The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-25
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Tragic Fate of a Pr sas1s; 81: !:
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TALE OF FORBIDDEN LOVE.
The Girl Fled From Sacrilegious
Addresses = The Murderer's
Suicidal Attempt.

CINCINNATI, April 25, 1s94-Mary Gilmar-
tin, a pretty clerk employed by the Pulver-
nacher Galvanic Belt Company, was shot
and instantly killed this morning -vhile on
her way to work The man who
committed the murder and was
arrested gave his name as
George Reed, aged thirty but letters jim
his pocket identify him as Catholic priest
named Father Dominick O'Grady. Insane
Jealousy of the girl and her desire to get rid
OF hls unwelcome attention caused
the tragedy. At the station house
OPrady attempted suicide by taking poison
but the prompt use of a stomach pump saved
his life
FOLLOWED FROM IRELAND.
Miss Gilmartin was born and raised
In County Sligo, Ireland, where sew
eral of her brothers were educated
for the priesthood One of the broth
ers is a professor in the College of
Maynouth, ireland, and another IS
Father NJ. S. Gilmartin of Chicago She
was educated in convent in Sligo county,
and here became acquainted with the priest
who afterwards murdered her. Miss Gill
martin came to this country early in Sep
tember, and four months later Father
O'Grady followed her.
The scene of the murder was in front Of
No. 30 Chestnut street, diagonally across
from the home of the dead girl. At $50 A.
NJ. she left the house accompanied by an
old lady, who walked a short distance
with her and then returned home. In
girl stood on street corner waiting for an
electric car. just as she was about to board
the car OGrady followed her She turned
around, got off the car and started home.
OGrady overlook her on Chestnut street,
when he stopped b er.
THE FATAL SHOTS
The old lady had been in the bouse but
few minutes when she was startled
by a scream from the street The
next moment there was rapid dis
charge of revolver, Ave shots
in ALL The people in this neighborhood
rushed from their houses and saw the giIT
lying on the sidewalk gasping her last.
Over her stood Father O'Grady, who was
still trying to discharge his empty re-
volver. He snapped the trigger several
times, glanced at the gun. looked at his
victim a moment, administered a brutal
kick and then stumbling over the body
walked rapidly toward John street, but
was captured by three citizens just as he
reached that thoroHghfare. The dead
body of the girl was carried to her home. A
tiny atream of blood trickled from hole in
the left temple directly in the rear Of the
eye.
SWALLOWED POISON.
When the murderer was lined up at the
Central Station desk S33 Ia money was
taken from him, then bundle of letters,
and finally small vial containing red
liquid. When this was laid down he quickly
grabbed it, drew the cork out with
his teeth, shot it out and swallowed mouth
full of the stuff. Before he could repeat the
operation the bottle. was snatched from his
hand by policeman.
When asked what it was he swallowed,
O'Grady said:-'Oh, its only medicine for
a cold" The murderer was locked up In
cell, but soon called for a priest, saying be
was going to die and wanted to confess. He
was hurried off to the City Hospital in 9
patrol wagon and pumped cut.
Ever since OGrady has been in the city
he has haunted the neighborhood of the
girls home, and called several times. Each
time she refused to see him, and always ex-
pressed her fear of him, and especially was
she afraid that O'Grady would find out
where she worked.