The sun., 1894-04-26
FATHER OGRADY SHOT HER.
an IBIsH PRIEST KILLS A YOUNe
WoMAH IN CINCINNATI

She was Mtss Mary en-artfn 81 En9os
Ireisud, sna In Last ssptsnS,r she s.a
the Priest T. n the Pises-A Prsdsesssor
OF Father O'orady I.s Bees Banishes
on Her Aeeouat-shs Avoided Uer-ay
os the Street ssd ne shot Her.
CINCINNATI. April 25.-Mary Gilmartin. .
clerk employed by the Pulvermacher Galvsnic
Belt Company was shot and Instantly killed
this morning. while on her way TO work. By
man who was arrested and gave his name as
George Reed. aged 80. Letters In his pocket
identified him as a Catholic priest, Fa-
ther Dominick O'Grady. Insane jealousy Of
the girl and her desire to get rid OF his atten-
tions caused the tragedy. At the station house
O'GrRdy attemp ed suicide by taking poison.
but stomach pump saved his life.
Miss Gilmartin was born and raised In Coun-
ty Sligo. where several Of her brothers we're
| educated for the priesthood. One OF the
brothers Is a professor in the college Of May
nooth. Ireland, and another is Father NJ.
| GilmArtin Of Chicago. She was educated In
| convent in County Sligo. and there became ac-
| ouainted with O'Grady. who to-day mur-
| dered her. Miss Gilmartln came to this
| country In September last. Four months later
Father 0Grady was seen here.
The scene OF the murder was In front OF 30
Chestnut street. diaRonally across from the
| homo OF the dead girl At 81 A. NJ. che left
| the house. accom- panied by an old lady. who
walked a short distance with her and then re-
turned home. The girl stood on a street
corner waiting for a car. just as she was
| about to board the car oGrady followed her.
| She turned around. got OF the car. and started
homo. O'Grsdy overlook her on Chestnut
! street and stopped her.
The old lady who accom- panied Miss Gimar-
tin to the street car had been In the house
| only few minutes when she was startled by
| G scream from the street. Next there was a
rapid discharge OF a revolver. FIVE shots in all
| The people in the neighborhood rushed from
| their houses and saw the girl lying on the
| sidewalk gaspinR her last over her stood
| Father O'Grady. who was still trying to dis
charge his empty revolver. He snapped the
| trigger several times. glanced at the weapon.
| looked ut his victim a moment administered
walked rapidly toward John street hut wa.
that street. The dead body Of tho girl was
carried to her former home. She had been
When the murderer was searched at the Cen
tral Station de.k s33 In money was taken nn from
small anna Vial vial containine a red Iiauid. W hen this
was laid down In he quickly grabbed It drew the
1 peat this the bottle was seized by q policeman.
When asked what vas m, ne had sacna sTa,G%ed f@r
The murderer was locked up in cell. but
on 70 the CITY Hospital in a patrol wagon and
Even % since gu0E 0Gfady % has been in the city he
has haunted the neigh borhood Of Miss Gilmar-
time she refused to see him. and always ex-
| pressed fear Of him..
village OF stonepark. near Aclare. ia the county
! Of Sligo. thirty-two years ago He is the son
Ged ii d'sfeS ie% UontSs ago and the youn9est OF
family OF six sons and one daughter. who were
n SFS az ths obn
chSrch in Dahaa one Of the largest Parishes
H.sas fsfgsmiG IN Bgbin FasTies another csfsyman ef
II doing missionary, work IN south America,
Mercy in one OF the suburbs of dublin.
-. Dominick was, educated at the Knox Ma
.ades sGnSY an% was irritable With ali bis .ehoo
matee. At the age Of nineteen he was taken
under under the charge OF the Most Rev. francis j.
Denis %asra. a'S who i reeeniiI sehioyed con:
siderable fame in ireland in connection with
uated @ from. the seminary in the summer OF
1882 and then entered the college OF May
nSGis psn 1na sGa tormor School,
| mates. After seven years study In this
assigned f to II the I ehapiaincy Of the Convent Of
| Charity In Benada Abbey. q few miles from
| his home. Here no renamed lew years. de-
| voting his leisure time to fishing. carriage
riding. and ball playing, He was next ap-
| pointed to the curacy OF Mullnabreena, in tho
| parish of Achonry. One OF his parishioners.
| and by far the most popular, was Miss
Gllmartin, She had Just graduate, from
UGrady came to Mullnarreena She, was
! an accomplished musician, spoke several lam
| guages tluently and had a superior soprano
| voice. Her company was much sought after
| whenever any OF the local aristocracy gave
! dinner parties. and several OF the young swells
| In the neighhorhood were paying her their
addresses. The gossip connecting Father
! Thomas boyle OGrady's predecessor. with
Miss Gilmartin. resulted in that clergyman,s
hanishment to a New South Wales parish.
| Father Doyle and young pGrady were class
| mates. and the lAtters interest In Miss Gill
| martin was first attributed to the Affeo-
| ti0n which he entertained for Father
| Doyle In the latter part OF last Deem
| her Miss Gilmartin and Father pGrAdy
| left Mullnahreena without telling any one
| where they were going When IL was reported
! that they had eloped 20 this country the Bishop
OF Achonry ordered all the BELONGINGS OF the
| missing Clergyman to be sent to his brother
! Michael. a shopkeeper in stonepark. Nobody
| heard anything from tho missing couple until
| six weeks ago. when Father OGrady reap
! peared In MullnabreenA and received permis-
| sion to celebrate mass In his old church. Then
! he disappeared again without giving any ac-
| count NJ himaelf or his former adventures.