The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-12
"PrOn.inent" Men Have Part
in "JambOree' Which
Death Ends.
MURDER SUSPECTED
RY OFFICIAL FIRST
Authorities Now Think Man
Killed Himself; May BE
Inquest Today.

Jack Wise, boss Of the Great West
ern Sugar colnpanys I.olo beet dump,
IS dead, the victim Of q mysterious case
ai carholic acid poisoning.
How he died is known only by the
eight or ten men who participated III q
big "iamborec" at Wise's cabin Satur-
day night IA "iamborec" stopped by
the hosts sudden death in the small
hours of Sunday morning.
The names Of these men We're zeal
onsly guarded last night by Coroner
Albion Lucy, who is in charge of the
ease.
..Thc men belong to some of the best
families in Missoula, and ! don't want
to get them into trouble. said the
coroner last night. ''rhcy We're all
drunk, and promised them not to give
out their names.
Coroner Lucy thought at first that
Wise had been murdered, he said last
night but the witnesses convinced him
that the dead man committed suicide.
An inquest may he held today, however.
The story of Wise's fellows in his last
wild party is, according to the coroner,
that the dead man picked np bottle
of carbolic acid and drained it in the
midst of preparations for a supper.
Whether Wise drank the acid by mis-
take or deliberately killed himself the
witnesses do not know, Lucy says.
The men told the coroner that some
of them tried to save Wise's life by
feeding him soap and butter, while
others We're searching for doctor,
Their efforts We're unavailins.
Death Climax of Drunk"
Wise's death was the climax of Il
.'hig drunk, according Ia Mr.. Lucy.
The drunk began several days ago
when Wise drew his pay from the
sugar company and started spending it
freely.
Wise went to Clfford's saloon Sat
lirday to get booze" said Coroner Lucy
last night, and was turned down.
Later that evening he decided to walk
10 Missoula to get something to drink.
ON the road he was picked up by am
automobile party and brought in. He
drank quite a bit that night and then
went back to Lolo in the same auto
mobile that brought him in.
They all Went tn Wise's cabin in
I.olo for a party There were eight
or ten of them there, playing games
and singing songs. Wise finally
started to cook some supper.
Suddenly he picked up IA bottle of
earbolic acid and drank it. Some of
the men fed him soap and butter, and
Two went out to look for Il doctor.
Wise was dead when help finally ar
rived
Suicide, Mason Thinks.
The names of Wise's companions
We're not known by Dwight n. Mason.
deputy county attorney, to whom the
coroner reported the case yesterday.
Mr. Mason said he had not made 4
thorough investigation yet.
Il talked to one witness, whose name
I am not sure of, and looked nj Wise s
body 1t seems TO be Il sure case OF
suicide. II was thought AT first that
poison might have been forced down
his throat, but that now seems un-
likely
Little is known of the dead man. He
went to Lolo to work for the sugar
company about a month ago. lie car
ried an l. w W. card. according to Mr.
Mason.
Coroner Lucy was not sure last night
that an inquest would be held.
IF it is the names of the witnesses
will become known, of course" he said
hut | will not give them ont now.