Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-10

figured In the newspapers. and whenever |
hts name came up I'm the course OF bar
room conversation IL was generally ex-
pressed ard accepted that he was trying !
10 live down his unenyiable reputation.
lie never liked the sobriquet Bad jim
N.Y." and to apply II 20 him In his pres
ence was like shaking red rag In the
face OF bull.
The fight between Connorton and nag
gerty was one OF the few Jimmy nan
ever engaged In in which bad blood had
existed ON both sides At the time Il was
strongly reminiscent OF the killing OF
Jimmy Elliott by Jere Dunn, which nap
pened eight years before short block
away. r..
ORIGIN OF THE FATAL DUEL
Haggerty. like Connorton. was a con-
sumptlve. but he was still q powerful
handsome fellow. who affected tall hats
black Prince Albert coats. and black ties
hence his nickname OF Doc" Haggerty
had formerly been a switchman, but seve-
raj OF his family having been killed rail-
roadng he gave II up and took TO gam
bling. In process of time he became boss
gladiator at n Clark-stree game during
the domination OF the trust" and he
held this position at the time Of the fight.
Conflicting stories were told at the time
as 10 the origin OF the fight, but the one
that was most largely accepted after Hag-
gerty was laid away was Ike this briehy
stated: ConnortOn had occasion TO emit
a loud "holler" at the deal he was given
one night while playing the wheel In
the house where Haggerty was CUSTODIAN
OF decorum. and he parted murmuring
threats OF revenge upon the proprfetors
OF the game. His "holler' did not die
ID 4 n
stairs. but was echoed "all up and down
the line" for days. The proprietors OF the
house fearing that Connorton would carry
out his threats to do" them. passed their
end OF the fight UP to Gladiator Haggerty.
who. nothing loath, declared that he
would meet bad Jimmy" at any kind OF
game from fists to cannons.
Stories were carried from one TO the
other OF what each int 1ed TO do with
the other when they met, and In this way
a quarrel that might have been drowned
in bottle OF wine grew into a deadly
feud.
IT WAS KILL OR BIZ KILLED.
Haggerty came to the conclusion that
he would have to kill Connorton or be
killed himself, and Connorton was OF the
same mind.
The pair met at last in Lansing &
McGarrlgle's basement, and Connorton
was the first to commence shooting Hag-
gerty had his big gun in position. when
a bullet went spinning through his one
lung. but he winged Connorton before
the latter made his escape up the stairs.
Haggerty dragged himself after his
wounded adversary muttering: I'm get
YOU" He followed Connorton into the
middle Of the street, swapping his pistol
which refused to 90 Off. and 1t was not
until Connorton had climbed into Il cab
on the opposite side Of the street that
the desperate Haggerty. already MORALLY
wounded, succeeded in putting the second
shot into his man. The big H-caii0er
slug plowed a hole through BAD Jim
mys" abdomen, and then both were
taken off to die.
Haggerty passed out a few days later
at the county hospital in the arms OF his
old mother. who had seen six Of her
children carried home dead. BAD
Jimmy" fingered for months at death
door. and was finally saved by an ope-
ration almost unprecedented in surgery.
He passed through an ordeal that would
have sent ninety-nine men out OF lVJ 10
the cemetery.