Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-27

NCtO FiShSu w yeSterOdy mOTu1uB al
about $50 o'clock on the temporary
bulkhead at the 14o0-foot level OF the
,~~s~ s~s-Hs ,~N-E>~..~S-g
burg Company. How the man met his
death has not yet been deciphered,
but IL is certainty that he either
threw himself into the shaft with sui
cidal intent. or accidently fell while
under the influence OF liquor.
The dead man was a native OF Den
mark, and has been employed at the
Cole shaft as mucker for about four
months. Among his effects found in
the pockets OF his clothing were an
Identification card issued him by the
Continental Casualty Company OF Chi
cago, No. 1325928; a receipt for post
Office box rent for box No. 1916, Lo-
weik which was dated December %;
an international. money order receipt
for $40 which was sent to ChFistfane
Clemensen, Horsens, Denmark; a
bank book issued him by the Bank OF
Bisbee, a dollar watch and IS cents
in silver. The watch had stopped at
S:46, which should give the correct
time the unfortunate man met his
death.
AS soon as the body was discovered
Coroner GTier was summoned and he
went to the scene of the accident with
a jury. The inquest was began yes
terday afternoon at o'clock, but adj
journed until today at 8 p. m.
The first witness who testified at
the inquest was the deceased's room
mate. Con Donovan. He stated that
Clemensen had gone up TO Bisbee on
Christmas night and that he had stay
ed at his room at the Humphrey board
ing house. He stated that A. Wood.
ward had told him that he had seen
Cfemensen at Bisbee at O'Clock
Thursday morning. There seems to
be some doubt as to this and Mr.
Woodward has been summoned to ap-
pear before the jury today.
The next witness was John Bur.
roughs, q pumpman, who was at work
on the 1400-foot level at the time the
deceased met his death. Mr.. Bur.
| roughs stated his attention was at
| tracted by a noise of a peculiar ma
ture at 3:45, and heard something
strike some distance above the 400
| foot level, and again below. At first
he thought that one of the mules which
were kept on the 1,000-foot level had
broken the fence and fallen into the
shaft, and did not pay much attention
to 1t. After he had eaten some lunch
and attended to his duties for some
time. he again thought OF the noise he
had heard, and was worried considera-
bly,. The only man in the mine at the
time was the pumpman at the HOO
foot station. and he. Burroughs step
ped on the lower deck OF the three
deck cage and signaled to be hoisted
to that level The pumpman at this
level did not know anything, nor had
he heard anything of an unusual ua-
ture. Burroughs then had the cage
lowered so that the top deck was on
a level with the station. and On that
deck found a human arm. This show
ed very plainly that a man had fallen
to the bottom, and both men went to
the surface. where they asked the en-
gineer IL anybody had been about He
gave a negative answer. Foreman
Frank Juloff and SANDY Suttman
were then notified and the five ment
went on the cage. From 4 distance Of
200 feet, particles OF flesh and cloth
were found sticking to the wall plates
| as far as the 1S00-Ieyel. When the
1 14Oo-level was reached. the dead man
was seen on the temporary bulkhead
several ssset below. This was at about
$50 O'Clock and the witness then went
I OH SHIT. UPON UeIuS questioned 1y
the Jurors III. Bur Jtiif stated stated ttssat
| he had heard the noise at 3:45 and
| had found the hand at 1850. The
cage upon which the member was
| found was at the time of the death
| at the 1300-level IN No. 2 compartment
and the severed arm was the result;
of the body striking the timber on the
| dividing line between No. 8 and No.
compartments.
Peter Durkln testified that the. last
| he had seen of Clemensen was at
O'Clock Christmas night at a Lowell
saloon and that he was partly under
the influence of liquor.
At this time the jury adjourned init
today ct o'clock, in order to heal
| the testimony of others who were
later subpoenaed.
What the man was doing at the
mine at this hour OF the morning is {
question which is puzzling the officers
| The suicide theory is accepted by
many II he had been intoxicated and
] fell down the shaft. in all probability
| the bar would not have been raised a:
It was II suicide was the deceased's
aim. he would probably have raised
| the bar and jumped into the opening
An insurance and health policy o.
| the Continental Casualty Company
was found in his room. It Is made
payable to his mother. Christians
Clemensen OF Horsens, Denmark. The
| policy was issued to the dead man OF
December (, 1907.
The fragments OF the body wer,
gathered up and taken to Bisbe'
where It was found necessary to plse'
them In a Theoretically sealed coffiI
in order to preserve them until thi
afternoon at 2 o'clock when they vii