The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-04
HOW DID HE MEET DEATH
Alexander SanderSon the Nam, Of the
Nan Found In the River.
VERY MYSTERIOUS CASE
The Coroner Has Written to Canada
For Further Information-Papers
Prove His Identity Beyond
Doubt-Not the Crazy Man.
sneclal onrresnondence Of the Standard.

Special Correspondence of the Standard
LIVINGSTON, April Coroner Shawk
returned late last night from Elton, TO
which place he had been summoned to
hold an inquest on the body OF the I'M
known man found on n sand bar in the
Yellowstone river, about 10 miles east OF
this city. The body had evidently been
in the water for n long time aud from
papers found in the pockets the dead
mans name proved to be Alexander San
derson. The only articles found in the
pockets of the deceased were watch
chain, a pipe and a pocketbook contain
ing a large number OF notes. receipts and
a second-class railroad ticket good from
Brandon, Manitoba, to La Grange. Ore.
Not a cent of money or any letters were
found on the body. From the papers in
the pocketbook, however, it appears that
the dead man had n ranch of 800 acres
near Griswold, small country town 10
miles from Brandon. He had notes
against different parties in Manitoba ag-
gregating between 5000 and $780, One re-
ceipt shows the payment of the interest
on 81 800 borrowed of "the Trust a Loan
Company of Canada" The notes and re-
ceipts covered period of several years.
Some of them were dated Winnipeg and
others Brandon. The latest date on any
of the papers was Oct. o. 1891.
The dead man was fairly we'll dressed.
The body gave forth such terrible
stencil that the clothes were not removed
by the coroner. There we're no marks of
violence about the head or face, but there
was long red spot on the throat which
neither the paleness of death nor the ac-
ton of the water had obliterated.
Early last November stranger, with
marks of blood on his face. appeared at
the ranch residence of A. V. II. Pember-
ton, who lives at the mouth of Mission
creek, some six or seven miles this side of
where the body of Sanderson was found.
The stranger stated that he had been
thrown from "A train and asked for n
nights lodging. He acted in n very
strange manner, and upon being denied
lodging, went to the cabin of Max Alien
berg, on the river bank near by. Finding
no one at home he took possession OF the
cabin and remained all night. Altenberg
came home early the next morning and
found himself confronted by a man who
appeared TO be demented. Tho stranger
informed Altenberg that the day of judg-
ment had come and that they must die
together. The stranger started after an
axe and Altenberg 'vamoosed the ranch"
going to Pemberton's. getting n gun. land
returning. Upon seeing the weapon the
stranger took TO his heels aud disappeared
in the direction of the Yellowstone river.
NJ. L. Baker, rancher living on the OPP
posite bank of the stream, stated at the
time that he saw the fellow jump into the
Yellowstone and sink from sight. This
was the last seen of the demented
stranger, and it is supposed that he was
drowned. This occurrence was related at
the ii me in the STANDARDS columns
under Livingston date.
At the inquest held on the hody of San
derson yesterday, the facts stated above
were brought out and the jury came to the
very natural conclusion that the body
upon which they were sitting was that oil
the demented stranger who jumped into
the river last November. This is why Q
more rigid examination was not con
Quoted.
Upon the coroner's return the STAND
ARDS correspondent was permitted TO in
spect the contents of the dead man.
pocketbook. The railroad ticket had beer
issued by the agent at Brandon on Nov. IL
1894, as was shown by the punch marks OF
the margin. BY reference to the files o
the STANDARD it was ascertained that tn,
demented stranger referred to jumped
into the river on Nov. A, 1894, or sever
days prior to the issuance of the ticket
This proves conclusively that Sandersoi
was not the man who jumped into the Vel
lowstone.
The question now is: Who was the de
mented stranger? and was SandersoI
murdered? II certainly looks as though
Sanderson had been foully dealt with ant
an effort will be made to unravel the mys
terry. The straneest thing connected witt