William Porte Diary, 1880
Tuesday, February 3
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Donnelly Tragedy between the night of the 3rd and morning of the 4th.
Wed., Feb. 4
About midnight last night old man Donnelly, old woman, Tom & Girl, Bridget, murdered in their own house. And house set fire to and burned down. Nothing left but charred remains of the whole family. About the same hour John was shot dead at Bills door at Whelans Corner. This would be between eleven AM of the 3rd and one AM of today.
Source: J.J. Talman Regional Collection, University of Western Ontario Archive, William Porte Diaries, B4940, William Porte, William Porte Diary, February 3, 1880 — February 4, 1880. Notes: Transcription in J.J. Talman Regional Collection, University of Western Ontario Archives, Donnelly Family Papers, B4878, File 24.