, 1873-10-17
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A man Cuts Eais HVifc's Throat nnd
HIS Own

From, the CINCINNATI Enquirer, Oct. Is.
At half-paBt o'clock yesterday afternoon,
by Mrs, Buchanan at the northeast corner Of
Smith and Fourth streets, razor in bis hana.
blood about his throat, and wild look upon ~
face. He rushed wildly up Smith toWards El1th
and said to her; ~ have just killed Mary at
your house." It was James Rooney who said
fhis and Mary was his wife. a1ra: buchanan
called for hclp, and Sam Simmons md Iom Nc
E Of hs h
James Rooney ia about 45 years Of age. lie
and his wife were employed at The Clubhouse OF
Jako Aug from December, 1872; until tue hrst OF
last month-ho aB portor and Bho as cook. mary
did her work well, but James was inclined to DO
worthless, mud disposed to drunkenness, though
a man rather above ordinary intelligence While
nt the Clubhouse ile appeared to he very alice
tiouato to lis vito while sober, and was often
soen carcsBing aud kissing her. =,
After thoy Ind boen thoro about six monthsh ho
waa DISCHARGED for drnnkenneBa, but was rein
stated ut hor request. They roomod aud boarded
ct tho Clubhouse and got good pay-Ho that on
tho first Of September, whom they loft, thero was Was
porenptorily discharged at that time
Tor Lis old sin Of drunkenncss, aud Mary said i
james won't sho would 60 too, aud she won't.
Their boy Mrs. Buchanan soon after r. took @ charge
asyl,,ms Mary had lived with Mrs. buchanan
fourteen years during that lady's connection
with h1tcl in this city, and waB most highly o.
Aftor tGoy left tho Clubhouse they took
| room ut the corner Of Linn and Court streets,
aud set up housekeeping. Their money Was
soon gono, and it iB related that James even dis
posed Of their little stock OF furniture to pro-
cure meuns of dissipation. Mary worked as she
could with hor halR-broken constitution until
the iirst dny Of this month, when, unablo to e1',
dure her life longer, Bhe went and obtalnea
soryjce with q respectable woman OF hor
acouaiutauco, Mrs. burns, who lives Oh
| Friendship alloy. james missed the
uB,lal Hharo OF her oarnings, sought her anu
asked her to como buck to hiM She deoElnod
Mrs. buchanan says that ae threatened ven.
goanco upon Mrs. Durns, alleging thnt she 'ns Wns
tue cnllso Of their separation. Two or throo
nights ago, he attempted to forco oil entrance
into Mrs Burns liotlHc. But for lls future IT III
Thought tlat tragedy would hRyo startlod the
| city LaHt Buuday te MAS soen sharpening LUZ
rnxur, and at tho titn0 threatening to tabo ha:yh
lifo. Within tho last wook thcae threats l.@Ve
been repeatedly heard from his lips, but thoy
wore regarded tho nloaninEloss rRSlrEh OF 1nhl
cyazetl With bad whisky. Yesterday aftoinooI, at
Mrs, Buchanan left hor grocery slla mot Mary en
terug atu learned from her that allc Ind been tt
seo tIlo Doctor about hor olppled foot, aud thai
tl.o wal In her haud contained Mootnno TOR II.
AIury wont to tito back lulchon up.atairs nlid sa
dvwn to tnlk with MrH Cllristy, tho mothor-n
law Of Mrs, buchanan. Aftor tley aul engaHot
| in conversation awllilo, JamoH cn'no into TIL
room aud sat down. There thoy all three hn
almost silently for soma time, Mrs: Olrlaty q
Inst honrl James Buy, Bho thinkh, "Alary, VII
YOU 1.-Two with mo aEai'.f' Presently hAe hear'
her nalno called. aud looking up sl.o Haw june
with, his lott hnill pushing Mary'n heatl paoh-
why back. At ttrnt sho thought ho wHs aasln