Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-08-22
JOINED THE MAJORITY.
HlRRINGT0H DIES OF HIS WOUNDS.
LEAVING a MYSTERY.
Corey sim lowering ON the shores OF the
Dark River-The Inquest ON Harring-
ton. which Might as Well Have Been
Omitted for All the Good il Did.


Dark River-The Inquest ON Harring-
ton. which Might as Wen Have Been
Omitted for ALI the Good il Did.
The inquest on Harrington yesterday
ends one chapter in the ARRAY at the
American Athletic club on Saturday night.
The wounded man, Corey. is alive ut last
accounts. though there is only one chance
in hundred that he can survive his in
iuries. 1t twas most disastrous opening
for the Athletic club. but, as nearly every
one now knGws, it did not originate from
any dispute growing out OF the perform.
ance there.
As learned from Mr.; Ross, Corey's part
ner, who was in the room where the dis
turbance commenced, the trouble origi-
mated in a grievance OF some two weeks
standing when Corey had some words with
Dougherty about cutting q table in the
same place which led to Dougherty being
fined for malicious mischief. At O'Clock
on Saturday evening. Mr. Ross says, Corey
had oriered Dougherty out OF place, fear
ing that he was there to make trouble and
disturb the harmony of their opening
night. just as the performances was conclud-
ing, Corey, whowas in the middle, or wine
room, saw Dougherty standing in the door
leading into the sparring room. Corey
ordered him to leave the place and, as Ross
states. started to eject him, when Dougher-
ty struck atCorey with knife and stabbed /
him about the waist. Corey then stepped |
back, according to Ross account, and |
reached for his pistol, throwing mp his left
arm on which be received q cut in the /
elbow Then he drew the pistol and fred |
at Dougherty, who was several feet in the
middle room away from the door. The
bullet missed him and struck the wooden
wainscotting where it's mark can be seen.
Then followed the rush into the sparring
room and the subsequent events which re-
suited in Harrington and Corey being cut.
Corey's wounds are numerous, and the
surgeon attending describes them in the or
der of their gravity as follows: The worst
is in the back about two inches below the
right shoulder blade. The knife entered
close to the spinal column and cut out
ward, making a hole five inches in length,
passing between the ribs and making hole
ia the pleural cavity two inches long, sever
ing the muscles of the back outside and in
side. The next in severity is transverse
wound about an inch below the umbili-
Gus, three inches long, cutting all the tissues
to the peritoneum. Next wound in the
side OF the neck, between the collar bone {
and the shoulder blade, on top two inches c
long and one and half deep, miss
ing very important vessels. Next di-
rect puncturing wound little to \
the left OF the right nipple. Next wound Z
on the left breast near the left nipple, three G
inches long, cutting through the superficial Q
Iascia to the muscles. One on the left side v
Of the spinal column fourinches long in the .
middle OF the back and cutting about half .
an inch deep. A wound ON the left arm five g
Or six inches long passing over the elbow, Q
ust severing he cartilaginous covering and g
exposing the joint. Besides these there are P
i've or six minor cuts about the breast and '
pack OF a smaller nature. Corey has leen .
Inder the influence OF morphine until yes q
Jerday, when the surgeons concluded to II
allow it to wear off 80 that his condition q
nay be better judged. t
Dougherty is in jail awaiting the result in 9
1orey's case.