The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-06

Death-Bed EccontrlcitIes OF Editor Kim
BOllA.
New York Correspondence Chicago Tribune
Thomas Kinsella, who edited the
Brooklyn Eagle. and who last week died
and was buried, lived q singular life,
some of the strangest eccentricities of
which have not come to light IN the
papers hereaway. His lucky fight for
recognition; his climb from q common
lease" OF the type-setter in the office
through all the intermediate positio ms
to that of editor in-chief and manager
all this has been dwelt on-but his m at
ri monlal and theological versatility the
local papers have dropped 3 vail over.
Kinsella was an Irishman and . Catho-
lie, as was his first wife, who bore him
five daughters. All went well till he
fell in with the wife of q politician and
Office holder of local celebrity known as
Tom Field. Of her he became deeply
enamored, and after q short courtship as
il were, divorces were obtained, at his
instigaiion. ali around, aud Mr.. KinseIla
and Mrs. Fields were duly married by
suit eRAIns Kinse1la for alternating the
dhCCtLOL6 va AAo WIG o1O WOA b4O 6ult.
the Jury awarding him $4,000. He de-
clared that he din't want the money for
himself. but wanted to deposit 1t IN the
name of his erring spouse, for her to use
whenever her new admirer should desert
her. This ne did, and the $4,000 has
been on interest ever since-till last
week.
MIR. Kinsells's daughters abandoned
him and followed the misfortunes of
their cast-of mother; while he and
MRS. Fields Kinsells," as she has al
ways been called in Brooklyn, took q
high-priced pew in Beecher's church, of
which they became members. This all
happened some years ago, and Mrs.
Kinsella was an ardent supporter of the
great Plymouth pastor during his trials.
When Mr.. Klnsella was brought face
to face with death in his last illness he
sent for Mr.. Beecher, who came and
prayed with him, and talked with him,
but 1t did not seem to ego TO the spot, -
he said. The old menaces Of the lite 70
| come which had been instiIled into him
by the Catholic Church when q child
rose Imperatively before him. He was
afraid to die, and he admitted II.
His latest wife guarded his haunted
bedside, but he induced some friends to
carry = note to q Catholic priest with
1 WnOm ne was well oCQ uAInIcO. Inc
priest came, but could not get in. Mrs.
Fields Kinsella assured him that IL
she wanted him she would send for him,
but that at present his services were
superfiuous. He rstreated reluctantly,
was again summond, and boldly made
his way to the sick mans bedside.
Kinsella wanted confession, communion,
baptism and the rights Of the Catholic
Church. The caller told him he could
not be buried as q Catholic, except by
speedy repentance Of his sins, especially
the sin Of putting away his wife snd
marrying another. He was in mortal
agony and mortal fear. He SAID he
would do as he was told. Under the
urgency of his spiritual advisers he
called Mrs. Fields Kiuselis into she
room aud formally discarded her, and
ord cred her to pack up and leave, and
then HE former wife was called TO bis
bedside. The win was changed This
Is thestrange story told, aud generally be-
lieTed suppose il - correct And
now the first wife, who shared with him
the hard ships of his early struggles, and
/ her daughters. will INHERIT his great
wealth, and Mrs. "Fields"KinseIlG has
already, 70 is said, drawn from the bank
the $50 900 obtained from Kinsella But
if he had lived wonder who would have
l been his Wifep