The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-21
BUTTE NEWS.
CAL DWELL WOUL ONT SAY
Why He Was Driven to Take His
Own Life.
NOlIGHT ON THE MYSTERY
Result OF the Investigation of the Cor
oner and a Jury-Witnesses Were
Unable TO GIVE the In
formation.
NO LIGHT ON THE MYSTERY

Coronel Julien held an inquest last
evening at Richards undertaking
rooms on the body of William r. Cald-
well, who died at St. Pauls hospital last
Friday from the effects of a gunshot
wound inflicted by himself in an at
tempt to commit suicide on the night of
October "a in his room at the Williams
house in West Galena street.
Mrs Elizabeth Kendall, proprietress
of the Williams lodging house in West
Galena street, was first called. She
stated that Caldwell came to her house
and rented a room the Saturday even
ing prior to October "a He occupied
the room up to the latter date. On that
da tie there was a commotion in the
house and she went to Caldwell's room.
She saw him lying on the springs of
the bed. He was suffering greatly, and
she inquired what was the matter. He
said he had shot himself. The shot
had set fire to the bedding and he had
thrown it out of the window. Asked
what had become Of his gun, he said
he had thrown that out of the window
4 with the bedding. A search was made
for the weapon, but it was not found
that night. The next morning the wit
ness found the gun and turned it over
to man who said he was a friend Of
CaldwelPs
William H. Scahamp a ledger at the
Williams house, told Of hearing COM
motion in the house. He got up and
saw Caldwell in the hall. Witness saw
smoke coming out of the transom over
Caldwelrs door and went to the room.
The window was open and the bedding
had been thrown out The carpet was
afire and witness got water and put it
out. He then went back to his room,
4 h11t hea ring Caldwell yroan went ha ok
to his room and inquired what was the
matter. He said he had shot himself,
but gave no reason for doing so.
David Daniels, another ledger, occu-
pied the room adjoining Caldwelrs. He
was awakened by hearing loud noise
and someone yell fire. He got up and
helped put out the fire. He did not
know at the time what had happened
to Caldwell. but heard him say later
that he had shot himself.
Police Officer Jack Gray told Of being
called and was told man had shot
himself at the williams house. He
went up to room SO and found Caldwell
standing up by the washstand. Ascer-
tanning that the man was badly hurt,
he ran for telephone and summoned
physician. Witness then returned to
the room and questioned Caldwell as
to what had happened. He said he had
j shot himself, that the bedding had
caught fire and he had thrown it out of
the window. Witness asked him what
he did with the gun and he said he
threw it out of the window. When
asked why he shot himself. he refused
to have anything to say. Witness
went outside to look for the gun, but
did not succeed in finding it. He learn
ed later that the gun was found and
turned over to the nurse at ST. Pauls
hospital.
Captain of Police Leyden was next
called. He gave practically the same
testimony as Officer Gray.
G. w. Richey was rooming at the
Williams house He heard the shot
and got up and broke open Caldwell's
door. He thought the house was on
fire and called for help. When he broke
open the door Caldwell was just throw
ing the bedding out of the window.
Witness noticed he was bleeding, but
did not inquire as to the cause, and
only learned later of his shooting him
self.
DR.. G. H. Wells of ST. Paul's hospital
described Caldwells injury as bullet
wound in the left breast. The bullet
went entirely through the body, pass
ing through the left lung. While Cald-
we'll was at the hospital he told witness
Ne had been drunk when he fired the
shot and that he was DESTROYS of get
ting we'll. DR. Wells stated that the
cause of death was traumatic pneumo-
mia and blood poisoning developing.
The jury returned a verdict that death
was the result of a gunshot wound in
fiicted by the hand of deceased with
suicidal intent.
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