Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-08-22
DESPERATE AFFRAY.

TWO MEN.M0BTALLY cur AT 4 GA
LENA STREET RESORT.
The Affair the Rssul. Of an Old Quarrs
and Forms the Most Conspicuou
Feature in the Opening of New
Sporting Resort.
Last evening was the night set for thu
opening Of the American Athletic Club
No. 45 East Galene street. The public
were admitted to the arena. which ID dedi
Gated to the sports Of the ring, without
charge, and were treated to series o
glove fights and wrestling bouts. The
place where the exhibitions occur ID
lofty, and is the third room
back from Galena street, on the
ground floor OF the house II
question. First comes the bal
into which the visitor steps from the street
and which is separated by a partition from
a middle room used for parties drinking in
Beyond this is the exhibition room, to
which access is had by a strong. thickIy
studded door. Within is seen an earth
floor, round which rope ring is stretched
on the outside OF which are three rows oi
seats running all the way round the room
except the space for tue doorway. Over
these seats is a gallery with a couple OF rows
OF seats, to which access is obtained by a
ladder.
According to the testimony Of an eye.
witness. it was about midnight when the
crowd sitting in the exhibition room heard
a shot in the middle room, followed by the
in shouting: "Don't let him shooti" In
another second e. V. Corey, one of the
proprietors of the place, followed with a
pistol in his hand.
Nov pull your knife. you -- -"
he said to Doherty. At the same time he
fired at Doherty, upon whom the crowd
was pressing in the wild stampede for the
door at the first sound OF firing. The
crowd pressed them into a corner near the
door, and Corey fred three shots in allfrom
the navy Colt he had in his hand,
any one of which could have been mortal in
the hands OF an experienced marksman.
That they were not favors the truth of bis
own assertion that he purposely fired down
wards when he entered the room SO as to
avoid hitting the crowd, who, OF course,
were panic-stricken, yet feared to close in
on the man with gun.
Not so Doherty; seeing that escape was
impossible he drew knife and Jest then
Corey's pistol was kicked out of his hand
by bystander. Doherty closed with him
and catching Corey's right with his left
began murderous onslaught with the
open knife on his opponent slashing him
on the breast and below the waist
but as the crowd rushing past pressed
them together stabbing him madly in the
back with frenzied rage.
One of Corey's shots that had missed
Doherty had struck man named Jerry
Harrington, q miner who has only been
couple OF months in the camp and who
worked at the High Ore. He must have
been pushed by those behind him Into too
close proximity to Doherty, who was swing
ing his knife freely aud must have slashed
unintentionally.
The whistle was blown and crowd COM
to rush there. Marshal Coulter
was among the first on the spot, and seeing
bOhcAOx puU Vi buC 6diOOA Jl6 dE-
rested him and turned him over to Officer
Carroll. The latter passed him to another
policeman, from whom he broke in the
crowd that had collected, but was
afterwards arrested and taken up
TO the County Jail, followed by an excited
crowd OF men, who wanted him released.
This second arrest was ma e after the
Marshal had got an idea of what had oc,
Cured, aid heard from Corey, who was
almost speechless from loss of blood,
that Doherty had cut him. The
officers had great trouble in
taking their prisoner to Jail,
and an extra officer was
eft there to guard the prison.
'aloon ed smith came up and asked pro:
,ection, saying he had been charged by
1oherty with shooting him. and that the
;rowd outside were threatening him. He
vas taken to the city Jail and locked up.
Harrington had gotten out before this
IND got as far as the corner of Main street
when he fell in a faint on the sidewalk and
vas found to be bleeding profusely. He
vas taken into the house OF woman in the
oowd block where he was attended by ply
icians. At glance it was seen that his
ase was hopeless. His abdomen had been
ut across about four inches in length and
made to press them back but it only resulted
a causing him agony and to accomplish
his it would have been necessary to enlarge
he opening, with the almost certainty of
erltonitis setting in in any case, as the in
estlnes themselves were cut. A priest |
anne and administered to him the last rites
the church, and his friends procured a |
agon and conveyed him to the Sisters |
Lospital, where his death was only a uues-
on OF a few hours. He is said to have a |
ife and six children.
Corey was stretched on a couple of tables
| the arena OF the exhibition room, where
le doctors made an examination of his
ounds. The worst cut was deep stab in
le small OF the back, into which the probe
ent some four inches, and which must
Ave penetrated the lungs. The doctors
d the best they could for him, but his case
very grave.
The origin of the quarrel last night is
lcertain. 1t is known that an old grudge
listed between Corey and Doherty from
e former having the latter arrested and
led in the Police Court a couple of weeks
o for creating disturbance in the same
loon. 1t is said that Doh
ty stood in the doorway be-
cen the middle room and i
e room where the fighting
took place, but what provoca-
IN Corey had for firing the first shot is Y
certain. Some witnesses state that Corey | t
Juested Doherty to get out of his way,
q that the latter made a motiol towards g
J rear pocket, when Corey. knowing taat J
'herty was a dangerous man, whipped +
t his pistol and fred, determined to take
chances. Doherty was hit, but not :,
iously, it is stated. Then he ran into !
arena and the subsequent events de- .
ibed followed.
low Doherty escaped being fatally shot
such close quarters is mystery. He
lst have thought and certainly acted at y !
It as thoug he had been hit
Excited crowds thronged the street in 9
mt OF the houses where the wounded men
to late hour, and knots of men stood !
Main street for hours after the affair !
s over.
THE SILVER MITE.