The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28
THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT
Tom Quincy Has a Good Repu-
tation.
HE TOOK CARE OF O'BRiEN
And Made All of the Funeral Arrange
ments-Walsh's Allegations Are Dis
credited by the Facts-A Piece
of Sensationalism.
Special Correspondence of the Standard

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Big Timber, Mont, May 25 - Sew
eral weeks ago a dispatch to the
Chicago Chronicle concerning the es-
tate of one Lawrence O'Brier, who died
at or near HOWE, this county, was
given wide circulation throughout the
country. The dispatch said that
OBrien has been found in a dying con-
dtion by one Patrick Walsh, who had
acted the part of the Good Samaritan
and nursed O'Brien until he died and
then gave him a decent burial in the
cemetery in this town. Walsh then
wrote to the chief Of police of Chica-
go asking him to find the dead mans
heirs, who were supposed to reside in
that city. The heirs were duly found
and to them was related the Walsh
story of O'Briens death. together with
the statement that from things said
by the deceased just prior to his death
he, Walsh, believed that there was
money, sheep and real estate in Ore
gon, Montana and Wyoming to the
value of 100000 beloning to the dead
man. The story was so plainly piece
of sensationalism that no one here paid
any attention to it, but now comes
Walsh in the Red Lodge Picket of last
week and repeats his former story, with
the addition that he now believes that
Tom Quincy. for whom O'Brien was
working when he took sick, took pos
session of the dead mans pocketbook
and papers for the purpose of getting
away with his property. No one here
knows Walsh, but every one knows
Tom Quincy, who is one of the oldest
and most substantial residents of this
county, and they do not believe that
he took any advantage of OBrien in
any way. Walshs story is said to be
false in several particulars. Accord
ing to the statement of one who knows
the circumstances, Walsh and another
man We're hired by Mr.. Quincy to take
care of O'Brien during his illness, and
when the body was brought to town
it was Mr.. Quincy, and not Walsh, who
attended to the funeral arrangements.
O'Brien began to work for Mr.. Quincy
about year ago and purchased about
800 head of sheep from him, with the
agreement to pay for them when he
received some money which he was
expecting. The money, however, never
came, and the sheep were still unpaid
for when O'Brien died. 1t is under
stood that there is about 500 in the
bank here to O'Brien's credit. At the
last term of the district court here
George M. Hatch was appointed ad-
ministrator of the O'Brien estate. and
James Vestal, w. A. Harrison and
Eric Solberg. three well known and rep
utable residents of the county. were
appointed appraisers for the estate.
O'Brien died in a comfortable stone
house on White Beaver creek and was
we'll looked after by Mr.. Quincy, who
frequently urged him to go to town,
where he could secure medical atten-
ton, but he invariably refused to do
So
J. A. Hall, president of the Big Tim
Der National bank. left to-day for
Butte. where he will be Joined by
Messrs. Ozannes and Window of Chi
cago and Washington, respectively
and the three gentlemen will proceed
to select a site for the new federal
building for Butte. which was author
lied by the last congress.
The report comes from Bozeman that
one Bashum, one of the states wit
nesses in the prosecution of Howard.
the copote hide swindler. has turned
out to be Towards aCComplice. and
has been held for perjury. The report
further says that Fashum is a well
known resident of S veet Grass county
and prominent X. of p. Bashum is
not known here, except as the man who
drove the wagon which Howard had
with him when he swnded this coun-
ty out of several hundred dollars by
getting the bounty on a lot of coyote
pelts shipped in from Chicago. Bash
UNI has never resided in this county
and has no connection whatever with
the local X. of p. lodge.