The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-22
WEAVING THE STORY.
The Web Of Evidence That May Give Dune
Revcridge His Due.


Revcridae His Due.
Sheriff 5. III. Corbett, OF Outonagon
county, spent Thursday in Crystal Falls.
Mr.. Corbctt is working up testimony
IN the case OF the people against Duncan
Bevcridge and James Rcdpnth, charged
with the murder OF Mollie Beveridge, in
1889, for which crime John Mcdonald
served seven wears OF IN life sentence in
the branch state prison at Marquette.
The details oi this famous case are too
well known To readers OF The DIAMOND
DRILL 20 require repetition here. Me
Donald has been Internationally par
doncd by Governor Rich, while Bev-
eridge and Redpath have been bound
over to the circuit court OF Ontonagon
county to answer to the charge OF
murder Bail has been refused them.
The chapter OF the Infamous career OF
beveridge which Mr. COrbctt was paying
attention TO while in Crystal Falls, was
that made at Marinette in 1891, when
Beveridge operated hrothel in the out
skirts Of that city, known ns the Bay
Shore House. One OF the inmates of the
place was Minnie Campbell whom
Sheriff Corbett tuced to Crystal Falls.
The Officer found his witness here and
took her deposition. Her testimony
was in substance as follows; She lived
at the Bay Shore House in 1891, while
Beverdge was the proprietor. Maggie
tfl..I L..
at the killing OF Mollie Beveridge and
was also shot in the melee. was IN in
mate OF the Bay Shore House at that
time.
The witness states that during that
time she had often heard the Flaherity
woman chide Beveritlce ia regard to the
killing of Mollie; that often when the
Flnherity woman would become intoxi-
Gated and Beyerdge would threaten TO
throw her out OF doors, she would con
front him with the defiance, you dare
not throw me out. Ii wanted TO talk /
could send YOU over the road for you
know that you, and not poor John Nc
Donald, killed MOllie." The witness
also overheard private conferences be-
tween Beveridgc aud Redpath in which
the statement was made that cold
Mag" lthe Flaherity woman) must be
put out OF the way, because, as Bcver-
idge put it, "she knows too Id much
for US" The Campbell woman has also
heard Beveridge say TO Maggie, who was
shot in the leg at the time Mollie was
killed, I'm sorry you was not shot in
the head instead of the leg then you
would not bc SO noisy" Bevcridge is
supposed 90 have killed several men
while he operated the ranch at Mari
nette and the Flaherity woman is sup
posed to know something OF the disposi-
tion OF some OF them. In their periodical
"tilts," the Campbell woman says,
Maggie would remind Beveridge of the
dead bodies he "planted in the bny," il
being suspiconed that he concealed the
bodies under the ice OF Green Bay
The testimony secured by Sheriff Cor
bett was largely OF corroborative
nature, the Flaherity woman having
ElNlIl lilt Nliult lttN' iElpNN ~ A'' t''ftfH'-
nary examinations She made no state
ment in regard TO the transactions at
the Bay shore House that the Campbell
woman was unable 10 corroborate,
without suggestion.
Beveridge's abduction ~ two littlegirls
from Chicago in 1882, bringing them TO
his brothcl near Crystal Falls, was also
looked mp, the records here showing that
Bevcridge was arrested aud turned over
TO the Chicago police, the little girls being
released and returned TO their homes.
The web Of evidence seems 60 be tighten;
Ing around Bevcridgc and Rcdpath and
it is not improbable that this pair, un-
qucstionably two OF the most desperate
and dangerous characters that ever
resided in the upper peninsula, will soon
atone, in pnrt, for their dark deeds, con
stituting the blackcst page in the history
oi crime in the state Of Superior.
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