The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-15
AN INFORMATION FILED
The County Attorney Charges T.
J. Riley With Murder.
ONE AGAINST SHADWELL
No Special Counsel Has Been Employed
to Assist in the Prosecution of
Riley-Funeral OF the Late p
A. Largely on Monday.

The county attorneys Office last even
ing prepared the information against
Thomas ]. Riley for the crime of muir
der, and 1t will be filed in the district
court this morning. The information is
as follows.
In the district court of the Second
Judicial district of the state of Mon
tana, in and for the county of Silver
Bow, ON this 18th day of January, A.
D. 1898, Thomas J. Riley is accused by
Guy w. Stapleton. the duly elected,
qualified and acting county attorney in
and for the county of Silver Bow, state
of Montana, by this information. in the
name and on behalf and by the author
ity of the state of Montana, of the
crime of murder, committed by him, the
said defendant, Thomas j. Riley, as fol-
lows, to-wit
That al the county of Silver Bow,
state of Montana. on or about the 18th
day of January, A. d. 1893. and before
the filing of this information, the said
defendant. Thomas j. Riley, did feloni-
ously. wilfully and of his deliberately
premeditated malice afsrethought, make
an assault on one Patrick A. Largely,
then and there human being and GER
tain pistol, commonly called revolver,
which then and there was loaded with
gunpowder and leaden bullet, and by
him, the said Thomas j. Riley, had and
held in his right hand, he, the said
Thomas j. Riley, did then and there
feloniously and wilfully and of his de-
lberately premedtated malice afore-
thought, shoot off and discharge al and
upon the said Patrick A. Largey, there
by and by thus striking the said Pat
rick A. Largey with the said Ieaden
bullet, inflicting on and in the center of
the forehead OF the said Patrick A.
Largey one mortal wound Ca more par
Tip1JIar desc inn n which aid nDrJHl
wound is to the county attorney afore-
said unknown, of which said mortal
wound the said Patrick A. Largey then
and there instantly died; and 50 the
said Thomas j. Riley did in manner and
form aforesaid feloniously and Wilfully
and Of his deliberately premeditated
malice aforethought kill and murder
the said Patrick A. Lafgey.
Contrary to the form, force and effect
of the statute in such case made and
provided and against the peace and dig
nifty of the state CT Montana.
signed, Guy w. Stapleton county
attorney in and for Silver Bow county,
state of Montana
An identification will be flied al the
same time against ShadWell identical in
form except in the description Of the
victim wounds Riley and ShadWell
will not be present at the time and will
not be brought to Butte for afraign-
ment until some time later
IT was learned in the county attor-
! ney's office yesterday that no special
counsel has been engaged for the prose-
cution of the Riley case so far as that
| office is aware. and the county attorney
does not consider it necessary to have
| special counsel associated. The county
attorneys office proposes TO proceed
/ with the prosecution alone.
The body of p. A. Largey will early
this morning be removed from Sher-
i mans undertaking rooms to the family
residence a the corner of Broadway and
washington streets. The body has been
embalmed. The funeral will take place
at 1890 O'Clock Monday morning from
the house to st. Patrick's church. and
thence to the cemetery. On account OF
the funeral all the banks In Butte will
be closed all day Monday. Sellers Lar
gey, the Oldest son of the deceased, and
Miss Elizabeth Sellers, sister of Mrs
Largely. will arrive this morning over
the Northern Pacific. Mrs. Sellers will
remain with her sister for some time.
Mrs. Largey, who was Frustrated
Thursday, was better yesterday. The
Creightons of Omaha and Portland
have arrived for the funeral and other
relatives and old-time friends are ex
pected There will be many over from
Madison county. where Mr.. Largey Was
exceedingly Well known.
As TO the future of the many enter
prises in Which Mr. Largey was con-
cerned. nothing can yet be determined.
as il is not yet known whether MI.
Largey left a will. If there is a will. it
is in the possession of +. T. Mcbride
Mr.. Largey's personal attorney. Mr..
Mcbride has been absent in California
for two months, but started for Butte
on receipt of the news of the murder,
and is expected here to-day.
Consult Dr r. q Heine the eve ear