The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-20
FATALLY INJURED
Son-in-Law Of Mrs Catherine Gunshan-
non Of Park ST., May Die

IgV W az y 49, Ni"y ~
Troy Nov i7.-John j. Cornell,
aged about thirty years, married and
residing at % Tenth Street, was ser
iously. If not fatally injured al $3.50
O'Clock yesterday morning in scufIle
with William r. Corcoran on the stair
way Of the llium Building, at the cor
ner Of Fulton and Fourth streets. Both
men are employed as agents for the
Prudential Insurance Company and
they were going out on their days
rounds. AS they We're on the stair
way, COrcoran who was the only eye
witness of the affair, says that Con-
nell started TO wrestle with him and
the two grappled Cornell slipped
and fell over the railing on to the floor
below The soles Of his shoes were
wet and TO this fact is attributed his
slip.
The stairway is of iron and the rail
ing is low Although Cornell drop
ped but ten feet or so. his skull was
fractured. 1t is said that he landed
on the top Of his head The noise at
tracted the attention of another col
lector who arrived on the scene just
after Cornell had fallen. and he rush
ed back into the office and informed
j. II. Omstead. the general manager,
Of what had occurred Mr. Olmstead
Immediately investigated He found
Cornell unconscious and OH his side
bleeding profusely from both ears
Drs. Marsh and Trayeli were summon
cd. and they ordered that the man be
removed 10 the Samaritan hospital
Whcr, bee underwent an operation this
morning
Detectives LawrensOn and Mcguire
Immediately took Corcoran into GUS
tody and detained him pending am I'M
Yestigation into the case and The out
come OF the operation ON Cornell Mr.
Olmsicad stated This morning that me
did not think there was amy criminal
intent the accident being simply the
result of % friendly scu1le He said
that Doc knew of no hard feeling be-
tween the Two men although be- ad-
ded there might be some small ieal-
ousy about business as the TWO col
Iected upon the same routes and iu the
same houses. Corcorau retained Har-
+ ry p Clinton as his attorney I'm the
case District Attorneys officer Pow
ers ths morning interviewed Corcor
an.
/ Corcorn said that he and Cornell
had been good friends Last Sunday
/ morning early Cornell called 90 his
house and asked him about some pol
icies This morning the subject was
again referred To-. Corcoran was go
. ing into The Office and was at the head
of the stairs Cornell was on the
step below Corcoran asked Connel
why be- came around so early Sunday
morning Connen. waving his hand
according TO Corcoran, declared
That's all right" and then made 9
dash for Corcoran The next thinl
Corcoran knew he heard a cry ant
saw Connell falling He leaned for
ward TO grasp him, but he was too lat,
and Corcoran said that the next thinl
he heard WAS a thud on the floor be
low. He looked over the railing anC
saw Cornell lying motionless and theI
rushed downstairs calling Help.
When ne saw how serious was Con
nells condition he rushed to DR.. Ira
Wells Office and pushed both the nigh
and day bells small boy happen
ing to be nearby Corcoran called Il
him and asked him 10 wait until IN,
doctor answered and then tell hin
10 20 TO Connell's aid. Corcoran wen
to several other doctors Offices bu
could not find any OF them. so he RAJ
back TO the Hum Building. On hi
way he met DR.. Marsh and took hin
TO Cornell. 1T was an accident, pur
and simple. and Il is too bad that !
happened" concluded Corcoran.