Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-29
II EVENING NEWS
Monday Rvenins.---..March2 %, 1869
Fouud Dend-Coroncr's Inquest.

Found Dend-Coroner's Inquest.
Saturday morning, Michael Tuite, re
Gently Of the firm of Tuite & O'Connell,
grocers, corner of C street and Sutton
Avenue, Virginia, was found dead in II
room at the Merchants Exchange,
where he had taken lodgings for the
night previous. He was lying upon his
face on the floor, aud had evidently
rolled out of bed. He had been drink
ing very heavily for some time past,
and most probably died in a fit. He
was about - years of age, n native OF
Dublin, Ireland, and has no relatives
in this State. He has n wife in the ln-
sane Asylum at Stockton, CAL, and two
small children in San Francisco, where
he has four sisters two OF whom nrs
married. Mr.. Tuite came to this coast
in ls49, was in the gold placer mines at
mr. near Nevada, California, during the
early history OF the country, aud sub
seauontly was engaged in ranching,
raising sheep, cattle, potatoes, ETC.,
near Santa Barbara. From there he
emigrated to Victoria, at the time of
the Frazier River excitement, and "
year and a half ago he came to Nr-
ciuia, whore he soon aftcrward went
into tue grocery business with II Mr..
Parks in Russell 4 Williams building
on South G street. They only kept
there about q month, however, whom
they moved down TO the corner of Z
street and Sutton avenue, where they
continued in business together till the
llth of February, when Parks retired
from the firm and went to San Fran
cisco.
Coroner Symonds held an inquest at
10 A. NJ. yesterday, the body OF de-
ceased having been removed TO Wilson's
undertaking establishment, b street.
We were present, aud from the testi-
mony elected we gathered the forego-
ing particulars, also the following ad-
di,lonsl: Soon after Parks left the
firm, Daniel O'Connell Of Virginia, went
in rs u partner with Tuite, and they
continued business ut the same place
until within the last two weeks, when
owing TO excessive drinking Tuite's
health had become 80 completely
broken down that he agreed to i disco
luton Of copartnership, and a notice
thereof was published in the Enterprise
five or six days ago, O'Conncll taking
the business into his own hands.
O'Connell testified that, owing to his
bad health Tuite was anxious to quit
business and 90 to San Francisco, and
the more so from the fact that he had
become so very negligent, d~issiphied
and incapaeitatcd for business, that Mr.,
Kane, one CT the firm of Hunter, Wand
& Co., San Francisco, to whom they
were considerably indebted, called on
them about a month ago, and found
Tuite under the influence of liquor Mt
the time, he refused further credit, and
said that unless Tuite should leave the
firm he would close Thorn out. II was
then agreed between Tuite and O'Con-
neil that if he (0'ConnelD would 80
10 San Francisco and see the creditors,
assume the indebtedness of the firm,
and give him (Tuite) 500 in cash and
a suit Of clothes, he would retire from
the firm.
In accordance with this understands
ing O'Connell went to San Francisco,
and when he returned, Tuite expressed
himself satisfied with the arrangements
made, and received his 500, which,
however, he subsequently gave back to
O'Connell to keep tor him, occasionally
calling on him since then for small!
sums, so that when he died he not only
had no interest in the store, but there
was but about SIS coming to him. The
last few days previous to his death he
had been cruising about to Silver CITY,
and other places about town, but aiwayS
slc,t At the store until the night preyI-
Gus 10 his death. That evening he was
NJ the store sitting by the stove, and
complained of having II kind OF II chill.
IL was his intention to leave for San
Francisco the next morning. lie drank
n glass or two of port wine, aud hnally
said he would like a good bed some
where for the night. O'Connell took
him to the Merchants Exchange, about
10 o'clock, got him II room and bsd, and
left him, apparently in no worse health
than he had been for months. lie only
complained Of shortness of breath, and
the psrson who conducted him to the
room testified that Tuitc looked bad,
as though he had but just rceoveres
from n fit. This was the last seen oil
him alive. He evidently laid down with
his clothes and boots N, rs they were
on him when found dead next morning.
One witness testified that Tuite was
often complaining to him OF i'll treat,
ment at the hands Of O'Conncll, and
that O'Conncll had kicked him in the
rib, also that he made him nervous
sometimes, seolding him. Tic said also
tina, he had put three or four thousand
dollars into the business, but couldn
oct auy money to send to bis children
in San Francisco. Witness had often
seen Tuite in a stupid condition, buJ
did not know whether he was drunk OF
not; had also heard O'Conncll compIa'u
of him and his actions considerably.
DR.. Atchison, who examined thc
body OF deceased, was of the opinion
that he died Of II fit. DR.. Green tcs'
tilted that he was consulted by deceased
about two weeks ago, and considered II
a ease Of liberation Of the stomach,
produced by the excessive use OF liquor
He told him at that time that. he mus
discontinue its use or die. lie seemed
like a man worn out and broken dowr
bv the use Of ardent spirits.
The verdict Of the jury was IN accord
ance with the above facts, and that HI