The New York herald., 1870-11-07
s.icIDE OF A pREcOcIoys YOUTH.
lie Takes Luudanum- Great Anxiety
About n Future Existence.

lie Takes Luudanum-IIis Great Anxiety
About Future Existence.
A very singular suicide at 81 Morton street was
reported 10 Coroner Schirmer at his Office yester-
day morning. The victim OF scif-destrucrion
George henry starr, remarkably
precocous youth not sixteen years OF
age, who lived with his parents at the above num-
Der. Deceased possessed wonderful reasoning fac
uies for one OF his age, often spoke OF the future.
and frequently expressed great desire to look into
futurity. Whenever sick George would complain
OF his head. ana was something OF q somnambuiist
as he had often arose in his sleep, and one or
two occasions came lali!ag from an uppes
window to the pavement.
Mir. Alfred Garrsway, young gentleman living
In the same house with deceased, testified before
the Coroner that young starr nearly always con.
versed with him on philosophical subjects the
mortality Of the SOUL the existence OF God ana
the future state about scsen O'Clock saturday eyea
Ing the witness and deceased TOOK a wax; stopped
into the Pavilion ON Broadway for about lnin-
utcs and then started home; when the corner
OF bleecker and Carmiuc streets deceased requested
his friend 70 wait III he Went into the drug
The corner, he san, 10 take away smell VI tue
WINE he had drank in Broadway; George soon
joined Ills COMPANION and tiiey walked homo
| together, soon ater which Garroway went 10
| his room; George followed IN twJ minutes
and acted very strangely looking at Garroway earn
estly, walking about the ho dug hts hands &,
his SIDE as II ne mad pain: GsrrJway invited him
TO sleep with hlm, but he declined, and told
the witness he might come 10 his in
haif an nour, wnlca he did, and round George
IN bed aud the light put out; by request
Garroway did not light the gas, but crawed
INTO Ded IN the dark, when George asked h,m 10
shake hands with hinl, aud asked INN II he liked
him: Garroway soon Iel asleep and asaklng at live
O'Clock A. NJ. shcard his Dediellow gasp which SO
alarmed hm that he jumped out o bed and lit tho
gas. lie was horriied on looking on the bureau 10
see two ounce vial containing a small quantity Of
laauanuni, and note VI which the following Is .
COPY
cannot help IT. ask Garroway forgive am his
friend, but IntAt what Id beyond All forgive
GEUEGis ii. STARR
On making this discovery Garroway hastened
| down stairs and aroused Mr.. and Mrs. Starr, who,
going up found their dead. Two
Or three doctors were nj sum
| moned, and, examining the boly, pro-
| nouncel lie extinct. Such iA substance was the
testimony elected before the Cor0aer. ON the vial
| referred 10 was q label Of white paper, which
the WORD "laudanunn was written In large letters
II was ut first believed that the poison came from
the drug store OF Henry lmhof, No. Carmine street
Dut that gentleman, on viewing the body Of young
starr, sald ne never saw him before, and denlel
selling hiin any laudanLni. where the poison was
procured T., therefore. mystery winch may never
be cleared up Dr. Joseph Cushman, who exam
ined the body, gave as has opinion that death was
due To an overdose Oh iaudaiuin