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Story July 27, 1873

Carson Daily Appeal

Carson City, Ormsby County, Carson City County, Nevada

What is this article about?

In Bingham, Utah, a man named Butcher killed Corron and his two sons in a violent attack, inflicting multiple gunshot and knife wounds on the victims, with all eleven shots taking effect.

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Corron and his two sons who were
killed at Bingham, Utah, by a man
named Butcher, were, it is commonly
believed in the little brotherhood where the
tragedy took place, the first gallants.
If so, Butcher is a dangerous father.
The oldest had one pistol wound-
and several cuts with a knife upon him.
and the youngest was shot five times
with a revolver and one with a gun
charged with buckshot.
Here are eleven
shots fired
by
Butcher,
every
one of
which took effect, and here are the knife
wounds, by
three stabs
Boiles
doing all this, Butcher butchered the
paternal Corron. How many bullets he
invested in the old man's body is not
stated.
If
we were of the Coroner's
jury we should find it difficult to arrive
at any other conclusion than that Mr.
Butcher went to work upon his victims
with a mitrailleuse—unless there was a
heavy preponderance of evidence in fa-
v or of his ability to transport an arsenal
upon his person and shoot his guns with
the precision of a Steve Venard.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Story Tragedy

What themes does it cover?

Crime Punishment Tragedy Misfortune

What keywords are associated?

Murder Family Killing Gunshot Wounds Knife Attack Bingham Utah Butcher Corron

What entities or persons were involved?

Corron Butcher Corron's Two Sons

Where did it happen?

Bingham, Utah

Story Details

Key Persons

Corron Butcher Corron's Two Sons

Location

Bingham, Utah

Story Details

Butcher killed Corron and his two sons with eleven effective shots and knife wounds, including one pistol wound and several cuts on the oldest son, five revolver shots and one buckshot on the youngest, and unspecified bullets in Corron.

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