The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-17
NOW ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE
A Jury Obtained in Less Than an Hour and . Half-A Revelation to
Butte Attorneys-REey Has the Same Hansdog
Look-WM Be Soon Concluded.
L +. Beaupre
John Wick.
A. b. Atwater.
Henry Buckholtx.

John Wick.
A. B. Atwater.
Henry Buckholtz.
The states case.
County Attorney Guy w. Stapleton
then made a brief opening statement
to the jury. In which he said the evil
dence would show that on the 18th day
OF last January Riley entered the state
Savings a In Butte ana called Tor
Mr.. Largely. who came to one of the
cashiers windows n engaged in a
conversation with Riley. The latter
handed him a paper which he read,
and without warning Riley fired a SHOT
at him. Largey staggered back, and
as he raised Riley shot again and Lar
gey fell dead. Mr.. Stapleton said the
circumstances showed a premeditated
and cold-blooded murder. and IL such
were shown to be the case he expected
the verdict of murder in the first de-
gree.
Thomas NJ. Hodgens, cashier OF the
State Savings bank. was the first wit
ness called for the state. He testified
hat Riley came into the bank and In
! quired of him for Mr.. Largely. The
witness called Mr.. Largey and the lat
ter came up to the window and talked
to Riley. The latter handed him q
| paper. which Largey read and then
turned to Riley. Mr.. Hodgens had
turned away and was engaged In n
versation with A. H. Barrett, who
was in the ONCE at the time. After
| Mr.. Largely had handed the paper back
| to Riley he turned slightly and rested
his arm on the counter. and then the
| first shot was fired. Mr.. Largey stag
gered back and sank down and then
raised up. Riley fired again and Mr..
Largely fell to the floor.
did you see who fired n hrst
| shot?' asked the county attorney.
IT did not, but there was no one
there but Riley"
did you at any time see a u in the
hands Of Riley?"
EITHER before or after the second
shot was fired ! saw the gun in his
hand"
WAS it smoking or not""
1T was smoking"
Mr.. Hodgens produced a diagram of
| the bank room. showing the positions
occupied by Riley, Largely, himself. the
counter. wickets, etc.
What tool place after the second
shot was fred"
"Riley started to go out. He was
| walking pretty fast. n when he got
| TO the corner of the counter. at the
paying teller's window, he fired a shot
, through the window at our paying
teller, Mr.. Holiness"
The witness testified that he ran to
| Mr.. Largey's assistance and then ran
| ont the front door after Riley and
| called for help and Riley was arrested.
Mr.. Largey never spoke after the sec
ond shot was fired and died within half
an hour.
On cross-examination by Judge
I Clements the witness said he had been
sitting in a chair when Riley came In.
Il got up when he came in n sol1
Good morning He said ne wanted 10
see Mr.. Largely"
Had you known Mr.. Riley before
that time?"
Yes, 1 had known him for about two
years and a half"
Mr.. Hodgens said that after he had
called Mr.. Largey he went into a
small inner office to talk with Mr.. Bar
rett. Mr.. Largely remained within his
view, but he could only see the outline
of Riley through the glass partition.
| Four or five minutes elapsed before
the first shot was fired. Mr.. Largely
did not fall clear to the floor from the
effects of the first shot. He caught
himself with his hand and raised him.
self up. Just as his head came above
the counter the second shot, which en-
tered above the center Of the forehead.
was fired.
A Recess Taken.
At his point in the examination
toatt W ~ hAOCha s@>Nees
and the jury. being kept together. was
placed in charge of a bailiff. Judge
Clements said the defense did not OBJ
ject to the jury separating, but Mr..
Stapleton said the state did, where
upon Judge Smith said IT was a mat
ter within the discretion of the court
and he would keep them together.
When the trial was resumed Judge
Clements asked Mr.. Hodgens how often
he had seen Riley at the bank. He
had seen him two or three times during
that week, but for four or five months
before that he had not seen him at all,
but prior to that he saw him quite fire.
quently. as he called at the bank every
day or two.
AT that time did you have any mis-
giving or thought Of what might hap
pen?"
II did not"
did you at any timer"
about a year before that / warned
Mr.. Largey. / saw Riley several times
when he appeared to be angry and /
had some misgivings."
DIR. F. w. McCrimmon, the second
witness, testified that he was called to
the bank to attend Mr.. Largely and
found him lying on h floor. He was
pulseless. He had q bullet hole almost
in the center of the forehead and an
other wound In the left arm and side.
The arm was broken by the bullet. Mr..
Largey breathed but two times after
the doctor arrived.
Frank W. Holmes, paying teller at the
State Savings bank. testified that he
was in the bank between IL and !
o'clock on Jan. IL. but he did not see
Riley enter. The first he knew Of any
thing unusual was when he heard the
first shot. He looked around and saw
q and pushed In through the cashiers
window and fire another shot. The
and held a gun which was pointed
down to the edge of the counter Mr.
Holmes did not at first realize what had
happened and did not notice that Mr.
Largey had been standing at the win.
dow. After the second shot a mar
started from the window toward the
door and when he reached the paying
teller's window he stopped and fired