The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-29
is SALMON lkSANE2
says He l. Pursued by a Phantom which
He Cannot Escape.

says He Is Pursued by a Phantom which
He Cannot Escape.
A commission will inquire into the san
ity Of Edmond Salmon, a native Of
France. who recently arrived in Butte
from Salt Lake. and who. pursued ~ a
phantom he could not escape, decided TO
commit suicide and wrote a letter to
the coroner telling him Of his intention.
He was prevented from carrying out his
design by encountering Police Officer
Hastings on the street i'm South Butte
yesterday. The officer discovered the
man was unbalanced and took him to
police headquarters, and later to the
county Jail. Salmon accosted Officef
Hastings and commenced telling him a
weird tale of great suffering he expert
enced fiom being under an hypnotic
spell cast upon him by a former sweet
heart who had pursued him half around
the world. lie wanted the officer TO ad-
wise him how to get rid Of the woman.
officer IA stings surmised his questioner
was troubled with bats i'm his belfry and
took him to police headquarters. There
he repeated his woefuI tale of suffering.
He said that back in Paris he met "a
woman who exercised a strange inftu-
ence over him, which caused him intense
suffering. He came to New York to
escape her, but she followed, and the
first thing he knew she was by his side
talking. and the old spell came back.
Then he fled to Salt Lake, only to find
her there almost as soon as he was. one
night he eluded her and came to Butte,
but again she pursued and found him.
He had decided there was no use try
ing to escape the woman i'm this world,
so had come to the conclusion to try the
next. In his pocket was found a let
ter addressed to Coroner Tremblay, sig
nifying his intention of committing SUI
eide. He said he had witnessed the de-
struction of Guizeppe Cato n thought
it was a noble end. His letter to the
coroner read:
Butte Mont, July 20.-Mr. Trem-
blay, Coroner. Dear Sir: Being in full
possession of all my senses, | simply
finish existing. s. Bine. living u
Champ Elysees, Paris G forgot the
number). is my brother-in-law. Martin
Zivy. 60 Rue Stanislas, Nancy, Lorraine,
France, is also my brother-in-law. |
have a brother, Albert Salmon, in Port
land. Oregon. Right after my death he
| should b. telegraphed for. ] owed Mr..
Mueller a small bill. My brother Al will
pay for il. He can get my trunk by in
curing of Mr.. Regan, 43S First West
street. Salt Lake My share of property
of my uncle in Nisines, $500, is to be dt-
vided. share and share alike, between
my sister and brother. All claims
against $. Bine or against NJ. Zivy,
should those claims be pressed by Mr..
Albert Salmon, relative to my share in
estate of G.. Salmon, in Nancy, or reia-
tive to. my share in the estate of NJ.
Salmon of Nancy, or my share in the
estate of Appotine Salmon in Nancy. All
claims against them are void and null,
as | %relinquish them, n by these pres
ents give them a final discharge.
CSigned) "EDMOND
Butte, Mont.
mo one should be blamed about my
death but myself.
(Signed)
The date of the letter would indicate
Salmon had been contemplating suicide
for some days. The man is a dry goods
clerk and had letters of recommenda-
ton from several Salt Lake firms which
spoke very highly of him. He was taken
to the county jail to be examined by a
commission.