Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-08-22
THE INQUEST.
No Evidence to Show How Harrington was
Cut-The Verdict.

NO Evidence 10 snow HOW Harrington was
Cut-The Verdict.
Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held
at the Sisters Hospital on Tom Harring-
ton, who was SO severely cut in the Corey
Dougherty fight at the American Athletic
club opening on Saturday night, who died
at 2 O'Clock yesterday morning. The Mar
shal had great difficulty in finding eye wit
nesses OF the affair, and, as the result
proved, Jailed to secure witness who could
tell how Harrington came by the wound
that caused his death. 1t is not strange
that third parties should be unable to ac.
count for the way in which he received the
wound, since he himself cried out that he
was shot, before he left the exhibition
room, when he really was cut twice, and
gave no lucid explanation OF the matter to
the attendants on his death-bed. No off.
cial endeavor to get his ante-mortem state.
ment was made, singuIarly enough, al.
though he was reported by Dr. Murray, the
surgeon in charge of the case, to be able to
converss slightly on Sunday, and lived
thirty hours after being cut. 1t is now.
however, beyond discovery, unless Dough
erty, the only man in the melee who was
known to have knife, should be able and
willing to explain it, which is hardly likely. |
DIR. Amsden held the inquest in the dead |
chamber of the hospital. The first witness
examined was ]. A. Roueb, who testified
he was standing by the door of the spar
ring room and saw Corey push man as
though be was putting him out of the
house. Corey pulled gun on man; don't
know who the man was. Heard Corey eay,
You will pull gun on me, will you?n
Heard the report OF a gun but SO MANY
rushed in that he could not see who did
the shooting.
j. B. Marshall testified he saw a man
make push at Corey and Corey said
fouli pull knife on me2" Heard shot
hred; there was croNd about him SO that
he couldn't tell who the man was. saw a
knife but couldn't tell who had it.
MIR. McCaddon testified he heard a shot
tired in the front room while he was in the
sparr1ng room and saw man run in to the
back room where he was and Corey running
after him with a pistol in his hand. The
man tried to get the crowd between him
and Corey, when the latter fred at him and
the man turned and made several punches
at MIN WIN ms hand, but does not know
whether he had knife or not. Both men
clinched, there Was struggle and two shots
were hred. Then the men fell on the floor.
Dr. Murray was examined as to tbc in
Iuries sustained by Harrington which !
caused his death, describing the condition
IN which be found him when first called in T
ana the subsequent treatment. ;
John Quilly was examined. He was at
1ne sparrlng nall on Saturday pight and !,
sa" harrington there. He described what =
took place up to the time when Donabert a
rushe through the crowd to get into ths II
ring. Corey followed and fired a shot Ia
ana Dougherty clinched and there was on v
other shot. Saw Dougherty striking at | g
Corey but saw 70 knife; then officers came b
and he got away. He thought there was
no change for Dougherts to cut any one
pesioes Corey. Both men stood in the ring il
and had it to themselves. d
Officer Werner testified he had haer - Is
the sparring exhibition when there was mn d
Indication OF adisturbance during the even.
ing. He had gone out to the sidewalk wbar .,
he heard shot. He hurried bach When he g
heard another shot and met the deceased Z
coming out all doubled up with his hands y
on ms stomach. He said 'I'm shot"
CouIdn' T get into the ring at first on ac. q
count oi the Jam in the doorway OF the ? ?
'parring room. When he went in finally he =,
ound Corey on top OF Dougherty. Some y y
one lifted Corey off Dougherty when he y =
took knife away from Dougnerty. saw ~
no gun. When he got in they were both VI
1n the ground with Corey on ton OF
0ougherty holding him. He arrested
Oougherty and turned him over to an.
'ther officer. He remained there. Tn,
'rowd cried to him to arrest Corey an be
stayed with him. l.
Mr.. Carr testified in answer to nuestion.
ng that he never knew Harrington. Hewss NJ
Up on the platform or gallery over the ring III
It the time thefght occurred. He heard q
hot fired outside the sparring room and nc
aw man come running in whom he could M
Iot recognize at the time, Corey following
Inn with gun from which he saw n shot ra
red. Dougherty was running round the ~
ing trying to get out OF the way. When o.
ne shot had been fred both men clinched. ;.
hen one or two more shots were fred WI
ORGY was on top Of Dougherty. He did M
OF know how the gun fell on the floor. but Id
did and wes picked up by some one. Hell
ould not say he saw any cutting: saw mol
nife. His view was obstructed by the
'owd. He could not see how Harrington is
as cut, and had not the least idea who en-
It him. W
A. Q. Smith, an employe OF Corey &n oss. tic
as exemined. BE was in the wine ruom Oh
here the trouble first begun. he never Hf
W the deceased, He stood at the door col
aiding into ths sparrfng room taking on