Alex R. Coryell, 59, a Virginia City police officer who had a heart attack after fighting with a drunken miner in 1891.
Coryell, 59, died after he arrested and fought with a miner who "had made himself obnoxious in several downtown saloons," the Evening Chronicle of Virginia City reported June 25, 1891. Coryell was "an openhearted, honest and upright citizen and as brave as they make them," the paper said.
Coryell, 59, died after he arrested and fought with a miner who "had made himself obnoxious in several downtown saloons," the Evening Chronicle of Virginia City reported June 25, 1891. Coryell was "an openhearted, honest and upright citizen and as brave as they make them," the paper said.
Alex R. Coryell, 59, a Virginia City police officer who had a heart attack after fighting with a drunken miner in 1891.
Coryell, 59, died after he arrested and fought with a miner who "had made himself obnoxious in several downtown saloons," the Evening Chronicle of Virginia City reported June 25, 1891. Coryell was "an openhearted, honest and upright citizen and as brave as they make them," the paper said.
Coryell, 59, died after he arrested and fought with a miner who "had made himself obnoxious in several downtown saloons," the Evening Chronicle of Virginia City reported June 25, 1891. Coryell was "an openhearted, honest and upright citizen and as brave as they make them," the paper said.
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