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Vol. i\1 he examination into the circumstances attending the origin ui the lir* ut the residence of Kdas Danruth, which occurred early in the morning of July‘doth past, through winch tire E. Erickson lost his life, was held Iteforc Police Magistrate D. Clapp, on Friday h*t. * *( hallos 1 Enroth, b hoh of cl€t^ii(laiit? hi venrs old, rtund that his tails r, thruC*r rs ins, an uncle and the man who w*»sburned wen* staying in tin' house, tint home at 10 u'cloek .'uturdH) night before the tin*, Ka thei was a little intoxicatedthen, Wetit out again, returning a short■tune after midnight. 1 he men stayed in t! t-mud about :? a.m.. diinking whiskey and cott'ee. AM got pretty drunk, inon? * 1 hau when they came in. ThereV ’ . ij* v.\s h- ii'» qiiurivluug. I **h*lt; bm d had a room up -tail*;; tba otlit*r upstair* room, wire Hot otrupii-d. NVIsou, a visitor, went with ErulcMtn upstair% and imtmdiattdj tana* down and \uni out. WitIk * * wok** up and * m«*!U *i in th*iooui, andhennihishiihf-r calling ’‘ t ir*\1 ’Father ran to jhve tla* alarm, Heard tlutnan upstairs tshoutfng 101 help. It lookedto v- iui$m as it the fiiv had started in tinwad wiuiv the 'tuy pint* wttl throuiih» *at the hat k of fin1 kitchen stovi1. I m n\\h only on** t*mp cotitaitiiof? oil in th* w Ihouse, and th u wa* upstairs ; the other were dry. Fnt1 »*r had giwn me *.W tlt; keep tor hint th ee weeks U lore .the fire, i placed it in u trunk in the house, am. on th« afternoon lief ore the tire he took itlt; i u.-1-*\ audited by Mi Cum pi »*ll, tin boy stud his father t sf nut time in gi\ingthe alaiui. Hoard thu man upstairs rhoutiniM hill rotdd ikm #ct to him, a»sthwiv was too muc h Haute and stunk**.Aik' n Dnnroitp a^6d 11, sui there was no !ov in the stove when he went to k* d. IJ** went to bid in the dajk. Ills mtb.-r wlt;»ke him up', lt;tud hudrt^sod Inn# st If outside. Looked in the* kitehert andsaw tin* watk*ind Hour oil lire.John W, Johnson, a brother of Mrs l)*it»roth, had l*ccii i^tnyiu^ ut the houat*. U it home about ll?.,A* o’clock the morning v.»t the tiie, Ndteon, ban rot h andE ickaoti were drinking whiskey andcoffee. All went to bed ut “J a.m., whenotl.-n kit 11 it* hums \ My nephew,Charles Paurlt;»th, woke n e up. { went ,tmtside and then In a rd deceased shouting for he’p. Tried .to get to Erickson, but• 'j'Sft * .v1,- - : ig*. 'w - ,• ti 'ifrj|wits nreveuttxl by tin and -mol e.K * *j ||r.' .. yi'i*. '' '■ v ... • .iNVlcon was with Pan ruth on thev' . .inight of the 1’tth. Went to the policebar racks with him on the ifl»»riiing oi that dny. Left him an .1 met him again betwtx*n 1 and 1? o’clock at die house. Wag drunk at the time. Dunrodt, Erkk-
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Pas Herald and Mining News
The Pas, Manitoba, CA
Fri, Aug 06, 1915
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