The Anaconda standard., 1898-01-12
soaE STARTLING FACTS.
a Band of Men Determined on Revenge
and Murder.

NEStGfIdN tDaI IGilRN Hdu not OILY IIt-
quently threatened the life of MIR. Lar
gey. but that he had also often threat
ened TO Kill W. r. Kenyon and NJ. j.
Connell and that he is one of five or six
men injured in the explosion who nave
repeatedly threatened the lives of not
only the three men already mentioned,
but others connected with the two hard
ware companies as well; that these men
and conspirators even went so FAR as
to hold meetings and discuss means of
revenge and openly made threats to
commit murder ii is said and is un-
doubtedly correct. that these threats
have had the effect of driving Mr.. Ken
yon out of Butte and were the only
cause for his recent resignation as gen
eral manager of the company In which
he is interested and leaving the city.
Mr.. Connell also has spent little time
in Butte during the past few years and
it is believed that the threats on his
life also had the effect of keeping him
out of the city. About six months ago
Riley met Mr.. Largey on Main street,
near Newbros drug store, and demand
ed assistance, and when Mr.. Largey
tried to placate him with promises
Riley exclaimed. by God, you've got
to settle with me-" The two men then
walked up street together and Mr.. Lar
gey in some way got rid of his trouble
some companion.
a year ago last November while NJ.
L. Wines was county attorney, it was
reported TO that official that Riley had
made a threat to kill Nj. J. Connell.
Riley had been standing in front of
Mr.. ConnelIs store waiting for that
gentleman to appear He had made his
threats openly and his purpose in
standing in front of the store was
known. The police were notified and
Riley was arrested. A six-shooter was
-, nd ha 1naIxad In
the city jail.
Mr. Wines also says that while coun-
ty attorney Riley frequently went to
him telling his troubles and saying that
he was ruined as laboring man and
must have 81 900 to remove mortgage
on some property in Nebraska. lie had
been injured he said, in the Butte
Hardware explosion and had sought to
get money from them, but had been re-
fused. He wanted money from NJ. j.
Connell and If he did not get 1t there
would be trouble II was few days
after this that he was arrested again
on making threats and a siX-shooter
found on him. This was reported TO
County Attorney Wines, who went TO
the city Jail to see Riley. Wines had
a long talk with him. Riley said he
was subject of sympathy and If his
friends did not want to see him in jail
they should come and take him out.
Riley talked peculiarly and made
threats of killing. Mr. Wines told the
men Riley was after that he was in
very bad condition and had evidently
gone wrong from the explosion and
meditated revenge. They told Mr.
Wines that they sympathized with him.
They started To raise some money for
him and NJ. j. Connell put up $500, w.
"A. Clark $500 and Z. A. Largey 5000.
Clark and Largey also secured en-
ployment for him. Riley at the time
Mr. Wines said, seemed well satisfied
with getting 81, 500 and had only de-
manded 81 600
Lately, however, Riley was after
money again and about two weeks
ago declared that If he did not get
money soon there would he trouble. He
did not say what the trouble would be-
Wines told Kenyon, Connell and Lar
gey 10 look out for the fellow. as he
was certainly dangerous, and one of a
party of several who We're ready to Kill
If they did not get what they wanted
Mr.. Wines says Riley was offered a po-
sition as scale man in one of Clarks 8
mines in Arizona at good salary. but
he refused to leave Butte. In all his
many talks with MIR. Wines, Riley was
cool and collected and talked of killing
without a tremor of any apparent eX-
citement.
John McGinnis. of the Montana Ore
Purchasing company. stated yesterday
that he recently gave Riley work at the
solicitation of =. A. Largey. MIR. Riley
came to him and said he was in good
physical condition and could push a
car all right. Mr.. McGinnis put him to
work as a car man. but he was unable
to do the work satisfactorily, and after
a few days he was discharged
owing to the excitement on the
streets, Sheriff Regan doubled the
guards at the county Jail and all were
heavily armed. There was no indica-
ton of trouble. however. Nevertheless,
the murderers Riley and Shadwell were
removed to Deer Lodge last evening in
order to be on the safe side. The
Butte office of the Standard received
the following telegram early last even
ing from Deer Lodge:
"Have Riley and Shadwell for safe
keeping. Notify You to save trouble in
| Butte. We will protect them. Conley
q McTague, Contractors, State Prison.
The occasion for the telegram was
furnished by Sheriff Regan deciding to
take the two murdererS to the peniten-
tiary. During the afternoon all sorts
of rumors were atloat, and while no one
/ thought there WAS any danger of an
overt act or mob violence, to be abso-
! lutely on the safe side the sheriff sent
Y the men out of town.
The van used in transporting people
| to and from the poor farm was brought
! into service, and Shadwell and Riley
/ loaded into it, and accompanied 10y
| Deputy Sheriffs Edward Evans, Dennis
! O'Neill and Henry Aware, they We're
driven to Silver Bow Junction, where
the O'clock Montana Union train was
| taken for Deer Lodge. BY ] o'clock in
the evening the murderers We're safely
| behind the big stone walls.
Thomas Mcdonald. proprietor of a
cigar store at Broadway and Wyoming
streets, was an intimate friend of Riley
and saw him pass hy the store n few
minutes before the shooting, which oc-
CURED at l2:45 p. IN. Riley did not
speak to him at that time, but had fire.
quently talked to him about his trou-
bles and his interviews with Largey
He never brought suit against LargeS
for his lost leg. thinking he could get
money without going into the courts
He secured work from Marcus Daily OF
the Anaconda properties about month
ago. but was discharged after worlSint
a short time. He then went 10 Ross
Clark at Clark's bank and was prom
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