Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-01
DIES o. broken REARI
Strange Case Of Mrs. John Dolan at
Sioux City Related By
Physician.
Courts Order Relative to Custody
Of Her Sister Causes Her
Demise.
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Death Of John 7. Fish, the Noted
Wagon Manufacturer, at
Clinton, Iowa

was responsible for the death of Mrs.
Anna Dolan of 100 South Wall street, i
on Dec. "a, $780, according to the facts
as disclosed by a physician.
The Shock and disappointment result
ing from being compelled by an order
of the district court to surrender pos
session of her only sister, pretty little
May Mcclure, 10 years of age, whom
she had raised almost from infancy,
brought on worry and mental anguish
that led to meningitis and in less than.
one week she was in her coffin.
An aunt of the child, Mrs. Anna I
Grove, also Of South Wall street, was
appointed guardian of the little girl, |
| upon an application made before Judge
F. r.. Gaynor, and at the same time a
| similar application made by Mrs. Doian
flor the appointment of her husband,
IJohn Dolan, as the child's guardian,
was refused. When the little girl was
placed on the witness stand to state with
whom she preferred to make her home
4 her eyes filled with tears and she replied
4 that she liked them both but she be-
1 lieved she wanted to live with her sister
But her wish was not granted. Other
Ievidence had been introduced to the
lcourt that caused Judge Gaynor to de-
termine the question of guardianship in
4 favor of the aunt, Mrs. Grove. Accord
ngly bond was executed in the sum of
4 $4,000, which was Signed by Dr. Eliza
i beth McDermot.
1 When John Dolan returned to his
home from the trial he was disappoint-
} the news would be to his wife, for the
! attachment she had for her little sister
was that of Il mother for her own child.
When. with trembling voice he report
. ed the verdict of the court TO Mrs. Dolan
she turned her face away and burst in
TO tears, as she said II have nothing
more to live for and from that mo
ment she talked of nothing else until
the Sleep of death hushed her lips. She
| became i'll of fever and took to her bed
L Her fever increased and in her delirium
S land restlssasess she tossed about ant!
e talked only of her baby sister. DR.. j. G.
e | Srejci, who was called into the case
five days before the woman died, pro-
: lgnounced her Hines meningitis. superin-
Iduced by extreme worry or mental am
k lgush and Disappointment. kind-heart-
a led neghbors and friends who We're in
r the sick room would turn away from
the unfortunate patient 10 relieve their
e sad hearts by weeping. Finally death
: came to end the suffering of a woman
who had succumbed to broken heart
q The appointment of a guardian fol
n May Theresa. Mcclure. who is an eN-
IcepIionally sweet-faced and Intelligent
Z Ichild was necessitated by the leaving
y of an estate of $1,000 in cash by hel
mother, Mrs. Bridget Mcclure. Whose
death occurred on Dec. ), 1892 INT
money was to come from two insurance
Ipolices of 81 ,0G0 each which were hello
'e lby the. mother in St. Mary's Court o
= the Catholic Order of F'otesters. ant
Woodlawn Court. Woodman Circle. tn
le wcrnen's auxiliary of the Woodmen o
the World. Mrs. Mcclure became
3 member of the former society in -Au
m gust. 1899 Each of the policies name,
g her daughter, Msry Theresa Mcclure
ar a minor, AS the sole Beneficiary III
mothers purpose was to provide 70
n.l her little daughters well-keeping in tn
re event OF her death. which would leav
IA child an orphan. The father ha
es been dead for number ~ Years.
lSpon the death of Mrs. Mcguire, a
ed aunt of the little girl fled her appli
cation for appointment as her guardian
IN This was on Dec. II. 1889. Some one in
formed John Dolan a little late. tina
such an action had been Instituted an
In lust one hour from the time the fits
~ application was fled Il second feques
" was carried into the clerk office fro,
:. the late Mrs. Daian. a sister OF q
- child asking for the selection Of N
poian as guardian. Mrs. MctiGire, q
!. well as the little dyNghter. had mac
y their home at tbs. EtsAns for years al
..n the latter felt they were entitled To II
~, possession of ne enid. Mrs. Doian ~
- little May Mcclure Were the only y
n manning members of the family
eight, the others having passed ava
within a period of the past I'VE year
and it was this sad circumstance tn
prompted such an exceedingly Gee
I'M feeling OF love and solicitude on II
,m part of Mrs. Doian for her chlla-sis,e
~ There are seven of them buried si'
hit nv side at the cemetery. said Mir. ID
rht Ian in speaking of the sad AFFAIR. i
his said the cause of his wife's death w
of the shock of giving up her little sists
nal DIR. Kreici said: 1T is one OF the sa
ing Sest cases have. ever seem the srepe
nal that Mrs. Dolan died of consumption
.er not true. II IS q fact that there n
been consumption in the family. b
there We're no symptoms of the disea
: a In Mrs. Dolan's case. In tubercuio:
Ter, the patient has 2 very high pulse a
ut he dies III the fullest consciousness a
pie. usually in a happy frame OF mind NJ
ent Dolsn's pulse did not exceed 70 at a
; a time While l attended her and she di
vas in a delirious state. She had Sol
ked weeks previously suffered from a
ne we're cold ard symptoms of lung trou
at were manifested. but she bid fair to
cover from this and might have liN
the average human life. She was
years OF age. Her death was due
81 meningitis, or brain fever, caused
Is worry.
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EJes Scientists i'll i rOuDte.