The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-24
PUGILIST DORAN'S SUICIDE.
A DESPERATE ACT THAT VAS PRE-
CEDED By Il MURDER.

Tho Body or HI. Iurant Son Found In the
Room Where Doran and His WIFE spent
aNight or Carou.ai-The wife says He
Killed the Child with Morphine-uo Was
the Champion wciter Weight or the
Southwest, mud Had Fought IL Battles.
ROCHESTER, June 23.-The mangled body OF
Barthoomay J. Doran. better known as Bart
Doran. a welter-weight pugilist. said to be
known in tho Southwest. where he we'll
claimed to hold the welter-weight champion
ship, lies in an undertaker's shop in this
city tonight. The body OF Philip. the 49,
months-old child OF the pugilist. is at another
undertakcr's. and the wife OF the dead
pugilist and the mother OF tho dead
child is locked up at the police station. with the
probability of her being charged with the crime
OF murder. These are the outlines OF a tragedy
that occurred partly in this city and partly at
Windsor Beach. Lake Ontario. to-day.
The pugiist, his wife. and child came here
ten days ago and took rooms at the house OF
Mrs. Catherine Hauser, at 81 St Joseph street.
On Wednesday Of this week Dornn sent an
American Express wagon to the house and
had his trunks removed. He told the land
lady that he was having them taken to place
on Hudson street, but 1t is now supposed that
they were taken to the railroad station and
shipped away.
Ate o'clock this morning Mrs. Doran came
down stairs at the st. Joseph street house. and.
after lingering about for few minutes. was
Joined by her husband. and the two left the
house. Mrs. Hauser thought It rather strange
that they should leave their child alone In the
room, but she said nothing to the couple.
as she supposed that they would soon return.
AS they had not returned at o'clock,
Mrs. Hauser became alarmed about the
nd ipat fpvaafipafiop n
going up stairs she found tho door OF the
room used by the Doran's locked. She found
key that fitted the lock. and on opening the
door was horrifed to find the dead body Of the
infant without yestiEe OF clothing upon it,
lying on top OF a trunk.
=, In the room there was every evidence that
the occupants had indulGed IN night ea5ousaI
beer bottles were stlewn about and the room
was otherwise in an unttdy condition. Mrs:
the body removed to Maier's undertaking
At 4:3O this afternoon Coroner, Kleindeinst
was summoned to Windsor Beach by tele-
phone MESSAGE, saving that man had been
town and Oedensburg Railroad. When the
ths he Sss Tas eoa ha he
Tho Coroner saw the woman and she said
The Coroner said he was looking for her. and
Police Headquarters In this city. where she
| was lock ed up. She told the Coroner that her
husband poisoned the little boy with IN orphine
pills. "
! She said the boy was sick last night. and this
morning her husband woke her up and told
| her that the boy was dead. that he had given
| him morphine. and that they would have to 90
| away to escape arrest They went to Charlotte.
| where her husband tried to borrow. q boat to
| go rowing on the lake. She says she thought
! he intended to kill her. too. She became tired.
| and lay down on tho grass by tho railroad
track and fell asleep.
When the train came along her husband
awoke her and started toward the track, telling
her to follow him. She did So and had taken
hut step or two when her husband threw
himself before the engine and was killed, his
head being severed from his body. The body
was brought to this city.
Doran was % years OF age. Since coming to
tho city and for some time previous he gained
a livelihood by making and selling jumping
jacks. These figures consist OF two miniature
to box artistically when placed on q smooth
surface.
During the past year Doran was professor OF
| physical culture at the Michigan Military
Academy. and has given instruction at tho
Nonpariel Athletic Club in Detroit. He is a
weller weight. and Is said to be the champion
welter weight of the Southwest. having par
ticipated in twelve battles under London prize
ring rules with skin tight gloves.
He was more intelligent than the general run
OF puugilists. and is the author 81 several works
attractive woman, considerably younger than
her husband. and was. 1t is said. variety
actress at the time she married Doran. Her
name before maria Re was MalOney.