The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-03-07
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Police oan Daniel Herman Of Ch "a.
go Kills Mary Catherine Mulyeil.
After Being Hounaed For Years xouns
Helress Meets Tragic End--omcer
Commits Suicide.

/ Chicago, IlI.-Baffied in his long suit
to win an heiress Daniel Herman,
policeman, killed the girl Miss Mary
Catherine Muveil, in front of Harlow
N. Higinbotham's mansion in the Mich
igan boulevard. He shot the young
woman in full view Of scores Of per.
sons passing along the avenue, and
she sank to the sidewalk with single
scream, dying almost instantly. Abe
| pistol flashes followed so close upon
angry words that passed between the
two and the murderer fed so quickly
after committing the crime that none
of the onIookers recovered from amaze
ment in time to block his flight. He
put an end to his own life a few hours
after the murder by shooting himself
through the head with the same
weapon, in a lodging house.
| Mrs. John B. Murphy was whirling
along the boulevard in her carriage
when Miss Mulveil was killed, and she
was the nearest witness. She fell
| Imply against the back Of her seat
when the first shot rang out, but
quickly recovered her self-control and
tried to spring out of the vehicle in
time to save the girl apparently.
Herman had his victims arm in
brutal grasp, and it would have been
out of the question FOR powerful man
to prevent the crime even it he had
been within ten feet Of the policeman.
Mrs. Murphy, however. jumped from
her carriage to the road, and running
to the sidewalk on which the dead girl
lay, lifted Miss MulyeiI's head, mean
time crying to her coachman to follow
the murderer. Soon as she realized the
young woman was dead, Mrs. Murphy
tried to have an organized pursuit of
the fugitive begun, but already Her
man was beyond view of the crowd
| The body was taken to the Mulveil
home and detectives were put on their
comrades track, All the murdered
| girls relatives were FRUSTRATED tenn
porarily by the news. They FASTENED
to the house as soon as they recovered.
The school girls were thrown into
gloom when word of the murder was
received. Miss Mulveil, though not
on the staff Of regular instructors, was
one of the most popular teachers in the
school. She was twenty three years
old, and a graduate of the institution.
been classmates of her She was
known to hundreds of present and for
mer pupils of st. James and to as
many more of the other members of
the parish.
Herman fred three times. The first
bullet, so far as could be Judged. went
wild. Only two wounds were found.
The second bullet, 1t is supposed, was
ha4 4aI~ s,.fy. a
hand, tearing off one of the fingers.
The third bullet pierced Miss Mulveils
brain, and then it was she collapsed
in heap on the pavement.
Dozens of detectives and other police
men were sent out to capture Herman.
None OF them obtained trace Of him,
nd the first news of the murderer after
the killing of the girl was that OF his
suicide in lodging house to which it
is supposed he fed from the boulevard.
! medical men said, undoubtedly died
Immediately.
The murdered heiress was a daughter
of John Mulveil, who left a fortune of
$150,000 several years ago She was a
niece Of William Mulyeil. whose es-
tate was estimated at $4,000 at his
4eO - AeA1S y cal h4loo SlNAf Gil WAS I'LL
executrix of both estates, as well as
the principal heiress. Herman knew
she had comfortable fortune, and
although she was an exceptionally at
tractiye young woman, It is believed
his infatuation for her was not in
separabie from appreciation of her ma
terial advantages. AT any rate, his
unweIcome attentions increased when
her wealth was augmented by her
uncle's death, and in the last year Of
her life he made life almost unbearable
for her intimates assert. He first saw
her when she was serving as organist
of st. James Church
Herman was known to thousands OF
Chicagoans. He apparently was d
Jealous policeman, and his superlors
must have been pleased with his work,
for when President Mckinley last Wis
tied this city Herman was selected as
one Of his .bodvguard He next was
detailed to detective duty. but he had
been on furlough for the past year,
and had devoted most of his time to
pursuing Miss Mulyei..