The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-01
SUICIDE AND A ROMANCE.
Cornelius Dounelly Hangs Himself in
His Su .day Suit


husband t. ges control Of his wife's m lney,
so that he nightlivsin illeless I'd luxury,
was the cause Of sensational suicide in
this city yesterday afternoon, and the
bringing before the pnblic Of a romantic
story. rAe man wHo was made the victim
Of his wn fdllt waS Cornelius DOnnolly, a
pain or, aSod 81 elrS. Dlnlelly was a
dapper sor. of fellow, and dressed like a
dandy. He wa, good locking, and vain of
his personal charms Last February,
after a romantic engage uent and separa-
ton, he was married. to Mrs. cath iriue
iii lsiale, in the vilay e Of PHILADELPHIA. tais
county. He had known Mrs. Hnsiala from
chill ihood Her name h n was Cathe inc
Greer. When she was 16 years of age and
ne Is they lived In the litla Canadian vii
la 90 Of r export, a ross che ST. Ltwre ce
from Alexandra Bay. Here, at this ten er
age, they bacame engaged, hut Oh lurate
uareltS interfered a d D)nelly ran away TO
California. That was the lst seen Of him
in Canada FOR nle cen year.
La Il II, his parents having died, he re-
tn mel To lis oil nome o Ia 70 possession
! of small farm to which he was 10 , lv
heir. Daring his nj eteen years absence
| Catharins Grser came across the liver aud
| lived at Oxblw. ere she met | a ii us
| dale, a lo ely wild wer aged 50 years.
| Ill lsdale became a suite for ner baud, nj
| noe it standing MS adva 1oad n q she ac-
| capte htm. he as worth S5DU0J hard
cash. Tnev were married about eiglt year,
agn, and just nj 10 months from the dav
the cere nony was PERFORMED the agei
| bri egroo n hal a stroke of ptral lsis aad
passed over the dig divdA His wife took
e-uhird Of his pro 70 ty, am uniting
| $4,000, and the rest WAS vide u noug
their children by former wife, Wisn fhe
| snug little sum left by her sbaud NJ s.
"a nItsI fAI IN n nd p Ia
home in Philadelphia.
WHen Don ely came back to his old
| home in Canada a few months ago, friend
| of Mrs. Has lae's wrote ne telling Of hi
return The widow at once wrote TO the
| lover who had sued for her ha ID in child
hood. A pnoto graph and lot er came
| reply. Thon she invt d him o visit her at
her home. He came, aud within a week
after his arrival theT were married D1n-
| nelly wa tel b. take his wife TO Canada to
| live, bu she would no. consent, 50 h1 sold
| his tarm for $500, and tley cam to this
| city to live about mo th ago taking up
| tbeir residence in a neat cottage on z III
dock rect H. obtain ii wo a us trade
as painter, but ne seemed to feel above his
| calling
| From the dav Of his marriage Donnely
| began to worry his wife about ml ey ma
ters, and it was only abou a week ago that
she told him she had $4,000. Wien she
| gave this formation h3 wan q | live like a
gentlema aud have the handling OF the
cash. His wife refused to ALLOW him tp
handle her money. tell ng III they wuul
need 1t when tn y were 0d. He could not
ses the poiAt, u CO stantiy uphrai led her
| for allowing him to work, AID bg the
! day, when she vas wealth.. Last Wedne
| day night he threa ened to CIT his thr0 {
with razor which he held In his nan
| if 10 did i0t let him havs hsr money
! -la nj tod xpit Ia hfrRo Ia nd -
the azor away. Ol Friday Iigat he 60 a
| rope, AMI going upstairs IL tae house tied it
| To a nook ciot les p es3 "A ID arJu id his
neck, pretending that he was going m ke
| away with himself HIS wife followed
| him soon aft'rward q I'd itiei this roo.
Hs had n allo We it to choke him very
| badly. He bon ivel then uitl Saturd "
night, an as Ms. d nne.ly's BIO aer had
| told her that her husba Il was Only Or ing
to scare her, she did not become very badly
| frightened.
On Saturday evening Donnelly was about
| town. His wlf0 was ou rldilk, ami meet
| ing him sone dista nee fro n their nome, he
asked her to ct out OF he ca riage aid
| walk no me with him. She al sh, vas OF
feeling vel en1ug TO W ilk a asked hi II
to ride home with her'e "a her brothe'
| He refused and went HON alone He was
! there " hen his wife got BACK and w zen she
put her ann around his neck and XII sed
him he would not spea< TO her. lie
retired early, and ar Sc early on Su =
| day morning TO eat breakfa L with Il WIFE
! Al or break asst he DIR S. d in a new Prince
Albert suit and a silk hat, and. with prayer
| b ok in haDi, he Mt N ed mas at st.
| Patrick's church. Whe ne returned his
wife was away S 10 came back in IA snort
time and pre- ared dinner but ne wo Id not
ear, saying he al procure his dinner )w1
| town. lie I'd ne had 4eked his tru TX TO
90 str l. e...t.
get Uette wages.
While his 70 was eating dipner he
asked r the rope, saying lie wlnted TO lie
| hi, trunk with Dls wi, tDl hi n where
1t was lie g)s it and wedt up sta RS. Mt
hear1 * auytd & fbt some time. Mr.. d NJ
nelly went Up TO s wh he was dol &.
| IL the same cioiet where she I'd taken the
rope from her husbands neck on Fridag
q again found nm lie la tied g dis
of the rope. a common piece If clothes lin :,
| toy { er, making / n1 ab Il tiree feet in
lengJI. O4e en- of t.is was throw over
| "A clothes hook OF the wall, ABOUT
five feet from the floor. Donnelly
vas on his knees, with bis head stuck
| through T. o o,her end Of the op A
mirror taken fr ~ a dresssr in an adjoin-
ing bedroom set o. the Fl or in front Of
him. His wife quickly united the rope and
spoke to him. A sh. di so, she says, ne
10 Ged up at her, gave . gasp r breath
ami Il 10 wa d on the flor. Tnen ne
situa 10 overcame he, and her Grams
brought al the eghb rs for Two blocks
aroa ID Wre cane in DJnnelly wa /,
s.one dead on he closet Il or.
u Djnnelly made ma irie DIS in this city,
and 1t is the OBJ j "a of n .aily all hi. aSso-
ciates that did not me IN TO commit sui
eide. Everythi e goes to show tha5 he was
endeavo i t., SCI is wife, first by s1y-
ins re was goi & New York. and then by
makins a sho Of ma ging himsef But he
carried she thing Little 600 far, and made
it grim relitv. VIII the exec jtion Of
his co plants 40 ut money every thing
had 60 SIN othly IN hi home HIS wife,
VIII is a bright ard intelli sent woman, is
almost crazed by tuis terrible act.