The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-02
BRINGS
OUT new FACTS
Calumet Man Murdered In Bisbee
Was Shot In Back

The remains of the late Louis Capel-
10. formerly of Calumet. who was muir
dered last Sunday i'm Bisbee, Arizona.
arrived here this morning.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at tho St Mary's
Italian church, with intciment in Lake
View.
Further facts concerning the killing
of Capcllo were revealed at the in
quest, mention of which is made i'm
Wednesdays Bisbee Review which
has just been received. as follows:
Death from bullet wound made
by shot fired from \ 3S-Calibre re-
volver ia the hands Of Harry McCoon"
was the verdict of ;he jury which
heard testimony yesterday afternoon
at the inquest conducted by Coroner
Walter Thomas to determine the cause
of death OF Louis CapellO, on Sunday
at the netloff home on School Hill
McCoon. the murder was not pres
emit His arraignment on Sunday
night, under "A system of the statutes
Of the holding of inquest. and his
waving at that time of preliminary
examination. did away with the neces-
sity for his again being brought To
the bar of justice before his final ar
raignment in the superior court.
The testimony before the coroner es-
tablished several vital points. Among
these was the fact that Capello was
shot in the back and lot in the chest,
as had been generally supposed. DIR.
Hawley testified that examination OF
the wound left no doubt that Capello
was fired upon after he turned from
McCoon. An eye witness 10 the shoot
ing of Capello was produced, fully es
tablishing the case of the prosecu-
lion. A witness also testified that
McCoon said upon arrest that he was
glad he had killed Capsllo; that he in
tended doing so. Testimony was also
given that McCoon had threatened the
life of Mrs. Detlon and the lives of
her children on two occasions prior to
the shooting.
The body of Capello was sent last
evening to his mother at Calumet,
Mich, in response To "A telegram from
her so instructing. She will come here
later to urge the prosecution of the
murderero f her son. At the depot las;
evening the platform was crowded
with Capello's friends gathered to pay
their last respects. M services were
held over the body but the assemblage
strltion of the esteem in which the
man had been held by many friends
i'm the district.
OF the wounded in the tragedy of
Sunday the condition of Mrs. Det-
loft was less hopeful yesterday. The
physicians found eliot of blood gath
cred on the lungs and pneumonia in
cipicnt. Her pitifully wounded head
was also worse than the day before
i'm it's general aspect. Concerning Mrs.
Detlon, II was learned yesterday that
her reported marriage some years ago
to McCoon was not true The trouble
of Sunday arose from the fact that
she had persistently declined the at
tentions of McCoon and his pleas that
she marry him.
A demand on the man six weeks
before that he cease his annoyance,
had put him in "A fury and he at that
time threatened TO kill Mrs. Detlof,
having Il gun in his hand. Two weeks
later he repeated, in which to con-
slider the matter. II he did not then
receive favorable answer he would
kill her and her children, whom he
said were responsible for her action.
lie did not again call at the house
until four weeks later which was last
Sunday. This was brought out in the
testimony yesterday of Miss Lucy
DetlolT, who was present at the inter-
lew of four weeks ago, when the at
ttude of McCoon terrified her and
convinced her that he would try To
carry out his threat on his next visit.
Her mother held that McCoon was too
cowardly To try violence and To avoid