The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-16
SARAH McINTYRE,s SUICIDE.
The Testimony at the HBqMnsB
This Morning.


The details OF the sad tragedy that
transpired at Mrs. Cameron's place,
800 Race street, yesterday morning.
were published in yesterdays STAR.
Coroner Stitch began the inquest
promptly at 10 O'Clock.
Mary Cameron testifed-I 60 by tha
name Of Cammel, and also by the nams
OF Cameron. l am fitty-four years old.
l occupy the two houses, Nos. 800 aHa
401 Race street. My husband died three
years ago; am keeping house; have two
servants, a colored and white girl; /
keep no boarders. At IL O'Clock night
before last, Maurice Sussman and his
girl came to my house. About 6 o'eloak
be came down and called me, and asked
where he could find q drugstore,
as his girl was slck. l toaa
him TO 60 to my drug store, corner Uf
Twelfth and Elm. went up stairs ssy-
eral times; did not see any bottles Ia
the room. My cook, Anna, brought up
some coffee. l went into the room afier
i said, "she's dead" Suss.
II
replied. s'I guess So" 1 then told him
to 90 for the doctor, who, ON his arrival,
pronounced Sarah Mcintyre dead. L
did not hear the two quarrel ON that
night. At 10 O'clock yesterday morniag
he told me the story Of his meeting tha
girl at the depot, Of her taking the
poison, and their subsequent acts.
Maurice Sussman was next sworn and
testified as foliows--l am unmarried. 4
live at Mrs. Wise's, No. 172 Longworth
street; at present am employed an
policeman at the Plum-street Depot.
Have known Sarah just six weeks; have
visited her frequently. His evidences
then detailed the story OF the dearh
about the same az was published in YES
terday's STAR.
James Mcintyre, sarah's brother.
came in this morning very much eKcitaa
and enraged at Maurice Sussmaia. re.
marking that he had killed his sisteE.
and he proposed to revenge her death.
James Mcintyre works at McHenry's
plumbing establishment. He had juss
arrived from Harrison, where he had
been temporarily employed.
DR.. j. M. Beuhrman testifed-AE
about ii teen minutes to Z O'Clock was
called from my otfcr, 400 Elm street. BIZ
Mr.. Sussman to come to SOL Race street.
He said girl was sick, and requested
me to hurry; said it was matter of life
and death. l went at once.
When reached there sae
was dead. Sussman told me
on my way there) that she had taken
laudanum, which she got from Foert-
meyers drug store. saw no med icius
bottles or papers In the room OF the de-
ceased when / got there; examined
the eyes Of the deceased and found the
pupils contracted, and she showed all
signs of having received opium poison.
Mrs. Cameron, being recalled, uenied
the charge of refusing to let a dOetar
into her house, but said that when Suss-
man told her that the woman was NOS
seriously ill she said he hau better 70 to
drug store.
DR.. McMechan, being duly sworn. pre-.
sented his post-mOrtsm examination.
and SAID his opinion WAS thai dose ef
poison might prove fatal In the course
Of half an hour, but where slimulaats
are taken the poison may not take eTt.es
tor several hours.
The report ol the pOst-m0rtem after
explaining the condition OF the body cou-
cludes: From the appearance Of the
brain and heart, the most pIausiule
cause OF death is an overdose OF opium
or one OF its preparations.
Albert A. Merkel testiied-I keen a.
drugstore on the corfer OF Third and
Plum streets. Mr.. Sussman handed yu..
a 1our-ounce bottle, asking II it WAS
poison. l told MIN it was puison. bRs
that did not know what effect it wcuI,a
have, as did not know the Quantity
taken. advised him TO keep the womaa
moving.
Eva Foster testified that Sussmaa
came back in the morning, and us xad
him why he did not tell me the deceas ed
mad taken poison, and he replied, 70
away old 'boss,'' and was mncu exeitea.
Mrs. Wise testified that deceased haa
been in her employ for three months.
Tut she had TO discharge her Two weeks
ago. The girl still remained, as she had
10 place TO 70, until last Tuesday, when
she was discharged second tims.
'Sussman has not known her for mvrs
than twelve days; be has room at say
house, 172 Longworth street."
A.W. Foertmeyer-I keep a drug storn
at Sixth and Central avenue. Don't re-
member selling laudanum to the de-
ceased; in iact, doRt know her lrom ths
picture shown. Neither my clerk uar
myself sold amy laudant M 4ast Tuesday.
Tue inuueSt WAS then a,inuruad nness