Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-16
Deadly Blade May Have Mis-
Sed Vital Points.
STORY Of MISS HOPKINS
She Says That Peters BrandiShed q
Knife and Pushed Her From
the Room.

newspaper man VINO was StapOeo Ny 11oA-
nv w. Peters on West Park street about
$3.50 o'clock last night was very much I'M
! proved today. He Is at the sisters hospl-
. tai, and is being faithfully nursed by his
betrothed, Miss Louise Hopkins, who has
not left his side since he vas taken to st.
| James. The doctors canot say whether
he will live or die. He was stabbed in
several places, but there 10 only n wound
of any consequence. This is one in the
| left side Of the body, being in the region
Of the base Of the thorax and penetrating
downward and inward a depth Of eight
inches, although the knife went In four
inches before it gained much depth. The
doctors have reason to believe that the
stomach or bowels have not been pene-
! trated, but on account Of the depth of
! the wound they fear that the spleen is in
cised. If this organ was touched by the
blade Colby's life hangs by a thread, and
nothing can be done except to await de-
velopments. He is a strong vigorous
man, and although in great pain was quite
cheerful when a reporter for the Inter
Mountain called this morning.
Some new features developed in the
case today which reflect no credit on the
man who did the stabbMlg. Peters objec-
ton to the forthcoming marriage Of his
sister-in-law, Miss Hopkins to Colby
crystalized last night. Peters and his
wife had apartments at the Lexington, on
West Galena street. Miss Hopkins lived
with them. r.. B. Hopkins. a brother of
Miss Hopkins and Mrs. Peters, roomed in
the same block. According to the state
$1,000 - va. $3.50 NE.~- Yr-.Y-- - --
called last evening going into Hopkins
rooms While he was talking to the girls
brother, Peters had a medicine talk with
Miss Hopkins. He told her that h and
her sister objected to Colby's attentions,
and that she would either have to throw
him owe or break with her family. Miss
Hopkins declined to b. coerced and Pet
ers wrath rose. He threatened her with
4 big knife and told her to leave. AS she
was going out the door he pushed her vio-
lently. Colby insists that Peters struck
her, but the young lady declined to say
whether this was true or not, saying that
Peters was her brother-in-law, and while
she would tell all she knew on the witness
stand she declined to say for publication
as 10 whether she was struck by Peters
or not.
The girl left the Peters apartments, very
much frightened, and went to her BROTH
erS room. Colby was there. She attampt-
ed to tell them what had happened and
fell over on the bed in a faint.
Colby lett the room a, short time after
the girl revived. going to the home of his
mother, 1851 East Granite. to get some
whisky for Miss Hopkins. He then start
ca back to the Lexington, and was pass
ing along West Park street, when he met
Harry Peters and e. L. Simmons IN front
OF the Brownfield- Canty company's store.
Colby was very angry. He accosted Pet
Look herb, Peters: what have you
been doing to Louie" ~
Peters said nothing, but drew some
thing from his pocket. Colby heard a
metallic clieek and thought Peters had
Dam you, don't you pull a gun on
me-" said Colby.
According to colby's statement Peter,
began to swear. and Colby told him no
was a cowardly eur Colby raised his
struck him with a knife and Colby hit
him. The men then got into close quar-
ters, Peters using the knife freely, and
Colby stumbled over something and fell
and this stopped the fight. Simmons
said"Now you have raised HI. nav
ness"
Until the fight was over Colby did not
know that he had been stabbed. He put
his hand to his side, where there was a
singing sensation and found blood on
his clothing. He went to Robert Hop
kins, told him h had happened, and
then went to the Sisters hospital.
The doctors were of opinion last night
that Co1by'swound was fatal. Miss Hon
Miss Hopkins, believing that he could
not live, sent for Father Callahan and
had Colby baptised a Catholic. Dep
uty County Attorney Roy Allen was also
sent for and Colby's deposition, practi-
ally the. same as this narrative, was
TAKEN Colby also sem for M. NJ. Miller.
manager of the Miner, for whom he for
merly worked. and asked Mr.. Miller to
look after his funeral.
Shortly after the ARRAY Peters called
at the city Jail and gave himself up, and
told his version Of the fight to Sergeant