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Show PLACED DYNAMITE IN MINE. Sensational Testimony Brfore Coroner's Coro-ner's Jury at Butte. Tho inquest over tho bodies of Samrel Olsen and Fred Dlvel, who woro killed by wn explosion January 1, In what Is termed the "legil ralso" of the Pennsylvania mine, owned by the Amalgamated Copper company, as tho result of nn nllegod underground under-ground dynamite clash between tho Amalgamated miners nnd those employed em-ployed by F. Augustus Helnzo, wns concluded at Hutto Frldny evening after tho coroner's jury had llstoned to six sessions, nt each of which vol- umlnous tostimony wns introduced. Albert Frank, Holnzo's suporlntond-, suporlntond-, ent, gavo sensational tostimony, nc-knowlodglng nc-knowlodglng having ordered tho dynamiting dyna-miting of the Rnrus stopes for tho solo purpose- of keeping out tho Amalgamated Amalga-mated men. Frank claimed ho did not know that tho United Stntes court hnd Issued an order, permitting nn inspection in-spection to bo mndo by the Amnlga-mnted. Amnlga-mnted. Superintendent Frank nlso admitted ad-mitted that his men left unshot holes, but ho did not know how ninny. Tho verdict of tho jury wns that tho mon wero killed by tho explosion of a lnrgo qunntlty of giant powder by persons unknown; that tho level whoro tho oxploslon occurred is un-dor un-dor tho control nnd being used nnd worked by what Is termed the Johnstown Johns-town Mining company, nnd that so mo porson or persons hnvlng nccosB to tho snld 800-foot lcvol of, tho Rams mlno nnd tho Michael Dovitt claim, woro tho person or persons causing this explosion. |