The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-29
NO MONEY WAS FOUND
The Inquest Into the Death of
Phil Ormond.
THERE WAS NO SENSATION
II Was Alleged That He Had Deposited
600 With Gus Fitschen but the
Saloonkeeper Denies It.
The Evidence.

The inquest into the death of Phil
Ormond did not develop anything very
sensational after all. Some Of his friends
knew he had had money. but II seems
to have been gradually dissipated. Or
mond told some of his acquaintance
that he had 500 at Gus Fitschen's sa-
loon, but F1tschen denies this.
The inquest was held yesterday aft
ernoon at Sherman's undertaking rooms.
j. w. Kennedy, chief of police of Walk
ervIlle. had been acquainted with Or
mond since 1882 and had roomed with
him nine years. He never saw him I'M
der the influence of liquor. He found
no papers on him after death showing
where his folks lived. A year or two
ago the deceased told the witness he
had 81, SOC, but didn't say where 1t was.
He was not a gambler and saved his
money. 1t was reasonable to suppose
he had money somewhere. More lately
he had tori the witness thai ne hau
nearly 81, 900 coming to him back In
Maine, but he would have 10 go BACK 10
get IL and didn't want to do that. He
was with him "A month z In the NJ. q
NJ. saloon, and Ormond then showed
more than $50.
Gus Fitschen. proprietor of the Ex-
change saloon, at No. IL South Main
street, had known the deceased, VINO
hung around the saloon a good deal.
He never saw him with more than $40,
and the deceased never gave him any
money TO keep. He changed $40 Tor
him once. He never spent more thah
two bits at a time. He never saw him
under the influence of liquor. He TOOK
about three drinks a day. The witness
heard of his death two days after ne
took his last drink with him.. The Wit
ness told him he ought To go to the nos
pital. but Ormond said he had no
money.
Albert Stream of No. PA South Wyo-
ming alley said he knew the dead man
slightly, having seen him in the EN-
change saloon. He was with nm a
good deal. He was real sick and kept
saving he would only live a few days.
one night he asked the witness TO take
a drink and at that time said ne hau
So or Sc left and that would keep MN
as long as he lived or until he got TO the
county hospital anyway. lie told OIL MS
wife diving a year ago in W~alkerville.
Y. o. Davis said he lives at los South
Main street and keeps a lodging house
there. He knew Ormond since ne began
rooming at the house. His health was
very poor, but he could get u He
said he had been troubled from work
ing i'm the mills. He ate very little and
drank a good deal, always taking COCK
tails. He told the witness that he had
saved up his money. HIS wire dled aho
he lost his whole family. He expect
ed TO die most any time. Everybody
said he had money, but OrmOnd tolC
the witness that his money was bach
East and he had very little here. He
, said he had been robbed out of $l.OO,
worth of property when his wlie dled
? The witness never saw him with muci
= money. He had told the witness ma
ne kept money at Mr.. Fitschen's. OI
"a - A. 80 hfc Aaafh he told the wit
! ness that he had about 800. When N
e examined his effects after death Their
@ were no papers to show he had an,
money anywhere. He had $50 In cash
n Mrs. Katie Davis. wife of F. %. Davis
e said she had known Ormond at IN
lodging house. She knew from hi
4 looks that he had millman's consump
tion. She ~corroborated her husband
testimony on certain points. He pal
n sl.75 a week for his room. He neVe
n told her anything about his money al
a fairs.
= he is a cook on South Main street an
= knew Ormond slightly. He had told tn
witness that he had 800 over to Nj
Fitschen's.
!, Aleck McKinnon of No. los Sout
- Main street, a teamster, said he ma
known Ormond about four weeks an
saw him about every day during tina
: time. In his pockets after death wei
u s.. so in silver and some papers.
e Peter Blower of No. los South MAI
le street a known Ormond a very sho'
: time. He had never said anything
n the witness about his none matters
IL c. w, Hunnek mi at the san
J. Mace. also knew Ormond very slight!
d The deceased had never said anythin
d TO the witness about his financial a
J. fairs.
st The jury brought i'm a verdict th'
I'd death was due to natural causes.