The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-03
DAVE DAVIS is DEAD
Inc Victim Of Evans Knife Dies Of
Ills Wounds.
Result Of the Coroner's Inquest
Evans Charged With the KILL
Ing and Held on a Charge
OF Murder.

Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
BUTTE. Aug. 2-David Davis died this
morning at $50 o'clock and tonight John
Evans stand charged with murder. Da-
Wis condition remained critical but I'M
changed up to 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. He then became restless and his
temperature arose rapidly. All night
long he tossed and raved wildly. About
q O'Clock this morning DIR. witherspoon
was called and vent to The house ut 255
East Broadway only to find Davis beyond
help.
OF all those around him Davis recoQ-
nized only thed doctor. He showed intelli-
gence to obey his orders for a moment
and then relapsed into delirium. His
heart vas working weakly yet his delir-
ium kept increasing i'm violence. At
times 1t required three men to hold him
in bed, and once the dying
man made n lunge at one of the
bystanders that sent him Keeling against
the wall. This wild struggle was kept up
without many signs Of abatement for two
hours and a half, when suddenly the sick
man fell back exhausted. A moment
lat r Davis was dead.
Soon after the death Coroner Beal Sc
itNttu a. July I'LL DTotttttu Will DTS.
Cooper and Tremblay to the house. There
they viewed the body and then adjourned
until 4 o'clock this afternoon, TO meet at
Pettit's undertaking rooms. Meantime
the coroner was busily engaged in collect
ing his witnesses. At 4 o'clock the under
taking rooms OH West Broadway were
filled with jurors, witnesses, and curious
spectators.
Assistant County Attorney Cotter was
present to examine witnesses. The first
examined was Rodney Mcdonnell.
He was rooming with the deceased at the
time OF h atfray. He was in the Claren-
don that evening. Evans came i'm and
wanted Davis to pay him IS. Davis could
not give IL to him, n Evans went out
and got some money. When he came
back he set up the drinks. Evans then
went out. Soon afterward Davis, the de-
ceased, came i'm with one Hopkins. Davis
had u bright spot on his cheek. The wit
ness proposed to Davis that they go to bed
and he procured some hot water to use on
the b uise. just as they were going out,
they met Evans at the door. They jostled
one another there and Davis pushed
Evans away. Davis turned TO go up stairs
when Evans made for him saying, ''Irl
fix you, you -----." Evans struck
Davis with his left hand. Davis groaned
and struck back. Evan then made
another slash at Davis. There were no
words used during this time. II was dark
and the witness could not see the knife,
but Davis cried out, Hurry up and light
the lamp. He's stabbed me-" Once up
stairs Davis stripped far enough to expose
the wounds His in~testines were then
protruding an inch and a half through
the incision.
John Hopkins was the next witness
called. He had been with both parties i'm
the Avalon. Davis and Evans had a few
words at theb bar and then walked down
Park street together, the witness going
along with them. This was between IL
and II p. IN. They were q%uarrelIne about
s.. Evans called Davis a vile name and
Davis struck him. They would have had
"a fight then had the witness not parted
them. A little further on Davis again struck
Evans for calling him a name and the
witness again parted them. Davis then
went up Main street to the Clarendon.
The witness saw Evans meet Davis COM
ing out of the Clarendon. Davis showed
Evans back and Evans Immediately ran
at him. The witness saw 10 more except
Evans picking up his hat after il was all
over.
Ed Booth was the next witness called.
He was coming down East Park street on
his way home. He heard loud talking
and distinguished Davis voice. Soon
Davis struck Evans and The latter stag
gered up against the building. Hopkins
tifttis sfooh tit wtE az ~
again and Davis knocked Evans clear
down. Hopkins and Evans Then went on
together while Davis kept some distance
away. This was between II Las and II
o'clock,
j. 5. Service with Murphy & Cannon
was standing in front of Wehl's on Park
street when he saw the two fighting and
Hopkins trying to part them. In front of
the Metropolitan they fought again. Davis
then started toward Main street. The
witness heard Davis say, "iou've got to
fight"
DR.. J. W. Howard was next put OH the
stand. He was the first physician called
and visited Davis the night of the stab
bling. He found q wound in the abdomen
made by some sharp instrument. IL had
penetrated the abdominal cavity. The en-
trails were not exposed when he reached
there although the ~bystanders said they
had protruded at first. The intestine
had, however, pushed out OF the abdomi-
nal cavity under the skin. This he re-
placed after a little effort and sewed the
wound up with three sutures. The doctor
declined to give any opinion as to whether
the wound was necessarily of a fatal char
acter.
Charles Lane testified to having seen
some of the scrape. His testimony went
to show that Evans was OH the aggressive
all the time and hat Davis tried for some
time 10 get rid of Evans. Finally Davis
said. ~ will lick YOU, IL you'll come out OF
the light"
DIR. Hammond stated on the stand
that he was called i'm the econd
day. Davis was then quite comfortable.
The oun appeared In good condition.
The muscles appeared natural. There
was no more fullness than one would ex-
pcct IN q muscular man. He could not
say as TO the fatality of the wound.
DIR. G.. II. Gun was called in Saturday
night about Z o'clock for consultation
Tba Abdominal muscles wera then spnla-
what tender aud the skin Redeemed about
the wound. There was not much swell
ing. The patients pulse was then good
| aud his temperature normal. He could