Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-30
FOUND DEAD.
A DENIzEN OF GALENA STREET
UNACOOUNTABLY PASSES
lWAY.

The Coroner's Jury, Unable to Find the
Cause of Her Death, Adjourn the In
quest Until To-day, When au Autopsy
VIII Be Held.
A woman named Maud Stevenson, liv-
ing at No. z Iron Block. East Galena
street, better known as Blind Tommy
among her associates, was found dead in
her room Monday afternoon, with no APP
parent evidences Of suicide in the room,
and under rather unaccountable circum-
stances. She was discovered by her chum,
Rose Smith, who lived next door to her.
and knew her way Of living FROM intimate
association.
At the inquest q number of witnesses
rave their evidence. According to come
she was given to drinking, though most OF
them testified that she drank beer only.
According to others she was very seldom
intoxicated. According to some OF the
witnesses she was very much intoxicated
when last seen a bout noon on Sunday; ac-
cording to others she did not show the
least sign of LIQUOR and was able to talk
and converse intelligently. There was
much confusion OF testimony on these
points, as well as to the condition OF mind
she was in.
The testimony OF Rose Smith was to the
effect that they had been great chums; that
on Sunday between IL and l the deceased
came into her apartments, when witness
saw the deceased was pretty full. De
ceased was crying and, as the witness ex-
pressed it, discouraged about some u ar
| ried man. The witness demonstrated with
L kou far rattip0 fu11 whon tho Harno anA told
her she would be sorry for having scolded
her. At the same time deceased never
| limited at suicide. When talking on the
| subject, suggested by the receIt morphine
victims, she had expressed more contempt
than anything else at the idea OF death
by such means, and said that il
ever she had occasion to- commit
suicide she would take a quicker and
more effectual means to accomplish the OBJ
iect. Her whole talk to the witness was OF
her lover, with no expression OF Interior
intentions. The witness was aware that
deceased ''hit the pipe" occasionally. but
was not addicted to it, SO far as witness
knew. Was also aware that deceased used
morphine, but had seen none lately. Wit
ness assisted the deceased into her room,
undressed her and put her to bed. They
had q glass OF beer together, when witness
left the room and presu., ed deceased went
to sleep. as when she entered the room
about 4 O'Clock the same afternoon she
was snoring hard as those do who 60 to
bed with a heavy load. That was the last
witness saw Of her until yesterday at 4
o'clock, when she entered the room where
the deceased was, still in bed, and catching
her by the arm, said: "Get up Maud, are
you going to be there all day." Then she
discovered that deceased was dead and
alarmed the neighbors.
The testimony of other witnesses showed
that she had, as she herself expressed it,
been in luck on the Sunday morning, when
she was seen by several persons. though
there was no money found with her when
she was discovered. It came out in evil
dence that about eight years ago she had
been in the insane asylum from Helena
and one witness thought deceased had
been out OF her mind for a month past.
The cause OF her death still remaining a
mystery. the jury declined to give a ver-
dict until something moredeinite had been
ascertained, 80 the Inquest was adjourned
until this morning, when an autopsy will
be held by Drs. Murray and Gum, at
| which the developments will show whether
| the death was due to natural causes or
to poison, as seemed to be the general sus-
| picion. Coroner Howard, while regretting
| the expenses, thinks it justified by all the
| circumstances surrounding the case.