New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-26
FOUND DEAD TOGETHER.
COUPLE WHOSE MARRIAGE HAD BEEN
OPPOSED AsPHYXIATED IN
WEST CHESTER HOTEL.


There is a pathetic story surrounding the deatn
OF Patrick Sullivan and his pretty COUSIN ANNE
Sullivan who were overcome yesterday by gas !" a
little hotel In West Chester.
Patrick Sullivan was one OF four brothers VINO,
with their mother, owned farm at Uniohpor' anu
leased another farm Of two hundred acres a"ay
from Unionport toward the Sound TWO Oh '"e
brothers are married and two years ago. wheh
Patrick began to build a house, 1t was seherany
understood that he and his cousin Annie were 10
be married and occupy IT,
The cousins had grown up together. and 1t was
not until Patrick began to be ardent In MS ioVe-
making that the course OF true love was inter-
rupted. The objections to the marriage OF tne
young couple came from the father OF Annie. VINO
It is said consulted priest and was told by the
latter that the Church would never sanction the
marriage, because the young people were COUSINS
Annie's father had long been employed as
watchman at the Morris Park race track. and TWO
of her brothers also employed there while
Annie herself often did work about the clubhouse
She cried bitterly when her father told her that
she could not marry Patrick. and she and Patrick
had a long talk together and afterward appeared
to have accepted the decision and to have decided
to abide by It,
II was not so, however, as on Saturday last An
ME. having been allowed TO take a vacation OF
two weeks put on her brightest garments and,
with s6 which she had saved in her pocket. left her
home presumably to visit the family OF one or
Patrck's married brothers. She remained at the
house until o'clock In the evening and when she
started for home either by prearrangement or ac-
cdent, she met Patrick. He offered to accompany
her home and they started off, laughing and chat
ting together.
They stopped to the way at the little hotei
OF Martin Ritz at Green-ave. and Second-st.. West
Chester. They drank some beer and sat on the
porch until II o'clock. Ritz, besides keeping the
M3el, works the electric railroad, and goes 10
work at midnight. just he about to leave
the hotel Patrick told him tina; he and Annie had
just been married and. the families or ootn
and also the Church would not recognize the mar
rage they had decided TO leave West chester ana
begin life anew in some Other Place bs Ra ey
about entertaining them as ne had long known and %
the OF 9e Inc saer roenaS to tns and the Couple
were assigned TO Il little room off the dining-room III
At o clock yesterday morning Mrs. Ritz thought
that she heard noise In the 10 par OF fhe
SuiIivans were still up, and Patrick seated in
the dinng-room with his head resting on MS nand =
the apartment, OF the young couple she found the
door locked. and she could not open H. she knew
quickly realizing that something was wrong. she
screamed for help man rushed into & the hote
The gasjet was found turned on full, and 1t had
the appearance of having been battered with some
Annie Sullivan lay on. the bed dead. She wa! wa;
fully dressed Patrick suvans body Y, was hsa lyinee ne
ciinched one of the bright ribbons of his dead
cousins dress. .
Coroner Hoeber when he viewed the bodies and
had heard something Of the history OF the youns
couple was inclined to believe that Patrick Suil
van had purposely turned the gas. so that deatr
would end the troubles OF both: Friends OF tht
dead couple inclined to the same opinion
The case however Is OF mystery though II does
not appear possible that the gas could have beer
accidentally turned on, that the wind could nave
blown 1t out. -,
The mother Of Patrick Sullivan, when she hur
ried 10 the hotel TO look at the body OF her son
went kissed his cold hand.
II knew something would happen she cried
Last night dreamed that he was dead.