, 1874-07-15

,pfntty races ny \ tHotlhhnn Ptotts
lai,ds. TEe ingotiionA Ohfncso caught tho Idea.
Ind by tlla noxt FeaBt Of Innternh fana Tcfo |
substituted for masks.
POVERTY AND IT'S PANGs.
A Husband nnh 1vlfo Dctcrmino TO
Die Isecnuse Foo poor to Livc-Tsvo
Vcrriblo Suicides.
From the Ntlo 1Fo,k Herald, July II.
porato roBolvo wns discovered in Cherry Btreet |
afternoon. About n month ago q
family named hloynahan moved from Jaclann |
street Into tle tenomont-lionna No. 5d6 Cherry |
lived there since. It was romarkod BY the otlirr
inhabitants Of tho. house at tho tilnO OF the,
Moynahans' moving In TINT they wcro people
eviaolstty accustomed to n bcttur Wny Of life.
as % sase sy Ss gSs ys ia Sssn 'fn'g E go 4 oas
ooniirmod tho Impression n1ado ut first, md
thcy came to bo regarded rs people Of
distinction In difficult clrcuma aneea.. hlr. and
Mrs. Stoynntan and four ch,ldrcn--threoo girls
and boy-conatituted tho family. Mr.. Dloyna-
l,an was 1nan Of oourtoous!y gont!enanIy do
mcanor, very much attached to Lin family, aud
OF mStbotto .taBtos.. 1iia aphrtlnouts wero hand
soncIy aud .tasteful1y fur1iisled, q woll-fur-
Of Tho foatsrea of tho principal room. Fow
people In tho house knaw much about ILLS pre-
vioua life, but In tho: noighborhood lo had
zome particular friends Mo came originally
ltsn beon eneaEed Il soyorai pursss aoag g tho
Journalism. For Soma time baok tho fortnnos Of
the family lavo beop In tho doscent, and thros
WeeAn ago, finding they Woro TOO many, tho three
littlo grla Nord sent to tho Catholic. Protcotory
tho house, noticing tho absonco Of hlrs. Moyna-
han, questioned hor boy, mud he answered then
thnt liis mothor :was IN bud. =.
Thcy wore Obliged to be Hntfsned with this, na
u &r,n In,
tln1acy that would admit Of n,ord direot, inquiry.
Yesterday, howover. becoming alarmed at tho
abaonco Of Mira. Moynahan, aud fanoylng a
strange unpleasant o0or iBstle1 from her rnom,
they notea te ol'ee Of tlla fact RBergt Gree
rocatving this information, wont to tho apart-
n,onta Of the Moynahans and knocked for alnsis-
a!on. Not getting any answer, they pushed open
sf'ns sort room stsinefoo Gs Ga' and 'shia tee as
they found Mr. Moynahan lying OH
sofa. BeHide him wcro tic romainB OF a cup
Of cotfco aud two slices Of bread. Sacing that
he wda dying they promptly called in aAaIstanco
aud bud ilm conveyed to .ho btation-houAe. On
the loor in front OF tho stove lay tile little boy
asloep. Sergeant Groo ronHel him md Ropt him
also to tho Btntionhouse In charge Of an officer.
The poliee then Went into ths e.. hGarson sh On M the
| Moynahan btrstched upon tho bed, the houd rect
| lug upon chair besido 1t. Sergeant Groo and
OMcor Hing, socng. tho lady was dead, took tho
heGd to lit It atraght upon tho pillow. They no
| sooner raiHod 1t than the body parted IN Tho
middle, Tho onicots werc 30 Affected BY 90 u11-
| expootol an eyeut thoy wero obliged to Withdraw
| to The ncxt room, Coyering the lowor portlona
| of their facca with handkerehoifs, tho smell waa
closely tho body. It waa decided BY both that
the poor woman ns,at havo ueen doad at ieaat
three days. by this tlmo Coroner Woilma1a ar
rived at tho house, and a!tor cursosy oxanaina.
tion ho ordered it to bo removed to the alorgne:
This was done, and nt about tho BAlho timc il
was placed in tue deadhouse tho husband, Mr.
h!oyaahan, was tnken out OF an ambulance ane
into BelaYuo Hospital. Both within nifty yprdt
OF each other, one dying from tho rafis greer
by which the other was dead. Tho police, .afte
and that wRb done With rare ds1caoy and kiht!.
feeling, closed up tho apartments aud placed !
watch oyor them until tho Coronor's exaniina
ton Is over aud the friends Of the faniIy a1ry'
Tho dead bodyo Mrs. Moynahan was discovered
though small, In woll aud comfortably furnished
Opposite the bad, against the wall, stood goot
n,arble-toppca ehcst OK drawers. The bet
and furnished altor tho manner ot . careful
domestic housewife. Around the wallis hnni
handsome prints Of sacred subjects IN gil
frames. Tic floor was not carpoteu, bu
sernpulously clean, and ,cyorytnlng within y t9
inhabitants. Tho outer room was sprond wit
rich carpotiug; =; carved walnut caso held III
books, aud tile tablos chairs sid sofa woro
keeping with the general oNoct. Sergeant Gro
! questioned hfr. Moynahan, wlon the physician
ind administered rcsto1atiyes at the static
house. but nothing could DO got from him hl
tho reply, 'sYou will lind out all bbout 1t by al
by" -.
Moynal,.n, it appears, has been. ,idontif1t
with The Fenan movement in Ireland, md VI
itnprisonetl in England, With several friends, II
bis devotion to that eauso. Ite was We
, acquainted with oDouovan Rosa aud II
ion,lcrs IN Foniaa.a,n In this city, but he appoa
to hive llelt back the nature Of lis distress fro
> oil thoae VITO know him. At o latc hour ia
:, night sergt. droo received letter directed
Mt. Mortimer Moynahan, In caro- Of O'DonoT1
Rossa, at tho Northern llotot. in Cortland stree
! 1t lal come, tho man sald who delivered T. ito
Mr.. nfoynahau's brothes. III Portland, oreEo
Scrgt. GYoo sent 1t to Bellevue Hospital. 1t
. supposed to contain money but It it had on
como few days oarlior, or tho confidence Of Il
= unfortunate lady and gentleman hRd boon lit
stronger, ono Tito, aud porhaps second, mig
- haye boon saved.