The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-18

James Cnrmody. better known by the
name Of Mccormick. the well known pug
Hist az this city, died at 1855 last night, /
the circumstances in all connection have /
a most suspicious bearing 81 foul play, !
in which one or more Rhinclandcr sport
ing men ARE implicated. Thursday |
night VIM Daniels and Carmody engaged !
in glove contest with eight ounce gloves.
both men were nearly winded and at the
call of the eighth round Carmody was
not i'm condition Co respond and the
game was awarded 90 Daniels. cnrinody
received no punishment that would re-
suit fatally. So soon as he recovered
from the fatigue OF the encounter he put
ON his clothing and after pnrtaking OF
u glass OF settler. went 10 his room at
the Green Bay house and retired; this
was about one o'clock. Daniels re-
quested p settlement 81 the gate receipts
So soon as the contest was over, but
CarmOdv refused to settle until morning.
and Daniels made vicious threats of what
he would do unless matters were straight
ened at once. At about three o'clock
two men entered Carmody's room, being
Obliged TO pass through another room Ia
which young man was lying on coutch.
Sounds 81 loud talkingnnd scuiillng soon
came from the room and the young man
went into another part of the house
Some friends entered therOom at little
afternoon yesterday and found Cnrmody
unconscious and covered with blood he
was washed hut remained i'm cuinatose
state until the time of his death. The
city physiciunsnre of the opinion he was
strangled and AN autopsy will b, made
some time during the day Co learn the
exact cause ~ death. Another opinion
entertained bv those most thoroughly
acquainted with the details OF the ease,
including the stt-to. is that CarmOdy
was drugged by agents OF his adversary
prior 70 the contest i'm order To throw
the result and money bet ON him In their
direction. and that their unskilled hand
administered more of the opiate than
his constitution could stand and there
fore resulted ina lingering death. Several
circumstances during the contest make
such n crime possible and actions al the
deceased both during the contest aud
subsequently point somewhat sig
niiicantly TO such N solution ~ the
mystery connected with his untimely
demise, however, all as yet H. q matter
OF conjecture and will 40 reinnin az least
until the official Investigations have
| been made.
When IL became known that McCor-
mick could not live City Marshal McLaren
and Constable John Dolan drove Co Iron
River To overhaul Daniels and one
Frank Bryctte the latter, IL X whispered
wns considerably mixed up IN the affair
and Is one Of the dirtiest whelps that
crawls ON the earth. I'm order to learn
what they know OF the terrible thing
They were not founda Iron River and
Donn there joined sheriff rully and both
started to Rhinelander the home 81 the
men who threa tened to have their share
of the gate money before morning, or
take il out Of Mccormick's hide"
Up 10 noon the coroner's jury had not
rendered their verdict and will not do so
before tomorrow and IL will more than
likely be that Mccormick WAS murdered.
There are many wild and some probable
stories ailoat concerning the affair and
what appears 10 he most reliable Is that
the men who entered Alct'orinick's room
after the glove contest were WIN. Daniels
and Frank Bructte, one az his trainers.
IL il claimed that Briette remarked late
that he WIS there with Daniels aud That
the latter attacked MCCORMICK and
would have killed him had he fBrl-
ettal not pulled him nfi One iliinr y
certain, Daniels lost no time in leaving
town, telling several kinries M to llis
destination Bruetfe m itl, an effort On
collect $4,000, which lac claimpd Me.
Cormick owed him. hut when lr learned
that Mae WIS dying he hushed up and
got out OF town ~ quickly ns possible.
II Us n nasty affair throughout. hut II
~ murder has been done IN oar midst III
the brutal manner all Indications point
tu, we all 81 ~ want Go see Justice done
and that right spendily.
TuE DIAMOND DRir.L docs not care e.
cast the shadows Of guilt upon my one
but IL must voice the seniih Q " oil III,
people.
IL IA known that there WAX had blood
between the two pupil.sir, resulting ir,,rn
N former contest
Mccormick had y handsome gold watch
and some money when he left the hall
md all " missing.
An autopsy will bc made by local ply
sicians sometime during the night.
The news of Carmody's death WIS tcle
grawhcd Co Sheriff Tully, at Irron River
this morning and he Immediately wires
Prosecuting Attorney G. II. Crandal e
send warrents for the arrest Of Daniels