Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-04
KILLS. HIMSELF
WHEN HE LEARNS
HE Is WANTED
SUPPOSED HUSBAND AVOIDS
INQUEST BY DEATH
NOTE ALLEGES INNOCENCE OF
WIFE MURDER
Daniel Donohue, Suspected OF Causing
Poisoning Of Mrs. Alice Donohue'
Ends His Existence with
Revolver Shot
pv Associated Press

By Associated Press
OAKLAND, Sept. 3.-Under sus-
picion and police surveillance, Daniel
Donohue, supposed husband OF Mrs
Alice Donohue, the woman VINO was
murdered and buried in Emeryville' a
.rhurh M Oakland, killed himself this
forenoon in his home. He fred two
shots into his mouth while he lay ~
his he'd. His dead body was 1ounu py
Deputy Coroner Sargent ana Depuly
public Administrators Flood, VINO nae
gone to search for him.
Donohue's suicide and a note ne len
may result In clearing GustaVe Arheli
held by the police or the charse VI
numbering the woman.
Donohue was to have been forced 70
rive nroof this afternoon of his mar
riage To the murdered woman. he hau
already made application for the $9oOv
cash In bank and the life insurance Oh
$500 left by Mrs. Donohue. He was
under subpoena 10 appear as d Witness
at the inquest
Coroner Tisdale waited half an hour
and ordered his deputy to go after
Donohue. The deputy public ADMIN
istrator also went along.
rhe officers called at the Donohue
home in Emeryville, and knocked re-
peatedlv on the door. Receiving no
II.
found Donohue's dead body. His hand
still grasped the revolver with which
he had ended his life. Donohue had
killed himself, and the body had on
only a night shirt.
Donohue Claims Innocence
On a table was found this note:
"OAKLAND, Cal, Sept. 8, 190S.-l
am innocent of this crime. If you find
Joseph Berry you got the man tnat
had or done the deed"
The note was not signed. Joseph
Berry is the man with whom Mrs.
Donohue is reported to have lived pc
police are now bending every effort to
io~--1e him. A card found in the Dono-
hue house gives his address at one time
as 766 Mission street San Francisco:
The suicide of Donohue caused the
continuance Of the inquest on the death
of Mrs. Alice Il. Donohue until next
tuesday. 1t leaves the murder further
than ever from solution.
Believe Couple Not Married
That Donohue was not married to
the dead woman is the belief Of the
authorities. The note left by him. how
ever, Is not fully believed, for both
Captain of Detectives Petersen and
Sheriff Barnett feel that Donohue was
concerned in the murder and shot him
self when he knew that he must ex-
plain under oath his relations with
Mrs. Donohue and his haste in making
application for her money and life in
surance.
Donohue was last seen about 8
o'clock this morning. He was then in
his home, but was undressed. He did
not know until after that hour that
the police suspected him of knowing
more than he has told. That he shot
himself as soon as he became aware
that he was under the eyes Of the po-
lice seems certain.
Neighbors of the Donohues state that
as long as a month ago Donohue con-
templated suicide. He stated then that
he was worried over his wife's disap-
pearance and thought he would end
his life. Mrs. Donohue was last seen
alive on the evening of June IL. On
that evening she dined with her sup
posed husband. The chemists report
shows that the woman was killed with
in two hours after dinner.
The note left by Donohue will change
the attitude of the police toward Gus
tave Ahlstedt, alias Arkell, who has
been held on suspicion. 1t did not men
tion Arkell