Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-11-05
A Dauehter's Ruin.

The tenement at NO. ZlI EaSt roftS
fourth street, New York, is house Of
mourning. On Friday of last week, John
Doyle. sixty-eght years of age, and the
father of four children, returned 10 his wife
after an absence of three months, and died
of consumption. When be left his home he
was in good health, and carried with him
bright anticipations of new home, which
he went TO seek in the West. Having found
work, and arranged for the removal Of his
family, he returned last week to get them.
He had contracted severe cold, and suffer
ed severely from its effects, but thought of
no serious consequences till after his arrival
when he was obliged to take to his bed.
Just before he died he inquired for his
daughter Rosey, pretty girl about nine
teen years old, who has been somewhat
hayward, but he died without seeing her.
At the house were the wife, two married
daughters and younger one still single,
Mrs Kate Rooney, the eldest of the child
reu, arranged the details of the funeral and
attended TO laying out the body, which was
placed in handsome rosewood coffin that
rested in the parlor, surrounded with can
dies and images. Rosey, the hayward sis
her fathers death, but she did not go home
until late Tuesday night.
Mrs Kate Rooney was keeping watch
that night, by her fathers coffin, but over
come by the task, she fell asleep. Towards
three o'clock yesterday morning she was
awakened by the entrance of her
sister Rosey in an intoxicated condition.
The girls hair was disheveled, her clothing
diSarranged, her eyes wild aud face bloated
Her gait was so unsteady that she was
obliged to take hold of the decreasing to
keep herself upright. She insisted on hav-
| ing something more to drink, and for fear
she would disturb the rest Of the house
Mrs. Rooney sent for beer at an ail-night
saloon few blocks away. When this was
drunk Rosey seemed disposed to remain
quiet for while, but startled her sister
aud aroused the house few minutes after
by uttering the most piercing shrieks. She
persisted in seeing her fathers face, and in
dluuken attempt to hold q candle over
the glass window Of the coffin she upset all
the lights upon the floor. To avoid con-
aagratiDn these were put out, leaving the
room in total darkness. She continued to
scream, and when her mother, Bridget
Doyle, attempted to hold her she broke
away, and, throwing herself upon the coffin,
she broke the glass with her fist, and, en-
bracng the casket tried to kiss her fathers
face. She was so hysterical that none of
the family could control her.
Leaving the room, Rosey rushed up the
stairs and climbed out upon the roof. The
horror of the family on seeing her perious
position can hardly be imagined. She
would not listen 10 their entreaties to
come down, and for fear that she would
throw herself to tho street her mother watch
ed by the skylight till daybreak. The sis
ter sat in fright by her dead father, lest she
should return again to The parlor and repeat
her sacrilegious acts. When daylight come
Rosey seemed TO have recovered from her
debauch and came down from the roof. To
prevent a repetition of the SCIENCES, and to
insure quiet at the funeral the mother caused
the arrest of her daughter.