Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-10
SLAIN BY A MANIAC
A Young New York Physician
Shot TO Death.
MARY ANDERsoNs LOVERS WORK.

He Goes on q Strengthening Expedition
and Succeeds in Killing DIR. Lloyd, of
the Kings County, y. ", Insane Asy-
lum-The Bloodthirsty Lunatic Intent
on the Lives of Dozen PeopIe-some
wild Letters to the Celebrated Actress
A PIucky Pursuit.
NEW YORK. Oct. I0.-Shortly before Q
o'clock last evening James NJ. Dougher-
ty, the insane lover of Mary Anderson
Navarro, entered the Off e of the Kings
county insane asylum and asked 10 see
the superintendent, DR.. Fleming. The
assistant superintendent, DIR. George F.
Lloyd, recognized him as having escaped
from the asylum a fortnight ago and
sought to engage his attention. Dough
srty had loaded revolver IN each hand
and fred them almost simultaneously and
DIR. Lloyd fell TO the floor and instantly
expired, one bullet lodging in hi, throat
and the other entering the head
On the Hunt for Another Victim.
Dougherty then left the asylum and
started for the Kings county hospital with
the svowed intention of killing DIR. Ar
mold, one Of the surgeons there, but for.
the latter place his steps were lost until
he was arrested at the New York terminus
OF the bridge as he was alighting from a
train, and tax N 10 the Oak street station.
His arrest was due TO DR.. Edwin w Ash
ford, of Washington City, one of the spe
eial enumerators who was taking the CEN
.us of the asylum at the time of the muir
der.
The Doctor Camped on His Trail.
As Dougherty passed DIR. Ashford in
the hall the young Washingtonian noticed
that he was remarkably cool He still
held tue revolvers i'll his hands, and rs he
went out of the door he warned Dr. Ash
| ford to keep back. But DIR. Ashford is a
man Of nerve, and although un-
| armed, he determined To follow
! Dougherty aud have him arrested.
| For nearly three quarters of u
mile lie kept less than a block behind
the murderer on a deserted road Every
| now and then Dougherty would stop,
| point his weapon at his plucky pursuer,
and warn him back. But he kept right
| on when Dougherty resumed his flight,
| sticking his pistols in his hip pockets. The
doctor concluded that the murderer would
| return 10 \ew York, and sent word ahead
| by a milkman.
| Farewell Letter to Mrs. Nevarro.
| On the very next train D1u2herty came
and was arrested He still had the two
revolvers and in his pockets were mum
! Der of manuscripts and several letters.
| One of the letters was addressed to Mrs
| Mary Anderson-Navarro." and read:
MY MARY:-I must now bid you good
| bye. | wish you all happiness. You
deeply wronged me, but | understand the
| extenuating circumstances and freely
| forgive you. It's ever thus. 1 am hurt
| by those love. / have no wish to leave
you Row. Mary, be good, happy and
| true"
Thinks He Will see Her Later.
Another letter rambles incOh erently
about God and love a. follows: 'Iuse the
| term it TO represent our God instead of
| he or she, AS l do not think God sexual.
| Maybe in the future phase Of existence
| this may be granted. Ii there be mating
Ia it | intend TO be awful good to you
| Sometimes | was AFRAID OF you Ii was
sort of hero worship GOu We're my hero
| inc and are so yet. | did love you: If
loved hate. In concluding, Mary | ad-
wise you TO study Spiritualsm. It is full
| Of frauds
| "This is human nature. The other life
| is very near 70 US can hope to meet
| you there I wish you would attend TO
| my manuscripts. There is no friend 10
take interest in my discoveries and they
would help the world if diffused. arose
20 poor and Lowry that none takes note of
them. These. the children of my brain,
my orphans. l would wish TO live on,
and now farewell. JIMMY
Oct /, 1880
Went to Kill or Be Killed.
Others letters were addressed TO his
mother, Mrs. Margaret Dcugherty, OIean,
! \. Y, Mr.. Lewis Spader, New York, and
Charles c. Pearson, room 80. war depart
ment Washington City. Dougherty was
confined in the Kings county asylum
twenty-five months, and escaped on Sept.
26 II is learned that last Thursday he
bought two revolvers At ~ BOwery TO kin
DIR. Fleming, and he admitted at the
station house that he went TO Brooklyn to
KILL and fully expected 70 be killed him
self He also said that he intended TO
kill ten or dozen p9ople, beginning with
DR.. Fleming. Dr. Hoyt, the secretary of
the state charities board, was also to be
victim. He snuffed out the promising
Sfe of young DIR. Lloyd, because DIR.
lon I'M M ar nd