Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-24

,ometer. Fair, warmer weather is ind
Gated for TO- morrow. :
PRINTERS RASH AcT-The generally
ou;ct locality Of King street, between Wash
,lsron aud Columbus, was startled this
morning 10y the announcement that an un
rnowp n,au had shot and killed himself in
Air J. Raiferty's store, and in 81 short time
,n;.c a crowd Of people had assembled in
~. vicinity. When the store was entered
w.ll.buii, man, apparently about forty five
wars OF age was found lying upon the floor
,leediug prcfuseiy with vacant stare IN
hi. ewes which caused sotne To suppose him
n be-. then in he very articl, ~ death.
The particulars OF the ALTAR, so far as
.onld be learned, are rs follows: Shortly
a.tar eight o'clock, the would be suicidist,
whose name is James Dougherty, Wash
inp,on printer, and who it seems has been
working in the Government printing Office
in that city, entered Mr.. Ratferty's store,
and requested the latlers sou, who had
charge Of the place, to show him & re-
yolvrr. Daugherty was handed pom
Of the Defender" pattern, 30 cali
br.. which be proceeded to criil-
culy examine, and finally remarked that
,ccasio. ally such pistols were not trustwor-
Inv. He then asked the young man to
b,ud him cartridge which would fit the
ni-lol an the request being complied with,
d ,uyher;y placed the same III one Of the
chambers aud proceeded to uubutton his
Goa! and vest, leading Mr.. Is. to suppose he
,,as aiou. 10 produce the money with which
70 make the purchase. Before The latter,
however, could realize the mans Intentions,
Duugherty cooked the weapon, placed the
muzzle at his left breast and fired. Dough
.r,v fell almost simultaneously with the re.
nnrt of the pistol, when Mr.. r. ran next
door to call DR.. Smith, who happened to be
in his office By the time the Doctor enter
cd The store Mr.. George Appich, who lives
opuosile, was apprized of the occurrence, as
was also Lieut.. Smith, of the police force, WHO,
too, FASTENED to the scene and assisted the
Doctor in raising the wounded man from
the floor and placing him in d more oDtort-
able place. d.. Smith proceeded immedi-
steIy to ascertain the nature of Dougherty's
wound and found that the bullet had en-
tered the left breast above the nipple, paes
ed through the lung shattered the fifth rib in
its course, and finally lodged in the muscle
under the left shoulder blade, from which
place it was cut out.
Il being supposed that the rash mans in
iures would sooner or later terminate fatal
IL, Rev Father DeWolf, of ST. Mars's
Church, was summoned to take Dougherty's
ion, though to every one else the
wounded mau was reticeut and uncommu-
nicaiiye. rougherty's relatives and friends
in Washington were Immediately notified
of,he occurrence. He has wife and sew
eraI children in the latter city, and, as
above stated, at one time worked In the
Government printing Office. For the past
four or five days, however, he has been on
depsuch, during which time, it SEEMS,
policy playing had becomea ruling passion.
1t being considered impracticabic 10 move
him from Mr. Raflerty's, he has been
made as comfortable there as circum-
stances viii permit. His injuries are
of Il very serious nature. While Cases
ara on record Of persons surviving equally
as dangerous wounds, the chances against
his recovery are largely i'll excess OF
those in his favor.
In Dcugherty's pockets were found the
following notes in an envelope addressed
to Thomas Hurdle, Secretary Columbia
Union, No. l0l, Washington, d. c." The
first is as follows:
nT Hurdle:
do not want 4 walnut; put mo III q pine box
and Potters field. l am not worthy of anything
else. have treated my wife and little ones bad
that is. not giving them ths necCssaries Of life.
and may He watch over them. Ask all the boys
to forgive me for the way l have treated them
Jas. DOUGnERrf.
The next is addressed to II. Simmons,
President Columbia Union, No. 10l, Gov
ernmeut Priting Office, Washington, D. c."
aud is as follows:
To T. Simmons:
Ike please try and help my wife and little ones
out of tho strait have pat them in. canncC
face my wife and little ones again. God hive
mercy on them. JIM
The appended direction aud letter to his
wife, which were also in the eoveir ,pe. were
written upon the backs of slip, of paper
which originally had been covered with
policy numbers
Please take to Washington lc4tcr for wife, No.
92O First street, N. w.
DO not erieve for me, Julie. for I ain not
worthy to be called your husband. Kiss all the
little ones for me. aud make them attend to re-
hgious duties Your unfaithful
JIM DoUauERTY
There is one week 8 wages.
About the middle of the day the wife Of
Dougherty, accompanied by lady friend
and the President and Secretary of Coum-
bla Typographical Union, came here from
Washington and went to the residence of
MIR. Rafferty,, where the wounded man was
still lying. After consultation it was deem
Ell lmprudent to move him, so arrangements
were made for his care and comfort.
1t is said that on Monday week Dougherty
came to this city and registered at the
Iontine as VIM. Gaveney. He was drink.
Ing at the time and kept in his room, which
was without FIRE, for two days.
The FISHING SEAsoN.-The ice and cold
weather are having backyard effect on
the fishing season. The seine 4auling sea-
son commences on the 1ss of April aud will
last until June 2, when tie prohibitory law
goes into operation. Mr.. VIM Knig ht will
haul at Fairy Landing Freestone Point, and
stony Point, while Capt. Blake will fish at
Moxley Point. From indications of the
southern fisheries. prospects Cor the Potomac
now look unfavorable
US. CIRCUIT CoURT-Judge r. IT. Hughes
siding.--Cyrus Hughes VS.. J. Portetield
Alexander Judgment for plaintiff for 81 Ooo