New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-08
DANGEROUS LOVER WHEN REFUSED.

ATTEMPTS TO SHOOT HIS SWEETHEART AND Sue
Cggps ~ FATALLY woUSDING HIMSELF.
Annie McCann. a pretty young lrlshwomap VINO
lives with her uncle Francis McEldufi over MS
came near being murdered yesterday by her jeal
lover. Bernard DAILY. She began to receive some
marked attentions from DAILY about six months ago.
and their acquaintance continued on a lOvemakinR
basis although she said that she did not directly Ell:
courage his suit. DAILY was twenty.one years 81
age aud kept liquor store Ia Thrty,seeSnd t ;st
betw cen Seventh and Eighth ayes. On SUNDAY
night DAILY went to his sweetheart at her uncIes
house and begged her to accept an engagement rlhg
She refused aud gave him to understand that ne
must not expect h9r 70 to- many n that he went
and got drunk on his own liquor, an nhusnai o.
currcnce with him. He continued to drink heavily
until YESTERDAY afternoon wne ne %enS 70 ccIst
Annie McCann met him in the barroom, put ie-
fused to talk with HIM when he again broanhed the
subject of marriage. Wishing to escape from MN.
she went up stairs. DAILY followed and found her
I'm small room next to the Kitchen ihere ne
again demanded an answer to bis proposal OF mar
rage. She gave the answer in the shape Oh DO
cided "no" .
Then here goes one !" DAILY shouted. drawing his
revolver. n,
at her hastily. The bullet went wide OF Its mark
and lodged In the wall. Annie tied through one
room and ran down stairs. Then her fright fSrsook Ok
her. and she up stairs again with the idea OF
smooi hing over the difficulty. There was smai
window between the hallway and the room 10
which Daily was standing. She looked through inc
window and said sweetiy as possible! " W ny
Barney What is the matter with your
Daly turned. and seeing her head at the window
he shot at il hastily. The bullet broke the WIN
dow hut missed the girls head and she rnn down
stars calling lOndly for help. She had harcly
reached the liquor store when another shot was
fired upstairs Policeman Mitchell ran INTO the
house and found the young lover lying on the moor
of the small room upstairs. DAILY had shot MN
self IN the abdomen. He was removed to the
Roosevelt Hospital where the surgeons SAID the
wound probably would prove fatal. policeman
sat beside Daily last night and the surgeons SAID lie
must not bekallowed TO talk unless Coroner came
to see him.
HIGH EXPLOSIVES NEAR A PUBLIC SCHOOL.
The Aoueduct Commission yesterday received
from August belmont President OF the American
Jockey Club. a protest In the name OF the cluD'
which numbers about 1000 members. against YAK
ing jerome Park the site for reservoir. he
says that Jerome Park benefits the city and tue
country for a considerable distance around tnc
Park that the Association has occupied the
secured another lease for ten years. that the asso
ciatlOn has spent great deal OF money on the par
and in the erection of buildings and that lana
north of the park. equally available for reservoir
can he had at muc Oh less cost. The matter Will De
considered later.
The BOARD of Education. Of Yonkers, sent pro-
test against the continuance OF storehouse LOT ex
| plosives belonging to Clark O'liren near SchOol
| No l. in that place. In this building there Is
| kept about two tons of high explosives ana there
is another storehouse used for siIni lar purpose
| near the dump in that neghborhood Both are
case of an explosion and probable loss OF life II IL
occurred during school hours The matter was re-
ferred to the Chief Engineer to Investigate ana re-
port as quickly as possible.