The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20
IT WAS NOT SUICIDE
Sam Petersen Suffered Intense Pains
in the Head.
THE CORONER'S INQUEST
Awaiting a Reply From n. p. Jen-
sen. of Cheyenne Witnesses
Speak Well of the Unfortu-
nate Young Man.
THE CORONER's INQUEST

An inquest was held last evening
over the body of Sam Petersen, the
man found dead in the Windsor hotel,
and from the preponderance of testi-
mony it did not appear that he had
committed suicide. George w. Ander-
son, one of the witnesses, said he had
known Petersen in Sheridan, Wyo.,
where he had worked for a brewing
company. He was IS years old, single
and was born In Denmark. He had
brothers and a sister in Washington
state, and his father still lives in Dem
mark.
Henry Blase. bartender for the Ken
lucky Liquor company, in East Park
street, said he had known Petersen for
two or three weeks, as he had often
come into the saloon and stayed there.
He was very anxious to get work. He
had worked in the East Helena smelter
previous to coming to Butte. He last
saw him at 10 o'clock last Sunday
night. Petersen was at that time suf-
fering terribly from earache and the
pain was such that he shed tears. He
was not drunk. When in the saloon he
inquired for Anderson and said he
wanted to sleep with him. He did not
want to sleep alone on account of his
intense pain. He had little vial which
the witness was told contained sweet
oil and laudanum. Petersen put II on
relieve the pain in his ear. The wit
ness saw him apply some of the liquid
to his ear. He also had a friend blow
some smoke in his ear to relieve the
intense pain. He told the witness that
he was going to have an operation per-
formed on his ear the next day.
DR.. Heine said that on Sunday MORN
ing Petersen came to his office to have
his ear examined. There was a big
gathering of cartilagenous or bony
matter in the ear. The doctor wanted
to perform an operation right off. Pc
tersen told him as 1t was Sunday to
wait until the next day. The doctor
said that on going to his Office that
evening he was told that Petersen had
just been up to see him again to have
the operation performed at once. The
| doctor went to the Windsor hotel late
| In the evening to find Petersen and
perform the operation, but his name
was not on the register He visited
several rooms with Mr.. Hamilton, but
| could not find Petersen. The doctor
| was handed the vial found in Peter
sens clothes, smelled of 1t and said
| the principal ingredient of ii was sweet
| OIL
Those were all the important wit.
| nesses. The jury found that there was
| evidence to show he was suffering from
| acute pain in the left ear and there was
no evidence 10 snow tnat ne uleu IRON
violence or poison. It's verdict was thai
death came from unknown causes.
A letter was received from NJ. H
| Goldwater of Anaconda, livery man
| stating that he had known Petersen In
| Sheridan. He had rich brother In
| Grand Island, Neb.
One of the letters in Petersen's peck
| cts was from A. S. Wilson of New
| Whatcom, Wash, and dispatch was
| sent to him regarding Petersen. A re
ply was received as follows: New
| Whatcom, Wash, May 1S.-Hold re
mains and get instructions from H. p
Jensen, House street, Cheyenne. A. S
| Wilson"
Consequently a telegram has beer
| sent to Mr.. Jensen.