The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-16
BOBBY BURNS DEAD
The Night Before he Said His Days
Were Numbered.
HIS DEATH WAS A SURPRISE
He Went to Bed and When His
Roommate Called Him to
Breakfast He Did Not Re
spond-The Verdict

Missoula April 15.-Cornelius p.
Burns, Familiarity known as Bobby
Burns" was found dead in his bed this
morning by John Mcfarland. who lived
with him at his home on West Front
street. The house where he lived Is
familiar building to old-timers, as IT
was the city Jail for many years and
still retains the external features that
ii had at that time. 1t is the same
building that was blown up when the
attempt was made on the life of Burns,
for which Mother Glenn and Pat Ma
son were found guilty. When 1t be-
came known that the old man was dead
IL was at once suspected that Mrs.
Glenn was implicated, but there seems
TO be nothing to connect her with the
affair except the old feud that has ex-
listed so long between her and the dead
man.
The story of Burns death, as told to
a Standard reporter by Mcfarland this
afternoon, is as follows: Bobby came
home last night at o'clock and did
not leave at all He had not been
drinking in fact he had not been drink
ing at all lately. He lay down on the
lounge in the front room and slept for
two hours. When he walked up he
asked me IL i would make a cup of
Parks tea. / did this, and in about
half an hour ne drank 1t. He said to
Il
days are numbered but / did not pay
much attention ITO 1t. as he has said
this so often. For a month or more
he had complained of a pain in his
breast and often said that he could not
stand IL long He caught bad cold on
a recent trip up the Bitter Root with
Judge Reeves and since then he had not
been well. / went to bed at IL O'Clock
and at about IL Billy, the Frenchman,
came in and the two were talking
when / went to sleep. / think that II
was nearly / O'Clock when Bobby came
TO bed. He slept well and at O'clock
this morning he got up to go to the
closet. He came back to bed at once
and I noticed as he lay down that he
Strengthened out as II he was in pain.
He drew the blanket over mis- head and
said nothing, so l did not think any
thing of IL.
At 6 o'clock 1 got up to get break
fast and he was still lying on his back
with the bed clothes over his head.
did not disturb him, as he was peculiar
about being Weakened and / went on
getting breakfast. 1t was O'Clock
when / called him to come and eat
He did not respond and / waited till
o'clock. Then called him again and
this time took hold of him. His body
was warm but he was stiff. / did not
think that he was dead. but was in
trance of some kind. / went out and
called some masons that were work
ing near the house and they came and
looked in. They did not touch the body
but they said that he was dead. Then
l went and found the marshal
The coroner was at once notified and
the remains were taken to Woody &
Hayes undertaking rooms. At 4
O'Clock this afternoon an inquest was
held. All who knew any of the circum-
stances were examined and all the
facts that were broughht out did not
show that there was anything suspect
Gus about the death. The jury decided
to have an autopsy held. and this even
ing at O'Clock DR.. Mills did this in
the presence of the jury.
The autopsy showed that the heart
was much dilated and that there was
anuerism at the beginning of the aorta.
This was the cause of death, and the
verdict of the jury was rendered ac-
cordingly.
c. p. Burns was Sc years old. He
was a quiet, inoffensive man. who
would never have been known outside
of a small circle had IT not been for the
strife that existed between him and
Mrs. Glenn in the bad lands. He had
no intimate friends. except his attor-