Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-10
SHOT DEAD BY A MANIAC
He Was Mary Anderson-Nav-
arro's Insane Lover.
A BROOKLYN DOCTOR HIS VICTIM

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NEW York, Oct l0.-shortly before
o'clock last evening James NJ. Dougherty
the insane lover OF Mary Anderson Navar-
ro entered the oiilco OF she Kings County
Insane asylum and asked to see the super
intendent DIR. Fleming, The assistant
superintendent, DIR. George Il Lloyd. rec
ognized him az having escaped from the
asylum fortnight ago and sought 10 en-
gage his attention.
a Dangerous Visitor.
The speotacled crank stood bareheaded
in the doorway Of the Office with big
brand new, glistening revolver ia each
hand. His eyes were cleaning with the
light peculiar to dangerous lunatio, and
DR.. Lloyd and his companions, Drs. Nc
Greal and Ashford and Drug Clerk schnei-
der, Instantly realized that they were IN
extreme peril Their first thought was 70
pacify the madman by soothing words and
then overpower and disarm him. He stood
In the doorway for q moment glaring at
the frightened men, and then said In a
savage tone. "Where Is DIR. Fqemingf"
Dr. Lloyd nervously fingered the paper
before hlu and answered:
"DT. Fleming had Just put en- his hat
and coat and gone OUT - -
4 Gomeni of 1erfos.
Dqugherty remarked gruffiy, still staring
at the young physician, Il don't believe
1t" Then he walked 20 the door Of the
pharmacy, which adjolns the Office on the
north, and backed In, covering the four
men with his revolvers. "He Is not In
there, anyhow" he said DIR. McGreal,
white as plaster, stood directly In range Of
the weapons with his back 10 the lunatic
II was only few seconds that Dougherty
was behind him, but he says IL seemed like
half an hour, Dougherty moved toward DR..
Lloyd, who was still sitting at his desk IN
the middle OF the room,
Tho doctor said, In conciliatory tone,
looking calmly into the muzsle Of the two
self cookers;
'Dougherty, you ought TO be ashamed Of
yourself to want to hurt DR.. Fleming. He
has always been a good friend Of yours
The Young Physicians Murdor.
The lunatlo said nothing. He ooolly
walked up 70 the DOCTORS chair, placed the
muzzle Of the larger revolver (which Is
nearly foot long, almost against the doc
tors left side and fired The bullet pierced
the young physicians heart and went clear
through his body. He threw up his hands.
arose convulsiyely from hts chair, and ex-
claimed. 'Oh, Doughertyr' While he was
topping, with his life already gone. the
assassin sent another bullet through the
doctors neck.
He Wanted Another victim.
Dougherty then left the asylum and
started for tho Kings County hospital,
with the avowed intention OF killing Dr..
Arnold, one OF the surgeons there, but fort
unately that gentleman was out. From
the latter place his steps were lost until
he was arrested at the New York terminus
Of the bridge as be was alighting from
train and taken 10 the Oak street station.
His arrest WAS due to DR.. Edwin W. Ash-
ford, Of Washington, ID. c., one OF the
special enumerators who was taking the
census Of the asylum at the time OF the
murder. He followed Dougherty 70 the
hospital, where the murderer threatened
to shoot him, but he eluded the maniac.
Capture Of the Maniac.
Dr.. Ashford had just come over the
bridge, after notifying the Brooklyn
police, reasoning that the murderer would !
return to New York on the very next
train. Dougherty came and was arrested
D.
in his pockets were a number Of manu- |
scripts and several lettera One OF the let
lers was addressed to Mrs Mary Ander- |
son Navarro and read:
He Wished Her Happiness.
''MY MARY-I must now bid you good |
by wish You all happiness. You deep |
ly wronged me- but understand the ex- |
tenuatinR circumstances, and freely for L
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those love have no wish 10 leave you.
Now, Mary, be good, happy and true.n
Another letter rambles incoherently
about God and love as follows: - use the
term IT. TO represent our God, instead OF
he or shes as do not think God Is sexual.
Maybe in the future phase OF existence
this may be granted II there be mating
In II | intend to be awful good 30 you.
Sometimes was afraid OF you. IL was
sort OF horo worship.
He Signed Himself "JImmie.s
you were my heroine and are so vet
lid love you; II l loved I hate. In con.
,luding, Mary, / advise you to study spirit
lalism- It is full Of frauds This is hui
nan nature The other life is very near
% Us. can hope to meet you there. /
wish you would attend to my manuscripts.
There Is no friend TO take interest In my
discoveries and they would help the world
I ditfused. | arose so poor and lowly that
zone takes note Of them These, the chill
iren OF my brain, my orphans. would
wish TO live on, and now farewell
JIMMIE"
He Expected 20 Die.
Other letters were addressed to his moth
II, Mrs. Margaret Dougherty, Olean, N. ";
dr. Lewis Spader, New York, and Charles
J. Pearson, room 50, war department.
Washington, ID. G. Dougherty was con.
lned in the Kings county asylum twenty
wo months and escaped on Sept. %. Il is
earned that last Thursday he bought two
evolvers at 43 Bowery to kill DR.. Fleming.
nd he Sdmftted at the station house that
e went TO Brooklyn to kill and fully ex-
ected to be killed himself
DOugherty's Mad Infatuation.
Dougherty gained wide notoriety by his
nad infatnation for Mary Anderson. He
ollowed her to Europe, and disturbed her
ere and in other cities while she was act
ng by his attentions. He met her once {
Vhen she returned from abroad, and was
rrested for the explosiveness OF his devo- 8
ion. On. Lloyd, whom Dougherty killed,
vas 80 years old and unmarried. He was
nee surgeon on a steamship Of the Meth
line. He succeeded DR.. l
ohm L. McCnmber as assistant superin- s
endent of the Flatbush asylum about /
hree years ago. Dougherty will be turned I
yer to the Brooklyn authorities.
A Philadelphia Fire.
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