Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-17
A LAWYERS ILLICIT LOVE.
Why Tom Gallagher Shot at Mabel ourran
and then Himself.

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Why Tom Gallagher Shot at Mabel ourran
and then Himself.
Prom the 8. F. Chronicle, May Ill
The Cosmopolitan Hotel, about
half-past O'Clock last night, was
the scene of a bloody deed, in
which prominent lawyer of this
city and a woman of familiar man
ners were the principals. The par
ties in question are Thomas Gala
CHER, formerly counsel for the
French Bank, and Mrs. Mabel Liv-
ingstone, better known as Curran.
1t appears that Gallagher delighted
to while away very many of the
tedious hours of his legal studies in
the society of Mabel. Her whims
and caprices were law TO him, and
all her wants were supplied by him
with lavish and generous hand,
and luxurious and comfortable
quarters were provided for her In a
mansion on Kearney street between
Sutter and Bush. For long time
nothing occurred to disturb the
serenity of their love; the horizon
of their unlawful but ardent Nffec-
tion was never marred by cloud
that the sight of a new dress could
not dispel. Since the suicide of
Gustave Mahe and the failure of
the French Bank, Gallagher has
become dissipated; he has
openly and frequently taken
THE FAIR MABEL
To various places of amusement
and appeared only happy when in
her company. She was quite an
attractive woman, u blonde, petite
in figure and the mother Of several
children. Just previous to the
Lenten season she was a partici-
pant in one of the many masquer-
AIDES given at that time, and took
the first prize for being the best
dressed lady. Gallagher's infatua-
tion for her amounted almost to a
disease, and he became so jealous
of any slight attention on her part
toward other gentlemen that he fire.
quently vented his anger on her by
severe castigations. 1t mattered
not to him where he was when one
of the Jealous fits took possess
sion of him, and he would beat
her whether it was on the street or
III any of the restaurants they fire.
quented. His brutal treatment
finally drove her away from him,
and to escape his attentions she
changed her places of abode fire.
quently. He always found her,
however, ard would lay In wait for
her on street corners and other
places, when he would accest her
and plead to he reinstated in her
affections. All his pleadings were
in vain. Her refusals preyed so
upon him that he has frequently
threatened to shoot her. A day or
two since he met her on CONNER.
cial street, just above Montgomery.
He
PLEADED FOR HER LOVE
Once more, and on her refusal to
listen to him, he raised his hand
and dealt her stinging blow with
his open palm upon the cheek. She
staggered back and stopped to pick
up friendly cobble-stone or brick
bat to resent the cowardly blow,
when Gallagher disappeared quick
ly around the corner out of sight.
On Sunday last Mabel took n drive
to the old "Star and Garter,n and
upon her return trip was thiown
from her vehicle and dragged a
short distance. She was so shaken
up aud bruised that she has since
been confined to her room at the
Cosmopolitan Hotel. Last evening
at little after 8 O'Clock
Gallagher entered the room
suddenly and unannounced, Ma.
bel was in bed and friend was in
the room with her. All of Gal
lagher's jealous passions seem to
have been aroused by the sight of
his inamorata in the society of an
other, and after few hot words, he
drew a revolver and fired at her.
She sank to the floor with o pierre
ing scream, and he, thinking that
he had hit her, then turned the
pistol on himself and fired. The
bullet struck him In the groin and
plowed its way around to the left
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His injury was SO slight as to allow
him to leave the room without as.
distance, which he did. Mabel's
only injury was the shock and
fright, as the ball did not touch
her. She had known for some time
the deadly peril she was In, and she
carried
IN HER BOSOM
When dressed, pistol with which
TO defend herself against her MUIR
derous lover. As she was in disha-
belle when the attack was made,
she did not have her weapon In
readiness. Notwithstanding her
knowledge of the danger, she could
'E1i fls'i lie ,mptatlon to CO.
qasLis with her passionate lover,
aud while orc time she would
preisnt eli 10 his entreaties.
0gaiR ba Vsu'd drive him to the
7rr2e p waGaesl by flirting with
qthey raer Lately, however, she
seemed n raAliza her peril, and
made every effort to avoid Gala.
gLsr fnl 20 prevent his tracing her
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