The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-01

Tofribie Scenes I'm the Household OF
Drunken Ex.POliticiau-A HEAVY
Robbery AZ Jefferson yitv

Tcrribie Scenes I'm the Household of
Drunken Ex-POliticiau-A HEAVY
Robbery at Jefferson city.
Specia TO the Herald.
St. Louis, June 30.--Four years ago I :
AHesrn was big politician in his ward.
lie was making lots of money and was
spending lots of money. Friends he had
without number-friends who were slwsvs
willing 10 drink with him and help him
spend his hard-esrned money. He had
property TOO, but himself ard bis
friends soon caused that TO vanish, and vben
1t was all gone, A Hearn became what be il
now, very intemperata maa, seldom doinc
any work. lie has often been locked IN in
the police station, and not one of his friends
would bail him out. A'llesrn.
with his wife and seven sons
made their home on Dickson street
in aquarter ofthe city occupied BY the lowlv
in lile, Bridget, Pats wife, was also
addicted TO ib,emperance. Wednesday night
she imoibed freely. A desire TO visit Ihe
unknown land of the future took entire
possession of her mind. The person who
appears to have been most deeply interested
In her welfare is her son John. TO whom
che had made known her inclination. John
kept close to her until about 10 O'clock
when be suddenly missed her, and ran into
the yard to find her standing close 10 the
we'll. AS he approached she said I" good bv
John" and jumped in head foremost, Johns
father had gone to bed. John went In and
wskened him up to convey the STARTLING n
formation. Mr. A'Hesrn got up and dressad
He then got aladder and put into the we'll and
went down. Mr. A'Hearn could not find his
VIE. Coming up to take breath he was re.
inforced BY reighbor, and both descended
in about five minutes. They had caught
something and tied l. 10 q rope. They then
got outside and pulled II after them. II
proved to be the body of Mrs.
A'Hearn. The coroner held an inouest
yesterday and reached verdict of suicide.
After taking tho body out of the we'll Patrick
went oif and 60. drunk. tie came home
this morning very much intoxicated. Ho
found the dead body of his wife living on the
hoor Of the kitchen, wet and cold. He did
not notice It. Three or four ladies IN tbe
vicinity happened into the house, and,
drunk also, and who did not know ths
- s."" iomiy. 1utse lHuleS untrtOOK 10 |
wash the body Of the dead woman and pre-
pare II fer burial, and wee thus engsged
when A'Hearn entered He drove tho wo-
men from tho .iouso with kicks and
curses, but Nary Cofkley, who was
also drurs. resisted. She attacked
Auearr and DO attacked her. They fou.b.
therein the room in which the dead woman
w, while the children cried. Al last
A'Hearn pushed Mary Cotkley out OF tho
ioor 10 the ground, whore she fell on
,er face. Then she arose aud stood
here ana screamed and scolded as only a
irunken woman can scold. She apnlied
NJ so',s Of, villainous epithe.s 10 A'flearp,
Who replied, ifsuch thing wero possible. M
worse language. Tho scene WAS one wh,cb
WAS shocking even to people no, Of The mos,
eanei sensibili,ies. TIE policemen cane
along ahd arrested the woman, and who,
hey departed A'Hesrn sat himself dow
ipon the doorstep with his hesd In h..
,Acd', a-d after while fell s,,e.o
nd snorsd "a loud % II moth
Sg had happened. Mary CorliInr,