Telegram-herald., 1891-06-19
SHE PREFERRED A TOMB
A Young Girl ID Chicago Suicides
on Her Wedding Day.
HE SAD FiTF OF KATIE MCINTYRE
She Esesps. . Marriage with . n@a
whom she Des- Net Love ~ rakins
Dsss OF Poison sue w.s
Bsrasr ksas Coaasy Girl

CHICAGO, June rs.-Clothed IN the
gown which Was 70 have been her we'd
ding dress the body of pretty Katie Me-
tntyre rs laid out, prepared for burial.
In her room at - North Morgan street.
disappointment In love aad the horror
Of = distasteful marriage were the
reasons FOR her suicide. ca Tues
day. the day which hal been
set for her wedding day she swal-
lowed poison. On Nayi Katie MeIn-
tyre came from Belmont. Mich. 10
taxs care Of her sister. Mrs. James
Lanaday. Of As North Morgan street,
Of James. often called ~ the house.
and on tho advent of Katie his visits
became more frequent Katie WAS .
beautiful girl 20 years old. and her
merry smile and joyous laughter com
pletely won his heart But recollections
Of lover whom she had left in Aichi-
gan began 10 darken the bright
ness of her happiness John Lanaday
WAS an earnest wooer, however, and
his pleadings, ably supported by her
sisters entreaties. caused Katie to sub
ised to become his bride. Her we'd
ding dress WAS prepared, the bans pub
iished in ST. Patrick's church and
the license secured Bu< Katie was not
happy. She could not forget her old
lover. On June Katie packed her
trunk and prepared To return TO Michi-
gan Her sister expostulated. wept
and pleaded, but in vain John Lana
day was heartbroken. aud his brother
James finally determined to go after
Katie. His efforts toward a reconcilia-
dion were successful and last Saturday
Katie returned 10 Chicago with him.
The wedding was TO take place Tues
day night. Many invitations had been
cent out On the morning of that day
tho sfisneed couple started for St.
Patrick's church to attend confessional.
Katie was nervous and hysterical.
At the church door she stopped and
said: John. cannot enter the
church TO confess my sinA ! cannot
say that love you when / do not.
cannot marry you" She burst into
tears and the grief-stricken groom was
unable to comfort her. After time
she grew calmer and the two took q
stroll in the park Then she sent
him after the wedding dress Katie
went to her room. where she spent
some time in writing. At o'clock
she left the house, saying that
she was going TO mail . letter TO her
father. Angus Mcintyre, at Belmont,
Mich In short time she returned to
her home. She took glass Of water,
dropped into il q quantity of rat poison
which she bought at q drug store and
drank it Then she lay down on the
bed.
The wedding ceremony had been set
for 7 o'clock at St Patrick's cathedral
at the corner Of Adams and Desplaines
streets At that hour the church was
brilliantly lighted and was already par
italy filed with friends and relatives
of the young couple. The groom
was receiving the congratulations
on his approaching happiness when
there was sudden connection
at the door. A friend ran breathlessly
I'm and whispered to the young groom,
who got pale as death and hurriedly
lett the church. The sad news was
soon spread Katie Mcintyre. the
bride. was seriously i'll at her home
and there would be 10 wedding
Slowly and sorrowfuly the we'd
ding guests dispersed. The scene in
the room Of the dying girl was
. touching one Around her bedside
were gathered her relatives, to whom
she had confessed her suicidal deed
The idea of her approaching marriage
had filed her with horror and she
svowed her preference for death. A
doctor was called but the poison had
taken a firm hold on the life of the now
penitens girl II could not marry
him." she sobbed. "and | did this To
end nv existence" few minutes
later she was dead.