, 1880-03-23
POWER's SUICIDE,

Coroner hfnnn held I'M inquest ut No. 20 Fnl-
ton street yesterday morning upon MRrttn
Power, tho tnAn WIN shnt his wife and thon
committed Suicide Inst Wednesday, morning nt
tho aforementioned residence. Tho willow WINS
found to hnvo recovered sufficiently to be nblo
to sit up. Tho n,Ark of tho wound In tho fnco
cnllsed by tho first OF tho three shots rcd ut her
IL much less distinct thln 1t WIS somo atnys nEo,
and beyond tho loss OF her toott1, sho will not bo
dlslgurcd by 1t TO any great extent.
Tho Jury hnying beon Hworn, Mrs. Martha
Phillips, the laudiatly at No. 200 Fulton street,
Testified TINT ato know tho deceased since he
was chill, lie WINS born In 1rcland, and was
about 45 years Of age. lie came to America
first about nEnc yeArB ago, loft again shortly be-
fore tho fro, and catno haok to Chicago ubout
ak w0oks ago. She had henrd TINT ho had been
Insane in.1relnnti. She wna In tho kitchon at tho
time OF tho shooting. ehp hoard only ono re-
port. Tho deceased did htswife occupied fonms
up.stAirs. 1to faAsl married her In Dublin In octo-
Der Inst After tho report, she saw Mrs. powor
eGnsetl following hcr, firing hiH pstol. Hta caught
Mrs, Power IN her nr'ua ad c.trrle.l her INTO her
kltohon, nnd shut tho doors. Mr.. Powcrfrietitn
nsainst il and cnligsl to hin, asking whether ho
know what ts ha,l done. lLo shert!lpon dlaap-
strtesl ot with Sirs. PowGr to take '' lser s to q
neRhtnr,s for KAfoty, and As they reached tho
ynrl she heartl another shot lp.stnirs. Having
NAA Apt 49, nas1'tN"sk uHHHus "tkuGnS Tcl4k oACh
to !Gr ho.tso, whcro shu found lklm!cetnnn, who
toltl hGr ttlt Power wns lying up:statrs on tho
floor henll. S!lb knew nothing nf any trouble
thnt Power nnl his wlfO h,ltl hid that morning,
further than whit Mrs- Power bud told her.
Mis-. niiIn1ET lOwK1t
wftlnw of tho decenscd, testified TINT sho WAS
married t1 him Oct. q. lb70, In Dublin. She came
with him to rIla Mt I'D Fnlton street In tho Int
ter .part OF eJanunry, ito haIl only weeks
work during TINT tno. lG wont out every tlhy
to lind wnrk, but could nat got II. liz always
nprearcd to bo rntl0nal, and WIS alwtlys kind to
her. at tlMca no WIS dOwiheNrtttl. but thut lid
not ~. lHst long: On the nlor1ng e tho shooting
%a,'sed VT hos f. 70 v4!t.uE With him, md
i fast @ tnb!o. ~ sho tho'lKht. 7, got bis
why's, With her }acs townrtls tho .lopr, when
ahG heard tho report or tho pIstnl, felt AprvU)f
struck lii tho fslce u tho loft Of tho nosu and
cr!ntl out I'M shot, md rsln dawilr Btars lilo
followed her, firing twO marc shots, hnth OF
which Btrck hef, intltcting scnlp wn,lnl!s. Rho
henrd nnnthur Bh0t irctf ull-atnrs nftcr her his-
battl hid returned th0ro, Sic bud no fleu Of
tho ca,lsG Of tho shooting. Tho teccAscfl hnd
neyer threatened her, md hol never thrcat1llotl
10 ttkH hts avn life. Bl0 knew nothing about
hia over hnving beUh tnsano.
ht7s. JnInGAon. MI cd Indy living In the hotlsc,
sthtth that tho dcccuseti hAl tntd her thnt ho hld
Ind slight httnck Of brnn trIlttle whom in Irt.-
land. anA hnl epcnt sonlu tiIue III IN usnuo asy-
ltlnl.
Tho Jury brought tn vortltct to tho OBJECT TINT
!cceaBHt committed suicide while llbUriug I'M.
utr nfl 1ttlGk OF temporary lnsuntty.