Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-11-05
CHICAGO PRIEST
THOUGHT INSANE.
sTABBED TICKET AGENT 10
DEATH IN MOMENT OF FREN-
~ NOW FORGOTTEN
DETAILS 70 Be TOLD TODAY
Examining Physician says scalp
Wound lndicaiing lConcus-
SION Of Brain at Time
uf Tragedy

Special tq The Nrve
CHICAGO. IN. NOV When the
inquest into the murder of Thomas
I Patterson. a Chicago ticket agent
Is resumed tomorrow. Il is believed
that the circumstance iu thls re-
markable stabhilg affair Viii estah-
lish the mental arrangement OF Rev
Father J. j Mullen. much-loved
Ch 'cago pastor. who is held iu the
county JAN charged with the deed
The clergyman was stuaiouh ana
ambitious. and now houor- Wer"
about 10 come 90 him from Rome
lie was soon 90 have left his beloved
parishioners. OF the Iloh Rosary
Church 20 take an important office
at the head OF religious order iu
Rome Ills followers believe that
worry over leaving them. or uerhap.
mental breakdown from study
and overW0rk. caused the tragedy
which has come into the youut
priests life and wrecked g.
II kin man never harmed
anyone in mN ie. W1e the state
ment Father Mullen made 90 friend
who interviewed him iu the iuil
The stabbing affair took place ou
October goth. 90 Hillside. near Mt
Carmel Cemetery Behind the kill-
ing is the story of au automobile
ride into the country 90 pick mush-
rooms. riot in saloon. aud Tight
! ing outside in the street Father
Mullen had gone to Hillside with
Paul Simmonni one of his parish
! toner's SimmoDui declares they had
lunch together at The saloon, and
/ that while eating the priest sud-
denly became violent He threw bis
untouched glass uf soda on the floor
and began rayiug The saloon
keeper tried 20 quiet him. but the
priest ran from the place. SAYS his
| companion Later Father Mullen
ran toward the railroad station. aud
| 4 As there that the ticket agent
Thomas J Patterson, was fatally
stabbed His companion believes
that the clergyman mistook Patter-
son for an enemy
! Ths 1elyif > t.hr alisif / - .hl.
unfoided A. The hearing tomorrow
for thorough investigation was
completed TODAY Many Of the par
ishoners viii attend That insanity
| will be the priests plea as an eN-
planatiOn of his act was indicated
| hy his attorney Leroy Is Hackett,
in a statement made after the post
lpOncment of the inquest
% think 10 would be- best 20 COM
NIT Father Mullen to some place
where suitable observations of bis
condition may be- made ho said
Fred Patterson. sG1 Ui the mui-
loreI man. declared De- was satIs-
fled the assault Ua. without prov
Ocatiou. bu' THAI 'horo are rlruun
stances that might explain the
/ clergyman act
That the pastor HIs attacked with
a sudden and violent RIO %. demDu.
ua was the only explanation his
friends could offer for nis conduct
Dr stephen pietruviDz former 500.
poIi1teudeut OF thr Uuuulng Asy-
um examined the pastor and said
IafterwarI % found scalp wound
Ion his head Their. d. no doubt that
hp i- suffering from conclusion ul
the brain which accounts for Dos
strange actions
states Attorney Quinn, who was
assigned Co tho case. visited HiIl
side and went over tho seen" %. tho
killing Ue uterroeated man, wit
uc.-.s aud found conflicting stories
BE learned THAR Hheu The pastor
rcarhed tNe abroad station a'tei
~ flight from tur saloon. an alter
lcatiou arose with Patterson Father
Mullen plunged knife into 'h'
TICKET agents ..Ia. te says. and Def.
him 90 die outside the station door
Siumon.. fhe companion of Faith
or Mullen. was arrested hu' wa
later released on .Hr promise U' h.
attorney 90 hc present or the w
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