The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-09-02
AdoIph Do tServed on GAL
liant G raj S Staff in
Cam n in Africa.
MEETS DEATH IN SOUTH
BUTTE BY A LIVE WIRE
Warned Not to Touch Dead Wires Trail
ing on Ground Unfortunate Young
Man Disregards instructions and Ia
Instantly killed--Camc Here After
Close OF Boer War, Preferrino Exile
to Imprisonment

Adolph Dewct. lincman in the cmpIov
oil the Missouri Power company. and
nephew of General Dcwct. of South Afri.
can war fame, met instant death this
morning at 10 o'clock near the corner of
Harrison avenue and John street by com
'ng IN contact with a live wire charged
with 200 volts.
Dewet was working with a gang com.
posed OF William Stussy, boss; K. !,
Swain, William Penny, Joseph Cave. Dov-
I'd Kate and Fred Harvey. The men were
doing construction work and at the time
oi the accident Dewet was at the ton of
"A telegraph pole with his feet resting on
the second arm. lie had been warned
TO watch the wires closely ard not TO
touch the dead wires when they became
grounded and crossed the live wires.
NO one saw the young man touch the
wiie Dcwet had just adjusted the lca,h-
or strap that bound him 10 the pole and
was handling one Of the wires when some
one below shouted to nm TO have n care
ne warning came too late, the dead
wire trailed on the ground, and at the
same instant crossed live one I'm This
way the dead wire became charged and
Dewet received the full voltage. He fell
backward without groan and hung sus-
pended by the leather belt.
Cold in Death.
His comrades climbed the pole IN res
cue him, but when they reached the bodv
Dewct was cold in death. ne body was
taken down and Coroner Johnson was
sent Tor. He reached the scene an hour
after the fatal accident, and after max
ing an investigation ordered that the
corpse be removed TO Duggan's undertake.
ing establishment. There an inquest will
De held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
When Coroner Johnson ordered that the
body be removed TO the undertakcr's.
William Stussy, the boss Of the gang.
ilally refused. to allow its removal, saw
ing he wanted the body to remain where
u was until one OF the officials OF the
company should arrive to make a per-
sonal examination.
but ] am county officer and I dc.
mand that the body be removed at once"
said the coroner. "Thcre Is no ncces-
sity for the wait"
atussy was obdurate. lie declared he
would hight both the coroner and the news
paper representatives il an attempt was
made to remove Dcwcts body.
DR.. Johnson Was Angry.
aiussy IS narrow minded, two-by-
Tour, would-bc section boss and like most
men oi his stamp he thought he was bin
enough to buck all the county authori.
ties Of Silver Bow county. 1t was per
maps well for him that his company Of
hclal arrived at that minute for Cor
oher Johnson was seriously considering
sending TO town for an officer.
hdolph Dcwet came to Montana from
oouth Africa two years ago. He was
a nephew OF the famous General Dcwct.
who made gallant Roadway against the
British forces. hdolph took an active
part in the Boer war and shortly before
the capture OF his fighting uncle was an
aide ON his staff. The young man pre-
ierrcd voluntary exile to being prisoner
OF war and he had been often heard 10
remark that he intended going back
to South Africa as soon as he could save
enough money from his mcager wages.
"Boer" Dewet.
30 enthusiastic was young Dcwet over
the cause of the Beers that he was called
by his companions "Boer" Dcwet
Dewet was IS years Of age and unmar
r'ed. lie had worked for just 30 days
as llneman in the employ of the Mis-
souri, Power company. Previous to that
he had done day labor in Anaconda
1t is said the dead lincsman came to this
country with friends and that they now
live in New York. II their whereabouts
can be learned they will be teegraphed
OF the fatal accident. In the event De-
vets friends cannot be located, his re-
mains will be buried in Butte.
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