The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-11
he DIED IN THE CELL
Charles Flint Found Frustrated
in an Alley.
HE WAS A FORTY-NINER
Was at One Time q Wealthy Man, but
Reverses Came-Scrupulcusly Hon
est Is His Well-Earned Epitaph
by Those Who Knew Him.

| trated man yesterday morning in
the alley behind the World sa-
loon on South Arizona street.
| 1t was shortly before 6 o'clock.
The officer summoned assistance and
conveyed the man to the police station,
| where it was learned that the mans
name was Charles A. Flint. He was
unconscious. City Physician Alexander
was sent for, and he prescribed for the
patient. About 8 o'clock the man died.
| Day Jailor Boyle noticed cessation of
| heavy breathing, and stepping into the
| cell where the patient lay he saw at
once that death was there He noti-
| fed Coroner Julien, who came down
town and ordered the body sent to
| Sherman's. He also summoned wit
nesses to attend the inquest last night.
Charles Flint had lived in Butte for
| the past II or IS years. He had work.
! ed in different saloons for several years
cleaning up the places. He was forty
miner, and in the early SOS ran big
saloon in San Francisco and in 1860
| opened up the largest saloon in vir-
| ginia City, New. At that time he had
much money and dealt in mining stocks
and other schemes, which enlarged his
| fortune. He hadslost all of his wealth,
| however. before he came to Butte In
| H, Hurst in a saloon in East Park
street, and since then his means of
| livelihood were obtained by similar en-
gagements with other saloons.
OF late he had worked for Frank
| Devote and A. Bezzetti, East Park
street saloonkeepers. 1t is said of
| him that he could be trusted with any
| amount of money. and that he was
| never known to bum drink or Dor
| row a dollar. He was particularly clean
| about his person and lodgings.
A reporter for the Standard called
| on Mr. BuzZetti yesterday, and that
| man recounted many virtues which
| characterized the dead man.
| Il had known Flint" said he, for
several years. l engaged a cabin for
| him in lower Wyoming street, and
| this he always kept clean. Flint at
| times might have wanted something to
eat, but he never made 1T known. he
never failed to take a bath regularly
once a week. something that a great
many saloon swampers never tnlnk OF
doing I called on him the other day
in his cabin, and there he told me that
on the 18th of this month he would be
6S years old; that he was born in Yer
mont and that he was not married.
do not know that he has any relatives
in the west
Flint was apparently very popular
among the saloon men, for within a
scription bore names pledging enough
money to provide the necessary funeral
expenses. MessrS. Deyotte and Buz2et-
| ii each subscribed So
In the evening the coroner held an
| inquest. &C., - -. -s.-
Police officer Barney McGillic- testi-
fed that at about o'clock he passed
the World saloon. The bartender of the
saloon called him in to tell about
man having knocked at the back door
and asked to be told where his room
was. The officer went through the sa-
loon to the back yard, where he saw
Flint lying on the ground. He thought
the man was drunk and paid little at
tention to the case and left. An hour
later the officer returned and as the
man was still in a comatose state, ne
ordered a hack and had him taken to
the city Jail. Flint's head was near
the corner of brick smokehouse. There
was no blood on the man.
Dr. Alexander, city physician, testi-
fed with reference to the call to at
tend Flint at the city jail. He said the
man was dying when he arrived; that
there was bruise on the back of his
head. He believed that the man was
suffering from a depression on the
brain. There were no symptoms OF apo
plexy There was no indication of pois-
oning. The injury might possibly have
been caused by fall, still it looked as
IL
blow His pulse indicated that he was
man addicted to drink; it was irreg-
ular. All indications pointed to con-
cussion of the brain.
Captain Leyden testified as to send
ing for the physician and as to taking
the man to Jail. He did not detect the
odor of whiskey.
Day Jailer Boyle testified as to the
material facts as known in the case as
already stated He did not detect the
odor of liquor. Mr.. Boyle identified the
articles he turned over to the coroner,
a nickel watch and chain, knife, pair
of glasses, and $3.50 in silver.
Daniel Clevell, bartender at the
World saloon, said that about 3 o'clock
he heard a dog barking in the back
yard He went to the door and a man
standing outside asked him: where
is my room?"
Witness replied that he had no room
there and shut the door. He then re-
lated the story in effect told by officer
McGillic. He also thought that the
man was drunk. Witness did not re-
member ever having seen the man in
the saloon.
A. Buzzetti testified in effect as he
is quoted above. He said that Flint
often got drunk but was always
quiet, inoffensive man. He was what
he regarded as a perfect gentleman.
The last time he saw him was about
o CLOCK wednesday night. lie was
then sober, but told witness he did not
feel well. He took small drink of
brandy and hot water. He had not
been drinking for about three weeks.
He complained of neuralgia. Witness
and the coroner went to Flint's cabin
yesterday and noticed that the bed had
not been occupied the previous night.
He knew of no enemy of Flint or of
any quarrel that he had, and he could
not account for his presence back of the
World saloon at 3 o'clock in the morn
ing, for since he began living in the
cabin, two weeks ago, he had been in
the habit of going to bed early.
Frank Deyotte knew Flint for about
nine years Last saw him alive in his
saloon at about 1880 Wednesday even
ing. Witness said that Flint had been
complaining for nine days from neu-
ralgia. He thought it probable that the