Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-12
BANK PRESIDENT MURDERED.
Murderer Had Been Kindly Treated by
His Victim-A Conspiracy to As
sassinatc Others.

Butte, Mon. Jan. 11.-Patrick A. Lar
gey. president of the State Savings
bank, and one of the best known citi-
zens of Butte, was shot and killed in
the bank building about 1 o'clock this
afternoon by Thomas ]. Riley.
Riley entered the bank five or ten
minutes before committing the blody
act. He called Largely to the cashiers
window and the two talked for Ave
minutes or more, They were convers-
ing in ordinary tones and there was
nothing to indicate that their talk was
otherwise than friendly.
Suddenly Riley drew q run and shot
through the window ut Largely. The
bullet struck the latter In the left arm
and shattered the bone. Largely stopped
down, and had he continued in that
position he might have escaped with
his life, as he was protected by the
counter. However, he rose partly and
as he did SO Riley fired n second shot.
The bullet struck Mr.. Largely squarely
in the forehead and he fell over on the
floor dead.
The murderer started for the front
door on Park street, and as he passed
those behind the railing. The bullet
narrowly missed Frank Holmes, one of
the clerks, dug a hole In his desk and
went through glass in one of the win
dows on the Main street side of the
building. Riley then rushed out of the
Park street door. thrusting his pistol
into his pocket as he did so.
William Huselton. a customer of the
bank. avs outside the railing when the
shooting occurred. He made rush for
the man, but, deferred by the sight of
the weapon, did not grab him. He fol-
lowed Riley out, however. The muir
derer hurried west on Park street, fol-
lowed by Huselton, who kept calling
out to arrest the man Officers at
tracted by the shooting, did so, and he
was taken to jail.
He fooled me too long, exclaimed
Riley when he arrieved at the county
jail land l killed him. He kept prom
Using me work, but he did not give me
any, and l could not stand IL any
longer. Now. if you want to hang me
for it. all right. Give me quick trial
and end it."
The murderer has but one leg. He
lost the other in the explosion of the
powder warehouses at the Montana
Central railroad yards, and has since
worn cork leg. Largey was man
ager of one of the companies whose
warehouse exploded and caused the
loss of fifty-eight lives.
In contradiction to his statement
that Largey refused to help him, 1t is
well known that the banker frequently
helped him. He secured employment
for him number of times, but Rile5-
was unable to hold Il position amy
length of time. Besides, Largely occa-
sionally supplied him with money.
1t is asserted that the Killing was the
result of a conspiracy or an UNDER
standing to kill more than one man
who had managerial or proprietary liz
terests in the two warehouses; that
were the scenes of the explosions.
These warehouses belonged to the
Butte Hardware company, of which
Largey was manager and the Kenyon
Council company, of which W. r. Ken
yon was the head. Suits for damages
aggregating a quarter of million dol
lars We're brought and several vcrdicts
were secured, hut the explosions and
subsequent attachments had exhausted
the resources of the Kenyon Council
company. while the Butte Hardware
company had gone into Liquidation and
the judgments are unsntisiied.
There is strong talk Of lynching Riley
and four other murderers confined In
the jail.
Later-Rlley was taken to Deer Lodge
penitentiary this afternoon in company
with Bob Shadwell, another murderer.
to prevent lynohing. which looked very
possible They were smuggled out of
town in n poor farm ambulance.
Chicaco's big Swinging Bridge.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE sanitary DIS
trlct of Chicago has today awarded the
contract for the eight track swing
bridge over the drainage canal at
Campbell avenue to bridge company
of Cleveland, o. The cost OF the bridge
is to be about $4,000. This swing
bridge will carry the tracks OF the
Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Chicago e st.
Louis. the Chicago & Northern Pa
cihc and the Union Stockynrds &
Transit company. The length OF the
bridge is 416 feet. width 112 feet. and
weight of steel 1000 tons.
This is the largest swinging bridge in
al a Lou A..