, 1881-03-13

dent from San Francisco, living at 81 T..
place, who was frequenter of tho h.as
This acquaintance ripened into friandeH4s*
and the young men became very fntima.e
The following facts we're obtained from Ts
McGanneY:
YOUNG MAGNy1ss -;
was the son OF wealthy manufactnr,o. ],
Dublin. He was inclined to study hrt ~
father, 4 man of practical ideas, BONN iI!s ias
out rs an apprentice When he Nas 1s-a ~
of age, the boy drew money due him t
his employer and Invested it in books Ts, Ts9 =.
incensed his father, who seized tha ~
and sold them. The boz quarreled w;tbh.
father, and set ont to educate him,e,f " ~
worked and saved, and in time enterpd ~
ity College in Dublin. He once locked NJ h,u
self up In room for four months and }p.rrs. ,a
French. He took lessons In Italian IN sa eas'
pany with three other students, FINN ~
Italian musician named Aldo Ardenio ~
denio had niece, - years OF age, whom =.
brought with him to the studepts' NY ~
when he came to give them lessons. Il 4 W..
not known at the time that the child p,.
girl, for her father dressed her in boy.
clothes. During the lessons she would sit A.
murely in corner reading a book. Soa.
years later young Maginnis saw this chIla.o
at first denied the identity Of the boy and sSs
young woman, and then admitted il ~
young folks became enamored Of each oth.ss
and entered into an en- aSelnent OF unarrisrs'
The youth set out to earn his fortnnaei.s
America, promising to return and fulfil ii.
promise Of marriage within three yearx -
in New York and Philadelphia for ~ a. "ss
time, and then made his way To- .Ters.
There he was employed by raiir0ad co,s'
pany as clerk. He remained In Texas nnil
he came to New York at the beginning Of in
year, earning salary Of s1oo month. '
ont sreat deal @ together, M and t5s yosss %sn:
1rlshulan was often In his friends room il
Irving place. He was well educated. intsl
lectual, and brilliant. -: -:
11E SPOKE FRENCH AND 1TAL1ATPLCEyrf5.
He had literary tastes. and abilities, and II
was his hope to make fame and fortune hr
this means. lie was passionately fond of
music, and had educated himself to its thor.
as as far as lie was able. he had wrIttsSs Ita3sss
novel which he had offered to the Seribaex
and whose acceptance he was hoping Tor.
number of original poems he had carefaIy
copied out in 4 handsome blank book bound
In Russia leather, and this volume be had
possession it stills. The earliest poem which
the book contaius is dated In Dublin In lsia.
Others are dated in Dublin in tho yeaIsIS,a
and 18Th, and later ones In Texas. Philade-
ptia, and New York. The following Is To
last poem in the book. and Is dated New
York, ] anuary, 1851: -
MOTHER IRELAND. . - :.
t,.u
Flows dscord-mother DER homeless hearth
OF many sons estranged from their birth
BY ill-crossed blood and complex wretched1ess
While thou fororn and dazed in thy distress.
Stt'st, grooming OF gone glories and the dearth-
Not knowing the ways and men Of the- changed
rhtuc ewes @ far fixed on Heaven and holiness. - =
Far from Inv knee, Tor other life than thine. e
Saying: my mother who made me- knows not
ou= souls arc strangers but, mother. 1Aa
Out Of thine own my heart, that heart Is thine,
And all my life is thine insepArah!y. =:
;. THE SoM DE PLUME II: i:
Of the young. writer. Michael Cabaniss, Is
written on the first age OF the book. Among
the leaves was slipped a cabinet photograph
Of Mrs. Cornwallls West r.
jolly, but frequently very tlluughtfM md
Silent. He suffered from malaria. The
friend who recommended him to Mr. Becker
of the Associated Press, had written that he
was depressed and that he had once atteussed
suicide in Texas. He felt his poverty and
felt above the position he occupied. He e:
ceiyed $40 week as clerk in the baths: vi.
McGanney drew from him the fact that be
had pawned his necessary clothing, and
forced him to accept s15 in order to reclaim
It, An alIusiun to this transaction VII! be
found i'll the letter printed further, on :1ha
ri: Srnia frncnnnf1E nf hf3
Sweetheart, extolling her dark, Italian
beauty; lie. once shoWed Nc cGauney = letse1,
received within five lncnths from . former
schoolfellow, in Dublin, asking why ho neg.
lected to. come back and claim the; elt
past of last week another letter came to tha
Associated Press office addressed to NaglN~
mis-, but requesting any one to open It IN c:s8
he was no longer employed there: The letter
was opened, and cOntaiued card OF another
schoolmate of the dead man, asking pressing
ly for tits address. When Maginuiss was m
New York before he went to Texas, he told
a friend he lived in a garret in washington
Square
AND STUDIED METAPHYSICS
Mr.. McGanney last saw his friend on Satur.
day night fast. The American student Wens
to Philadelphia and did not return until
yesterday. Young 9Iaginnis gave up 1s
position ut the baths on Monday. He SpoSe
10 N1F. DCChEI, A5hluEs lItIA u AQ SA9uA =
| offended II he were to quit Mr.. Becker as-
sured him that he would not. and inquired
| he had got better position. The young
replied that he had secured none. but ina:
| he felt the need Of out-of-door Work, ano
that he thought he would be able to retala
to Texas shortly. On Monday night he cale9i
| at Mr.. Me(;anney's room, not finding hln1' OF
course, and left the following note: :
! MARCH 7-T:8 p. m--DEAR McGASaEf: =
called in to see you, but missed you: 80 !eaIe
| this line. suppose - told yon oaa s aas asts
| there. Could not stand the connnement ~
| longer Doctor says must have open 81 alr aao ~
| exercise to break the ch}ls- Think viii - ~ =,
Philadelphia to stay there while to fes- ~ ~
| that does not restore my health WILL nass :?
| take a job rs assistant purser on one OIL ~
| South American lines for few trips. l.: ~.
| owe you apologies for not refufnln9 80 ~
| amount you lent me, and / am sincerely st,!t
| particularly as am aware you are SHOT -
licvc me, will not forget it. Yours s1nce1eHH = 4
No one that knew him saw him allSe al'ee
| that.
HIS DEAD BODY WAS FOUND
In Washington square the next mornn4; ~.
The aIlusion in the letter to bis lIena U.s.. Us
| ing hard up" Mr.. McGanney thinks Is .d1u d4g
to remark which he carelesly made ana5 4act
| or two previous, and which was to tle enes
that he would like to 60 to place Of !, anuT1 T.
| ment, but that he had no money Dy niM. ~ ~
,..oc rInpfiFnifv ettyn1isi with. money }1Vu1