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* w X , AU jjrUS/oid€ »r-WCt'CDfliou sub-note illino ex lav,: till tluit*,'iixvflrimt:Tuptt im-that r the*menThey-Iui-vt*-‘t theMlI'HR WATERSSIEET TRAGEDYA Drunken Beast In ShapeVf Sian Meets «ls Deserts WhileWoman.-.. —mniequiet station of ,luwlt5MlceL -situated some fiftv-three miles- east■«|»1 «$tth of this nlace,- Md lbouttime miles north of Ae state line, was I1!?1,' ,nt«a «tate of wildest excite-the bet out, uithan rri or an h•gervicg:ment, ihursday afternoon, by hearingt ie report of a gun and in knowing not long after the echoes had died fiway that a human life had been taken.m, [ollows: One of the1^r^ompan^B-.;supp!^..-tea!nstera---by-:t-he■Lrii lJPiUlO of Al. McCov. whilo vrjtit ino nMar-;ress.1 ironies, the! load of provisions for his lumbernomineten—honette £ con tinta half loss to It is un nomine concilia tlie mehour'shour, a the mil ten-Timcamp, became intoxicated, and re-mained m this beastly state a day or t'YQ, pr until Thursday.;, afternoon,when hestarted forcamp. ' Tating the military'wagon road whichleads to1 re- j pt)ckjand and following it out about-4 year r;jP.pty rods frohi the depot, you conje it tie. a rather neat little cottage ownedIittfe,ouuh♦!Ope. ^UVwith *i a in?nvd l-ri,litry i(‘I ing ;:i in- * ice of ; lhlic-: t the ■iohill nber-Urad^aMil,Piedbyp^terSdnnk?aiid’® gjjj®;nomini ihg no pledget Tinders nmnd 1 now be tlsay wagesilt;r which consists of a wife and three r, ♦.s.h^illchihlreit. This place McCoy en- ® , tercVaud seating himself at the din-iniUahle, mumbled over something in-audible to Mrs/Schmitt who w»l ,r P*8,*?*e tune thee only occupant of the ! pnvp,.louse. Not liking the appearance of; i nlthe drunken stranger, she made all!!!. Ubasic to .cave the cottage by the front t V!!! door, and ha.l just gained the walk in J front when McCoy grabbed her and boldine: one baud over her...monthing of shortdragged her- to the side of ih^'houii'F**]Heand there acconmlLshpd bis hlesrm I' I-ptoyc[PWhile engaged in haulingId^tielplessTercdword ! Vlcum f-° a more «verse .. ued spot, the|lefore 1 rmldren, who had been piayim; in the |stead I v!t**ni-ty, became frightened and, run- j .-uY-'cr •' lllng down to where their father was i with; .'on it at ’ork. near the depot, told himJ f h .v — __ j______ T I •‘I » . ithe i fhat a. man was trying to kill their She\hn t he ; I,ome» which he had left quiet ronly a short time before, *K I * r ■ ¥ * r* 7 ------------ rjllv 11!ksaiv- ■; HiQther. Mr. NMinntz. hurried to his Ami tand j, . ■ and i But rthere beheld the nenu in the criminal I And rlt;act the second time. Going into thehouse he procuz^l inV' shot-gunand in - ^tepihng out of theironr \loor saw McCoy about*:o leave the. _yard. At * the sisht of Schmkz, McCoy started towards! him in a/nTtmacinir^diionr when the I. To mplynit or wit hhv aever,HeuTo pi*IBy .nU To lull, giy-over t ex-ligan le-theformer, raising the gun to his shoulder, ! I!10.111;hn‘d. McCov turned towards the 1 m- *‘gl-Jfllt hatAnil n A lt;ho\Arerceutroad, staggered and fell: but gaining , his feet, he rook a few steps forward I and fell the second time. Still ..strug-5 gling against fate, the third time heen-ieavored .ijo^riie, but only partially •ould i -^’^^veded, and falling heavily to the se to ! Br-Ou»lt;.V, expired. Only another victim to the damnable inlluence of alcohol. ^li^^SclnniU'wascoikiderahly injured okeii ^ l,y ^ vongirssevere- IrnnafiiTg^Rnil lU , bein^au^he timq in delicate Health, her injuries maf prove more severe than now reported, -Hr. McCabe, from ‘ this pi a ce^TVOVotvascaH ed^upon-to-at-* tend-t-hv-sutTerer, tlimkSvhowaver, that she will entirely recover. Although i we have no sympathy for suclf men— p0ggof rtu'n-vhole thatnit aijjper»n re-IfRomandjBlougo nit the i thro Missit on ; “ **v y.vr \n*a.v.meaning nanu*—now that Albert Me-\he a°y 'ulJ? received the penalty of his actI • h % 1 I lt;• t A % X A 4* \ \ 1% — ~ rv K a A- a. A. A a te. *if thev can he. called by that much }csNcI the ; v LT Ul ms act w|tl:badSi wlt;i w 5A-V had-fche--reputationi of being a quiet-, respectable man j when sober—but was subject tovsprees, ig the and when in this state was apt to be ’ first I rough and brutal. Tlie remamsAvere table i taken to Ontonagon for burial, each !i-VMi i Wk rlin the following from thfiNnrthtlie i nent thisgardcavefelt.
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Gogebic Explorer
Bessemer, Michigan, US
Thu, Aug 20, 1885
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