The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1892-01-02
KILLED DIR GOLD.
PATRICK ClRY STRUCK
DEAD Fd BOOTY.
He Bore Mon{a and Watches
to His FeIlls In Camp
Ne ar goIa,
And is Supposed TO \ Been Murdered and
Robbed BY Frank ,. former Work.
man at currypmp--A crime
Unparnlleliereabouts.
A HEINS CRIME.

ever been rccorledtiic annals OF crimo
in this portion ufe upper peninsula
was committed nciagola, about eigh-
teen miles across tuuntry from this
city on Wednesdayht, by which Pat
rick Curry lost his in a most horrible
manner, supposcs at tho hands OF
Frank Stein.
Curry was bro Of the senior mem
Der OF the firm of (y& McKenna, who
operate four loggipmps on the Mich
igamme river. and been acting ia the
capacityoi LORENZO their camp No. /,
situated about fonilcs south of Sa.
COLA. Stein has abeen employed at
this camp during winter, but "took
his time" and wep Iron Mountain a
week before Chrlls. He nfterward
returned to the vhy, where he sccur-
ed contract, in pany with another
man, to ''put in''Auantity OF cedar.
On Wednesday nrng Of this week he
returned TO Camplnd while there saw
Curry obtain tfhcck from the book
keeper together weveral otherchccks
hon the cmploys the camp, amount
ing in all 10 ab $3.50. Curry then
started FOR Iron htain for the pur-
pose Of getting checks cashcd, also
taking with him : gold watches, two
of which needed II repairs.
| Stein il knownhave followed him
TO Iron Mountuind return on the
same train in thinning as far as Rand
vile, about threcs south Of Camp
on the M. & N. road. From Rnnd-
vile, Stein siartp the track toward
Sagola, while Clwcnt on to Sagola,
and after traiing some business
there, started oft for his camp, four
miles down the I toward Rundvillc
Nothing more wicen OF Curry until
the following mdg, when, anxiety be-
| ing aroused in tlinds OF the men in
camp, "A search snstituted. He was
found about n lbbove the camp with
his skull crushtnd his money and
watches gone. Heed was committed
with n blunt insicnt of some dcsci ip-
tion (presumalir coupling PIN ~ his
cap was pounderough his skull with
out being cnt. skull was literally
pounded into aace.
Frank Smith, il now foreman OF
the camp, witlRnpanion, met Stein
on the night oBnurder. on the rail
road track, ft mile above the
campanda bfstancefrom the scene
m ga h rcd main Mt first attempted
n good and thev3s~~ pullaaig ms cal
down tor thcy. l%ls.boand changing hi
walk. Smith aeted him with Hello
Frank: | thouglou had jumped you
job and left thpuntry." Stein the
disclosed his idity by returning tn
salute and snyithat he had been .
Iron Mountaind j was returning to III
cedar camp, vii Is located about
mile south OF Sbla. Stein hnsnotbee
seen or heard Once. This incident ''
gether with St's mysterious dissl
pearance remotull doubt as To ii
identity Of the Ger oi Patrick curry.
The widest element prevails in u
vicinity Of IN murder, and she'l
, O'Connell, OF Dlnson county, with
posse OF deputi, together with sever
Iron county dcers are securing Il
country In sean of Stein. sevefai II
rests have beenade, but none have
suited IN the APPREHENSION olstein. lie
utv Sheriff Doh kept a man answerll
STEMS dcscriion under survcillnn
nil day Thurs,E, a-resting him in Z
evening. but hcroved 20 bo the wro
man. The muercr Is supposed To
In hiding in on oi the many obscu
lumber camps that vicinity, and the
il little room d doubt That he will
npprehcnded iiiime.
Stein is dcscbed us being i've ieet AZ
eight inches ii,height and weighs l.
pounds; dark bnplcxioncd, black ha
heavy black nktache; durk eyes, slight
sunken; ono tont tooth gone; wea
scotch CAP. DIX coat and vest, bro'
checked pnnF aud rubbers. lie 's
German and about thirty years OF n
The murdeed man was forty SET
Of age and nmnrricd. lie was WI"
respected.