The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-17

his aged wife while she slept. She
had evidently died instantly, for she
still lay in her perfectly natural posi-
ton. Corbett had just returned from
Bartlett Springs, where he had been
stopping for his health.
NO KNOWN CAUSE.
So far as cam be ascertained, there
was not the slightest reason why the
husband should have sought to wreek
such awful vengeance upon his wife,
as for nearly half century the couple
have lived happily and in perfect con-
tentment together Indeed, during
last evening they had chatted pleas
antly together about their fireside,
with two Of their daughters, amid at
an early hour had retired without the
slightest indication having been given
of what was to follow within the next
few hours.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Corbett resided
their two unmarried daughters, Cath
crime and Esther, and married
daughter, Mrs. Charles A. King. and
her husband.
When Mr.. Corbett purchased the
pistol no ONE seems to know, as he
was never known to keep a weapon
in the house before he had purchased
whether during his temporary spell
OF insanity he had contemplated the
deed no one can tell.
Ihere is little doubt that Mr.. Cor
bett was temporarily insane when he
committed his horrible deed, and he
inherited the mania from his ances-
tors. His sister, Margaret Griffin. ia
now an inmate of the Napa insane
asylum, having been confined there
i'm, hn
brother, her insanity was periodical
Both the old people were natives Of
Ireland, Mr.. Corbett being sixty-six
years of age, and his wife four wears
younger.
The funeral ceremonies will not be
delayed until Jim arrives from the
East, but the bodies will be placed in
vaults.
MAY FIGHT M'COy.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-James Cor
bett was much shocked when he learn
ed of the death of his parents At
first he refused to believe it, but when
the news was confirmed he broke down
and wept like child. His trainers,
McVey and White, tried to console
him, but to no purpose. Corbett SAYS
That his father must have become in
SN~-AN VI AAO WOuuu IlOl nave COMMITTED
such terrible deed. He could not
account for it any other way. Both
MS father and mother, he said, took
deep interest in his affairs, and keen
~ felt his defeat by Fitzsimmons at
Carson City. They both wanted him
TO retire from the ring after that. Cor.
pett said that until he had received
more definite information from Cali
torn1a he could not say what his fu-
ture would be. He will stop training
Tor the present. and the fight with Nc
Coy In Buffalo may be postponed.
Corbett, after a consultation with
some OF his friends. had something
further to say about the tragedy in
San Francisco. He said that his mar
ents were each about flfty-three wears
OF age. and that the family relations
We're always pleasant. He received
letters on Saturday informing him that
MS FATHERS mind had become unbal-
anced, and he therefore thinks that
while suffering mentally his father
committed the double crime. Corbett
said he had telegraphed to Sam Fran
CISCO and that he would leave for the
coast this evening If the bodies are
held until he can arrive. He said he
would send his brother Joseph home
anyway. At present he could not saw
What would be done about his fight
with Mccoy. He declared that If IT
was necessary he would forfeit the
$1,000 he had UP. He would not fight
again, he declared. had 1t not been for
the fact that he was the chief support