The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-14
Sergeant Kane, Of Fort
Smelling, Is Doub1y
BereaYed.

Elizabeth Josephine Doyle and her
aunt, Kate Kain, are lying dead side by
si6ss in the home Of Sergeant Patrick
kaf2, on Minnesota Row, Fort Smelling,
and all last night it was necessary for
comrades of Sergeant Kain to watch
him closely for it was feared that he
would take his own life in the agony
Of grief which prostrated him over the
death of his wife and his niece Kate
Kain died by her own hand; Lizzie
Doyle is said to have been driven to
death by madness superinduced through
the mental torture brought on by her
aunt's unreasoning and unreasonable
jealousy-which was altogether un-
founded Both aunt and niece died at
about the same moment-7:30 o'clock
last evening
Lizzie Doyle was not exactly a beau
tiful girl, but she had an attractive
face and wealth Of auburn hair
Among the younger people at the fort
she was a universal favorite. She had
lived with her aunt and uncle for about
two years, being an orphan, or, adopted
child. She was a StenOgrapher and
worked in Minneapolis until within
few months. For three months or more
she has been in the employ of the firm
Of Hubbard & Taylor, lawyers in the
GermanAmerican Bank building, St.
Paul. Her life was altogether eXem-
plary, and her death will cause more
real grief at Smelling than almost any
other possible event
Kate Kain was the wife of Sergeant
Paddy" Kain, of Company D. Ser
geant Kain has been in the service four
teen years, and has spent the entire pc
riod of service with the Third regiment
Some ten years ago he met the woman
who afterward became his wife in
Chicago. She came out to Smelling and
| was in the service of Lieut.. Bell prior
to the marriage. Sergeant Kain is known
as one of the shrewdest men in the
regiment, and is a general favorite with
the officers. He has been Capt. Ger
lach's sergeant for some years, and
was on the road to prosperity when he
married the woman who committed sui
eide yesterday. She was thrifty and
Kain was known TO be well-to- do
perhaps quite as we'll off as any man
On the nOn-commissioned staff. But
Mrs. Kain was, for imaginary reasons,
jealous Of her husband. She is said to
have been a good woman, but Of rather
ungOVernable temper. ana for some
months past she has made life for her
niece miserable by her reproaches-and
it is said by the neighbors that she
went even further than reproaches
within the past week. In any event, it
seems quite certain that the unfortu-
nate woman held herself blamable for
the condition of her niece when the
latter lost her mind several days ago.
For q couple of weeks Miss Doyle had
She confided to her girl friends that
ing unlbearabie. She said that about
ten days ago her aunt had locked her
out of the house and had even gone
to extremes Of violence-throwing q
flatiron at her and pushing her out Of
the house 1t is not to be doubted,
say the neighbors, that the aunt has
heen more or less deranged for some
time, for there was no reason ON earth
fer her jealousy of Miss Doyle. Last
Monday Miss Doyle was feeling badly,
but She was attending to her duties in
the office of her employers. Tuesday
morning Sc felt so unwell that she
could not go to work and sent for DR..
Shaw. one Of the post surgeons. The
doctor, after examining the girl, said
that he could do nothing for her, as
there was nothing the matter with her
physically. During that day she de-
veloped an alarming condition of hSs-
terra and by Thursday it was necessary
to restrain her, for, in her frenzy, she