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

Yesterday afternoon and proceeded at
once with the inquiry into the cause Of
the death of r. A. Largey. A good jury
of responsible men was secured the
jurymen being John Caplice. Louis
Caron. f. Y. Gard John Mccormick,
c. W. Newton and Thomas oMeara c.
2. Connolly of the county attorneys
office. conducted the examination of
witnesses.
DR. T. Freund was first examined
When he arrived at the bank he found
Mr.. Largey on the floor unconscious
and breathing his last. On examna-
ton he found bullet wound in the top
of the forehead from which the brains
were ooZing. He found the left arm
fractured. A bullet had penetrated the
arm and entered the chest cavity. Mr..
Largey died very soon after the witness
arrived. The wound in the head was
positively sufficient to cause death.
Whether the other wound would alone
have been sufficient TO cause death the
witness could not say.
DIR. +. w. ,McCrimmon said he
reached the bank about / o'clock and
found Mr.. Largey lying on the floor in
an unconscious condition. He breathcd
twice after the witness arrived. with
quite a long intermission between
breaths. The testimony OF DIR. McCrim-
mon was corroborative Of that of DIR.
Freund.
William Huselton testified that he
was in the bank outside the railing a
the time of the shooting. When he en-
tered Riley was talking with Largey at
the cashiers window. He did not know
Largely. Mr.. Huselton told the story of
the shooting as he gave it III the stand
ard yesterday.
A. II. Barrett said he arrived in the
bank at i2:40. He Went into the private
office of the cashier at Mr.. Hodgens'
invitation. 1t was about five minutes
after he entered that he heard the shots.
He had not seen Riley and Largely
when talking and could not hear What
they We're saying. He did not see the
man who fired the shot and could not
tell who it was. Mr. Largely lived about
five minutes after he was shot.
t. M. Hodgens, cashier Of the State
Savings bank, said he knew Thomas ].
Riley. He had first seen him year or
perhaps Is months ago. MI. Riley
stepped up to the counter yesterday at
the window of the witness and asked 10
see Mr.. Largely The witness called
Mr.. Largey, who went up to the win
dow, and then the witness went into
the cashiers office with Mr.. Barrett. Mr..
Riley handed Mr.. Largey a paper or a
bill, which Mr.. Largey looked at and
smiled. Then he laid it down and talked
in an apparently good -natured way with
Riley. The witness had not seen the
paper since. The witness could see Mr..
Largely from his office. but not Mr.. Ri
ley. He heard the shot and ran out
just in time to see Riley fire the second
shot. The gun was held probably Is
inches from MIR. Iargeys face. Riley
then ran and the witness rushed to Mr..
Largely and held up his head. 1t was
five or ten minutes before the physi-
clans arrived. He did not hear Il word
of the conversation. He knew of no
reason or provocation for the shooting.
The witness had cautioned Mr.. Largely
in regard to Riley. The witness had
received warnings and had told Mr.
Largely to be very careful. He had no.
ticed Riley's excited condition at times
and his manner, but Riley had not ever
told him he would injure Largey. Mr.
Wines had told the witness that Mr.
Riley meditated harm To Mr.. Laraey.
Frank w. Holmes. paying teller at
the State Savings bank, said he was
waiting on lady al his window when
he heard the first shot He looked
around and saw a hand holding a gun
through the cashiers window. Then
Riley came along the passage and fired
through the paying tellcr.s window at
the witness. He had never seen the
man before and did not know any rea-
son for his shooting. He had the inn
preston it was holdup. and after the
shot was flied at him he reached for
his revolver. He had not reached for
his revolver or made any demonstra-
ton against Riley until after Riley fired
this shot at him.
Martin Pishkus. county jailer, knew
Thomas Riley and saw him coming out
of the bank. He saw Riley have the
gun in his hand. He caught Riley and
arrested him. He took the gun from
him. II was 41-ealiber revolver This
was about / O'Clock.
Mr. Connolly considered ii unneces-
sary to examine any more witnesses.
The jury viewed the body.
After deliberation Of about half an
hour the jury returned this verdict:
We the undersigned jurors find that
Patrick a. Largey. while in his office
at the State Savings bank, corner of
Main and Park streets. at or about l
o'clock of the 18th day of January lS9s,
was deliberately shot twice fatally with
q gun held in the hands Of Thomas
Riley. From evidence adduced we be-
| lieve that the killing of said Largey WAS
premeditated. malicious and without
| cause, and thai no overt act appeared
| on the part of said Largey and such
| killing was Willful murder and without
| any extenuating circumstances.
"fSigned1
&c. W. NEWTON,
JOHN CAPLICE,
John MCCORMICK,