The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-06
DUE TO HEART TROUBLE.
Verdict of the jury in the Inquest Into
the Death of BY Holly.


Coroner Tremblay held an inquest
last evening to investigate the death
of By Holly, the horseman, who died
very SUDDENLY in his room i'm the But
Ter houSe at an early hour Thursday
morning. Coroner Tremblay appeared
to have conceived the idea there had
been something irregular about Mr..
Holly's death and piled the witnesses
very closely with questions touching on
that point, but nothing was brought
gu to justify such a Suspicion and
the jury returned a verdict that death
was due to heart trouble superinduced
by asthma.
Edward F. (Daggy) Smith was the
first witness. He had known the de-
ceased thirteen years very intimately.
All of that time Mr.. Holly had been a
victim of asthma, which at times
troubled him excessively. About three
weeks ago Mr.. Holly began complain
ing of his heart troubling him and Re
had since frequently remarked he was
afraid his time had about come. On
the way from Denver to Butte he had
a hard time and it was once thought
he would not live to get here. He
had constantly to inhale a m~edicate1
smoke for relief. In spons to a ques-
ton by the coroner. the witness said
Mr.. Holly thought he was better here
after being here a few weeks than any,
where else. He attributed this 10 the
sulphur smoke. Witness saw Mr.. Holly
alive last about 6 o'clock the night he
died. He was feeling ordinarily well.
Witness examined Mr.. Holly's room
after death and foun nothing to indl-
dicat that death was due to anything
but natural causes.
VIM. II. Dorsey, Mr.. Holly's agent.
was the next witness. He said he was
at Denver with Mr.. Holly. He was very
i'll there n one day said: You'll
come up some morning and find me
dead" The witness was with Mr.. Holly
at the time he died. Mr.. Holly had
complained at the track the afternoon
prior to his death of feeling very bad-
ly. He sent for DIR. Hansen, who told
him to go home and go to bed, and he
replied that he was running a horse
in the next race and would go home as
soon as IL was over. He did and wit
ness went to his room in the evening
to see if there was anything he could
do. Mr.. Holly was feeling very bad
ly and sent the witness to get the med
icated cigarettes he smoked for relief.
When witness got back DIR. Bryant was
there and CAV a stimulant. Mr.. Holly
seemed to be relieved and was propped
up on the bed with pillows. Witness
shaded the patients eyes with a paper
and sat down. Mr.. Holly appeared 10
fall to sleep and snored. Gradually the
snoring died away and finally ceased
entirely Witness got up and looked at
the patient. He did not appear to be
breathing. He then felt the pulse and
as there appeared to be none he sent for
DIR. Bryant, who responded and upon
looking at Mr.. Holly. said he was dead.
Witness was very certain there was
nothing irregular about the death
]. b. Brown was called. but could add
nothing to the investigation.
Chief of Police Mulholland was called
and stated that $40 that had been
foun in Mr.. Holly's room had been
turned owe to him by one of the off,
GERS. The witness said as was usuarin
such cases the death was investigated
and nothing was learned TO indicate
death was due TO any but natural
causes. II o the jury but a few min
utes to reach a verdict.