The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-13
WAS A LOVERS QUARREL
Conflicting Stories in the Double
Suicide Case.
PUTTING UP A BIG BLUFF
Mrs. Rosie Pearce Denies That She Ever
Had Any Intention OF Stunning on
This Mortal Cola Gun in
the Case.

Conflicting statements are made rels-
tive to an occurrence of yesterday
morning in which IL is both alleged and
denied that Mrs. Rosie Pearce, who Is
also known as Miss Rosie Peterson, at
tempted to commit suicide by taking
laudanum.
At an early hour yesterday morning
Police officer George Mathews was ap-
preached by a young man named Louis
Harmon. who told him Miss Peterson
was going to kill herself and asked that
the police intercede and prevent her
from carrying out her design. Officer
Mathews reported the matter to head
quarters N Captain Dawson and Ser
geant Leyden went 10 the address
given. 346 East Broadway. where Miss
Peterson IL employed as "A domestic,
and interviewed her.
Miss Peterson denied she had intend
ed to commit suicide and had only
threatened to do SO to brighten her
lover. She said she and Harmon were
lovers and that he had asked her the
day previous to go to Anaconda with
him. She could not go and they had a
lovers quarrel. which eliminated in
Harmon threatening to go away and
leave her. To scare him. she said. she
lnTtdttntu to Ndht DblSbn. lnlS NdS an
there was to II. but Harmon. when he
sought the police. turned over a note
written by the woman. in which she
babe farewell to the world. He also
turned over a bottle containing laud-
anum. which. he said. was the POISON
she had threatened to take. Harmon
stated to the police that the woman's
mother committed suicide in Utah by
taking poison. and he was convinced
the daughter intended TO follow her ex-
ample.
Another story is related in connection
with the AFFAIR. which. however. II was
impossible to confirm except by hearsay
from friends of the parties. IL is said
hat Harmon called on his sweetheart
about IL o'clock the night before N
found another man in her company. IL
is alleged Harmon piled the caller with
questions and was informed he was
there on a business mission. but that
Harmon was not convinced this was
true and ordered hin out of the room.
| After he had gone. IL Is said. Harmon
demanded an explanation and that Miss
Peterson protested her innocence n
insisted her caller was there on busi-
ness. Still doubling. II Is said. Harmon
placed a gun To his head and threatened
to kill himself. whereupon his sweet
heart seized a bottle of laudanum n
declared II he carried out his threat she
would kill herself also. II is related
hat Harmon dropped the gun tn dis
possess the woman of the poison n
i'm the mix-up the possession of the CUR
and poison was switched. the woma
having the gun and Harmon the laud-
anum. The incident finally came to an
end by "A reconciliation and n mutual
declaration to love N another anew
and Harmon left, but being apprehen-
sive his sweetheart might still make
away with herself, sought the police.
Yesterdays developments I'm the mat
ter were these: Harmon again be-
sought the police To keep a watchful
eye on his sweetheart and n citizen
who has heretofore been accused of an
undue friendship for the woman and
who was busily engaged denying he
was the married msn in the case.