Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-10
IN THE WEST.

CORNING special: The Jury in tho
Dooley case after five hours delibera-
| tion. returned a verdict of murder in
the first degree and fixed the penalty
| at hanging. Doolcy was brought into
court and the verdict read to him. The
| same spirit OF bravado that he had ex-
hibited during the trial never left him
| and he showed not the slightest sign of
agitation. The verdict gives universal
| satisfaction and expresses the unani-
nous sentiment of the people of this
| County.
The crime for which the death pen
atty is to be applied was for the killing of
Mrs. Lucinda Coons and little daughter
| Nellie, aunt and cousin Of the prison
er, at Prescott, on May II. Doolcy is
about l6 years old. The chief evidence
| against him was his own confession, in
which he said that his aunt abused
him on account of his failing to keep
the cattle shut up. and thereupOn he
decided to kill her: that he struck
| her twice upon the head with Il
| heavy paddock, and that after she had
| been rendered unconscious he fired SIX
shots into her brain from a revolver.
| Then her little lO-year old daughter
| came in crying, and he killed her in
| the same manner as be had disposed OF
| her mother Dooley's statement as 10
| the reason OF the tragedy, however,
| ives disapproved by the declaration of
the physicians that the unfortunate
| woman had been the victim of Grimm al
! assault before she was killed, and this
| is strengthened by the fact that the
body was found stretched ont upon the
| bed, the hands tied and the clothing
torn. The cold-bloodcd nature of the
| murderer is evidenced in the fact that
after he had killed his aunt and
her daughter, he sat down at the table
| in the same room and ate his dinner
alone before leaving. with tho bodies
stretched out before him.
DENVER special A gigantic scheme
| of considerable interest to the west is
being promulgated by well known
Colorado man on behalf of several
noblemen in England. 1t is TO estab-
| iish west of the Missouri river an i'm
mensc game preserve that will insure
| in the future some first rate hunting
| aud provide the sportsmcn more freely
with that class OF big game that is now
either close upon extinction or growing
| perceptibly smaller every year. A
great many of the British moneyed men
| have taken trips to the west and en-
! joyed the hunting and fishing to be
| found in various parts, but with the
rapid growth of the western cities the
hunting seems to be lcsSening in pro-
| portion to the march of civilization. and
| in few years it is feared there will be
nothing to be hunted. In view Of this
circumstance the idea is to form Il priv
ate hunting park. well stocked with
western game, and breed such animals
as the buffalo, the bear. deer. antelope
and elk. The exact location has not
been determined upon yet, but c lor
| ado finds favor in most eyes, and photo
graphs and maps of the state for such
Il purpose have been forwarded across
the water. The people on the other
side are enthusiastic over the scheme,
and have already spent several million
dollars to carry it Through. 1t is stated
| that the ones interested are the Prince
of Wales and the Duke of Connaught,
| The idea was originated by Col. Cody
| tBufralo BID, while exhibiting his show
| In England, and was at once warmly
| taken up.
SAN Francisco special: Another
| hghbindcr murder occurred in China
town, the victim being lloey Wing, a
christian Mongolian. He was walking
along Washington Street, near Stock
ton, on his way to church, when Ii
Ling, a professional highbnder, who
| had been lying in wait in a doorway,
shot Wing three times in the back.
The cause Of his death was his rescue
several months ago of a young Chinese
girl from brothel where she was kept
in slavery. He spht her away one
| ,,~ls IL,
was kept despite the efforts of her OWN
ers to recover her. The llighbinder
Society which protected the brothel
keeper, sworc vengeance on Wing. and
| Lung was evidently the one chosen to
kill him. He did his work well. for
| Wing will die. The scene of the shoot.
| ing is only block and half from the
new police station. in the heart Of Chi
| natown.
PUEBLO. Colo, speciaI: The doors ol
the Bank of Pueblo did not open, and a
notice on the window showed that Pro.
prietor Fred Rohrer had made an as
| signment to A. j. McQuaid. The fail
urc is infinitely worse than was at frs,
supposed. 1t has carried financial ruin
to many little home, and the purses
| of several persons in apparently al1iuenI
circumstances have been quite materi
ally lghtened. At the hour the door:
OF the bank were closed there was due
individual depositors the sum Of Ss2.513
besides sum Of money to other bank:
| and bankers, the amount of which i,
banks there was only on band in casl
S1.391.o3. The assets OF the bank ar,
an unknown quantity.
BENTON, H., special: Moses Taylor
young farmer. shot neghtorin.
farmer by the name OF Fletcher Foster
and after shooting him down. beat hi:
brains out with an ak. TayIor's wifi,
attempted to escape by running to thu
house Of Fosters mother, their ueares
neighbor, but was followed by her h4,s
ban !, who entered the house and sho
her through the head. killing her in
stantly. Taylor then started towar,
his house, but before reaching it re
traced his steps, and when within thirt,
yards of Mrs. Fo>ter's house sho, him
self through the head and fell dead il
the roai. The cause is supp, sed to b,
jealousy. Foster was about 81 years o
age and unmarried.
CHICAGO special: w. J. Onahan re
ceived a cablcgram from Archbsho,
Ireland, saving that Fope Leo had de
cided to send special exhibit 10 til,
Worlds Fair and asking that space b,
engaged for the same. Such step wa
ne, or before taken in regard to
Worlds Fair by the papal authorities
SANTA Rosa, Cal, special The cc,e
brated winery OF Thomas Lake Harri
was burned with part of the con,ents
consisting OF wines and brandies. Th
loss Is $500. 90; insurance s 0.oao.
M1NNEApoLus special ] he Eemmic
Wilkes fight resulted in u draw ar"
ten rounds.