The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-17
MURDER IN MISSOULA
John ErickSon'S Body Found Hanging
To a Tree.
How He Came to His Death Is a
Mystery-A Shooting Scrape-
Opening of the New
Theatre.
Special to the standard.

Special To the standard.
MIssoULA. June l6.-The main subject
Of conversation this afternoon is the sup
posed foul murder OF an unknown man.
About ? O'Clock J. W. Williams, a miner
and prospector, was near the river at a
point ives. of the last house on "the row."
There he discovered the body Of n man
hanging to some bushes. The body was
In an upright position with the feet in the
water and touching the bottom. One
hand grasped some grass and brush.
Around his neck was a cord about quar-
ter Of an inch thick. and tied behind the
left ear. The cord was tied to n bush or
small branch so light il had bent and let
the body down.
Williams informed Chief Feile. Cor
oner Myers impanelled jury and went
down and viewed the remains. The body
was then cut down and taken TO the en-
ginc house. Drs. Mills and Parsons were
called and found large cash on the left
knee pan made by some dull instrument
which had penetrated the bone. Above
the left eye was n cut made by some blunt
pointed instrument DIR. Mills removed
the upper part Of the skull and examined
the brain and decided that the blow had
been sufficient to produce unconscious
ness at once and death in time.
n
six inches tall, weight about I'D pounds
and was apparently Is years OF age. He
had been dead from two to four days. A
number of men had seen him, but did not
know his name. The sheriff, deputy
sheriff and several prisoners from the
Jail are sure he is John Erickson. recently
examined for his sanity and declared
sane. The remains were turned over To-
undertaken Sweeney and will he buried
tomorrow morning unless otherwise Or
dcred.
Al the inquest the testimony of Williams
WAS heard and the jury adjourned until
tomorrow forenoon.
About : o'clock last night colored
siren on the "row" hit Pat Duignan, who
was Passing. with beer bottle. A shoot
ing scrape followed, resulting in one of
the colorcd ladies getting shot in the toe.
Duignan was arrested and taken to
the county Jail and five colored and
two white women were guarded in
their house. The trial came of this after
noon before Judge Logan, who fined the
woman who threw the bottle so and
costs, Duignan sl0 and costs, and will try
John Ell. at whose house the shooting was
The opening of the Mascot theater
| takes place tonight About 30 specially
people will appear. A good orchestra Of
seven pieces. under the direction Of Pro-
fessor Gankc, will furnish music. The
scenery il under the direction of Il. Dulli-
sou, who, being an old actor. understands
perfectly what "A stage machinist should
he, as was shown by the way the scenery
was worked last night. The manager Is
Jake Willis, who will see that everything
goes well. The thsater Is beauty and
will probably be packed tonight.
Judge Evans returned from Deer Lodge
last night, accompanied by his brother,
L. T.. Evans, a member of the junior class
of the university of Missouri.
Sheriff Houston has received telegram
from Bonita that makes him certain that
the man found was John Erickson. He
was not known to have any relatives
around here.