t has not been determined
whGt4ter there wi: be endeavor for a
change of venue or not
The funeral of p. A. Largey will be
hid at 1890 o'clock Monday morning
A telegram was received from Sellers
Largely, who is attending college at
Georgetown. ID. G.. that he left Tuesday
night for Butte. He Will reach here
Saturday. Many relatives will also
come from other parts of the country.
The family of MIR. Largey We're as Well
yesterday as could be expected under
the circumstances and We're resting
last evening.
There was not the unhealthy excite
ment in Butte yesterday which pre-
vailed Tuesday. but there was the same
feeling of gloom and depression on
every hand. The death of Mr.. Largey
may be more far reaching in its eff
fects than one can foresee at this time.
Few men in Montana did more for the
development of mines than did Mr.. Lar
gey. and he was concerned in mining
operations in all parts of Montana and
particularly in Jefferson, Madison and
Silver Bow counties. Whether these
operations will be continued with the
directing hand cold in death is a matter
of great uncertainty and 1t would be a
calamity indeed If the mining opera
tions should be suspended and many
men thus thrown out of employment.
But Mr.. Largely was concerned in
dozen or more of other enterprises than
mining. He was too holding up" many
men in Butte who will not know where
to turn to keep above water He was
about the only man who would adj
vance loans on undeveloped mining
property and took chances on prospec
tors which few men would take. There
were many men engaged in business
in mi a
and with this support gone there may
come results which will bring misfor
tune To many families.
Riley Made Threats.
II is somewhat astonishing that Riley
was allowed to remain at large after
having made repeated threats TO kill
not only Mr.. Largey, but Mr.. Connell.
Mr. Kenyon and others-threats that
continued and covered a period of over
two years. These threats were made
to the parties directly as well as to
other persons. AS long ago as two
years. while Largely was living in a
cabin at 1893 East Granite street. he
made threats to his neighbors that he
would kill some of the men whom he
considered responsible for his misfor-
tune One of his neighbors at that time
was a man named Haskins, and to him
Riley often spoke about his troubles
and frequently said he would fix
someone if the parties against whom
he had his grievance would not settle
with him. During his recent employ
ment at the Never Sweat mine he
bearded at Symons boarding house on
the Anaconda road and his threats
there became an old story among the
other boarders He was once arrested
for threatening the life of M. J. Connell
but was released on request of Mr.. Con-
nell and other parties interested as de-
PENDANTS in the explosion damage suits
because they thought his Imprisonment
and prosecution might influence the re-
suit in the trials of the damage suits
He was not only released from jail but
Connell Largely and Clark made up
purse of 81 500 for him. and besides that
exerted their influence repeatedly to OBJ
tain employment for him. He took their
money and favors and continued to
make threats against their lives. Some
of the men believed he would carry out
his threats and got frightened out of
! town. The only man who did not fear
his threats remained and fell victim
/ to them.
That Conspiracy.
Thomas Mcdonald who lost his right
arm in the explosion, said yesterday in
regard to the talk of a conspiracy of
some of the victims to bleed the hard
ware people or kill them:
4 suppose they were hitting at me for
one, but there is nothing in this con-
spiracy talk at all. | never received a
cent from any of them and have been
shamefully treated and abused by them
but / have never gone into any con-
spiracy or had any thought of it, We
had a meeting once to see if we could
find a lawyer somewhere on earth who
would take our cases for damages, but
that is the only meeting he had. ! was
very intimate with Riley, but / had not
seen him for several DAYS before Tues
day.
My case against the hardware people
will never bring me anything, but the
money they paid in retaining all the
lawyers of Butte would have satisfied
us all. / went to all the people. but
| could get no money from any of them
| for my arm.
Council treated me nicely, but told
me | should see Ross Clark, who had
| bought 100000 worth of hardware for
| 500. 900, or Largey. / went to them, but
| without success. Largey talked nicely
| to me and told me to come around
| again in a few days. | waited a few
days and went there again. He asked
| me what / wanted and | told him |
would like to GO to the Klondike and [
| thought ! could do we'll UP there He
| said he thought | could do well up there
| and sympathized with me. Then he
| went into the cashiers room and came
out with $40 bill. which he offered me.
| ] refused il.
Il intended to leave Butte this morn
| ing for good. but ! have now decided
| to stay here. come what may. Ii | left
| now they might tell stories about me-"
A few days ago Riley stopped A. II.
! Wethey, superintendent of the Butte Re-
| duction works, on Main street and de-
| manded work. but Mr.. Wethey said he
| had nothing for him.
I'll have to have something pretty
| soon, for | am getting desperate" re-
! piled Riley.
Later in the day he called at Mr.
| Wetheys office. but the gentleman de-
| clined to see him and his bookkeeper
| was instructed to tell Riley that there
! was no work for him.
| A citizen closely connected with those
! whom the victims of the explosion had
! been after. said yesterday: Il don't
| believe those who We're injured in the
| explosion or families Of those who were
| killed have suffered more anguish over