Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-08-25
THE COREY INQUEST.
TEE JURY HOLD DOUGHERTY RE.
SPONsTBLE FOE HIS DEATH.

Testimony of Eye Witnesses of the Cut
ting and Shooting by Dousherty and
Corey at the Athletic Club Openin,
Last Saturday Night which Resulted
In the Latter's Death.
At half-past 8 o'clock yesterday mornins
Coroner Amsden held an inquest upon the
remains oil AL Corey in the room where be
had died five hours earlier at No. "a East
Gaiena street. The house is separated by
u private alley from the building at the
rear OF which the Athletic Club in which
Corey received his death wounds at the
hands OF Dougherty is situated. The testi-
mony OF the Witnesses was very similar to
that given at the Harm gton inquest In
the Sisters Hospital last Monday, and was
therefore relevant to the case in which it
was produced.
The first witness called was j. 8. Green,
who testified that on the 18th inst. he was
present at the opening OF the American
Athletic Club on Galena street. and toward
the close OF the entertainment heard shot
fired. This man meaning Coreyl came
into the arena with gun in his hand and
appeared to be following another man.
Did not know who this man was. Corey
fired two shots and then they clinched.
Dougherty was striking Corey in the back
but could mot see any knife.
Sam Morgan deposed that he was IN the
ring when the fight occurred. Sat still and
saw man crowding his way into the
arena when the crowd was about half wav
out. Corey came in afterward and fred
two shots at him. Did not know the man
but he had a knife in his hand when he |
came in through the door leading from the |
middle room. After the second shot was
fired the other man [Doughertyl clinched |
this one [Corsyl and stabbed him five or
six times before they fell. The witness
jumped down and separated them, catch
ing Corey by the legs and pulling him off.
There was no way for Dougherty to get
out. He ran as far as he could and then
turned and clinched the deceased.
Sadie Watson testified that she was in
the ring when Dougherty came running in
and Dougherty was stabbing Corey. The
latter shot at Dougherty. There was 10
way for Dougherty to run out OF the room
unless he ran out of the door he came
in at.
Katie Phelon averred that she was stand
ing at the bar in the middle room
and saw a man rush at Corey, followed by
blood on Corey. Then he fred q shot and
this man whom the witness did not know
rushed out OF the middle room through the
door leading into the ring.
George Miller's evidence was to the effect
that a man came running into the sparring
room where he was followed by Corey who
shot at the other man in the northeast
corner and then they ran to the corner
where the witness was and
clinched and another shot was
fired. At about the time when the shot
was fired the witness saw the man striking !
Ut Corey but did not see a knife. He didn't
know whether the man doing the striking
had one or not; saw blood on Corey.
A. Werner, policeman, testified that
when he heard the shot be went in as soon :,
as he could, being impeded by the crowd,
and this man [Corey] had Dougherty
'ome on pulled Corey off or he got :p and Il
witness took the knife from Do1gherty.
The latter looked up and saw the witness il
md said be was shot and was dying, and n
wanted to be taken out Of there as he did
ot want to die in that place. The officer j
Irrested him and turned him over to an N
ther officer and witness stayed in there
nth Corey.
DR.. Howard testified as to the number and .,
ositlon OF the wounds dssubstantially as was
etalled In Wednesdays issue of The a
lNFR. Ill
j. B. MarshalPs evidence was to the effect tt
hat he was standing by the door between
ne two rooms and saw the deceased make IT
motion as though going to put man out OF
the house. The first thing he heard was nc
prey say "Will you pull knife on me?"
hen Corey went into the middle room and 1s
he witness heard a shot fired and saw a IT
an strike Corey in the back with knife, OF
1t he could not remember whether two Al
lots were fired before or after this. ar
N. z. Smith testified that he was at the
'or taking tickets and Dougherty was at nj,
% rope In the sparring room. Corey told we
m to move further along and he said Br
I'D il will" Then Corey told witness Lc
let no more in. When Dougherty came Fa
ck he wanted to know what right the nu
tness had to keep people back. After this sts
tness saw him make lunge at Corey up
tn knife, and Corey jumped back about OF
rec feet and fired. Dougherty then ran on
70 the sparring room follow ed by Corey, tn,
d the crowd prevented witness from see l
anything further. esc
g. Smith testified that he was in the SPAR dri
q room at the time OF the occurrence and fire
. first thing he remembers seeing was the
ugherty going around the room back thr
rd and Corey after him. Corey fred cor
Q shots. This man [Dougherty] had wa
lie and was trying to cut Corey but the lad
5ness could not say whether he did or bI
previous to this. Then they clincbed 81
Corey iell on top. Corey dropped his ye
oliver before he fell. sb,
This ended the testimony. The Jury re.
ned verdict that the deceased came to
death from wounds inflicted by knife
Gne hanas OF one William Dougherty.
,nTay "a fnn Mill folx
put IL O'Clock from Nc. III Galena street. u
is q native of California and has heen B