Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-20
A COUPLE OF CALIFORNIA TRACE.
DIES.

The San Francisco Bulletin, Of Dec I1th,
says:
About O'Clock, Saturday evening, Patrick
Damn, who lives next door to ODowd's store,
heard the Doctor groan heavily. Dunn imme-
distely went to the door of the shop, but not
seeing any one stirring he broke il open, and
crossing to the rear room, found the Doctor
lying upon the bed, a lifeless corpse. Dunn
informed officer Sayward, who sent for Coroner
McNulty and DIR. Gray. They came down
and found an empty vial which had contained
prussic acid, lying at the head of his bed The
following letter, which had evidently just been
written, lay on one Of the showcases in the
shop:
my DEAR DR L am suffering from an
other attack, and from its severity, il is likely
to prove fatal. / have been taking the acid as
usual, and it occasions such disagreeable SEN
at ali events until / see you, which I hope will
be as soon as possible. L am, my dear Doctor,
yours, etc.,
To- "JAMEs J. O'Dowp."
1t is supposed from the contents of the noto
that he designed deceiving his friends and the
church, so as to avoid the stigma which would
attach to his name, and enable him to be
buried in cOnsecrated ground, which the Roman
Catholic Church fOrb.ds to suicides. The de-
ceased was an Irishman, graduate and licen-
tlate of Trinity College: Dublin, and the Col
lege Of Surgeons. He had lived in this country
for the last six years, and was aged 50 years
He leaves no wife nor family.
The Sacramento Union of Dec. 10th, contains
the following
The city was thrown into state of consider
able excitement, yesterday morning, from a
report that David Wand, who resides on Fifth
street, near n, had first shot his wife and i'm
mediately afterwards himself, in consequence
of having discovered her in criminal init
macy with an individual holding high posi-
tion in the State Government. 1t soon trans
pired that the wife was uniniured by the
shot, and the husband was still living, al
though the ball from the pistol had passed
through the roof of his mouth and lodged in
the back Of the skull. At a late hour last
night, 1t was supposed he would recover from
the wound. In order that no imputation should
rest upon an innocent party, it may be proper
to mention that the officer of State whose name
is connected with the affair is A. R. Meloney,
State Controller.
1t appears that not more than ten or fifteen
minutes after Mr.. Wands attempt to destroy
himself, he sent to the U UniOn Office, in order to
De published, statement to the public and
bundle of lOve-letters, which had passed be-
tween his wife and a man named Edward Ly-
man Warren, who resided in New York, and
who appears to have been eriminally intimate
with her. The following is part of Wands
statement:
- To TEE PUBLIC.-When my wife came to
California, Immediately after her arrival, |
scovered a correspondence between her and
a man from Ohio His name was Lyman, al
though he signed all letters E. W., and the let
ters that got from my wife, sent to him, were
addressed to Edward Warren. By these letters
1 discovered that my wife lived in New York
with this man as man and wife. They put my
child, In the meantime, in a convent. / for
gave her, and tried to forget it for the sake of
my child, although she never treated me as a
wife should treat a husband. A. R Meloney
tand his SOM has been stopping with US for
about two months. By their (hisJ actions for
the last four weeks, l became suspicious l
found them within closed doors several times.
For the last ten days my wife has spent nearly
day and night in his (Meloney's) bedroom; he
being somewhat unwell few days ago. At
the festival Of the Presbyterian Church, my
wife acted so strangely that WAS convinced
all was not right. / had hole in the wall
made opposite his bed, which 1 pasted over
with paper. Through that saw what con-
slider Is enough to justify any mau to do what
L have done. May God have mercy on my
poor innocent child "B WAND"
Wand married his present wife in the State
OF New York, between eight and nine years
since. He is a Jew and she of Christian des-
cent-an American-prepOssessing in appear
ance, and fond of friyolity, and hence, prob
ably, inviting TO men Of the world. Wand is
expected to recover.