The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-13
4 uiscr's Strange Death.
rnaii,norc Gazette. 18th.

r Mnnahan, formerly a physician
lN.3 Standing. OF Montgomery county,
IN Gc'u, -cmarkable eccentricities, and Pc
aman habits closely bordering on those
naron,, frmed miser, died at Browns Ho-
OF a",.h High street, Yesterday afternoon
tct' ":nIocs. His career during the last
81 1879 has been remarkable one. At
few -, was first publicly directed to his
Ra';o" IONS habits in August OF last year,
ps's.'";nh time. while an inmate of the
81 WV Home. north Broadway, he was
lnh,5 az -, Coo by an employee OF that In
s,itution. ,,,,.,,, o,o,.ooa
.,,m-S the efforts OF Marshal Gray, and a
I'M, INN oi Manahan developed the surprising
.'s . ,hot he had concealed about him, wrap
'", =, old newspapers and packages, a
,Nu s,,,, 81 money. aggrcgating, with the
IA &, f,,nds. about 81, 100. Manahan was
N'. .h. +;n,r almost in rags, and, it was
a 80, ~, had denied himself, for a period eX-
. ."u over several years, the common
n ".,,,Ssric> Of life, and presented poverty
',r;r,en and sQuaiid appearance. The plan
H,s,,.rd bv the deceased was to secure
; ,'Sr5 in some clearinghouse or pri-
W., rs family. and remain for period,
'rSrn pleading poverty rs an excuse,
""', world decamp without settling his
IN. In this way he victimized q
p., n,her 81 persons throughout the city,
H.. H.. whom were the sisters in charge Of
-, ~9rylsnd University, where he remained
~, Wv Sn,9,c weeks. He finally secured admiS-
80 90, in August OF last year to the Church
I IT,r,s jnti.nlary as n charity patient. The
n MO, on his reception there did not pre-
ionr very prepossessing appearance rs to
,i.orI;nesS. and. under the rules OF the ill.,
.;.,,,;nn he was obliged to undergo an abb
5 '.;I,r process. For this purpose an en-
ig T,rI WIS detailed 10 attend, and took charge
p,i;. Garments. Secured in the lining OF
,u1:,c,. were found two packages OF money.
, a., being given TO the deceased he
tt,rt;,"oa ,hcrr was s., 260 deficit. Subsequent
saarrh Tx Marshal Gray discovered the pack
s ,m Containing the 2.2G0 buried in guam
-. ~ ,{lsris in an out-bmlding, which
,,,;,r being restored 10 the owner, he eN-
'rr-s.srd great delight. When the lnforma-
;;inn Of the doctors real circumstances was
Node public number OF bills were pre-
.cn-rd against him, through Bernard Car
,,r ESQ. as counsel for the creditors, aS-
,raratiuc- SI.l00. which were allowed by
shr court and paid. Among the effects OF
,hs deceased Yesterday were found S2,6O0.2o.
!, anrcars tha: he has been confined
- ii. room at Browns Hotel for the
mast tHo weeks, not being able to get out
~ bed without assistance. Dr.. j. w. Houck
,v,> c.lIcd in to see him yesterday, he hay
inc positively refused to employ medical
aid previously. He said upon his arrival at
the hotel that he had come there to die. His
death was the result of general debility, SUI
reripduced by starvation. The deceased
VA, the owner OF two farms in the Clarks.
burg district OF Montgomery county valued
II several thousand dollars. The money
found on his person was placed on deposit
in one of the city banks to await the CLAIMS
Of relatives. and information OF his death
telegraphcd to his sister, Miss Manahann, in
Philadelphia. No reply had, however, been
received from her up TO 10 O'Clock last night