, 1890-02-15
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Young Eugene CaIIahan's Desperate
Suicide Yesterday.
Fired Three Shots at a Girl and
Then Killed Himself.
He Madly Loved Maude Hall and
Was Jealous.

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and a pretty, light hearted girl we're the
central fgures in a tragedy which startled
the city yesterday afternoon.
Eugene Callahan, aged II, loved to
mad distraction Maud Hall, two years
younger. The girl could not bring her.
sell to regard his suit as serious, and he
became i~nsanely Jealous. He brooded
much over the affair, and being Of a retlr-
ing disposition became morose, burying
himself In thought and not noting passing
events. He several times made ~intangi-
bic threats against the girl and his i'm
aginary rivals, but as he was not of a
violent nature, no attention was paid to
these.
Callahan's declarations were not idle,
for he will occupy a suicides grave and
the girl will be pointed out as one who
escaped the bullets fired from a maniac's
revolver.
The lad seemed unusually worried yes
terday and kept to himself all the time.
About the middle of the afternoon he
saddled his pony, armed himself with a
big bull dog revolver, and mounting the
horse left home, saying hat he was going
to hunt Maud.
Miss Hall was returning from the
South Side church, and was within a
short distance Of her home when Gala
han rode up on his fretful pony. He was
greeted pleasantly and responded in an
agreeable strain. Ia answer to a question
Maud told him that she was preparing to
go skating. He asked If he might ac-
company her, and she replied in the af-
firmative. Callahan nov started to ride
away, but as if impelled by some iendish
impulse suddenly wheeled his horse and
forcing the animal close 10 the girl, opened
fire on her.
Three bullets sped past the girl as rap
idly as the revolver could be operated.
At the second report she started to run,
but stumbled and fell at a fence as the
third shot stabbed the air.
Callahan rode to a vacant lot in the
rear of the Clark hose house, ]dismounted
and turned his weapon on himself. He
aimed at his head, but the first shot had
no effect. He placed the muzzle to his
mouth. Several teeth were Knocked
from their places and the bullet sped into
and through his brain. leaving a ghastly
orifice In the skull.
Mrs. S. E. Hall saw Callahan while he
was shooting at Maude and ran to the
girls rescue. The firing attracted all in
the neighborhood, including the boys
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Critten
den. The warm body was picked up and
carried to his home, the Montana house,
where life departed in a few minutes.
Mrs. Galatians grief was painful and all
were deeply affected. A number of off
GERS were soon on the ground, including
Coroner Chafin, who will hold an inquest
to-day.
S. E. Hall. the plastcrcr. is father of
Maude Hall.
Eugene Callahan was a remarkably
bright boy. HIS brothers are a ranch
man and a railroader, both hard workers,
but the dead lad did not take kindly to
manual labor. He had the musical tai
ent and played several instrument well.
He was a member of the high school
band, but had not been a pupil for some
time. He was quite an athlete, being a
member of one of the winning Junior hose
teams at the tournament here last Aug
ust.
Maud Hall was almost hysterical ever
late last night. She could add nothing
to the story.
A sister Of the dead hoy died under pc
culiar circumstances about a year ago.
She was married in the evening and lay
dead beside her husband in the morning,
having taken an overdose of laudanum
during the night by mistake.