Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-11-11
MRS. TANQUARYs CONFESSION
BRINGS ABOUT THE DEATH
OF JOHN CRAWFORD.
Statement Of HUSBAND
Does Not Hold Back Anything and Ex-
presses Satisfaction When Informed
That Crawford is Dead-Woman
Corroborates Husbands Statement
at Inquest Last Night.

AS the immediate result of con.
fession made to him by his wife as to
improper relations between him and
Mrs. TanQuary, the latter's husband
Saturday afternoon shot and killed
James Crawford, aged %, and also
married. The shooting began in the
Elkhorn restaurant, owned by Fred
Catlin, in the rear of the ElkhOrn
saloon, on Second avenue, and ended
in the rear Of Charles M. Van Worm
er's second hand and furniture store,
fronting on Main street. Tanquary
was Immediately placed under arrest
by Police Officer Knuck Ray and
placed in the county Jail, while DR.. G..
H. Nichols who was quickly called,
had the victims body taken from the
store into the alley, and finding that
life was extinct, Coroner Creel re-
moved the remains to his morgue.
Tells Whole Story.
Soon after being locked up, County
Attorney G. J. Marshall called on the
prisoner, who was taken to Court Re-
porter Hal B. Gibson's Office. Mr..
Marshall asked him If he cared to
make any statement at that time. He
warned the prisoner that he was not
required to talk and that any state
ment he might make would be used
against him. Tarquary said the warn
ing was unnecessary, as he had moth
ing at all to conceal and was quite
willing to make full statement. He
is but 81 years of age, tall and of
rather slender build, intelligent and
is well educated and has evidently
been we'll brought up. When he talks
he impresses one with the idea that
he is a man of considerable determine
ton. His discussion of the tragedy
was carried on in even tones and at
no time did he show the slightest re-
morse for his act. Indeed, when told
that Crawford was dead he expressed
satisfaction, only adding that Mrs.
Crawford ought to have done the kill
ing. Following is the story just as
Tarquary related it:
II was born in White county, ILL.,,
28O miles from Chicago, raised there.
and my people are all good, straight
citizens. l am straight, too, and al
ways have been. My chief regret is
that this is going to bring trouble to
my mother. It is only on that &C
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hear of it anyway.
: "You can use anything say against
me and slip it to me on the scahold
If deserve it. My wife was born
about ten miles from where I lived,
but never met her until three years
ago. We had been down in Florida
for some time working and arrived in
Montana on August q. We located
at Moore, where ran the Quick
Lunch place for three weeks. It was
at Moore that bought the gun | used
today. We had been in Lewistown
three weeks Friday, but had been at
the Elkhorn restaurant only two
weeks. I worked the morning shift,
and my wife the afternoon. but we
doubled at noon and for supper. had
known Crawford ever since we got
here. He and his wife and my wife
and myself roomed at PA east Broad
way, but Crawford's wife left few
days ago to visit sister at Moccasin,
and yesterday my wife and moved to
q room over the restaurant.
''This fellow Crawford got to fussing
around my wife and he had had trou-
BILE with his wife. Last night my wife
told me she had been with Crawford
Thursday and Friday mornings.
made her tell me everything and we
scrapped around quite a bit, but we
squared up everything and started
anew.
Crawford Comes in.
This afternoon, Just after had fin
ished my regular work, Crawford came
into the restaurant for lunch. Now I