Arizona republican., 1898-10-10
A@DOSE OF POISON.
Jomes Donohue. of Tempe Commits Suicide.
Found Near fhe. Railway Tracks in ConvuIsions, He Lived But a Short Time.

A number of boys playing near the Santa Fe section house yesterday morn ing saw a man lying in a clump of grass whom they thought was intoxi- cated. He lay still for a long time, and the boys did not bother him, but he finally began to moan and cry out as though suffering intense pain The boys ran over to where he lay, and they were mortified when the mans body was seized and shook with convulsions, and his face, terribly contorted, showed the severe pain he was in.
 The man was James Donohue, and few minutes before the boys arrived he had taken a dose of strychnine. A doctor was summoned, and the man was taken to a shade tree near at hand where the doctor did everything he could for over two hours to save his life.
 There is no use now in deceiving you, doctor" said the man. ''I took dose of strychnine, and I am not sorry that I did it. I was on a spree, and when I woke up this morning had no money, and I thought 1 would end it all"
 The doctor asked him how much he had taken of the strychnine, and he said he did not know the number Of grains, but he had filled the point of his knife three times He was con- scious all the time the doctor worked over him, and up to the time he was being removed to the county hospital, where he died He suffered terrible paroxysms of pain The muscles of his legs and arms contracted so as to leave large punches on them, and his feet were drawn and twisted. His death was extremely painful.
 Judge Kincaid was notified of the mans death and he immediately sum- moned jury and went to the hospital where an inquest was held. The body was afterward removed to Davis un- dertaking rooms.
 Donohue was evidently a man in good circumstances. He wore good clothes, and his general appearance was that of an educated man. He had an excellent physique. with broad shoulders and stron g well built form. His hair and beard were dark with sprinkling of gray, and he was between fifty-five and sixty years Of age Two handkerchiefs, pocket knife and a chamois watch case was all that his pockets contained. It was the opinion of some that he had been IODDtu Ol HIS WdcCu dlIu ulOuCy, do AO had been seen about the city for Sev- eral days, and seemed to have plenty of money Donohue was unacquainted in Phoenix. Just before he died he said that he knew Mrs. Emily Greer, who lived at Tempe, and he wanted her notified of his death. Marshal O. c. Smith of Tempe came over and re- turned to Tempe last night with the message which DOnOhue left Mrs. Greer.
 It was not until after Dolohue died that the doctor found the bottle of strychnine. He had taken enough of it's contents to insure his death.
 A telegraph message was sent by a man named James Donohue on Satur- day to Holbrook, requesting money. but no answer was received for Donohue. The description of the sender of tfis message is that of the dead man.
 number Of persons in the city re- member having met Donohue Fri day and Saturday when he was drink ing freely at different saloons. They remember him as man of genial char acter and a disposition to be liberal with his money
 Mrs Greer sent a request to the cor oner last night asking that the body of Donohue be prepared for burial at her expense. She said that Donohue was a man of good character with the ex- ception Of passion for drink, which broke out occasionally in a spree which lasted several days. He had been em- ployed by Mrs. Greer for the past six teen years, and was a quiet man and faithful worker Mrs. Greer has a boarding house in Tempe.
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