The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18

an for the purpose of getting the mans
money Richard, he declares, was no
sort of man that would insult wom-
an. The landlady's reputation on the
other hand, as far as he could ascertain,
was decidedly bad.
For more than a year before coming
to Los Angeles, Richard worked in liv
cry stable at Canton, town about ten
miles from Los Angeles. When he left
Canton and came to Los Angeles, he was
known by the party for whom he work
ed to have in his possession 5000 in
money, good watch and a gold ring
No trace can now be found of these ar
ticles. and Owen thinks they were TAX
en- from his room by the landlady, and
that she killed him to cover up the theft.
Owen heard of number of other in
stances of people being robbed myster-
iously in trat same lodging house. He
was also informed that when laundry
man one day came to the house to col
leet a bill, Miss Williamson drove him off
at the point of a revolver. He was fur
Their told that when the police came to
get Miss Williamson, she seemed UNI
willing to 60 without having a supply of
money with her. and drew $50 from
hiding place under one of her carpets.
The bullet struck Mr.. Parry over the
right eve and pierced the brain, infiict
ing a fatal wound. Mr.. Parry was un-
conscious when he was picked up. He
was removed to hospital, where he
died about two hours later. The woman
telephoned for the police and gave her
self up.
Every effort is being made by par
ties interested i'm the case to locate the
missing valuables. Every bank in the
city is being looked into. There was no
papers found in Mr.. Parry's room to
show that he had business with any
bank.
Guy Roberts, the newsboy, in talking
about the case on another occasion,
said that when Mr. Parry was in his
room he called the landlady upstairs for
some purpose. This was about six O'Clock
in the evening. Roberts heard some
talking between the two that was rather
loud. but he could not understand what
they said After while, the landlady
said, 'You had better leave my house
right away" Richard replied, wait UNI
til | get water to wash" The woman
came down stairs as fast as she could
and said, ''By God, l am going to kill
that man" Then he saw her coming up
stairs with revolver. He said, "What
ire you going to do?" She replied, 81
I'm going to kill that man." She then
went up to the window holding the re-
rolver with both hands and said, "You
cave the house." Then she raised the
weapon and fired.
Miss Williamson is about forty six
years old. Richard Parry was twenty
six. The remains were inferred in a
cemetery at Los Angeles. The estate
consisted mainly of 5000 lot in that
city
Richard Parry, the murdered man,
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about eighteen years old he came to
this country and settled near Lake Crys-
tai Here he remained for a number
IF years, doing mostly farm work. For
luite while he worked for Owen w. |
Price on the farm in Butternut Valley,
now owned and operated by Owen Par
". Later he went to Kansas, where he |
lid farm work for time, and then he
started out for California.
The young man was always known as
A hard worker and was perfectly, sober
and eminently respectable.
His mother, one sister, and two broth |
ers, still live in North Wales at Holy |
head.
Owen Parry is determined to go back |
and join the rest of the family in the
DID country. He lost his wife not long
ago, and has no children except an !
eleven year old boy, whom he has adopt
ed from the state school at Owatonna
MIR. Parry will leave for Wales some |
time this fall and will take the boy |
with him. He came to this country |
seventeen years ago and is an old resi-
dent of Blue Earth county
While in California Owen Parry heard
much lively discussion of the Koch case |
Interest in the affair seemed almost as
keen there as here