The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-07-12
From the New York Herald. I
Murder and Suicide.

1urder and Suicide.
Il Well Knosos Phusiesau D,,,s
>Hss ChtIdren's Ihroats and the,,
Outs Hss Oson-Particulars of
the Occurrence-A Shock,no
Syght-Rum Supposed to be tho
Cause.
The Ninth ward of this city was
yesterday afternoon the scene of
one of the most revolving, heart.
rendering cases Of child murder
and subsequent suicide ever known
in this city, for by it a whole fam
lily, save the wife and mother, of
very respectable people are swept
into eternity.
DIR. j. j. Connolly, well to do
and very respectable physician, to.
gether with his wife and two beau.
tiful childreu-one, Mary Anges,
two years and seven months old.
and the other, Clara Regina, a
babe seven months old-have for
some time past been living at 143
West Eleventh street. Of late the
doctor has, unfortunately, been
greatly addicted to strong drink.
and was in the habit of returning
to his home very much
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR:
But, so far as can be ascertained
was always kind and affable to his
family, notwithstanding his condi"
tion. Yesterday he was not OBJ
served by any Of the neighbors to
go out, as was his custom a fact
which they took no heed of at the
time, or if they cbanced to think
OF it at all, attributed it to the
dreadfully stormy condition of the
weather. 1t now seems that some
time during the afternoon he took
the two children and went up stairs
to the second story and there, in
the back chamber, locked himself
and the little ones in. About tour
o'clock the people living next door
heard Mrs. Connolly crying and
calling out to her husband to give
her the children. So frantic and
persistent were her appeals and so
bitter were her sobs, that those
who heard her were persuaded
something serious was transpirine
there among the little family, but
yet never once dreaming of the
terrible character Of what tina
something eventually proved to be.
One OF the neighbors, who could
no longer withstand the pitying
appeals Of the poor mother for her
babes, hurried throux..: tue peii:;:::2 . .
storm to the Ninth precinct station
house, where he informed the SER
geant Oh duty of the condition of
affairs and urged him to send an
officer to the house. According
| ly two patrolmen were dispatched
to the doctors residence, but upon
their arrival there they were
REFUsED ADMrTrANcE
BY Mrs. Connolly herself, who
came to the door in answer to their
call. She, in a very excited and
determined manner, ordered the
officers to leave ler door, at the
same time assuring them that there
was nothing wrong within. They
knew from all indications that
something unusual had taken place,
despite the lady's assurances TO the
contrary, and therefore urged hor
by all the means in their power to
admit them or tell them where the
doctor was. To neither of these
requests would she consent, bur
stoutly refused to tell them any.
thing at all. They hurriedly re.
turned to the station house and re.
ported to Captain Washburn the
state Of affairs and their convic.
tion that something of serious
character had transpired at the
house. The captain at once g.
out for the place, accompanied by
two officers, and on their arrival
were, as at first, summarily refus.
ed admittance. Mrs. Connolly an.
peared in great grief, but still re.
fused to admit that anything was
wrong. In answer to the Captains
interrogatories she said her bus.
band and children were up stairs |;
but so far from allowing either
Captain Washburn or the officers
to 60 up to them she again peremp.
torily ordered them to Quit tile
house. Notwithstanding this CAP.
tain Wasl'burn ascendcd the stairs
and tried the door leading into the
back chamber, but it was locked.
He called to the doctor repeatedly.
but no answer came. Not know.
ing exactly what to do under the
circumstances he returned to the
street and saw several of the neigh.
bors, who. 1.-Two next door on each
side of the doctors residence and,
after consulting with them and
hearing their statements, determin
ed to go back and break into the
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