New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-01
DONNELLY WAS VERY MUCH ALIVE.
INDIGNANT AT THE REPORTS THAT HE WAS
DEAp-KI.AMES TIE MARDLE PARTY.

INDIGNANT AT THE REPORTS THAT HE WAS
DEAD-BLAMES THE MARBLE PARTY.
The Donnelly- McAr1le case is apt 10 become a
cause TO be remembered in legal circcs If the pres
Of supply Of surprises and incidents is kept
up. The litigation and the shooting affair in
the Court of, Common Pleas are still fresh in the
minds of newspaper readers Yesterday several
papers contained long accounts OF the finding on
Saturday of the body Of Michael Donnei,y, who was
formerly wealthy iron merchant. in the water
near the New-York Fishing club which is about
four miles from Richmond Valley. Staten Island 1t
was said Donnelly had been visiting the family
of Frank Ryan. of Richmond Valley, for several
months. He had been Respondent for some time
said the reports and had been missing from the
Ryan home for three days. II was said the body
was found by iishC rman named Edward Gilbert
and was identified by the letters and papers in the
dead mans clothing The reason of the suicide was
given as despondency caused by the loss Of about
$500 1000 in the iron business.
When a Tribune reporter called at the DonneHy
home No. l. =. Lukc's Place. yesterday afternoon.
he found Mr.. Donneiy extremely lively and in
dignant corpse. He had read the accounts Of his
sudden taking -off and had not found them pleasant
reading. Nor his feelings much improved when
friends began arrive inquire into the particulars
of his death. 49,, -. nou
ne!iye Wi:h emphasis i know. Of course. il comes
from the McArdie party. For what reason they dii
haven't been Staten Island or near ltchinoni
have been tod that not even a dead boay Of any
sort was found the place mentioned in the stores
1 have had 10 be on my guard constantly, ana am
Always on the lookout for any Of the tricks Of lac
McArie people. Their object IN mis- instance ~
probably TO injure me financially and IN NE eyes OF
my friends but in that they have failed, anG when
/ find the who started those stories ne Will be
prosecuted
Mr. Donnelly also paid his respects 10 his former
partner, Patrick McArde, who. he thinks. is re-
sponsible for the stories Of his death.
uous through the shooting affair that occurred IN the
Court OF Common Peas on April "a II was the re-
suit OF the bitter litigation which had been going
on for some time etWeen Michael Donnely and
Patrick j. McArdle VINO had married sisters and
were partners in the iron business Ii was said tha
Donnelly wrongly BUSTED from the firm. Don
nelly sued McArdle for accounting OF his interest
Of about 10000 but the dismissed by Judge
Barrett The suit then begun IN the Court Of
Common Pleas before Judge Bischoff. on motion Of
the defendants lawyer Judge Bischor dismissed
BY the Supreme Court. saying that D3nneily should
have Appealed from Judge Barretts decision. Inc
shooting followed. Witnesses sad that DonnelIy
sprang from his chair and fired a revolver al NC
then attempted shoot DOnnely, and several shots
were fired by both sides. The beligerants were then
separated and Donnelly arrested. A. the police
station the TWO men rounily abused each other
found in the courtroom and later another by
Never = Stein. a lawyer D0nnel,y was placed on
trial June a. and acquitted on July g. Ano'ner
sensation In the case the arrest on July of Mt
Stein who had taken the third revolver and put II
in his safe He charged with perjury, ana 1t was
alleged that the revolver he had testified ne had
until two months after the shooting on July II
Judge Cowing dismissed the Indictment against Mr.
Stein Assistant Dstrct-AttOrney Weeks, who con-
Quoted the Donnelly trial declared an inyestigaIron
Donnely-McArd.e case VIII come up again in NO
vember.