The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-18

men in this city. but was acquitted of the
charge of murder preferred against him
Tor 1T. The killing was done with a
knife.
One of the men killed was named
Corey, the other Harrington Corey kept
a saloon on East Galena street and had
at the rear part of it room in which
| athletic sports Of various kinds were
| conducted.
One Saturday night he had a big
blowout" and Dougherty went there.
| Prior to that, however. Corey and
Dougherty had trouble and the former
then told the latter to keep out of his
place and never enter it again. Dough-
erty paid no attention to the order.
Il thought 1 told you to stay out of
| here" exclaimed Corey, as Dougherty
attempted to pass the bar en- route to
the sport pit.
The Shooting Begins.
Dougherty made reply. and Corey,
without further ceremony, began shoot
ing at him at close range. In an instant
Dougherty's knife was in motion, and
when the melee was over it was found
that Corey had been stabbed and cut in
dozen distinct places, and that Har-
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abdomen. from which his intestines pro-
truded Both men died the following
day.
Harrington was not a party to the
fight-he was simply a visitor at the
place--but the crowd was so great he
could not get out of the way Of Dough-
erty's knife, and was cut accidentally.
Dougherty was not injured in the
least. and 1T has always been maintained
that in view of the fact that he was
close to Corey while the latter was shoot
ing at him he must have worn "chest
protector"
Killed Another Man.
After the tragedy Dougherty remained
in Butte few months and then went to
the Occur dAlene country, where he en-
gagged in the saloon business with man
named Young. They had trouble, and
Dougherty shot and killed Young, kick
ing his body, it is claimed, while Young
was lying on the floor
For this crime he was sentenced to -
years in the Idaho penitentiary. After
remaining in prison about three years he
applied for pardon. but it was refused,
and he served his time. less the regu1a-
tlon period allowed for good behavior.
On being released he Joined the Alaska
Solu stampede, out returned to Butte Il
year later and was joined by John Webs
Der, who had served a tenn in the Idaho
pentenriary for counterfeiting, shortly
afterwards.
The latter was tried in the United
States court last week on charge Of
making the bogus coins passed by
Dougherty, but his guilt could not be
fully established and he was acquitted
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Dougherty was a witness to another
shooting scrape in Butte before he went
to the Occur d'Alene, but he took nc
part in it, although he has been credited
with participation.
The affray took place in the building
at the southeast corner of Park and
Main streets, which was then being used
as gambling house.
Dougherty had fine white bulldog
that accompanied him on his rounds,
and he and the dog We're present at the
time of the shooting. The dog was killed
by stray bullet, but Dougherty was not
touched.
The shooters We're Tony Levan, a faro
dealer, and Billy Sheeran, not a dealer
Sheeran was shot, but recovered, and
another man present received bullet
through the neck. He, too, recovered.
1.evan was not hurt