The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-14
Cousin of Joseph Garvey Makes
Sensational Charges.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPLIES
Asserts the Man Was Given Every At
tention While in Jail - Prisoners
Who Were There Say He Was
Well Treated.


Barney Murphy, cousin of the late
Joseph Garvey who died at the Warm
Springs insane asylum Saturday. The
letter follows:
81 sos East Third street, Anaconda, Mont,
June Is, 1899.
To the Editor of Anaconda STAN
dard-Sir: I notice a paragraph in this
& mornings issue of your paper relative
to the death of Joseph Garvey, wherein
/ YOU state the sheriff's office feels ag-
4 grieved at the reports of his i'll treat
ment prior to his commitment to Warm
Springs.
Being the only relative of Garvey's
in this state, wish to inform you that
these reports are not in the least exag-
serated.
I was refused admittance three times
to see Garvey in the city hall jail.
II / can conclusively prove before any
impartial jury in the state of Montana
that Garvey was actually murdered by
the attaches of the sheriff's office in
this town. Furthermore, l know who
n these attaches are.
I Does Mr.. Conley wish any informa-
ton on the subject that he does not
already possess. I can supply him with
quite a lot of facts in connection with
the case. Respectfully,
BARNEY MURPHY.
These charges and allegations are
pronounced false by the officers OF the
sheriff That official is absent from the
city being at Missoula, but in brief
telephone conversation yesterday he
pronounced Mr.. Murphy's charges alb
surd.
when Mr.. Murphy states he knows
that Garvey was murdered by the at
taches of the sheriff's office, he states
that Which is absolutely false" said
Under Sheriff Morgan yesterday.
"Moreover, if he has such evidence,
s why did he not present it at the proper
time and demand coroner,s inquest,
to which he would be uentitled, We're
there any grounds for the complaint
THE sheriffs office courts the fullest
If and freest investigation of this case.
Every man in it is anxious to see such
an investigation made.
IA LAS l was not att the sheriff's office
the entire time I can not say whether
or not Mr.. Murphy was denied admit
lance. If he was it was because the
Jail had been locked up for the night.
Personally ! know that many persons
We're admitted to see GarVey The only
persons not admitted, so far as | know
were two.ladies who came on the morn
ing of his hearing. Garvey was lying
bound in his cell. his clothing was dis
arranged and his head was bloody
where he had thrown himself against
the steel bars. l explained this to the
ladies. telling them also they would be
obliged to pass among the other pris-
oners On this representation they con-
cluded not to go in. l told them, how
ever that if they would wait for an
hour Garvey would be brought out and
they could see him. They declined to
wait.
LAS explained in the Standard this
consideration, was not abused and his
friends We're allowed to see him. He
was violently insane and had to be put
under restraint to keep him from kill
ing himself. Despite our efforts he did
inflict severe wounds upon himself.
"Garvey was brought in by John Glib
son, Waterman at the works at Carroll.
Gibson said in coming to the jail in
the street car, Carney became violent
and seized him by the throat. Pas
sengerS on the car assisted Gibson IN
holding the man. When Garvey got
here he was peaceable. He was put in
the city jail.
about IL o'clock 1 heard him talking
and went in. | found he had torn off
his trousers. had removed one shoe ana
otherwise disarranged his clothing ana
was stuffing his coat between the
bars. pounding it with his fist and
and then kicking the bars with his bare
foot His head and face We're cut and
against the bars. At this time We
thought the man was suffering from de-
Iirium tremens.
Il suggested to Sheriff Conley that
we remove GarVey to the county jail
He assented and we went to the eel
to ask him to come out. Instead o1
obeying he backed into the cell, put hiE
hands against the ceiling and begar
talking in a rambling manner on relig
ious topics. l then mixed dose of {
sedative drug. left here for such cases;
and giving the glass to Garvey asked
him to take it. He handed the glass
back and said I wont take it I askeC
him if he wanted drink of whiskey
NO said he. I wont take anything
'sWhen / saw l could not persuade
him. / took hold of his arm to get hin
TO come out. Then he began to struggl
violently | went back to the office anc
procured a pair of handouts attache'
to a waist strap and Sheriff Conley ant
Deputies Burnham and l endeavored Il
put it on him. He struggled violently
but we succeeded in getting it on
Realizing his condition we were careful
not to hurt MIN. We took him out an
laid him in the corridor while l go
the keys. Then we carried him in t
the county Jail Az toe off the hand
cuffs As / was emerging from tn
door he bounded out after me. We fin
ally left him there with the cell doc
open and also let three powerful pris
oners into the corridor to watch hin
and care for him, which they did al
night"
Deputy Durham, who was on watcl
the greater portion of the time Carve,
was confined, confirms all these state
ments and further told of a number o
Garvey's friends being admitted to Sc
him. He and Deputy DAILY told o
three friends who came to see Carve,
after the lookup at night, but were ad
mitted and remained there with Deput,
DAILY for an hour They brought il
milk, beef tea and whiskey, which Gar
vey refused to take.
c. D. Blair and Frank Burns, prison
ers serving terms in the jail, were seen