The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-06-26
DEATH UNDERTHE WHEELS
The Pugilist, Figures in a Tor
rible Tragedy.
After a Night Of Carousal He Poisons
His Little Boy.
erased with Rrmorse He Throws uimarlt
Under An Engine and h Manglrd He
Was Formerly noxlng Professors In
y Cincinnati Gymnasium.

Rochester, N ", June ~ Barthol-
omew J Doran, lightweight pugilist
Of note. who came 70 this city from De
troit week. ago accompanied BY his
wife and ycar-and.a-half-old boy. sud-
denly Disappeared with his wife Friday.
morning. and their child, which was
apparently In good health Thursday,
was found dead few hours later In
the room occupied by the couple.
When Doran and his wife came here
they engaged furnished room AZ the
residence IL Mrs Catherine Houscr, 81
81. Joseph street Tho child appeared
TO BE- In perfect health, and was seen by
Mrs. lionscr playing about the house
daily
At Q o'clock Friday morning Mrs.
Doran came down staira dressed for the
street. and after lingering about for q
few minutes was joined by her hus-
band and the two left the house with
out saying anything as 10 when
they would return or whore they were
going. When NJ o'clock they had not
returned Mrs Houser became alarmed
about tho child and instituted an In
vontigation She found tho door OF the
room locked After some difficulty she
succeeded In opening the door and was
Mortified TO find tho dead body Of the
infant. without vestigc 81 clothing
upon Il, lying on top 81 q trunk.
In the room there was every evidence
that the occupante had indnlgcd In n
nights caronsal. and mnde haaty de-
partnre Cards and beer bottles were
strewn about the room, and tho room
was otherwise In nm untidy condition,
An autopsy on tho child's body showed
that death did not result from natural
causes.
Doran's eiecapitatcd body was found
Friday afternoon by the tracks Of the
railroad. ono milo cast Of Windsor
Beach. Tho coroner was notified, and
on his arrival at the place was told by
men who were Watching tho body that
q woman who had been with tho dead
man had walked west on tho track.
The coroner followed up tho truck in
the direction tho woman had taken.
He found a woman, who told him TINT
her name was Mary Doran, and that
tho man found dead on the track WINS
her husband. The coroner placed her
under arrest. and brought her to this
city, where she Is now In cell In the
police station. She told the coroner
this story:
my little boy wns sick last night.
He could not stand up and fell two or
three times, cutting his head About
o'clock got him quiet and went to
sleep slept till early morning. when
my husband woke me up and told me
Phil was dead. atlted him how he
came TO die, what killed him, and he
said, 4 killed him; gave him NOR
phine He aaid we mnst go away or
We would be arrested We took Lake
avenue car and went to Charlotte.
Then we crossed the river and won't To
Windsor Beach. We spent the day
walking on tho shore. Bart said Il
would be better II we were all three
dead. and wanted 10 get boat 70 take
me out on the lake 70 drown me. but
could not get q boat. A train came
along, and he throw himself under 1t,
and It cut his head Of. I did not know
what was the matter with Bart or why
he killed the boy. ]"
Mrs Dorian Ii about 20 years old, and
not unprcpossessing In appearances.
She seems decidedly cheerful and indif-
ferent considering all the circnm-
stances. Tho police seem disposed TO
accept her story as truc.
Bart Doran Is we'll known In Cincin-
natl Up TO few months ago he WINS
professor OF boxing In tho gymnasium.
He was handsome fellow, but was re-
garded as cratic.