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

CORNING special: The Jury in the
Dooley case after five hours delibera-
ton. returned a verdict of murder in
the first degree and fixed the penalty
at hanging. l)oolcy was brought into
court and the verdict read to him. The
same spirit of bravado that lie had en-
hibited during the trial never left him
and he showed moi 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
nifty is TO be applied was for the killing of
Mrs. Lucinda Coons and little daughter
Nellie, aunt and cousin of the priSoii-
err, at Prescott. on May III. l)oolev is
about III 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 tn keep
the cattle shut up. and thcrcnpon 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 IL revolver.
Then her little lO-year old daughter
came in crying, and he killed her i'm
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her mother. Dooley's statement as 10
the reason of the tragedy, however.
ives disapprovcd 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 and the clothing
torn. The cold-bloolcd nature of the
murderer is evidenced in the fact that
after he had killed his auHt and
her daughter, he sat down at the table
in he same room and ate his dinner
alone before leaving, with the bodies
stretched out before him.
CHICAGO special: Joseph Fish, the
dry goods merchant whose face was so
horribly distigurcd u few days ago by
Jerry Trumbley, an eX-prize fighter,
declares that the assault was prompted
by a 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 that first caused su>pi-
cion that the reason for the attack was
not as claimed by Trumblcy. thai Fish
had jostlcd against him ON the street.
The elevator man in the brunswick
Collcndar building, who was an eye
witness of the affair, says Trumbley
aid in wait for Fish. The police have
ascertained, it is said. that The vitriol
was purchased by . woman, and that
Irumbley was i'll conversation with IL
shortly before the encounter.
1t is also asserted that the woman il
question more than once Threatened Fish
with: "lll spoil your handsome face"
%lrumbley 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 at
no other portion of his head Or body.
1t was generally supposed that Trum-
bley was a fleeing pickpockct, whom
Fish lad attempted to stop.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., special: Frank d.
Ta.:gart, q young lawyer. formerly IL
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
Sd 600 bail set by Judge Scott. The
prisoner Taggart ATTEMPTED TO aid to
escape was Kinch Mckinney, u noted
cattle thief. who is held i'm the County
Jail awaiting a 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 a number of small frame
buildings, causing a loss of $3.50, 900.
Insurance, Sg5, 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-
pcnsivc machinery. The Fulton Iron
Works lose $3.50 900: Hammond Car
Works. $4,000, and the remainder is
divided among Van brakes Foundry
and u large number of smaller concerns.