Daily globe., 1881-06-08
M4N'S INHUMANITY.
A Perfidious Seducer Marries Under Com
puIsion and Drives his Wife to ssuicide
"A Sad Story of Real Life.

Perfdious Seducer Marries Under Com
puJsion and Drives his Wife to sSuicide
A Sad Story of Real Life
To the long list of unhappy suicides which
are traceable to mans faithlessness and perfidy
must now be added another broken-hearted
victim named Maggie Donovan nee Horn,
whose dath resulted from poisoning at late
hour on Monday night. The story of the sad
affair is briefly told. Three years ago John
Donovan met and won the affections of girl
named Maggie Horn, at that time ~ years old.
Illicit relations ensued, and when the young
woman became mother she appealed TO the
law to compel Donovan to marry her ana save
her honor. He married her under compulslon,
since when they have not lived together, albeit
they sustained the relations of man and wlIe.
Last Sunday he told her they must part; ne
was going west and wanted divorce. she re-
fused to apply for divorce, leaving the mai
fer with him. This set her to thinking, and
on Monday size procured box of "Rough on
Rats an arsenic poison, at Fort street drug
store. Monday afternoon she took the poison,
diving about 10 o'clock that night.
The affair was reported yesterday morning,
and Coroner Davenport held an inquest, at z
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon, at the residence
Of the dead girls mother, on the line OF the
The testimony is given in full and tells the
whole story. The following jury was sworn;
A. Johnston, Geo. II. Stahlman, c. Dunn, A.
L. Perkins, A. Henschel and G. E. Chappell.
MRS. HORN.
Mrs Horn, mother of the deceased, was first
sworn. The deceased, Margaret Donovan, was
my daughter, she was twenty-five years old;
she was married two years ago to John Dono-
- Tow ha
only when under the influence of liquor; he Sc
duced her and she compelled him to marry her;
last saw her alive at 10 o'clock Monday night;
she came home at o'clock in the afternoon
she complained of being sick, and vomited all
the afternoon about $50 o'clock she began
TO moan: about 10 O'Clock witness told her
little girl to cover the deceased, on going to
do which she was found dead; she had been in
good health; Sunday night she came home and
she stated that he threatened to not recognize
her should they meet on the street. She had
threatened to commit suicide.
MISS PETITE HORN
sister of the deceased, was the next witness.
Witnes testified to having walked toithesdress-
makers with deceased on Monday; on return
ing home, she complained of feeling sick, and
said that her heart was broken; she commenc
ed to vomit and laid down.
MRS. SINK,
a married sister of deceased, next testified
Deceased had visited witness house last Mon
day; she wrote long letter to some one. She
had box with her; on leaving the house
witness found label on the floor marked raj
poison, which had fallen off the box. She
said she felt sorry on account of trouble with
her husband; she said she wanted to die.
JOHN DONOVAN.
John Donovan, her husband, was the next
witness: Was married to deceased two years
ago; had not lived with her; saw her Sunday
night; told her that he was going to leave
town and that he wanted her to get a divorce;
she said she didn't want to take any action
that he could if he desired; received
a letter from her Monday afternoon
had destroyed the letter; it was short and af
fectionate; She said she was sorry that she had
caused him trouble, but that she would moi
cause him any more trouble; she did not say
that she would kill herself.
THE VERDICT.
That deceased came to her death from the
effects of poison administered by her OWL
hand, aud probably an arsenic powder known
as CROUCH on rats and that the act was in
duced by the result of domestic trouble.
The funeral will take place to day.