Connecticut western news., 1873-02-28
No Friends, No Home, No Money.
A Heartless. .Daughter--why Roger Meehan Out his
 Throat---His Troubles.

| Throat---His Troubles.
 Roger Meehan, who was found at tho Grand Central Depot with his throat cut, lies at Bellevue Hospital in a crit ical condition. MT. Meehan is over sixty years of age, but is confined in one of the cells. Though suffering from weak ness, with much exertion he related his story as follows to reporter:
 MT. Meehan married his wife, who was Mrs. Elizabeth Burke: in Ireland, 23 years ago, and emigrated to this country at that time. Last November MT. Meehan was sick in Bellevue Hospi- tai. While there his wife called and told him that her daughter, by former husband, had bought for her a house and three acres of land in Woolford, Carroll county, N. H., and that she was going to take their three children and go there. The oldest} child was IA and the youngest years old. They always lived peaceably together.
 Mrs. Meehan asked her husband when he got we'll to follow her to Woolford. MT. Meehan, when he left the hospital, went to work to earn money to enable him to join his family. He says he worked hard, but did not have money enough until Tuesday, the 4th inst; then he had saved $10. With that sum, on the night of the 4th inst. he left New York to join his family. This he did against the wishes of another step daughter whe resides in this city. He arrived at Woolford at 8 o'clock the fol- lowing evening" There he learned that Mrs. Meehan lived two miles from the village, and he decided to remain at the hotel for the night and meet his wife the next morning. On Thursday morn- ing he started for the home of his wife before eating any breakfast, and walked there through the deep snow. By some means his step-daughter, maiden of 31, whose name is Margaret Day, and who is the servant of 8 wealthy gentle man living near Woolford, heard of his arrival, and got 0 man named Thomp- son to. take her to her mothers house. She was there when Meehan arrived. He knocked at the door and Margaret opened it. When she saw who it was she said:
 "You can't come in here this is my house, and then slammed the door in his face.
 Meehan says he was amazed at such treatment, as he could not imagine the cause. So he sat down on the steps and cried. After sitting there few mo- ments he again rapped at the door and asked his step-daughter if she would please give him glass of water. The unfeeling girl replied to the entreaties of the poor old man, saying, You will get no drink of water here 1; go away, and go back where you came from.
 Meehan says it seemed as if there was 6 fascination that held him to the spot, and though he was thunder-struck with her unnatural treatment, he could not leave. Eighteen years ago he had paid the passage money which brought this step -danghter, her brother, and her uncle from the old country, and as he could not remember having ever given her any cause for such treatment, he felt heartbroken. While he was indulg- ing in such reveries the man Thompson, who had brought Margaret to the house, approached Meehan and said, "Come, I'll give you a ride back to the village in my sleigh. What is the use of your waiting here ?" .
 Meehan says he then felt, as he could not see his wife and children, he did not want to live any longer, and said within himself, "I'm done. I'll never go back to New York alive" He then drew 2 pocket knife and deliberately cut bis threat. The blood flowed freely from the wound, ond he fell in the snow and ice from exhaustion, at the threshold of his step-daughter's house. Thompson, when he saw what the old man had done, approached and wound a handkerchief around his throat, aearly choking him to death. His wife came out and cried bitterly, her cries attracting the atten- tion of the neighbors, who began to gather. The old man was still lying in the snow and ice, and begging to be taken into the house. The neighbors standing near attempted to comply with his appeal, but the heartless Margaret stood in the door and would not allow him to enter the house. Finally the people became indignant, and Meehan was taken into 8 farmers house, where his wound was dressed by doctor who had been summoned.
 Two of the farmers tried to induce him to consent to go to the hospital in the village, but he said as he could not see his wife and children he did notwish to remain in the town. He says thathe wanted to come to Bellevue Hospital, where they knew him and would treat him kindly. As it was found he had severed prominent artery in his neck, a wealthy gentleman volunteered to de- fray his expenses, and take him to New York. Meehan, with MT. Barker, left Woolford last Friday morning. Arriv- ing in Boston, MT. Barker took the old man in carriage to the New York de- pot. He gave him his supper; after which, Meehan said he could go alone the rest of the way. He says when he arrived here, at o'clock last Saturday morning, he was so weak he became be- wildered, and knew nothing until he found himself in Bellevue. He charges that his step-daughter has influenced his wife to desert him, and sobbing bit terly, said, "I'll never see my wife and children again; I don't want to get we'll"
 At this moment Warden Brennan en- tered the cell and said, "H How are you. Meehan?"
 Meehan-God bless you, Warden I'm very weak. a.e.
 The poor old man then began to cry and the reporter left him.
 Warden Brennan says that Meehan dwells upon his troubles 50 much that at times he is out of his head, and he is closely watched all the time. He cut his throat in terrible manner, and it is probable that inflammation will set in and deprive him of life.-Nea0 York Paper.
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