The Portland daily press., 1895-11-28
FROM ''CRIPPLE CREEK
pos fse
Came James Doyle to Bury His
Brother
WHO WAS THE HACKMAN AS
SAULTED In EGAN'S.

James Doyle's Successful Career-From
Butler School Boy to Rich Mine
Owner-He Talks of the Mining Craze
| Offers Reward for the Arrest of His
Brothers. Assailants.
| Mr.. James Doyle, an old Portland boy,
but now prosperous resident of Victor.
Colorado, was in the city yesterday on a
sad errand. He is the brother of poor
SO terribly injured in Egan's saloon and
who died at the hospital and was buried
yesterday, and it was to be present at his
funeral, that the brother James..made the
long journey from Col yado to Maine.
1t will be remembered that it was
mortem examination that death was due
| to consumption, and not the result of the
| terrible assault upon him.
James Doyle, who is terribly shocked by
his brothers death, docs not incline to
this idea, and believes his brother would
he alive today, if the assault had not
been eo:lmitt.d. Furthermore, he offers
a reward of $500 for the arrest and con-
| viction of the 1en who committed the
cowc-dIy and brutal assault 1t had been
his intention IL stay in Portland for some
tire and do wiz he could toward the
discovery of the assailants, but a telegram
from Colorado, received yesterday, made
it imperative for him to return there
INN ediately, and he started ON the Pull
man this morning. He felt very badly to
leave without consultation with the
authorities, and doing something more
toward the discovery of the ruffians, but
his immediate presence in Colorado, is
absolutely necessary.
AN EXCITING CAREER.
James Doyle has had an varied and ex-
citing career. The writer remembers
him as student in the Butler school
about fifteen years ago. After
finishing his studies there he went West
to see what he could find for employment
and, the mining fever striking him, he
started actively at work as miner and has
banned" and prospected in California,
Nevada, Colorado and numerous other
western states. He was lucky and has
made and spent several fortunes.
Just at present his home is at Victor,
Colorado, in the midst of the Cripple
Creek excitement.
He says the speculation and excite
ment there is simply terrific and fortunes
are made and lost every day. Much of
the dealing is in mines and properties
that have no real value whatever, but the
craze for speculation is such that people
will buy anything and everything.
THE PORTLAND MINE.
Mr.. Doyle located rich mine which
he has christened after his native place,
'sThe Portland
This mine he says is not a speculative
one, but good regular producer of an
a paying property.
This Portland mine is owned by Dovle
and Major Burke, who also came from
Maine. The New York Herald of last
Sunday published long article
descriptive of the mine and says it's
owners, Doyle and Burke have a property
worth Sc. 600, 600.
At one time Doyle was the publisher of
the Cripple Creek Crusher, which he re-
named the Times and which he says cost
him a good many hundred dollars a week
for the privilege of running.
Mr.. Doyle pointed to picture of Mr..
Reed and said: "There's our next P.esi-
dent. California ana the whole West VIII
be for him. They admire him for his
positive qualities and brilliancy. Take
the word of a Rocky Mountain miner,
the West will all be for Reed, if we do
believe in Free Silver
FUNERAL OF JOHN II. DOYLE.
The funeral of John H. DOYLE, took
place yesterday afternoon at the Cathedral
Of the Immaculate conception. There
was large attendance of friends. Rev.
Charles Collins officiated in an impressive
manner The pail bearers were Francis
D. Melaugh, Henry O. Conner, John W.
Dunn, sand Edward O'Connor The
burial was at Calvary.