, 1864-08-25
BRUTAL MURDER.
/ Workman In TIT Like Tuunel hins Com
race-uIs Anest-Csroptfs Inquest
-YerdIet-The Prisoner com
mIkted to jail on Cor
AuPr,s Warrant.

4 foul and unnatural murder Was perpetrated at
The bottom Of the shore shaft Of the lake tunnel
about one o'clock yesterday morning The follow
ing src the attending clrcpmetaEces SO lar as our
reporter has been able to obtain them. It seetns
that the worknen employed In etCayating tbs
drift under the lake number twelve men, sre dIvl-
ded INTO reliefs OF. four, who work each eight
hours out Of the twrnty-four. The labo. is Aa@
ny contract, each relief 1ece1ving certain Rlpu-
men or foremeu. between whom disputes often
ar1te az to tie relative amount Of work done By
snch~ Such dispute arofe day before yesterday
netwecn pc me murdered man, Patrick Hn.t, VIM
VIE foreman OF one Of the gangs, and Michael
Eor1Jfhcmurdcrer, who vas In charge Of the other.
80 frequent were their disputes that the con,rac-
to s b
rue Anoinrf fbduc1nE circumftance to tots dis
charge waf his genera: df siratcd habits and quar-
m & st.
Of the lane shaft and asked permission Of the fore
znnn 10 descend for the sske o. rcmoving bis
eraed ihe Of ths ds
the end Of the excavation, now three hundred and
1tY 1eet from the thaft, IL technically called he
seeend reef w Approaebins him. % he saia be be- hsd lad
been discharged. and did not wish there eaould be
aLy bad fecltn: bctwcsn them The other replied
the murderer answered that he evidently did, and
repented the allegation This leo to reermlnation,
and the ftat. ment By Hunt that the other
had not dealt fairly and honestly with him.
Cory At this became intenses excited. and Pro.
poeed that thtF should 70 above and fight tt OUT
This proposition was accevded tn, and together
noise Of the altc1cahors brought to the month of
the ehaft at the surtace. the foreman aud the two
"rop hands" Looking down. they saw, while
as5 70 sp Gn
descending mlst station themselves, Cory stah
him In he neck fFst IN the region o. The lugalar
ssn T,,h shs,Renea e and immsdi.tely after,
Iron cfowbar. Hunt would undoubtedly have kill
ed him on the epot had not he been mps,lcd By
hold and FIJI down Ntele.s by his eide. Seeing
uhat tnrn matters had takeu, the foreman and his
aen std doNn he rope to the bottom, and tae men
from the ace" came to the area At the foot of th.
tha1f, and between them managed to secure the
murderer He was brought to the snrtaee and tsken
10 the North Market Station. where he was hsuded
orI to the psltce authorities, searched and locked
up Tor The night. The body OF the deceased WIS
also taken to the Station, and yesterday morning
colouer Wagner held an fuquest. rhe folio Wing
the Coroner:
TEs11HoS< OF INSPECTOR KDEsc1ELL.
He'ma1 Eyaxea<A. faeorn !, an Inspector Of the
Lake Tunnel, and resioe On the coruer Of franklin
ceased. His name was Patrick Hnnt. % was q
nel Aheut j o'cock laat NIGHT The D.
rs appearance at he funnel snd sold dd
.ae,1t ~ Inv ~ n1 ~ s' - r., k VIII M h1ns 1n1
fse, INN, W w. 1ro oo.a pau "ns M aooa. ~
..st .a a ,.Js roEte - - Man ne ncao u.
facs,,o ,.sn5 " 80 % "
a1t ~ .h;,, ,t :, ~ a. .9 ~ @ 70
se anhnr ere anG sts,tie ~ fhe rps cq
81 e. .tt1a :, ~ ~ ss,Sses az SsH y ~ ss 1s
3ecraaed as1n" aea;ns tpa 1-sI ~ rnn sue
st;o y a ~ ~ ~ ~ SIDE a. ~ ~, ~
fnsr nv me 81 c.e az ss nresent t4nr;n1 s
olfaeDltS Sat ,ae deceased ard M,chaei Cory, j
Voa NV ;ina ss pe 'pe n r. ,E5hM, o. tof aeSa
lying on The aoof e 2f tae tunnel about iour feet
roh tns snais. 1ls ~ nag re appearance & o.
na.taS EEL teses l4 N!ppea " 10 ctea1 Il 1ae
leen inflicted Ti;h some dull instrument, and at
onee e1ncnaea tna1 u Was cone H1la the me. !
90 Ie1 know 20 won ihs re eslonGs. Or e. at.es
wards Understood mat II belonged TO the engineer
st 13 the seP g he zhan 49,, .o
Macbsel Cot1} IS IN exclaole c1afae1e14 and &C
caelonhllS becomes ihto1icatsd. nave seen LIN
influence Of liquor did not discover
thht he Was tnhneneed By hquoE
last nieht. when hurled 10 the place Where tne
on the " cap" OF "TRIP" Cory did not eeem to be
EXCITED. stressed him there While he was staaa,
1ne 1n tne scsupld. He oaered no resistance, and
Thete swo msn-Go11y and nantnhad an.s1el
ne .9e gay PREVIOUS. uont EMO" exaeay Inc cinse
~ H. 1rt77,oxr orr,v..-
11f1taoS1 oF E. ". of1IAaAS.
E. IT. 0te.mda, euo7n: ! hare charge Of the
tunnel during the night time Corr lett his place
II The tunnd on Mepdsy might about il O'Clock.
day be had soma dGpute about the measurement.
The matter was Settled by tic Snperiutendent.
saw him again last night about + o'eiocK He
a ,aseN eli Of bis comFadea. Ii then Went to lie
engineer and fold him to ho,st the carriase. he
eot hboard and went down This was the last
tunnel, Heard CORY say, al quick ae he nppesred
On the cage -1et Us 70 81 top and have eatistac-
tion.v Ii The same nme he turned around md
| gave blow at Hunt. WAS all the t1me At the
.or VI @ Gne r9htn lookms uoWa aistauGe " 20
iest OF 5he place where CORY ana Hunt
ztoodi; stood, " We e Gond & easily see CoIy,s operations;
cannot cannot say that co51y nad an instrument In big big
aa saM nau attAe LIE 1eut oaiy uae9 oeTessS ;a
@ sa = at.eI - ~ -. % e,tuctf r ~. .oa. a.
mt tne funnr; Corrv WA aheaa h. stnod nnriTbt
in the thalt, on the cagel while deceased was IL
the mouth OF the tunnel with his head bent down
i saw only the bent head Of the deceased in the
ehat; The body Was eta in the tuupe1; in that po-
sinon be received The blow from Cory at the
and struck him with his hand and threw him in
the turuel NTH ali his force; called to them to
quit then went down the shaft and landed on the
crose head Of The cae e. and jumped down and took
| bold OF hunt. The deccaeed had Cory down.
Cory was covered with blood especially his face
I told uunt 10 70 Of as be had murdered Cory.
| the impression that CORY was the wounded man.
HuLt WY stead a. oeat LEI euonGsr IMAM loan SoF!! w!
1o he cace- 1hen Mr. EroescbeIi tn1d me- thst
Hunt vae dying. / eaw the wound on the Iefi
side Of The neck. Mr. Efuesehel1 then took hold
Of Cory and held him on the csge. saw the file
lyirc abont two feet from Cory, and picked it up
to FtItkc CORY with 1t. but did not Go It. We
took Cory out Of the thaft then / did
not hear Hunt cay a word atef 1 came down the
shaft think there were blows exchanged 10 the
tuLuel, bat did not Gee them. and could not from
whcte was standing. think Cory was under
the 1ndutnce OF liquor.
OTTER WITNESSES.
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..,2 C.Ta enIs4nn,3.iiv ~ snms ~ rrrstnn n1 ~
s1, ssns,rs s@'e @4~ ses '~'10N' 'A ~1>
n f.bs.1cs stark teet,eed that ba xras called to
sce RE Tnnnae1 1n.n Ia ersmincd 1hs ;ninrr
80 fornd r. einn1 for- ,nchas w den,h ~
th.s,ht ~ - i1t4aS 1a T. ~ a., - r.
t4oun. ~! ~ Has .alsaeu u LIE Lie aoenaeuea W
1ne tof1ntf "ltneeses.
THE NcCEsT.
The Coroner empsneled q jury at s o'clock yes
tertey mo,n{nr. a11il nfter patienf hearing OF III,
carr ycrdiCt Tnr fennrred ~ fp,ioyn:
| aTbat Patrirk Iinnt csme to ills death from ,
wound in The lcft SIDE Of bis neck inflicted by eli
In the hands Of Micpael CORY, inride Of the Lax
Tunnel In the North DIsIeion Of the city Of Chiea
60. between the houre OF twelve and one, On tn
night Of the s3d OF August. 1864.
Upon the rendition Of this verdict the Corone
nls ao 3 .ns acGdssa "as a,t 4h ~
nets tu1t.eu - uus eoNA.5 Jn1l ~ avail VIE az
| LlQQ OI llehfaIQ Jury.