, 1877-08-28
A DOUBLE MURDER.
First He Kills His Beloved, and
Then He Kills Himself.
The Cause Which Prompted tho Mad
Deed Unknown.
What the Only Spectator of The Scene
Can SAY Regarding It.

The residents Ia the vicinity Of Ashland are
nuc and Madison street were startled last even
Ing At 8 80 BY report Of pistol, aud the SUBJ
seaueut fumor that Miss Katie Bfannock, the
daughter OF m old resident in the nei9hbor-
hood, had been shot and instantly
killed By William O'solltvap, sexton Of ct.
Jarlath's {Roman Cathollc) Church, corner Of
jackson and Hermitage streets. The affair was
all the more e1citIug from the fact that nothing
WIS known OF It; the cause or the manner Of the
shooting were mere conjecture. AL that could
be learned By the drst inves.iRators v was, that
the young lady had been shot In the room Of
Ellen Brady, a. No. "a Smith street, the resi-
dsnce Of Gregg Walsh, keeper Of
laloon It No. Ga4 Madison stree.,
the tMo places being On the
same lot and connected together. Tho pistol
shot was heard by Nrs. Walsh and relative
who wers At supper, and by Michael Denim,
FesidIpQ pc1t door. All FASTENED to ascertain
The cause. denim arrived Just In time TO sec
Oeulllvan emerge from small passsge-way,
and In response to bis inquiry, "Whai l. the
inatteri" o'snlllvan replied,
~ HAVE s1fOT KtTTtE,"
and went on. Miss Brann0ek was found by
these persons lying dead fu = roota ocvupIsd by
Ellen Brudy, WhU did sewing Tor tue Welsh
family aud others. Tne room was exceedingly
Ing upon su!sh sireet. Ia the centrc was a
sewinE-tn2eht0e, With slnafl box used ior =
teat standing near. Around the room were
several chairs, two OF which stood tear the win-
curreo. With tuesc furnishings 1t would
lie rather difficult to fad room. for prostFatc
body; and ret there lay the younE LADY, sand
w1ehed fu between the cfairs and the semmK-
Kitchen. md deiled III enur.s to restore hcr 10
consciousness. For nearly two hours not Rn
intelllgiolc word could be Cleaned from her, anti
even When consciousness Wns restored the wns
So nervous aud ai2hty that scarcely anything
faEr, mysterious enough a4 1t was, was
made still more .perplertng by the gtrl's
freaks and hyates1ca1 cn1ot,u1 some one thought
to pursue the murderer, and the thought was
20 soouer uttered than a seore we're IL pursuit.
Word was sept to the West Lake Street Station.
Onlcer Rtngroae vas dispatched to search for
Qsulllvan RE st. Jarlatl's Church. Arriving
there, the scxton's room, which Is iu tho SOUTH
east corner OF the cdilce. uu jackson street,
near Hermitage avenue, was found closed and
darEeued. Revolver in hand, the policeman
climbed to 4 window, aud. striking llghs,
looked H.. The object Of hs seatvll w4s lying
transyerse1y on the floor Of the room. A pistol
lying near, aud
4 BLOODY cLor ABOUT THE FOREHEAD
told his tate. Entrance was forced a2l the buttv
Of the dead tnan removed to the station. Not i
TO solSc the mystery vas found In the room Or
UPON lis pe1sun. An empty cartridge shell,
doubtless that which be had usctl With 50 terri
bic effect upon tho girl, was the unly article
elapsed. The body Of the unfortunate young
girl Ind been removed to tho house Of her par
cuts, No. $50 West Monroe street. And even
then not a. Intelligent wor.1 had been galne4
tho shocking aifair.
It seeaas that William U'sulltyan had calfcd
tY = Nf fu,FA hbt II
hui pleasant dispute wien Miss Draunoel1
stopped in to sec about dress. Miss Drannock
also kuew ObulliVan, haying met him, It Is
said, at S.. JaElath's, wnlca church sue attended.
the fact TINT ahe had received letters
from him, and answered them, u Is
presumed that O'Sullsau wns courtfng her.
Their condition in Life was 80 different that, hal
hare known that marriage with her was out Of
tho question. She was the daughter Of man
who lives Oh tho Interest Of his money, while ho
yfSss s. aort et
himself. She certaiolJ never encouraged hlm
except 10 far - writing tho letters weut, ana It.
"a understood, refuscsi him a month ago.
WHEN MISS BnANxpcK ENTERED
No. 81 Saith street, O'sullivan was standing In
the doorway between the sitting and little
sewing room, In which was Miss Nrady. liz
spokc to her pleasantly, aud she eat down.
After eonyersing tor tew minutes, Mss Brady
got up and went Into the yard, having tlcaa-
ache. a. she eays. aul desiring to get some fresh
alr. 6hc WAS gone less than 1se minutes. On
her return there we're no evidences Of MIss
D,aaneek ax 3pd o,sqllt'.n S ,.;. having had
aDout will ever remain unknown. Thcrc
was 10 light in the room. sliss
brady took = seat bca!de him and stiss Brannock
on boz, md put her heal out ot tho wlndow.
OSulltvAu was scaled on = CHAIR three feet from
them. htIsa Brady made remark about the
other young lady going home,-thAt her lathrr
didn't like her to be out ut night. Miss Bran.
nock laughed, and just thou
Miss DEaonock fell forward striking o 0'Sutltrap'a
kncs. Mis-. Brady spoke 70 l.er, but she lll NOT
snswer., o'sulivan said, '.she y tooltnR:",
:psk s S5'd1 e 1e e9sa ssa ossivaa a' went x0ia Ia
70 tho Kitchen, Eot : ma.ell, an4 eams
was dead, be exclaimed" Ny God. my UoJ,"
aud rushed ont Vt tbs hoaae. his. brady
tafntcd, and dldn't come 10 for IN hour Or
more. 4 reporter saw her At hali.past Il O'Clock,
when she hA1 pArtfal!y rCcuycrcl from slIl
nervous ahock, and, In addition to the 5arts em-
bodied ln The abuse aexount Of the sfaEedy,
learned that A'6ullisAn was "silly " fellow,
aud not ut all tseacheruus. HsTas tho last oMa
In thu world shu would cxp poet to do such decd.
According TO her opluiou.
TIE SHOOTING WAS ACCIDENTAL.
There had been NJ quarrel, no high Wort1. Bhe
bad often seen tho plstol, which wss q ANAL
slncls.barvrl one,-an1 mere toy,-and thinks
O'SufllyAn WAS playing with It, Miss bEannoclk
had told her she 4dn't care fur hlul, that hawas
q .'funuy fellow" aud sho didn't know what to
snaks vi him. lie WA agreeable, very vel! etu-
Gated, and about 23 yenrs 0id,--ap oyerYrown
boy, awkward and unxatnly.
o'auLLlvAN
IL not known to haye A1y relatives In this pnrt
Of the country. ite bad for somo time been cul.
pIoycd In tho capacity Vt sexton, and had given
satisfaction until within couple OF week., when
Father eastman nadc thu discovery that 10 wns
rA+tt. hHu4 MINI nfN fA1 k,tf
several tlmes in close succession alter
tho date Of the tetn0ustrance. Ultimately
Father Cu.htnan threatened him with dlschasgc,
aud this seemed 20 prry heavily upou O'Hulll-
van. Indeed, it IL satdt though with what au-
thoTfty could not bs ascestal1ed la4t night, that
he h4d threatened to shoot Father Eashnal@
In appearance O'sulllyau was Of medium build.
aud Ut rRther attractive personal appearance.
Those who knew blu best hase alWaya remarked
and OF u violent temper.
THE TRxORY
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