The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-01-15
DELIBERATE MURDER.

a Bank President Shot Down at the Cash.
Talk-Th. Murdere Claimed that Prom.
ised Aid WAS wIthheId-Asked = Quick
Trial and An Early Hanging.
BUTTE, Mont, Jan. fitzpatrick A.
Largey, president of the State savings
bank, and one of the best known citi-
zens of Butte, was shot and killed in
the bank building al one o'clock yes
terday by Thomas ]. Riley. Riley
entered the bank five or ten minutes
before committing the bloody act.
He called Largely to the cashiers win
dow and the two talked for five min
utes or more. They were conversing
in ordinary tones, in which there was
nothing to indicate hat their talk was
other than friendly.
Suddenly Riley drew a gun and shot
through the window at 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 a second
shot. The bullet struck Mr.. Largely
squarely in the forehead and he fell on
the floor dead.
The murderer started for the front
door on Park street, and as he passed
the ~teller's window, he took a shot at
those behind the railing. The bullet
narrowly missed Frank Holmes, one of
the clerks, dug a hole in his desk and
went through a wi~ndow-pane on the
Main-street side of the building. Riley
rushed out of the Park-street door,
thrusting his pistol into his pocket as
he did SO.
William Huzleton, a customer OF the
bank, was outside the railing when
the shooting occurred. He made a
rush for the man, but was deferred
by the sight of the weapon and did
not grab him. He followed Riley out,
however. The murderer hurried west
on Park street, followed by Huzleton,
who kept calling out to arrest the
man. Officers attracted by the shout
ing did SO, and he was taken to Jail.
He fooled me too long" exclaimed
Riley, when he arrived at the county
Jail, and l killed him. He kept prom
Using HE work, but did not give me
any aid, and L could not stand it any
longer. Now, if you want to hang me
for it, all right. Give me a quick trial
and end it."
The murderer has but one leg. He
lost the other in the explosion of a
powder warehouse at the Montana
Central yards, and has since worn u
cork leg.
Largey was manager OF one OF the
companies whose warehouse exploded
and cost the loss of IS lives.
In contradiction to his statement
hat Largely refused to help him, it is
well known that the banker has fire.
quently helped Riley. lie secured EN-
%ployment for him a number of times,
but Riley was unable to hold a posi-
ton any length of time. Besides,
Largely occasionally supplied him with
money. 1t is asserted that the killing
was the result of a conspiracy or an
understanding to kill more than one
man who had managerial and proprie-
tary interests in the two warehouses
hat were the scene of the explosion.
These warehouses belonged to the
hardware company of which Largely
was manager, and the Kenyon-Con-
nell Co., of which Ward Kenyon was
the head. Suits for damages aggre-
eating $3.50, OOO, were brought and
several verdicts were rendered, but the
explosions and subsequent attach
ments had exhausted the of
the kenYon-Connell Co., while the Butte
hardware Co. had gone into liquida-
ton and the judgments are unsatis-
led.
There is strong talk of lynching
Riley and four other murderers con-
fined in the Jail.
LATER.-Riley was taken to Deer
Lodge penitentiary yesterday after
noon in company with Bob Shadwell,
an other murderer, to prevent lynch
ing, which looked very possible. They
were smuggled out of town in the poor
farm ambulance.