New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
HE CASE OF JTPFvr,U MCCARTHY.

The funeral of Jeremiah MCCARTHY, the yonng
man who was found dead in bed on the morning Oh
ptcmher 80 at the Grand Union H",gi' IL 11t,s
citv took place Yesterday at Paterson ~ d. ne
services were Of !nderilkcr D"heriys 81 p, ann ~
interincnt was in tho Cemetery OF the h0y SePuI,
chrc ct Lilr Fails near aerS"hh IN was GI, S,
enicide nv leaving the escapine and inc
Coroner granted certificate iorhurla; me tntoIf
# gaicide, IS lGorC . by ds iri'
The following story was tOlc to reporter OF HE
TRIRrrNE Yesterday hv Mrs. Iudiy AMI ndert2Ker
Doherty: Mira Tuddv is the mother * Nee 'r;ay,
who was her son nv her first husband. About q
wear aro Jeremiah and Edward Mccarthy, two nenr
relatives started for Chicago I" work IN s'ocN
ward IN that city, During the year, The two young
men being indus TiOus and ccoEGmical.succeedrh IN
SAVING 1900 each A month agO they dctcrmIned
70 90 HON. and Jeremiah left CHICAGO September
81 Edward, who h1d 10 attend notmhor S'i Re-.
forc leaving Chicago Jeremiah walked around
with some friends and when he reached the drpot
overtokp IT, an1 be boarded IL without purchasing
ticket Mccarthy pad his far" 70 tte conductor
who gave him coupon FOR which he was y" r..
cciyp five dollars If presented ut the ticket "bc' ~
tbc Grand Central Depot. TIE train the Young man
came on arrived late IN this city. and rs Mc'arlhy
was anxious to get his FIVE dollars ne
fore starting for Sincac, nine miles from Iatcr-
son where his mother lives, he decided 10
stav over night ut the Grand Union hoteIii
While paving for his room be dGplayci large ron
of hlIs tSfOOL II is alleged that he sat down for
awhile and while sitting he was ac"oSted ny
stranger. They had several drinks together ahd "
was toward morning when Mccarthy retired to DIS
room. l.. 1865,
About 10 o'clock the chamhemoId tried to gam
admission 20 MrC9rthy's room, hnt II was lnckehii
At ooon the room was still locked and sryrrti
efforts TO get n response TO her knocks were
failure. She reported the matter and the door was
broll n open Upon tie he'd lay the dead hol{ 2i
Mccarthy The Coroner who was cAI'u,
granted certificate Of death By suicide
The roll Of bills which seen in his hands was Wa
MISSING. and there were no pancrs found 10 eSiap-
lish his identify except the registered name.
When Edward Mccarthy arrived at Slng1c ne
was astonished I, hear that his relativ" had not
vet shown himself at his mothers home nctWith-
standing he had three days start; lie tarlef lVr
this city and mHde inquiries. lie GlihIh ne an
above stated Mrs Luddv and Underwater DonrlY
on Friday called at the Grand Union loi" To earn
more about the death of her son. There she "at
told flat he probably had been drugg'd ana
robbed They obtained permission to diSinter the
body. -. :,
ON inquiry at Bellevue Hosrtal last night, u
was found that an inquest was held by Coroner
I;radV i'm the case Of Mccarthy, and that no money
was discovered. An autopsy was held bv the ph\s-
clan II the hospital and IL found that the man
died of asphyxia. At the hotel il was said that ne
man cert iniy committed suicide, or accidentally let
the gas turned on.