The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-03
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MISS ELLA GRAANEY'SLOVER
SHOOTING INTO THE arms ROOM .tND
THKEdIE IENING HER MO3HER.


being Told that tie Capnot Marry his Innd-
Indy's Daughter. and Turned Out Of the
House, he Returns with Revolver.
In November last ilne-lOolling young
Irshman. named Lawrence Maher, engaged
board with Mrs. Granney, in Washington
place. Passaic city. Mrs. Graaney has n protty
daughter. named Ella. who is Just budding into
womnnhood. Maher was agreeable in his man
ners. and an attachment sprang up between
him aud Ella Graaney This did not long es-
cape the knowledge Of Mrs. Granney. who being
a practical minded woman. Mt once went TO
Maher and told him that she dsapprovcd OF
his attentions to her daughter. Maher pleaded
his cause warmly. but Mrs Graaney said that
the marriage OF her daughter was not to be
thought oi because the l!rl was too young and.
Furthermore. Maher was not exactly the sort OF
man that she Mrs Graancyl had made uD hor
mind 10 have for n son in-law.
Finding that Maher WIS really in love with
the girl Mrs. Graanoy determined TO take de-
cislvc steps. and she strongly hintcd to him that
The best thing he could do would be to llnd an
tho hint. A few days later Mrs. Graancy told
him he must l"uvp, hut vet hp stay d. Some
time IN Fetrunry-Mrs. Graan"v told Mahcr that
she had concluded arrangements which made
II necessary Tor h"r TO hnvo the room which ha
occupied on TIA" lat Of March. But on tn. 1st Of
MHroh Mah"r remained IN his room. and Mira.
Grnanry was Obliged to resort to legal means to
have him prrrmptorily put out. This was done
on The 1911 ult.
Nothing moro was seen OF Mnhcr by Mrs.
Graunry until Tuesday afternoon lust. Then
b. rang the front door hell and nskei 10 spe
Mrs. Grnun"y alone. He was shown into tho
unror, whore he WIS soon Joined by Mrs.
Graaney. II" asked her 10 be seated. and he
then shut the parlOr door. Suddenly drawing
Hrevolvcr. he point I at Mrs. GruHnpys hend
aud threatened " To- blow herd--.d brains out "
Ella "'-'''0'
Mrs. ,Graqnoy wns almost paralyzcd with
fright hut she managed To retain sulll lent self
BOSS ssion to say that she would 20 und call Ella.
AZ soon IA she got out Of the room. Mrs.
Graaney ran out of tho house and down the
street Tor help She had gone only short lis-
thnce before she met Chiel of Police Odds. The
Chirf Immediately hurried back to the house
After Mrs. Granney left the room Maher
amused hlmsolt by ilring two shots NJ the look
Ing glass. ono went through the mirror and
went INTO the kitchen. where he met a woman
hqarder named Mrs; salisbury. He pointed
thrent that he nude to Mrs. Graaney. .demnnded
70 know where Ella was. Mrs. Sau.shury in
her fright, answered that Ella WINS up stairs in
her room. Maher then went up stnirs. while
Mrs. salisbury ran into tho street. and met
Shirt Oldls and Mrs. Graaney near the house.
She begged them to hurry back before Ella was
As the three hurried to the door they heard
pistol shots up stairs. and they supposed thTN
the girl WIS heing murdered Dashing up stairs
they found Ella Graaneys room door ajar and
Maher stood stood in the hall firing through the
turned upon i'm and WIS about to shoot as the
Chief sprnng forward and disarmed him. The
women rushed into the room, expecting to hnd
the Rirl dead on the floor but the room wis
empty. The girl. fortunately. had gone out 70
visit n neighbor a short time previous. and
knew. nothing OF Mahers visit and shooting
until her return.
Mnher WAS examined before Justice Webb
yesterday morning. and committed to Jail. He
denied that he Intended TO shoot anybody but
said that they had formed conspiracy to pre-
vent hun from seeing the girl. and he only
wanted to frightcn them into letting him SEQ
her. Tho family and the police think that
Maher's mind has been uff 'itrd 10y his disap-
pointmcnt. and that II he had found the girl he
would have shot her.