Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-09
SENSATION STORY
 FROM BENSON
DEATH CT p. ]. DELEHANTY AND THE PRODUCTION OF AN AL lEcED WILL OF DECEASED
 ENGENDER SOME
 SPECULATION.

the 11th of July.
 Delehanty was well known to many people in Southern Arizona. He took an active part in Cochise county poll tics at one time, asd some years ago was a member of the Board of Super visors. For several years he conducted a saloon in Benson and it is under stood that at the time of his death he was worth considerable property
 It was the custom or habit of Dela- hanty during the last ten years or ms life to go on a couple of sprees a year. During these sprees, which lasted from ten days to two weeks, he did not pay much attention to his ordinary business affairs, For forty eight of forty-nine weeks of the year he eschewed liquor and paid devoted attention to business.
 Delahanty had been on one Of his periodical sprees at the time of his death. According to reports he was on the verge of delirium tremens the evening before he died He was cir culating about the town rather freely with four or five thirsty companions, all of whom were pretty well under the influence of drink When Della hanty became pretty rocky well along in the night. one of his com panions proposed to send for Dr. M. c. McCorkle, who was the division surgeon of the Southern Pacific at Benson. This was done. McCorkle stated that he was well on the way to delirium tremens and urged that he be removed to his. McCorkle's. house nf was done.
 Toward morning on the 11th Dela- hanty died and immediately thereafter Dr. McCorkle produced this will: NJ. C. McCorkle. NJ D.
 Division Ky. Surgeon for s. P.
 E. P &. S W.
 Attending Physician and Surgeon
 To Territorial Industrial School.
 Benson. Arizona, July 10. 1904.
 Be it know to all men, I this day. while in my right mind and able to transact all my business in a lawful way, in the presence of these wit nesses. make my last will to read as follows:
 this day bequeath the following to Walter Delahanty and Mary Delahanty the following all my real estate and personal property-after giving Lucille McCorkle Ten Thousand Dollars Cash for the kindness rendered by her fath- CT, M. c. McCorkle, during my illness and ether times in my life-to settle all legal bills and have NJ. G. McCor- kle to be my Executor to transact all business for me and settle my busi- ness as above stated.
 After the above is complied with turn over to Walter and Mary Della hanty all that remains in the hands of my executor. NJ C. McCorkle.
 Signed in the presnce of thees wit nesses.
 P. J. DELAHANTY.
 Witnesses:
 E. M. FLETCHER,
 JOHN M. CANDY.
 VIM. OBNERSORGEN.
 P. J. DELAHANTY. Subscribed and swore to before me this 11th day of July. 1905.
 VIM. OBNORSORGEN.
 Justice of the Peace. Precinct 1
 The Lucille McCorkie mentioned in the will is the daughter of Dr. McOor- kle. The will was in the hand. writing of Dr. McCorkle. written or McCorkle,s cffice paper. and he clam ed that Dehahanty, when he began rc grow worse. dictated it to him. IL IS stated by those who know that Delahanty did not like McCorkle and would have nothing to do with him and that Delahanty did not even know McCorkle' daughter.
 Two of the a1lauad VIII, IL Is said, claim they were so drunk that they have no recollection of the occurrence. The third is a tin horn gambler whom nobdy is over ready to believe.
 The day that McCorNe produced the alleged will. he first told someone about H. He was asked to produce it and said the writing was so bad that no one but himself could read it He read it. however. or pretended to read something, and in this document ii was S2,OO0 that was Set down for the benefit of Lucille McCorkle. When the document was finally presented by McCorkle the amount had grown in s1O,O00
 On the 18th of July, McCorkle sent tnt WBl lO TEoUdle JuQSe U OBriel to be probated, but stated that he could not act as executor and asked that Stephen Roemer be appointed. The Probate Judge refused to admit the alleged will to probate.
 In the meantime the suspicion of Benson people was aroused and a good deal of sen nfitional talk about the death of Delahanty, and his alleged will, got into circulation.
 McCorkle left for Tucson and spent at least one day in this city. Then he disappeared and has not been heard from since. Before departing it is said that he quietly disposed of whatever property he had, and he left nothing behind the loss of which would ser iously discomfort him
 The Benson people are anxious to locale McCorkle. There is also a movement on foot to have the body of De1ahanty exhumed, and the heart analysed. The talk has reached that stage where the allegation Is heard