The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-28
PerlSledmlle Flames
Henry Riska Meets His
Death in a Burning
Barn ar Fulton.
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Shortly alter ] OeiOcS this morning
I'M broke Ouf Ia the large barn belong
ing 70 john Phillips al AIOuez. and CON.
pleteiy DESTROYED the building along
with q lot OF may, complete outfit Oi
camp tOOls ano PROVISIONS. enough 70
run camp lOf four months iOr elghty
meu eleven heav, 6raugu; horses aDc q
number OF sieigns rug harness, etc
a map manned Henry k,sta q Fiulanoe'
vine ~as sleeping n rhs barn. wac also
oarnec with tne building
The buiicing was : . iset long by 40
ises uids aside enc Viis ouloiug, VIII
r'ha; Il eoDtaiDec were Naiaso ~ SO
coo by No. Phillips, Nitt ~ insurance
I'hs Eorsss slons vefs valued e. a. 100
ssac we're "a tue 4 loi u hssff horses 81
eoVlc ~ ioVac ANY WHERE IL THE vicinity
TIE Loss IL 8ese ssfefe 0ns % NJ
l1sBhps ss 4 Sss fhs result 81 s'S ~
sessn hare waters rors ia fhs is..oe'
woods AID as Sss ius' getting ready %
hs,s another seeeesssgi sess0s
Nsrshsi Ward wss informed n tbs
death ~ ihs lasn h ne bgiicis2 sud he
lpiofmssi CoroEey Mse6oGsl6 and al IL.
quest sss hsio ~ Philips bosss q, A.
l0asr. ia 1hieh ~ Phillips tsiis ths st9ry
~ he IRE and sfcl1sst ID detail The
jury sas composed ~ Herman sc0sts.
Joseph Matthews. Fred Bisqsis,. Albert
lsfes0. S0rmsh Nsed0ssld sHd Homer a.
luck The jury viewed The remains,
which we're burned 10 a efisp. n0thibg
being lat bot Oh outlias u what Shs
once human being md even that shs
hardly disesrnable. They then adjourned
% Phillips hOuse. ~hsfs the witnesses
we're examined
The fsst wac Sir Phillips, Who testified
ms follows
about l.sO this m0rning.Eugsns Matb-
sws and John kingsirom Ssre coming
down from lted Jacket aud noticed the
bh'h was on fire aud notified me. I i'm
medintely got out oi bed aud went down
stairs aud the three 81 us rnn 10 the
barn to ny aud effect mn entrance nnd
save the horses II was too hot and We
had o. turn back About 10 minutes
after this We shw the deceased lying face
downward Ia one corner 81 the barn IN
the iire aud soon got him out.
The deceased was ia my house ycster-
day afternoon mud evening along with
another mhn. The deceased said 90 out
sders that the man. whose mans is
knut snuilndo, WINS always taking him
and throwing him down. The Others
then inyited him 90 their table, rn wing he
was nil right The deceased wns very
small man and the other fellow was mn
ovefgfown man, The big fellow threat.
ened 90 hit the deceased in the head with
his foot and called him .
Then ID" big fellow went out by the
wagon Ia the yard aud hid himself
About | ! O'Clock the deccnsrd, a man
named Lowry aud shoemaker started
Ia 40 home from the back door.
The decenred rnid he was afraid 10 go
aud my barn boss told him 10 stay IN
the alley until the big man went away.
Ia my opinion. lac soon nitcrwnrd went
to the barn Tor when | came out Ia the
barn this morning, nj The timeoi the IRE,
met the big fellow coming from the
barn rubbing his eyes aud not 20 feet
from the barn door The decreased was
known Co have n watch aud some money
aud was sober The big fellow had
drank some. but was not intoxicated
and had me- money
Malcolm Mcleod. nm employee al
fhillipH, was the next witness aud he
testified na tollowH II work Tor Mr.
lhillipH mud WINS here yesterday after
noon aud evening saw the big fellow
abuse the deceased ! went out of the
back door nj 10. 9 and saw the big mnn
sittins on the wagon aud SUPPOSED he
was waiting ior the deceased went
home aud came back after the fire aud
whcn came back the lire had too much
at start heard some oi the crowd
rcmark thar they had seen the big fellow
running down the road knew that the
deerased had money aud that the other
fellow was troublesome all day.
This concluded the testimony aud the
Inquest was adjourned until tomorrow
afternoon
lt Is the opinion ct Mr.. PHILIPPE that
The eis fasn had sccu tho little fellow no
.nto the baru aad had followed him there
and tha, the trc may have started from
= wstca be misns hayc lighted IN look
.nx Tor ,he deceased.
fess = tAe seeOnd time ia a lev years
Me PailaPs has suffered the loss ol his
esra ami Gasp ouse.
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