The Irish standard., 1910-05-21
TRAGIC SUICIDE
Judge James r. corrisan Ends Life
With Bullet.


With Bullet.
| The entire community was shocked
on reading in the daily papers of Fri
day, May 10, that James R. Corrigan,
we'll known attorney of Minneapolis,
had committed suicide in the office of
DR.. Hunter of this city. Financial en-
barrassment and worry over domestic
affairs is the cause assigned for the
rash act.
The deceased came to this city in
the fall of 1882 from New York and
! opened a law Office. He soon attracted
the attention of Irish Catholic citizens
and became a favorite in social circles.
He was man of progressing ap-
pearance who gained friends rapidly.
Shortly after his arrival he became
identified with the total abstinence
cause and was made the state execu-
tive of the Irish National League in
Minnesota on the retirement of Adju-
tant Mccarthy Of the Minnesota Ma
tional Guards. He was elected attor-
ney of the Catholic Building & Loan
Association for several terms and such
was his popularity among the Irish
people that he was appointed the
grand marshal for St. Patrick's day in
great parade on the anniversary of
1reland's apostle. No young Irish
American ever received more encour-
agement from the Irish of Minneapolis
than did James r. Corrigan, who de-
liberately shot himself through the
brain last week and died instantane-
ously.
After his marriage to Miss Alice
Kelly, daughter of the late Anthony
Kelly, in 1886, he advanced in the So
cial scale. In 1890 he ran for the Of
flee of judge of probate of Hennepin
was elected. He ran for second term
but was defeated. His wife, after the
birth of four children, went to her
fathers home as the result of domes-
tic troubles, ending in a legal separa-
ton, after which he left this city for
Chicago, where he was appointed as
sistant corporation attorney by Mayor
Harrison. He returned to this city in
1902. Those who are intimately &C.
quainted with his wife speak of her
in the highest terms and declare that
she was deeply in love with him at
the time she took him "for better, for
worse" in her youth.
Since he came back from Chicago,
Judge Corrigan failed to build up a
lucrative practice in his profession,
and turned his attention to other lines
of business. In 1907 he organized the
Chewelah Marble company, with quar-
ries at Northport, Wash. Although
the company is said to be solvent, he
borrowed money personally to finance
; it. He became involved in debt and
lately realized that it was a hopeless
task to attempt to pay all he owed
His attempts to sell the company's
stock proved fruitless.
During the last year, friends no.
ticed that he became moody. He took
frequent trips west where he had BUSH
ness interests, but during the last few
months he had difficulty in getting
ready cash to meet his obligations
James r. Corrigan was born in
Lowville, Lewis county, New York, in
1857. After his admission to the bar
and settled in this city in 1882, to
| become favorite with all who knew
him socially. He was a man of fine
physique and handsome features and
naturally took to politics, being ready
and animated speaker. He was an
ardent supporter of VIM. ]. Bryan and
attended the national convention at
Denver as his supporter. He was a
member of the Catholic Foresters and
of the Ancient Order Of Hibernians
and necessarily a practical Catholic to
the last. What induced him to take
his own life il a mystery to all who
knew him.
The deceased is survived by his wife
and two daughters, two brothers and
a sister. The body reposed at the Gill
undertaking rooms until Monday eve
! ming when they were conveyed to
Chicago by his afflicted brothers;
T, his grief-stricken sister. There were
many beautiful floral offerings, includ-