The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-19
he GOES TO THE ASYLUM
James p. Kelley Found to Be Of
Unsound Mind.
HIS INCOHERENT REPLIES
Plainly Apparent From His ACTIONS Upon
the Stand That His Mind Ii Unbal-
anced-Claims to Be . Rail-
road Engineer.

James p. Kelley was yesterday tried
for insanity before a commission con-
sisting Of A. NJ. Walker, chairman OF
the board Of county commissioners. and
Drs. J.. NJ. Sigh Inc o. c. Evans. Kelley
is the man who was arrested at Garri-
son on Thursday by Constable Hard
man and who was brought to the city
on Friday. The commission came to
the conclusion that Kelley is pretty
badly unbalanced mentally and he was
ordered taken to the asylum at Warm
Springs.
A. M. Plumley Of Garrison. a freight
clerk employed by the Northern Pacific
road at that point, was the first wit
ness. Plumley said that he had noticed
the man sitting on the platform a num-
Der OF times during the day. and he was
always talking to himself. Sometimes
he talked low. but often his remarks
were made in a loud tone. The witness
did not pay any particular attention to
the a as he was under the impress
sion that Kelley was drunk. He after
wards oundo out, however. that this was
not the case, and he notified the con-
stable of the mans queer actions n
the officer arrested him.
The drift of Kelleyis remarks, said
the witness. seemed to be to the effect
that he VAS a railroad a that he
had run an engine out of St. Paul n
that he expected to take an engine out
of Garrison the evening of the day upon
which he was arrested.
j. A. Johnson, a deputy sheriff, testi-
fed that he had talked with Kelley in
the county jail for about Is minutes
yesterday morning. While Kelley con-
fined himself to briefly replying to the
questions asked him his talk had
seemed straight enough. Kelley told
the officer that he had been an engineer
on the Northern Pacific between st.
Paul n Helena; that he had run an
engine between st. Paul and Bismarck.
He also said that he had gotten even
with the man who had arrested him at
Garrison n brought him to Anaconda
in manacles, as he had shot him through
the shooting, however. The witness did
not believe Kelley's professions about
being a railroad man.
Ed Huzzard n John Randall, two
prisoners in the county Jail who occu-
pied the same cell with Kelley, said that
Kelley seemed to be a quiet sort of a
man and he had said very little to them
further than that he had run an engine
on the Northern Pacific. o
ACAiCy HiiuSCil was put uPol lut Stdiu
and his actions and talk plainly indi-
Gated that he was not right. He said
his home was at La Crosse. Wis. neal
which place he had bought a farm IL
years ago, costing 5000, and a two
years ago bought another place Cor
$1,000. He had been an engineer on the
Northern Pacific for 10 years between
st. Paul and Bismarck, and had come
to Garrison ON a freight train. He was
RIM an nnUinn ont Of q rrfenn ON tho
day Of his arrest. He refused tosanswer
the question as to why he a quit his
former job. He said he was a m
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, but had no card or credentials
to sustain his assertion.
Asked as to whether he had any
money. he said he had lots of it-S4 900
he had in a bank at Bismarck and a
lot more in a bank at St. Paul., which
latter statement he denied by saying
that he had a the money in the bank.
but had taken IL out n 1t was now in
a safe at his farm near La Crosse. KEEL
ley said he did not drink and had never
been arrested before. He laughed aloud
when told that he was charged with in
sanity. He said he had eight brothers
and four sisters. He said he was mar
ried and that his wife live at ST. Paul.
kelley's replies to the questions were
given in a low, muttering tone. and
were incoherent about half the time.
Some Of the questions he did not seem
to hear, and during his examination he
sat with his face turned away from his
questioners.
Kelley does not appear to be violent.
On the contrary he is apparently a very
quiet person. 1t was plainly evident
the examination. however, hat
Kelley was not sound of mind and the
doctors decided that the best thing that
could be done for the unfortunate man
was to send hin to Warm Springs for a |