The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-08-05
STAYS SISTER;
KILLS HIMSELF
Young Man Wounds Father
and SiSter-in-Law Before
Ending His Life.
WAS INSANE OVER P0lS0NS
Brings on Mental Strain by Discussing
the Deadliiess OF Various Acids, and
Winds Up With Murder and Sui
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Chicago dlspatch Victim OF mono
mania. Timothy Dooling. 81 years old.
shot and killed his sister. Mrs. James
Griffin. wounded his father. Patrick
Dooling, and his sisterinlaw, Miss
Anna Griffin. and ended by firing n
bullet into his own brain. The family
was AZ dinner. when he entered the
room ana, after acting strangely for
several moments. drew a revolver and
began firing. lie had been under
medical treatment for week, and
showed symptoms OF insanity.
The family has lived at West
Twelfth street and Fifty.second ave-
nue. for many years. The father was
a gardener, but is now a part invalid.
Young Doollng was employed as
teamster by his brother, Martin,
foreman In the yards OF the William
Dee pipe factory. In Forty.sixth street.
Last week he left work because OF III
health, and had been under the care
OF DR.. A. A. Whamond.
Insane on Subject Of Polsons.
The physician had given Dooling a
bottle Of medicine for disease OF
the nerves, and he believed 1t was
poisonous, refusing TO take 1t. Sun.
day evening he was at the residence
OF sister, Mrs. Anthony Downs. 300
Albany avenue. and persisted in dis.
GUESSING the strength OF poisons. lie
Al
acids and fell into a rambling talk OF
the life after death. declaring his
doubts upon the subject. He worked
himself into such a mental condition
that he insisted upon seeing priest
TO settle the question for him. His
friends saw that he was mentally I'M
balanced and two OF them took him
home.
Goes 10 See Brother
The young man arose earlier than
usual, saying he was going TO attend
early mass He returned az o'clock,
explaining that he had been TO see
physician IL is believed that during
this time he had procured the revolt
yer which later he used with deadly
effect. He next went TO the yards OF
the pipe factory where he waited an
hour for his brother He appeared
then in n morose condition and IL Is
believed he contemplated the death
of his brother
When Doolug returned his mother
and his sister. with the latter holding
her year old daughter, Ellen, in her
lap, were seated at the dining room
table. He entered the room sullenly.
and could not be persuaded TO eat.
Shoots Sister and Father.
Several times the young man walk.
ed back and forth besides the table.
As he passed behind his sister he drew
tho revolver. and Miss Griffin, who
was sweeping IN the next room. called
ont a warning II was too late Tho
revolver was placed at the back Of tho
womans head and the shot was fired
which ended her life. Miss Griffin
ran screaming toward the back OF the
house. and as sho reached the door
Dooling fred agan, wounding her nj
the base OF the skull A celluloid
comb turned tho bullet aside and prob.
ably saved her life. The maniac fol-
lowed her. and as his father ran to
ward the girl from the stable. where
he had been at work. he Cred again,
wounding the aged man In the cheek.
Takes His own Life.
Mrs. Dooing had sprung from her
chair and ran 10 her daughters side.
As she lifted her head and saw tho
Young woman was dead, she took tho
crying child. who had fallen 10 tho
floor. In her arms and slammed tho
door through which the slayer had
Just passed. AS he heard II close he
turned and fred n shot. the bullet
planting Itself III the woodwork Mrs.
Doollng heard another shot. followed
by silence. She opened the door and
found her son dead on the floor
Tho wounded girl recovered sum
ciertly to run into nm adjoining field,
but there she tainted and remained
unconscious until the arrival OF a pa
troll wagon from the Iawndale police
station. She was taken home and the
father was taken 10 the county hospi
tai. where his wound was dressed