The Penn's Grove record., 1905-03-03
SHOT IN STREET
Policeman Daniel Herman of Chica.
go, Kills Mary Catherine Mulveil.
After Being HOunded For Years Young
Heiress Meets Tragic End-OfaceR
Commits Suicide.

Chicago, Il.-Bafled in his long suit
to win an heiress Daniel Herman, a
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 a single
scream, dying almost instantly. The
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 onlookers recovered from amaze
ment in time to block his fight. 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 Is. 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 a V the girl apparently.
Herman had his victims arm in a
brutal grasp, and it would have been
out of the question for a powerful man
to prevent the crime even if 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 Mulveil's head, mean
time crying to hdr 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.
Two or three of the paid teachers had
been classmates of her. She was
known to hundreds of present and for
mel pupils of st. James and to as
many more Of the other members of
the parish.
Herman fired three times. The first
bullet, so far as could be judged, went
wild. Only two wounds were found.
The second bullet, it is supposed, was
the n that struck the girls right
hand, tearing off one of the fingers.
The third bullet pierced Miss Mulveil's
brain, and then it was she collapsed
in a heap on the pavement.
Dozens of detectives and other police
men were sent out to capture Herman.
None OF them obtained a trace of him,
nd the first news of the murderer after
the killing of the girl was that of his
suicide in a lodging house to which it.
is supposed he fled from the boulevard.
He sent a bullet through his head, and
medical men said, undoubtedly died
Immediately.
The murdered heiress was a daughter
OF John Mulveil, who left a fortune of
$4,000 several years ago. She was a
niece Of William Mulveil, whose es-
tate was estimated at $4,000 at his
death last year. Miss Mulveil was an
executrix of both estates, as well as
the principal heiress. Herman knew
she had a comfortable fortune. and
although she was ar exceptionally at
tractive young woman, it is believed
his in%fatuatiOn for her was not in
separable from appreciation of her ma
terial advantages. At any rate, his
unwelcome 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 a
jealous policeman, and his superiors
must have been pleased with his work.
for when President Mckinley last WIS.,
tied this city Herman was selected as
one OF his bodyguard. 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 Mulveil.