Daily globe., 1882-07-21
SHOCKING CASUALTY.

II D0nneliy, a Boot and Shoe Merchant,
Ground to Pieces Beneath the Wheels of q
Minneapolis g. st. Lossis Raifscoy Loco
nsotire.
At about 8 80 O'Clock Yesterday morning George
n. Clark, engineer of engine No S. in the yards of
the Minneapolis st. Louis railroad. while backing
mp . transfer train saw some object lying
upon the track near the Manitoba depot.
Owing to the fast that he was backing and
the headlight gave poor and insult cieut light, he
was not clear in his mind as to whether his impress
sion Of having seen anything or not reality or
only Imagination. However he stopped the train by
reversing his engine as soon as possible, and made
an investigation. He was at once Mortified at dis
covering beneath his locomotive the n.angled and
nfeless body Of human being
zUndertaker Warner, being promptly notified
of the casualty, at once repaired to
the depot and carefully gathered
up the remains Of what was ideutfsd ss the body
Of Mr. NJ. Donnelly, q prosperous boot and shoe
merchant of No. 3l2 North Washington avenne, and
conveyed them to his undertaking rooms.
1.-THE body had been ehockingly mangled. the legs
and arms Being severed from the trunk, and liter
ally grosnd to pieces. The head was also badly
lacerated. The body had been carried by the To-
connective over one hundred feet from the place
where it was first discovered
Yesterday morning CORNER Farbairn made q
searching investigation of the facts connected with
the accident, and came to the conclusion that no in
ques. was necessary.
Mr.. Donnelly was popular, straightforward, bus
mess msn. Ordinarily he abstained from the use Of
ntoxicants, but occasionally, in year two,
ne would "t2rry long at the wine" This the
case on Wednesday. and which fact unquestionably
accounts for his untimely death. During the even
ing he had been seen frequently by his friends and
acquaintances about town. At about IL
O'Clock he was seen driving . car
riage, and yesterday morning his horse
was discovered hitched in Shed near the
depot where he was killed The coroner's theory is
that in returning from the shed where he hitched
the horse he fell across the track with sufficient
force to stun him that he could not RISE and that
under the influence of intoxicants he fell aslesp.
Early In the morning 1t was reported that Mr.
DonneHy had been murdered, robbed
and then paced cn the track to hide
the crime, by some desperate characters.
1t found that this impression had gained cred
ence from the fact that he possessed very valuable
gold watch and chain AID that when recovered from
the railroad track nothing of the kind was found
upon the body. But investigation very concusiyely
disproved this theory Of his death. It was found
tnat the watch had been left at home, and
that he had only taken small
sum of money upon his leaving on Wednesday
morning. OF this something over one dollar was
FOUND In the pockets, while upon his shirt front was
valuable diamond pin aud on his finger heavy
go to show that there was no foul play In tbs matter
The deceased leaves q wife and several children
IN affuent circumstances. The history of
Hennepin county furnishes the folio wing biograph-
ical sketch:
"M Donnelly was born in Lewis county, N. Y =,
January 81, 1887. He learned the shoemakers trade
at Bonneville, Oneida county, He first started in
the pursuit OF his trade in his native county. He
came to Minneapolis IN 1874 and started In tho boot
and shoe business in February of the next year at
his present location, 3l2 Washington avenue :orth
He employs nine men, who are constantly at work in
the manufacture Of AL kiads of boots and shoes TO
order. He married Helen K. Hinten, of Lewis coun-
ty, N. Y, In 1882"