The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-08
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DEATH and CRIME
Followed in the Wake OF q
Winning Lottery Ticket.
The Husband a Suicide, the Wife Now
a Criminal at State Reformatory.

Too much money and too great devo-
tion to liquor has caused the downfaii
and dissolution of once prominent North
End family, and while the husband
occupies q suicides grave, the wife,
st one time the belle of North End, dis
graced, with = stigma on her once fair
name, is now herding with the common
criminals OF her sex at the State work
house.
The story OF the downfall Is sad but OF
common occurrence. Several years ago
Thomas Donovan, a bright and popular
young man, met and loved Margaret Lane,
q handsome young woman OF Smith Hill.
Although beset by horde of admirers,
Miss Lane recognized only one competi-
tor for her affections, young Donovan,
and 1t soon became generally known that
he had the inside track.
Eventually they were married and
started in on . happy career. All went
well for time and two children came to
bless their union.
Last year Donovan yielded to the en-
reaties of his friends and invested In
ticket in the. Louisiana Lottery.
When tho drawing took place Donovan
was found to be the fortunate, or, as it
proved, unfortunate, winner OF 5000.
This was the beginning OF the downfall.
The 5000 was dissipated to the winds, a
lavishly appointed rum shop, started by
Donovan, proving failure financially.
Matters went from bad TO worse and
finally Donovan, during fit OF melon
choIia, cut his throat with bread knife
and died.
His widow mourned Ills demise for sew
erai weeks and then began to he talked
about. Strange rumors of peculiar goings
on at the Donovan house soon began to
circulate freely i'm the neighborhood, and
the dissppearsnce OF little 7-year-old
Bertha, the daughter, who finally was
found living with her grand
mother on North Davis street,
only served to set the tongues
wagging the more freely. The child
stated that she had run away from her
mother because the woman had threat
sned to kill her.
One day, about two weeks ago, the
woman created disturbance at her home
on Gladstone avenue. She was abusing
everybody that passed by the door and Il
was found necessary to call the police.
Captain Baker and Officer Gilfoil respon-
ded to the call, and did all they could
to pacify the woman who had broken Q
number Of windows in the house, and
thrown chairs about everyw here. She
told the officers that her father was 9
Catholic priest and her mother was
QueenVictoria. One cause of her anger wa'
the scarcity of beer. She told her cousin
that IL he did not crush the growler" she
would set the house on fire as she claimed
she did the Barnaby building.
Finally the house occupied by the
widow was sold at auction about ten day.
ago, and yesterday the woman was or
dered to vscate the premises. The
Ulcers who ordered her ouI
took away the baby, chile
of about year old, and turned the infant
over to the grandmother. The woman
was in no condition to leave last night
and after considerable discussion it wa
decided to arrest her on charge o
being lewd and wanton. 1t was done aut
this morning the woman was sentenced
TO six months at the State Workhouse.