The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-24
THREATENED TO KILL HER
Joseph Perron Arrested Under
Suspicious Circumstances.
GUN FOUND ON HIS PERSON
a Witness Says He Heard Perron Say
He Intended to Kill His Former
Wife and Then Commit
Suicide.

Joseph F. Perron was arrested yester-
day for uttering threats TO kill his for
mer wife and then commit suicide. lie
Is detained at the city Jail pending a
decision of the authorities as TO what
will be done in his case.
Perron IL an old residen: Of the city.
He was formerly a s~aloonkeeper and
at another time a grocery clerk. Two
years ago he met with an accident and
had the misfortune 10 break both of his
knee caps. He has since been able to
do only light work and has had con
siderable trouble. Domestic infelici;y
led to his wife seeking a divorce some
time ago. which was granted two weeks
since. IL appears PeTron brooded over
his troubles until he at last reached a
conclusion to put al end to them.
Yesterday morning an acquaintance
approached Police officer Torpey and
told him he a overheard Perron
threatening to kill his divorced wife
and then take poison. officer Torpey
went at once to headquarters and noti-
fed Detective Murphy and that officer
started out in search OF Perron. He
located him in a downtown saloon and
took him into custody. When told he
was under arrest. Perron cached his
hand i'm his pocket and drew forth an
envelope which he began to tear up.
Detective Murphy stopped him and took
the envelope, or what was left OF &c. He
then took Perron To Jail. Where he was
searched and a loaded revolver found in
his possession.
a couple of letters found in his pock-
cts convinced the officers that Perron
fully inten6ed to carry out the threats
he had made, as one was addressed to
Marcus Daily. asking him to educate
his boy as a Catholic and the other was
addressed to John McGinniss and asked
him to have the writer buried from the
catholic church. The familiarity with
which Perron addressed these gentle
men, subscribing himself i'm each case
Your friend" as well as the extraor-
binary requests he made OF them, ir-
Glued the officers to the opinion Thai
Pea ron's mind had become Affected. as
his acquaintance with neither is of
such a character as to warrant the as
symptoms. -
To "A reporter Perron explained that he
had the gun i'm his possession from hav-
ing taken II from one saloon to deliver
TO another. The poison. he said, was a
powder a friend was in the habit OF
taking to make him sleep and he had IL
in his possession through the friend
having asked hin to keep 1t for him. He
made no excuse for attempting to de-
stroy the envelope. When asked why
he wrote the W letters. he said ne
intended asking Mr.. McGinnis for
money To take him back to Montreal.
and confessed that in the event he did
not get the money he intended to COM
mis- suicide. and he had written the let
tiers as he wanted his boy provided for
and wanted To be properly buried. He
denied that he had threatened To kill
his former wife or that he nae molested
her in any way since they were di-
Vorced.
In the divorce proceedings the wife
was given the custody OF the two chill
dren and the family home at Platinum
street and Indiana avenue. where she
now lives. Perron will be held till the
authorities decide what is best to do in
the case.