Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Sunday, September 06, 2009 at 04:39:14 :
Marin Journal
Thursday, August 12, 1915
Page 5
Jack Donohue Takes Life With Revolver
Despondent over fancied or real domestic troubles, John C. Donohue, Deputy Sheriff and County Motorcycle Officer, committed suicide last Monday night by shooting himself in the head. Death occurred six hours after Dr. J. H. Kuser and Dr. W. J. Stone arrived, the bullet having entered the brain. The shooting took place at his home on Fifth avenue.
That Donohue was depressed and worried about something for more than a week before the tragedy, was known to Sheriff Keating and his deputies. He had called at the office but once or twice during that time, and then his conduct was strange and his manner preoccupied. He had not devoted his time to his duties as speed officer for several days.
“Jack” Donohue, as he was familiarly known, had been an efficient officer under Sheriff Keating for a number of years. He had spent his youth here and was popular among those who knew him. Before he became attached to the Sheriff’s office he had been employed for several years with a large contracting firm in San Francisco, rising in a short time to a position of responsibility and trust. Sheriff Keating counted him a valuable member of his force, and his capability as a speed officer was highly appreciated by the members of the Board of Supervisors, under whose supervision he was holding the latter position.
The funeral will be held this morning at St. Raphael’s church, where a mass will be celebrated at 9:30 o’clock. Dr. F. E. Sawyer will have charge of the arrangements for burial.
He was married about a year ago, and leaves a widow. He was the son of Mrs. Rose and the late Timothy Donohue, and a brother of George Donohue, Mrs. Elizabeth Boucher, Mrs. Rebecca Mason and Mrs. Kate Hill. He was 31 years of age.
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