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minnie ROW[EY DALEY is KILLED BY HER HUSBAND

ing "oh my poor wifel oh my poor
wifel"
You have no wife, said Mr.. Young,
"she is dead
To this Daley said:
Someone shoot me, oh, please,
someone shoot mel"
Mr.. Young stated to the Banner
that Mrs. Daley was not dead when
he entered the room and that she
breathed several times after his ar.
rival. This would co-oborate the state.
ment of the little Cecil Daley when
she stated that her mother murmered
oh my!" after the shooting.
Mr.. Young and Mr.. Corcoran made
a search for the revolver and found
the gun, a 32-calibre weapon, under
a cupboard. According to the state
ment Of Mr.. Young it would appear
that after the shooting Daley dropped
the gun in an effort to catch his wife
as she was falling and that the revol-
yer fell under the cupboard.
The revolver was secured by Mr..
Young and Mr.. Corcoran and turned
over to Chief of Police Clements.
Mr.. Young stated to the Banner
that taking the surroundings into con-
sideration and the position of the wo-
mans body and the position in which
Daley was lying, he is of the opinion
that the shooting was accidental.
However, Mr.. Young further stated
that Daley and his wife had domestic
trouble only recently and that Mrs.
Daley had told at his house that her
husband had threatened to take her
life, but that she was not afraid OF
him.
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her dead body. He was lying with
his face against her neck where the
blood bad been squirting from the
wound inflicted by the bullet DR..
Eastman stated that both forms lying
on the floor were literally covered
with blood, their clothing being satur-
ated. In addition to this, the floor
was covered with probably fourteen
pounds of blood.
AS soon as the first shock OF the
terrible scene passed away, an exam-
ination of the two PROSTATE forms was
made and it was found that Daley
was not even wounded, but that he
was sweltering in his wife's blood
which had evidently ran. from the
wound in a stream.
The examination showed that the
bullet from the revolver, used in the
shooting, had entered Mrs. Dailey's
neck on the right side at point just
two inches below the ear and that it
had passed through the jugular vein.
A jagged hole was torn clear through
the neck and through the jugular vein
on the left side, the bullet emerging
at point in exactly the same position
as where il had entered, about two
inches below the lobe of the ear. The
fact that the shot passed squarely
fhrnnph ha nnaly In 0trah n laval li,,n
indicates that Daley held the weapon
close to his victims neck when he
fred the shot. This theory is further
strengthened by the fact that there
were powder marks around the wound
made by the entrance of the bullet.
During the interview by the Banner
man, Dr. Eastman stated that Mrs.
Daley had been doing washing for
the Eastman Family and that on Thurs
day, July 18th, she washed and that
on Friday she ironed. AS she had
been in the employ of DR.. Eastman in
this capacity, she had talked to him to
certain extent about her troubles.
She stated that her husband had
threatened to shoot her at various
times but did not believe that he
meant to do it.
AT this time, Daley was working
in Detroit, Michigan, but was not prop
erly providing for his family. DR..
Eastman told her that she could make
some arrangements whereby her hus-
band should send her money to meet
expenses. Daley returned to Mt. Yer
non shortly after that time and on
Monday evening, July 18th, he had
talk with him about various matters.
He, Daley, seemed to be "grouchy"
and did not appear to care to hold
conversation about his family troub-
les or anything else.
After having the talk with Daley
on Monday evening, DR.. Eastman
heard nothing more of the affair until
on Saturday evening when he was in
formed of the fact that the affair had
ended in probable murder.
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MR.. YoUNe's STORY
Daley Home After The Shoot
ing Had Taken Place

Mr.. w. w. Young, who lives almost
directly across the street from the
Daley family stated to a Banner re-
porter that he had just finished eating
supper and had gone out into the yard
when his nelghbors, Mr.. Dennis Cor
coran called to him and said that Els
worth Daley had killed his wife. Mr..
Young and Mr.. Corcoran went to the
house. Mr.. Young was the first to
go in. Daley was lying on the floor,
with his arms about his wife's waist
and his head buried against her face.
Daley was groaning and kept say
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mother had a dollar and nickel and
just as she was about to start to the
grocery store she heard her father
ask her mother for dollar. This the
woman refused to give up. Daley
then asked his wife for the nickel and
according to the statement of the little
girl the woman refused to give Daley
either the nickel or the dollar.
The little girl, in an interview with
Banner representative stated that
when she left the house her father
and mother were still arguing over the
money.
Is it not possible that this argument
over the money led to the shooting?
Mrs. Daley was standing near the
stove. She had been watching her
bread IN the oven and had been peel
ing potatoes as the knife was still in
her hand when she was shot down by
her husband.
Daley came in the rear door of the
house into the kitchen, evidently with
revolver in nand, and then the shoot
ing occurred.
The little girl came back from the
grocery and was just entering the
front door with Bessie Hunter, aged
8 years. Dailey's half sister, when the
shot rang out Little Cecil was badly
frightened, but said that she saw her
father grab her mother and that they
both fell to the floor at the same time.
She said she heard her mother cry
OUT "Oh my! oh my! oh my, and
then all twas stilr'
The two children ran out of the
house screaming, mamma has been
shot"
Mr.. Dennis Corcoran and Mr.. w.
w. Young, both neighbors, who reside
just across the street from the Daley
home, were the first to reach the
house. Mr.. Young went in first and
discovered the body of Mrs. Daley
on the floor and Daley lying by her
side with his face buried against the
face of his wife. Blood was flowing
from the bullet wound in the woman's
face and by the time the neighbors
arrived both Daley and the body of his
wife were covered with blood
Daley attempted to rise when Mr..
Young shook him, but he was command
ed to lie still and not get up. In the
meantime Mr.. Meggs Paine telephoned
to DIR. Newton R. Eastman and another
call was sent to Chief of Police r. s.
Clements. The Chief and Lieutenant
of Police McElroy hastened to the
scene in the patrol wagon. Daley
was still lying on the floor with his
face against that of his dead wife
when .he police arrived. He was load
ed in the patrol wagon and locked up
up in steel cell in the county jail
and slated, held for warrant"
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NElGHBORS SAY THAT DiILEY HAD THREATENED TO KILL
HIS wife ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT IN
COUNTY JAIL He SAYS THE SHOOT.
ING WAS PURELY ACCIDENTAL
Daley Talks To Banner Reporter In Jail And Says
The Shooting Was ACCidental.-A Charge Of
Murder In First Degree To Be Filed
Against The Prisoner. "Details OF
The Affair

most horrible crime, having all the evidence of
murder in the first degree occurred about $40 Saturday
night East Gambler street when Ellsworth G. Daley
aged 27 shot and instantly killed his wife, Minnie Rowley
Daley, aged 20 years.
There were witnesses to the shooting although
Cecil Daley, the dead woman's daughter in the
front door of the house just the shot fired and
her mother fall to the floor with bullet through her
neck fired by her step father.
Daley arrested at the home shortly after the
shooting and in the Knox county jail declared that the
affair purely accidental and that he did not intend
to kill his wife,
On the other hand there are many things in connec-
on with the shooting which would indicate that Daley
did intend to kill his wife and that it deliberate
murder.
Only few days ago Mrs Daley informed number
of neghbors that her husband had threatened to kill her.
but that she not afraid of his threats.
The neighbors say that whenever Daley went home
intoxicated he would pull gun from his pocket take
knife in his hand and threaten to take the life of his wife
There appears to be no doubt but that DALEY was in
oxcated when he fired the fatal shot He had been drink
ing during the afternoon. At o'clock of beer
delivered at the home and Daley commenced to
drink He had consumed nine bottles of beer from the
case before the fatal shooting in the evening.
After drinking several bottles of beer, Daley went
into the back yard and pulling 80 cabre revolver from
his pocket commenced to shoot at mark This fright
ened Mrs Daley according to the statement Of the neigh
bors and she remained in the house all the afternoon
It was just at the supper hour and Mrs DALEY was
standing by the stove in the Kitchen watching her bread
in the oven when Daley entered the kitchen door from
the back yard and fired at his wife, the bullet entering
the neck just under the right and coming out at
point just quarter OF an lnch hher under the eft ear
Just as the shot was fred the young daughter en-
tered the house and heard her mother exclaim:
'Oh my! Oh my Oh my
And then according to the story of the little girl
'all was still"
When neghbors reached the house Daily was lying on
the floor with the body of his wife with his face buried
against her cheek and covered with blood all his
face and shoulders.
After the shooting Daley threw the revolver the
floor and this found under cupboard by Mr. Dennis
Corcoran, of the first persons to reach the house
after the shooting
After the shooting DALEY guarded by neighbors
until the arrival of Chief of Police Clements and Leuen
ant McElroy in the patrol wagon The man was locked
up in the steel cell in the county jail and slated held for
warrant
The remains of Mrs Dailev conveyed to the
morgue of Chappelear & Co.. and prepared for burial
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NOTICE or HEARING ACCOUNT

Following account has been Fled.
.or settlement and will be heard on.
Tuesday, August Is, 1911, at 8 a. M:
Second partial account of John III,
Payne, executor of James M. Cline.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
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FOR ALL-RoUND TITLE

Chicago, III, July 24-The all-round
championships of the National Anna
teur Athletic Union, which we're orig
inally scheduled to take place hero
tomorrow under the auspices Of tho
Chicago Athletic Association, have been
postponed until the second week in
August.
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A SISTER TALKS
But Has Very Little To Say Concern
In The Tragedy OF Satur-
day Evening

Mrs. Annabelle Toms, a sister of
Mrs. Daley was seen by Banner
reporter Sunday morning at the Dali
ey home on East Gambler street.
Mrs. Toms stated that in company
with her brother, Leonard Rowley,
she attended the picnic at Cedar Point
Saturday and knew nothing of the ter
rible affair until late in the evening.
She said that she spent a greater
portion of her time at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daley, and while she
knew that their domestic relations
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NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT
Following account has been fled
for settlement and will be heard on
Tuesday, August Is, 1911. at a. m:
First partial account of S. Belle Van.
natta, guardian of Sam and Charles
Vannatta.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
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NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT
Following account has been FLED
or settlement and will be heard ON.
Tuesday, August Is, 1911, at a. ms
First and final account of Catherine.
Meade, Executrix of Michael Meade.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
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NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT.

Following account has been fled
tor settlement and will be heard On,
Tuesday, August Is, 1911, at q. m:
Ninth partial account of Burr White.
guardian of Mary E. Swartz.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
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ELLSWORTH C. DALEY SHOOTS HIS WIFE THROUGH
The JUGULAR Vein
FIRST DEGREE MURDER
To Be The Charge Against Daley Says
Prosecuting Attorney CromIey

Prosecuting Attorney cromley visit
ed Daley In the Knox county jail Mon.
day morning and talked with the pris-
oner for nearly an hour.
At the conclusion of the Interview,
Prosecutor cromIey stated to the Ban
ner that charge of murder in the first
degree would be made against Daley.
He stated that he was desirous of hav-
ing the charge filed Monday, but ow-
ing to the fact that Sheriff Parker and
Chief Of Police Clements were both
out of the city, no affidavit will be
filed before Tuesday. Either of the
above named officers will make the
affidavit.
DALEY will be arraigned for pre-
liminary hearing before Mayor Nit
cheiI sometime Tuesday.
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NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT
Following account has been fled
for settlement and will be heard On
Tuesday, August Is, 1911, at a n-a
First and final account of Frank
w. Linn, executor of Aaron Linn.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-07-25

NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT,
Following account has been file3
Tor settlement and will be heard On
Tuesday, August Is, 1911, at a, M
First and final account OF Frank.
W. Linn, executor of Elizabeth Linn.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
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NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT
Following account has been fileSR
or settlement and will be heard On.
Tuesday, August Is, 1911, at q. m.s
First and final account of G. L. Wine.
land, administrator of John Winelana.
PATRICK A BERRY.
Probate Judge.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-07-25
NOTICE OF HEARING AccouNr

NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT
Following account has been sileds
TOR settlement and will be heard on
Tuesday, August 15, 1911, at a. ms
Third partial account of Robert
Neiderhouser, executor Of Jacob Nef
derhouser.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-07-25

NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT
Following account has been fleA
tor settlement and will be heard ON
Tuesday, August 15. 1911, at a. m.:s
First and final account of J. r.
Shrontz, guardian of Maggie EvlyR
Thomas.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
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NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT

Following account has been flee
tor settlement and will be heard ON
Tuesday, August IS, 1911, at 9 a. M
First and final account of A. p. Cru
baugh, administrator of Margaret
Grubaugh
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
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NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT.
Following account has been fled
for settlement and will be heard ON
Tuesday. August 15, 1911, at a. M:
Second and final account of ID. C.
Whitney, guardian of Luella s. Trin,.
BILE.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
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The facts leading up to the fatal
shooting are exceedingly meaaer and
the rea! cause of the affair will prob
ably never be known unless Daley
makes statement. He protests to the
sheriff and other officers that the shoot
ing was accidental and that he did
not intend to kill his wife.
The Daley home is located on Gam
bier avenue, the last house on the
north side of the street, next to Gen.
ter Run, and the shooting occurred in
the kitchen, small room in the rear
portion of the house.
Daley, who is 81 years of age, was
born in Fredericksburg, Ohio but had
worked in Canton, Ohio, before COM
Ing to Mt. Vernon about 6 years ago.
He first worked as section hand on
the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus
railroad, but about six or eight weeks
ago he left his wife and family and
went to Detroit, Mlch., where he found
employment in stove factory. Mrs.
Daley had consulted the authorities
about having Daley brought back here
on a charge of non-support, but about
two weeks ago he returned on his own
account and went to work at the Mt.
Vernon Bridge Works.
According TO the story of neighbors
the family relations had not been
pleasant and that Daley had gone to
his home several times in an intoxicat-
ed condition and had threatened to
take his wife's life. That he would
flourish revolver in her face and
sometimes knife and that she be-
came so nervous that she could
scarcely work.
Relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. Daley
say they knew nothing of the family
difficulties and that Daley never saiG
anything about taking the life of his
wife in their presence.
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NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT
Following account has been fled
or settlement and will be heard On.
Tuesday, August Is, 1911, at a. m.:s
Second partial account of G. l.. "
Blue, executor of Willis A. Blue.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
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Continued on page eight
The evening world., 1911-03-17
Us Possible TO Reduce
Flesh Without Diet
ina or Exercise

II Is not only possible, but being done
eyerywhere. Exercise. unless carefully So.
psrintendsd by a physician and expert
Athletic Director, may easily 90 q oeal oI
har1n To the great overburdeneu Ilssny
body. The untutored fat man and wo-
man determined to get thin are only too
likely 10 overstrain their f~at-encumbered
muscles by their awkward. Gl.advised
gymnssucs.. ana so cause nerve and muscle
lar worse than a little too much. flesh.
same way with d%letinE.. starvation is
certainly sffectivs II kept up long and
faithfully enough, hut II 1. Utmost certain
weaken tho patient consrtutlonally. while
n is abomin able torture, Of urse. e1-
pecially to n soOd-natured high-livins,
fleshy man or woman,
FORTUNATELY neither d'etirg nor exero's-
Ing are required OF. desirable II one u.es
the right remedy. for reducing fat; and
strange to say. the remedy Is a slm,le.
| OF which are obtainable At lay drug stSfe
for . few cents. This mixture is as fol-
,SSct ca.cara Hromatic, 18S OF. Pepper-
taRs is one ,saspoonfui Sit.r. meals and
al bedtime. This mixture takes the fat
OF. rapidly but naturally. SO that M
90 tho stomach, as Is SO. frequently. the
'Sase with Patent or secret" adver-
tised remedies.
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y c. TTO O'RE/L LHA

hight, c~ircling overhead or swooping
down to the waters beneath.
BY aad d., probably. the clouds VIII
gather in big. f'eocv. soft banks, silver
~ tho edge and black and threatening
as they grow. and the breeze gets up
50 that the weeshio little rlpplcs that
n boon playing tag with the shore
all morning grow big ana angry. ana
roar and sob as they lash up on the
rocks. Then. II the sky Is not alto
gether black. you viii see some beau
tiful things. The light on the sea gull's
wings turns them to cleaning silver
against the dan, gray clouds. and the
rift that touches the Clare hills beyond
will let u straying sunbeam dow to
pick ont tho golden patches OF gorsc,
the rich clusters of purple heather and
the cleaning white Of me little home
steads In the hills.
Yet this f. only one phase IN one place
and 1t Is not ono OF the beauty spots
~ Ireland. can We wonder at the love
~ silent contemplation shown in the
dry old story Of the three monks who
went out to an island In Lough Erne
10 live? After six months OF unbroken
stiffness one SAID: Faith. It's a fine
time we are having Twelve months
slipped by In silence until the second
answered.. 1t Is So" and that day
year the third broke out In angry re-
mo%nstrance: III you two don't stop your
gabbing I'll so back to the world"
Great Gaelic Festival.
Once a year, in the first week OF
I August, the Gaelic League holds tn,
orcachtns. the great festival where al
/. kinds OF competitions are held, the
competitors comlrg from every county
n town. from all clHsNs and all ages
' old. Old men and women bring out the!l
finest stories OF long ego. or In trem'
I bling, ouavering voices sing the tradi.
tional .~Jlksongs sung for centuries by
their forefathers. Wee children dane,
the Jig. tine reel and the rlnnce fahda
The others, sturdy young men ant
women. with the indcscribable- earnest
look of this New Ireland. sing. dance
play the pipes. harp. violin or fideog
Speeches are made. plays acted. con
ccrts given in the once almost deat
. tongue OF the Gael. and Dublin-sngli
cized West British D~ublin-shows to al
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the world that. IN spite Of everything
we are irish yet.
There are moro than seven hundred
branches of the Gaelic League. oil
working for the salvation Of our ma
tional soul--for tho soul Of a nation
Ia It's iangauge"-and At the same time
not neglecting the material side, the
industries. Some seem TO think We In
ireland can only produce linen, lace
bacon and whiskey. but In reality
everything you need from birth to the
grave can be had Of Irish manufacture
carpets, curtains. fur niturc. all kinds
Of food. tweeds. cottons. linens, nan.
nels. poplins. gloves. hats. Shoes hos
icry. carriages. tobacco. whiskey. beer,
stout, cider, mineral waters, jeweiry,
art eoods-ali you could want for necee-
stiles or Injuries.
And ireland. little Tiny ireland, a land
we are told, suited only for agricultural
pursuits. has six of the largest things,
in an Industrial way. In the world.
Harland a. woln's shtpbuildfne
yards Is where the bigges, vessels
anost, the olympic and Titanic. were
built. II Is thore we have the largest
gantries, too, iS feet high and coo feet
long and costing 100000. Then we have
the greatest brewery in the world,
Guinness's. In Dublin. producing twice
as much as England's largest. The
worlds greatest rope works are On the
outskirts OF Belfast. They cover 81
acres and produce 10000 miles OF rope
zach week., and have 5000 customers
on their books, and make 1880 different
kinds OF ropes and twincs. The York
Stree. Flax Spinning Company In the
largest linen factory in the whole
world, with 10000 spindles and 100
$500. MI, ..A-tuhin1 Af oil .Iral.r 4
has the biggest tobacco factory. too,
GalIaher's, known all over the world.
DR.. Uprichard the explorer. tells no"
in New Guinea he found an empty
"Gailaher's Gold Plate" tin treasured
by tho natives as mr. idol and mascot
the natives OF other places idolize the
c~ontents.
The embossed leather work, embroid-
cry, carpet weaving and lace making
are being demonstrated In New York
by Irish girls brought over by tho
Gaelic League delegates. Father
Michael O'Flanagan and Fionan Mac
Co'um. They are dressed In the ancient
costume Of the women OF Ireland. the
garb o. Maeve. the warrior queen OF
Elmer, the Beloved of Cuchui!ain--S she
who had the six gifts OF n perfect
woman-"the gift OF beauty. the gift
OF voice. the gift OF sweet speech, the
gift OF needlework. the gifts OF wisdom,
and chastity" the gifts which have
made the women IL Eirinn famous
even to this day.
The cloak, embroidered with designs
from the book OF Kells. is fastened on
the shoulder with a brooch remindins
us that the Brehon laws had a clause
regulating the length OF the mems
breast and shoulder pins Just as modern
legislators are curbing the woman's ha'
pin. Perhaps this prudential bylaw mas