The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-13
Susp;cious Death at "NO. 1O1."

Last night, at half-past ten O'Clock, Justice
Adam received information that woman
named Alice Barrett, known by the sobriquet
of Carrie Martin, had committed suicide at
the house of ill-fame known as No. IoI, west
San Pedro. Justice Adam proceeded at once
to the house, empaneled jury and viewed
the body. Adjourning the proceedings until
this morning when the following evidence
was taken:
DR.. Menger, city physician, deposed, that at
half-past nine on Sunday night, the 18th inst,
he was called to examine young woman
named Alice Barnett, known as Carrie Martin,
who was supposed to be dying. He found
her laying in her bed, apparently asleep. On
examining the body he found there was no
respiration, no pulsation of the heart, and all
the signs Of death were apparent. Near her
bedside in n basket, was a cork bearing the
trade mark of Power & Whiteman, chemist,
Philadelphia, undoubtedly belonging to a
morphine vial. He had the room searched
but did not succeed in finding the bottle. In
answer to his inquiries he was told that she
had been accustomed to take beer and other
drinks, but she had not taken any food yes
terday, and was not subject to any nervous or
apoplectic attacks. From the general appear
ance of the body his impression was that de-
ceased had enjoyed the very best of health,
and her very sudden death must have been
caused by either an overdose of morphine, or
from an apoplectic attack.
Ed. o. Stevens on oath, deposed that he
had known the deceased for about two years.
About three days ago the deceased made
threats in his presence that she would take her
life, but he paid no attention to her threat.
The only reason she gave for it was that She
was tired of the life she had been leading for
some years past For the last two or three
days she had been downhearted and drinking
TO some extent. The deceased was born in
Mobile, Ala, had, he believed, brother in
St. Louis, also an uncle. She was about e
years of age. He did not know whether the
deceased had any property or not.
The jury having considered their verdict,
arrived at the opinion that the deceased died
from an overdose of poison, administered by
her own hands.
The morphine bottle was subsequently
found concealed between the bed and mat
tresses. The bottle was nearly full, and from
what we can learn It would appear that the
deceased has been in the habit of taking the
deadly compound at certain periods to induce
sleep.
We have heard that the deceased had re-
Gently very serious quarrel with one of the
opposite sex and that her body was bruised in
various parts. This, it is said, has been &C.
casioned by falls while drunk, but this is
scarcely possible, and it is evident that all the
evidence has not been given that should have
been adduced, otherwise a different view
Of the whole affair would be taken.
Whether the death is the result of foul play
as some infer, or of an overdose of morphine
inadvertently administered, or is suicide de.
facto, is question still unsoved and we sub
nit the case is one for further inquiry.
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