Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10
IN THE wss..

CORNING special: The Jury in the
Doolcy case after five hours delibera-
ton. returned a verdict of murder in
the first degree and fixed the penalty
at hanging. l)ooley was brought into
court n the verdict read to him. The
same spirit of bravado that he had en-
hibitcd 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 aud cousin of the PRISON.
er, at PRESCOTT. ON May III. Doo!cy is
about Ii years old. The chief evidence
against him was his own confession. in
which he said that his aunt abused
him on ccoun of his failing to keep
the cattle shut up. and thcrc,tpOn lie
decided to kill her: that he struck
her twice upon the head with IL
heavy paddock, and that after she mad
been rendered unconscious he fired six
shots into her brain from Il revolver.
Then her little lo-ycar old daughter
came in crying, and he killed her i'm
the same manner as he had disposed of
her mother. Dooley's statement as 10
the reason of the tragedy, however.
Yves disapproved by the declaration of
the physicians that the unfortunate
woman had been the victim of criminal
assault before she was killed, and this
is strengthened by the fact that the
body was found stretched out upon the
bed, the hands tied aud the clothing
town Y. nA1. 11.-,1.l - A..
murderer is evidenced in the fact that
after he had killed his aunt and
her daughter, he sat down at the table
alone before leaving, with the bodies
stretched IL before him.
CHICAGO special: Joseph Fish, the
dry goods merchant whose face was so
horribly distigured u few days ago by
Jerry Trumblev, an cN-prizc fighter,
declares that the assault was prompted
by Il young, wealthy and attractive
looking widow, to whom he paid some
attention, but has had no relations
with of late, since being engaged to
marry the daughter OF Il prominent He
brew citizen. A bottle of vitriol was
found upon Trumblcy. and it was this
circumstance thai first caused suSpi-
NlOI liuU Iuc IelStll lOT' UuC iUllck WAS
not as claimed by Trumbley. thai Fish
had jostled against him ON the street.
The elevator nan in the Brunswick
Collcndar building, who was an eye
witness of the affair, says Tru,nbley
laid in wait for Fish. The police have
ascertaincd, it is said, that the vitriol
was purchased by q woman, and that
Trumbley was in conversation with Il
woman shortly before the encounter.
1t is also asserted that the woman in
question more than once threatened Fish
with: "lll spoil your handsome face
Trumbley is declared to have ground
his heels repeatedly in Fish's face and
smashing him with brass knu.kles and
kicking him in the eyes and jaws.
Only the merchants face WAS aimed Mt
no other portion of his head or body.
1t was generally supposed that Trum-
bley was a fleeing pickpocket, whom
l. ish had attempted to stop.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., special: Frank d.
Taggart, a young lawyer. formerly q
Nebraska State Senator. was arrested
here charged with aiding u prisoner to
escape from the County Jail. and with
being accessory to an assault with at
tempt to take life. Taggart confessed
his guilt to the County Attorney, and
was sent to Jail. having failed to obtain
So. 900 bail set by Judge Scott. The
prisoner Taggart ATTEMPTED to aid to
escape was Kinch Mckinney, u noted
cattle thief. who is held in the County
Jail awaiting q decision of the Supreme
Court upon his application for a new
trial. The penalty for his crime is inn
prisonment from eight to fourteen
years.
SAN FRANCISCO special: A fire de-
stroyed the Fulton Iron Works. Ham.
mond Car Works. Van brakes Brass
Foundry, and u number of small frame
buildings, causing a loss of $3.50. 600.
Insurance. sos, 600. The fire started in
the Fulton Iron Works and spread rap
idly TO the hammond Car Works and
other manufactures, occupying half a
square of buildings, all of which were
frame structures and were totally de-
stroyed. Most of the damage is to en-
pcnsive machinery. The Fulton Iron
Works lose Sa5O.O 600: Hammond Car
Works. $4,000, and the remainder is
divided among Van brakes Foundry
and u large number of smaller concerns.