The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20

but beauty. He looked upon the wo-
man with eyes of the artist. She
aroused no love in his breast He SIM
ply worshipped her as an IDEAL
And when she made this discovery
the woman wrapped herself in her
garments as in a shroud and went out
and killed herself
1t was the love of the beautiful that
drew DR.. O'Malley to Aline Ellis 3 1t
was his austereness and passivity that
drove her to desperation. In that one
petulant cry of hers, Il am welded
to dead man. is found the key to
the whole romantic story.
The Turn in the Tide.
. From the day, March, TO- 1902, when
Aline Ellis plighted her troth to DR..
O'Malley in her fathers house in New
York city a change seemed to come
over her life. She seems to have found
her anticipated happiness but dead sea
fruit and turning away from her puS-
sionless husband she sought the love
of other men. Letters found in her
boudoir were written in truly Byronic
fashion. These were addressed to 9TH
Ell" men than her husband and had been
written since her marriage.
DR.. O'Malley, seemingly happy,
brought his bride to South Bend and
took up his residence in the city. Mrs.
O'Malley at once, by reason Of her
beauty and the high position of her
husband, took a very important part
in the social world There had been
predictions of unhappiness for this
couple from many quarters on account
of the disparity of age, but neither
one had needed the croakings. The
sky, to all outward appearance, was
unclouded and the honeymoon seemed
to be one long delight to both.
The first cloud, no larger than a
mans hand, appeared on the horizon
the night of May 4, when DR.. O'Malley
was taken suddenly sick after eating
deviled ham purchased and prepared by
Mrs. O'Malley. Being a physician, the
man treated himself and diagnosed
his case as an attack of ptomaine poIs-
oning. For several days he admins
tered remedies and finding that the
trouble did not yield to the treatment
he called in medical aid. Again the
diagnosis made seemed to Indicate
ptomaine poisoning. The patient did
not recover, but seemed to have recur-
| ring attacks until finally it was de-
cided to take him to Philadelphia,
where experts might hold a consulta-
ton. Mrs. OMalley, who during the
sickness had been the devoted wife
| and had shown much grief, accom-
panied her husband East. 1t was not
until she was arrested on the charge
of the larceny of jewels while in an
attempt to elope with William Hearin
| that the finger of suspicion was point
ed at the wife and DR.. O'Malley's sick
| ness was laid at the door OF his bride.
Since the tragic denouemen1 of his
marriage relatives of DR. O'Malley aver
| that the tragedy is due to a broken
vocation. Austin O'Malley, who comes
of very prominent family nal been
set apart from his earliest youth for
the priesthood. His quiet nature, his
! Studious habits and ABOVE all his de-
voutness had seemingly fitted him for
! this calling and all his education had
Fbeen shaped to that end. After his
| schooling in this country he went
kabroad. He studied in the universities
| of Germany and finally went to Rome,
where he took up the study of theology.
| q, He returned to America finally and
surprised his friends ana deeply dis
appointed his parents by stating that
| he was not to be a priest. File said he
had no vocation for that sort of thing
and began the practice of medicine.
He was eminently successful in this
line and later on was selected to take
| the chair of English literature at Notre
! Dame university, one of The most
prominent Roman Catholic Institutions
in the United States. There he met
with instant success ana was recog
nized as one of the best critics and
authorities on English literature in
| the country.
The divine passion nad never burn
ed in his breast. He remained single
all the years of his study, expecting
| to be a priest, where cefibacy was de-
| manded. 1t was not until he was for
| ty-three years of age and met Aline
Ellis that he first felt the emotion OF
| love. And the history of his courtshir
of his marriage and the almost fatal
termination of his life and love has
been told.
Bride in an Eastern Jail.
F. Mrs. O'Malley's transition from the
bridal chamber to the cell of prison
was a swift one. March 10 was hei
| wedding day. July she was arrested
| in Philadelphia on the charge of steal
| ing jewels from her brother in-law
| DR.. Joseph O'Malley, and with her al
legged paramour, William Hearin. was
| placed behind prison bars.
The arrest of the woman was dra'
matte. 1t was learned that she wa