, 1879-06-20

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, juno 1O,-Erpnlforl. n
suburb OF this city. Was tho sccue OF terrible
tragedy, involving suicide and murder late last
night Tho main strout OF tile town ryas filed
With an excited crowd clustering ut,oltt mIlllp-
q shop, where Jamea Dousherty, 57 yeara old.
Captain OF tug plying between Now York and
Ferthanbry, N. j., Ind shot hls w,to
Hannah twfca md himself three times
with revolver. Dougherty got I,oIua last
Mondcy from ten monsbs' trip, untl grow sui.
leu and ilt-nntured, It Is supposed, BECAUSE Of
tho success Of his wlfo md grown daughter Kate
IN tho millinery business. Inst oyeuiuc la
drank somc liquor at snloon, a,tp CARRYING
some away In bottle. lIe WIS mt, however, a
habltual dHnker. At 7 o'clock lie guu,o home.
passing through tho store Into tue sitting
room behind 1t. Mrs. Doughcrty aud Kate
wero waiting on customers. No called Ills Wifi,
and sho Tent also Into tho slttlng-room, vYllon
he unWrappea smali newspaper parcel anu
produced new nckcl.p'atcd revolver. Aho
was frightened nnd was going out ugs!u, when
ho SAD, Don't he alarmed, 1won't aho0t you,n
and immediately nrel at her twice. Tllc first
ball pasaed through her right wrist, severely
wounding her arm. The second lit her back,
she having turned to run out, and passet
into her abdomen. where 1t was afterwards
exts'eatsd. Her daughter, hearing thu sho,s,
ran Into the street screaming murder, umI a
police surgeon ran up nnd found Mrs. Dougi.crty
blccatng on tbs sitttng.roonf floor. Just
then DouEheTsy rapidly lirel three .nors
ehots at himself. 'rllu first inflicted u scu'u
wound, tho second IVES aimed at his III outtl,
passius through tic cllln, a'Hl tjlu third slrik.
inE rib aud Euuccl upward. Mts
= DouHhcrtJ's condition was ~ crsttra.
tns n'ornlng, aud the prusrneu u
Tie husband In the house, although l,e wus
desperately wounded M,ll up,,arpn,ly dying.
caV1 her 80 much nneasincss that the physi.
clans, At TIC instance Of the family, decided to
have him removed 10 hospital, uourt,crty
laa been sn trrrlbao agony oil night, und thu
f'de to thu hospital increased lis
sufiestngs. Soon after bis arrival there
TIE surgeon extracted .ilu bullet frun
h1s !eit side. It was !nIbet!rI near
t9c abdominal WALL having passed. thrungh thu
bony from tho right side. At twenty minutes
past noon the 1nan died. lla selainra bis co,.
sr1ousucss to tic last, but refused III sur any,
thing about bis motive tor the shouting. Ka,ic
DoughnEty, the eldest daughter, Bald thls after
mood that her father Ind always beeu Of Il crurl
aud suspicious disposition. Eu was snyagely
1ealoas ii bis Milo, and I..siated uat sl,s
should accompany hitn OH hts boat.
a ian years ago ahc nudo two trips with lin,
but bis treatment Of hor MAS 10 harsh ,,.at sho
dce!aFed ahs would rather die than 20 with hiu,
sRat''. FoF tlis last ti1rsu years he llas douo
n9thlng 1or tts support 1t Ills fasulIY, :..,.l,
Whenever b. Waited them, has beeu 10 surl9
hnd quasrelaome that they We5s tu cuuslunt
Tread Tread Of him, although he nevur otIcrsd
ens'n any peEsoaal vloleneo before. Per
IONS 1asiuiass With tAd family ior u,u
lat twenty years say that 10 tnan ever lad less
sauta tof leaiousy than Douxherty. l!ls wl{g
ss W. s t.nEsl, industrious, Inodest woman who
Eho phJstctan !n attendance on the vomnn In.
nopss VI hss recovery, but her daughter Kata