Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-22
THE MONTGOMERY TRAGEDY.
Death Of the Second victin,-verdict Of the
Jury that the Ere was Accidental.


Coroner Stein was notified yesterday after
noon that the young man. Edward Montgomery.
who was severely injured at the fire, at 1z5 Fort
street, on the 18th inst, was dead. Last even
ing he summoned the jury, impannelled to 1n-
quire into the death of 8. Montgomery. The
jury assembled in the parlor Of the st. Paul
house. when the coroner addressed them saving
that he had adjourned his court till the 18th
inst, because of the representation of County
Surgeon Mattocks. Now that the witness.
whose testimony he wanted. was dead, there
was no longer need of delaying the case, and, as
the young man, who lies dead, received his in
juries at the same time and
place, and probably under the
same circumstances he should instruct the Jury
to ind verdict in both cases, and in this way
save both time and expense. He would first
call
G. Orban, who after being sworn, said:
attended deceased; attended him all the night
Of the 10Th and till o'clock of the goth; saw
deceased after the shooting; he told me he was
in the back yard getting wood when he heard
the pistol shot; he thought nothing of it. but
when he went up stairs he saw his father living
on the bed covered with blood; he sent for a
doctor. In the evening heard of the fire, and
as was going over saw some men bringing in
young Montgomery; | showed them up stairs
into room; doctor was sent for and came;
the doctor gave deceased someSpowder. re-
manned in the room and attended on him; he
wanted water continually; he would wet his
lips but said he felt full; asked HIM how it
happened; he was quite sensible and could an
swer as well as can now; he said his father
called him and he took up the lamp and went
to him; he said he felt queer in the head as if
he was drunk; he said he thought it was be-
cause he had had nothing to eat all day.
A juror-Did he say why he had eaten moth
ing?
Witness-Yes, because he had nothing; he
said he only had some beef which he boiled and
then could not eat it; he said he turned dizzy
and dropped on the foot of the bed; he did not
know what he did with the lamp, but thought
he dropped it; he knew nothing after till he
was awakened by feeling hot, and then thought
he was On FIRE; he then rushed down stairs; he
said he saw man they call ''Swansig'' at the
door, but he must have been mistaken, for I
afterwards found it was q man they call IBIS
marck;" deceased said the man threw water on
him, but that did not put out the fire he then
lost all consciousness and knew nothing until
he found himself in bed, where he now lies; he
told me this over and over again; he knew what
he was talking about; he was perfectly sensi-
Bile; he was all the time wanting drink.
Charles Eichler sworn said: / attended de-
ceased yesterday; Turner; came here at
IL o'clock yesterday wednesdays; DR.. Stein
asked me to take charge of the effects of de-
cersed; took them to Turner hall; they were of
little or no value; then returned and relieved
the last witness and took charge of yonng
Montgomery; deceased told mo last night that
he borrowed 10 cents and bought some kero-
sene oil, with which he filed his lamp; he
heard his father call and went to him; when in
the room he felt faint and fell on the bed; his
father did not strike the lamp, he said, nor
touch it; he woke up from feeling hot and ran
down stairs, as last witness desert bed.
DR.. Mattocks sworn. said Edward Mont
gomery died at 2:40 P. ID. to-day from the
effects of his injuries. He was burned on the
right side from the hip upwards and at
the back of the shoulder; the right
arm and left hand were also burned; none
of the injuries were sufficient in themselves to
cause death; the immediate cause of death was
shock from pain and fear arising from his in
juries, he did not wholly recover from the
shock to his nervous system; at one time he
rallied little and there were hopes of his re-
covery but he again reapsed and sank; he told
me the same story repeated by the other wit
nesses as to the way he received his injuries.
N. r. Murnane, sworn, said he was at the
Seven Corners when the FIRE occurred; saw
something all in flames running across the
street,
DR.. stein-Never mind that, tell us what YOU
saw in the room.
Witness-When I first went up stairs I saw
nothing in the but fame and smoke.
had hold of the nozzle of the hose
and turned on the stream; very shortly
the fire was extinguished l went in
the and took hold Of the bed
when it fell down. grasped about and felt a
mans hand; a torch was brought and the corpse
was discovered. It appeared as if the room was
full Of fame at first; there was fame in all
parts and it ran the walls to the ceiling.
The coroner at this point stated that he
thought the evidence was sufficient, without the
jury wished to ask any questions.
The jury retired few minutes and then
through their foreman, G. Faber, gave the fol-
lowing verdict:
Deceased, o. Montgomery, came by his death
by fire caused by the accidental breaking of a
lamp.
Deceased, Edward Montgomery, died of
shock, caused by injuries received at fire at
125 Fort street, on the evening of the 10Th of
November.
The jury was then dismissed.