Ontario Community Newspapers

Garnishee Action Not Popular

Publication
Porcupine Advance, 4 Oct 1912, 1, p. 8
Description
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Last Thursday after shooting three times at George Wilkes, proprietor of the Ottawa House at Cobalt, and thinking he had killed him, J.K. (Curley) McDonald, a young American from the Adirondack region stepped outside and shot himself through the brain, dying instantly. The shooting occurred because Wilkes had garisheed [sic.] the Nipissing Mines, where McDonald was employed, for money owed for board.


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Item Type
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Date of Publication
4 Oct 1912
Date Of Event
September 26, 1912
Subject(s)
Personal Name(s)
Wilkes, George ; McDonald, J.K. "Curley"
Corporate Name(s)
Ottawa House
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 47.40016 Longitude: -79.68298
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