The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-07-01
BART DoRAN.
rhs Pugilist, Figures In . Tragedy ~ RocA
ester, N. Y.


RocHEsTEn, N. Y, June 24.-Barthol-
omew ]. Doran, lightweight pugilist
Of note, who came to 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 at the
residence of Mrs. Catherine Houser, 81
St. Joseph street. The child appeared
10 be in perfect health, and was seen BY
Mrs. Houser playing about the house
daily.
At 8 o'clock Friday morning Mrs.
Doran came down stairs dressed for the
street, and after lingering about for .
few minutes was joined by her hus-
band and the two left the house with
out saying anything as to when
they would return or where they werc
going. When at o'clock they had not
returned Mrs. Houser became alarmed
about the child and instituted an in
vestigation. She found the door Of the
room locked. After some difficulty she
succeeded in opening the door and was
Mortified to find the dead body Of the
infant, without vestigc of clothing
upon it, lying on top of q trunk.
In the room there was every evidence
that the occupants had indulged in q
nights carousal, and made hasty de-
parture. Cards and beer bottles were
strewn about the room, and the room
was otherwise in an untidy condition.
An autopsy ON the child's body showed
that death did not result from natural
causes.
Doran's decapitated body was found
Friday afternoon by the tracks Of the
railroad, one mile east of Windsor
Beach. The coroner was notified, and
on his arrival at the place was told by
men who were watching the body that
woman who had been with the dead
man had walked west on the track.
The coroner followed up the track in
the direction the woman had taken.
He found woman, who told him that
her name was Mary Doran, and that
the man found dead on the track was
her husband. The coroner placed her
under arrest, and brought her to this
city, where she is now in cell in the
this story:
"My little boy was sick last night.
He could not stand up, and fell two OF
three times, cutting his head. About
9 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. L asked him how he
came to die, what killed him, and he
said, Il killed him, gave him NOR
phine,' He said we must go away o,
we would be arrested. We took q Lake
avenue car and went to Charlotte
Then we crossed the river and vent IL
I, Windsor Beach. We spent the day
walking on the shore. Bart said il
would be better If we were all three
! dead, and wanted to get boat to take
me out on the lake to drown me, but
could not get boat A train came
along, and he threw himself under it
and it cut his head off. did not know
what was the matter with Bart or why
he killed the boy"
Mrs Doran is about 28 years old, ani
not unprepossessing in appearance
She seems decidedly cheerful and indif
ferent considering all the circum
stances. The police seem disposed t.
accept her story as true.
Bart Doran is we'll known in Cincin
natl. UP to few months ago he wa
professor of boxing in the gymnasium
He was handsome fellow, but was re
garded as erratic.