Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-02-01
THOMAS CARBERRY
GETS 50 YEARS
Murdered Thomas Cor
coran Who Was Well
Known at Merrimack.
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LII MAC A hlnnT IEnnEpU
HE WAS A ''BOOT-LEGGER"
The Jury Found His Crime
Was That of the Second
Degree.

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Thomas Carberry has been sentenced
to thirty years in the penetentiary at
Bismark, North Dakota, for the MUIR
der of Thomas Corcoran at Yarmouth
in the same state last September.
The murdered man was formerly
resident of Caledonia, Illinois, has
children at Merrimack and was
formerly a railroad employe. He has
many friends and acquaintances in
Sauk county who will be interested in
the story as told by the witnesses at
the time of the trial. Another man
by the name Of Glass is also impli-
Gated but his trial will not take place
until next June. The trial of Car.
berry was heard a few days ago and
after being out for twelve hours, all
night, the jury brought in verdict
for Carberry of murder in the second
degree.
The jury consisted of the following:
r. F. FieIdhouse, John Thommen,
Jesse g. Young, Louis Ofsthdale, w.
D. O'Malley, Thomas A. Layton, j.
s. Douglass, George A. Branson, A.
E. Bancort, w. L. King, j. l.. Judson
and w. III. Woodward.
Found Him Dead in Sheep Wagon.
The first witness was Mr.. Suit who
said that he had been a merchant at
Yarmouth for four years and that Mr..
COrcoran had worked for him over a
year. Monday, September 4, he saw
Mr.. CoIcoran's dog and went to the
sheep. wagon to see why nothing had
been done for the dog which had
bullet wound in his head. He found
him sitting In an upright position in
the wagon and receiving no reply
when he called, investigated and
found Mr.. Corcoran dead. He Notified
Justice Whiting who made arrange
ments for an inquest.
Thomas COrcoran, a son, testified
that be identified his father on the
following Friday; that his wife died
nine years ago, leaving one son and
three daughters. His home is in Gale
donia, Illinois.
DIR. Rudda said that after examin-
ing Mr.. Corcoran's body he found
he had been injured near the right
ear by some pointed instrument,
might have been the end of a gun.
He also found deceased had been held
by the throat by the left hand OF
person, finger marks being visible.
Charles H. Hegart said he saw Car
berry and Corcoran together Sunday,
September 8, at s or 9 O'Clock in the
evening.
Percy Pernie, city marshal, testified
that he saw some parties together
going from the Commercial hotel
about 1915 D. m., toward the sheep
wagon.
Mr.. Manica, civil engineer, produced
complete sketch of the scene in
question.
Mr.. Gagnan heard a shot about
1O:4O p. M, while working for the Z.
NJ. & r. S. railway.
Mr.. Bott heard shot after himself
and wife had retired. Upon looking
out of the window he saw man come
from the sheep wagon and go back to
the same and back again, then over a
fence which was down, and across the
street. When over, after stopping
several times, he bent down and dis
appeared in a Northwest direction.
Appeared Very Nervous.
John O'Brien said that he saw Cor
coran and Carberry at the Commercial
hotel. They had come there to see
him as Corcoran was an old friend,
having been in the employ of Mr..
Suit. They left there about 1000 p.
M. and he did not see Corcoran again
but he saw Carberry at 2. 3 and A a. m.
and heIappeared to be very nervous.
Neal Knudston, q. M. q T. ..
brakeman, who roomed at the Com
mercial hotel said that he was
awakened at about o'clock In the
morning by Carberry who said that he
had been touching guy" and Glass
accidentally shot him in the hip. lie
requested Knudston to go TO the doc
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