The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
KILLS
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The sheriff drove up. Mrs. Wei
Ter and Thomas and the other
children were afraid for the fear
that Richards was still alive. But
Sheriff Aadsen found him dead.
In q few minutes q crowd gath .
cred. neighbors and people from
PlentywoOd. Coroner Nelson ar
rived. He at once swore in Cor
oner's Jury and an inquest was
held. the testimony Of all the wit
neSses being taken The lury
found murder at hands OF Henry
Richards and suicide.
The crowd diSbanded when the
hodies were removed TO the Full
kerson-NelsOn MOrtuary, where
they were prepared for burial
The mother of Richards. Mrs.
Harry Tibbetts, Gardiner, Maine,
was notified by wire. She wired
the undertakers TO prepare the
body OF her son for burial and
shin it to Gardiner for burial. The
body viii be shipped this friday
afternoon 10 his old mother n the
east. She had a very difficult
time TO raise the money 70 bring
her boys remains home.
The funeral Of Mrs. Richards
and her baby win occur Saturday
afternoon from the Congregation
al church Rev. Jasper viii pro-
nounee the last sad rites. The
baby lies in the coffin with her
mother. They win be inferred in
the brentwood cemetery. The
funeral was delayed TO allow rel
atives OF the unfortunate woman
70 arrive by car from Eau Claire
Wis. They arrived this friday
morning. The task Of preserving
the remains has been difficult dur
ing this hot weather.
TIE parents OF the dead mother
! and baby and her brother and sis
! tiers are Frustrated with grief.
Oh. Old Story
The story Of the Richards i
but another Of the sad annals O.
the poor. Henry Richards cont
10 this country from the east SOM
/ wears ago. He arrived IN tn
Homestead-Medic Lake countr,
1 from no one knew where. ]
seems he had reasons to leave hi
] cid home. He went TO work 2
farm labor and worked abou
i those places for different farmer
3 and ranchers. He was q rOug
i sort Of fellow: loud and talka
I tive and had 4 taste FOR guns
i which he always carried. He too
I q horseback riding and cowboy
! ing and wanted 10 be though
i tough But for al that he SCENE
! TO have been 3 g0Od worker. /
q tine IN the west Medicine Lake
! South Plentywood country he mS
s he Wellers girl, = daughter OF
Il tpOOr farmer who come TO Plent!
! wood IN 1918 ard has worked rem
q led farms since. II the dances. 4
3 IN time married her Richards w
q about 81 years old and his bird
Z about Is at the time Of The ma
s rage. he being s. years old At
. the wife %. 1T the time of Il
i tragedy. He worked al farm
i when work could be found Al
q Richards rode IN The rOdeO whe
q they occurred. He was known
! the boys as "Frenchy." In tin
& 3 baby boy was born. Aft'
= which he and wife and baby DC
went TO Milwaukee TO live RE
anus got work there. The b
& died. The couple are staid 20 ha7
q lived together very happily II
= times got hard. Richards lost b
s Job and could not find work
8 baby daughter came. The Welle
81 urged Richards and his wife
81 come back 10 Montana They d
Il bu. Richards could not find muI
q work here either, the times a
= hard. It become hard 70 prOvil
81 for the family. It IS said III
= trouble developed between Re
Il ards and his wife'S parents Al
= Il Is claimed Mrs Welter inte
u fsred with them, and finally Nh
- Richards left her husband n
= went home with her baby. II
Z, was about two weeks ago T
nj WelterS say there was no food
IL the home Of the Richards and I
= wife and baby were hungry. t
u trouble between Richards and
mi mother-in-law grew more bitter.
y In time Richards got work fro
- Henry. Smith He earned 3 e
NJ dollars. He wanted his wife
= ioin him with the baby. She !
- fused. Monday night before {
= tragedy he was 70 see his wi
= He tried 70 persuade her to cor
s. with him. She again refused.
This stirred his emotions a
s. brooding his mind responded
the impulse OF murder and suicis
= Tuesday morning leaving I
~ Henry Smith ranch, he went ear
k% 70 his father-in-law's humf
80 home. He waited until The faf
er had gone to the field over t
- hi 10 work, and the mother h
- gone with the smaller children
- The pasture 70 milk He probai
y waited = couple OF hours. I
s brother was working on the III
- tor. Then he drove I'D and cal
- for his wife who he wanted
- see alone. At first she would :
come out. finally she came "a !
= earin which he was partly :
ting. He plead with her "a !,
IL hin. that he would Be good
- her. and that she and the baby =
= he would be happy: he would n
- vide for her N some way. +
- she refused 70 weld. when
g grabbed the revolver and shot \,
- she ran ard he took I'D the =
- and killed her.
Then he completed the deed
had IN mind when he LEFT .
- Smith farm
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