New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
DID MIR. NOISE COMMIT SUICIDE2
MISS BLACKBURN WILL NOT BELIEVE IT.
THE STORY SHE TELLS OF THEIR BEING FOLLOWED
Mr.. MGIYNEY DENIES II.

THE STORY SHE TELLS OF THEIR BEING FOLLOWED
Mr. MGGvNEY DENIES IT.
The body of Salmi Morse lay i'll the Morgne
until late yesterday afternoon, when II removed
placed In shell aud taken the house Of his sister, Mrs
Behrend at No 100 East hundred and-fftht where
the funeral will be held this morning at O'clock Before
the body removed the Morge visited by young
woman, dressed quietly but richly, and nddle-aged
companion dressed I'm black. The younger Of the two
was Miss Blackburn, performing the principal part in
saIni Morses drama "Ontbe Yellowstone" She was much
distressed and sobbed bitterly. Her companion. who
more composed, was Mrs Kelly. OF Washington,
whose capture by the Sioux Indians the main incident
the play. Mrs Gait IN whose house Mrs. Morse had
lived for four years. also twice to view the body
Mrs. Gait said to a TRIBUNE reporter:
I do not believe that Mr. Morse committed suicide.
have known him intimately for four years and FROM my
ngy make this affirmation. In the first place the loft
side face and the left blacened, though
the skin. The MARKS ON the forehead the other
side and they look though produced By contacr with
of defence the eyes and mouth being tightly closed The
clothing not entirely wet through NO valuables are
and the diamond set medallion he let out Of his
possession. As this last however, was carried his hip
pocket may have escaped the searchers notice.
az say convinced that he did not drown himself In the
shallow water in which his body was found.
Miss Blackburn was seen in her dresdng-roOm at the
Cosmopolitan Theatre She was dressed In the costume
play and she was nervous and excited az hardly know
what to tell YOU" she said. Mr. Morse like
father to me than mere friend, and this shock
has been terrible. / do not believe that he
took his own life. If he ever had mo-
mentary thought of such thing would have boon af
ter failure Of his comedy at the TwentythIdSteet
Theatre" ,.,
terrible 'i and '' Miss blackburn buried her
e 5@se IN ffL she told the following story
Mr. Morse was in the habit of walking home with me.
after the performance had no one else to look to
as protector lie hated by every one IN the theatre
because he stood between me aud the hungry crew no
always want to take every advantage Of woman Well.
we walked to the Of FOrtydIst aud S6venbaYe
NV door-and--oh! cannot-I cannot-I cannot!
suddenly recovering herself said: Have you seen Mr.
McGivneyi ASH him when ne saw Mr. Morse last"
Mis-, Blackburn was told that Mr. McGiyney stated that
ne last saw FIR. Morse at III o'clock -. =. -, o-
Mr. Morse. II lie wont tell you, VIII. Only see nm
first"
abatement that he last Mr. Morse at about lll5 ON
Thursday night He added that he loved Mr. Morse like
brother and that they ma onY had one
Mr. Fleming told me-" said he" that he could not allow
Mr.. Morse on the stage during [o1e9rsal. tod hr'
Morse about this and lac ala not take u III good part
once Miss Blackburn was seen during the evening
poriormance taa yon ~ fk9 &c ,i 'fn yIa
Swallowed us home from the theatre ana he must be
made to own It or VIII cil Jon al Know. H. Eatea
Mr. Morse and was continually Worrying me about nm;
He was actually jealous OF that old nan, VINO had
stood to me IN the place OF tathoc Sec MIN
again ana ask him II he did not shadow Us home"
McCiyney again solemuly denied having seen Mr..
Morse since LIE parted from him shortly after eleven
O'clock
Miss Blackburn expressed her surprise at the coroner
having permitted the burial Of the body without an att-
topsy and this opinion was generally shared even by
those who believed that he took his own life The BODY
was viewed by Deputy Coroner " William Conway.
James O'ROrko, young man who Is clerk IN the De
partment of Public Works, said nc saw Morse on Friday
morning about O'clock walking up Forty first to-
ward Sixth-avc. He knew him well by sight,
ana ,Eas certain rs bis identity. Oscar
Arfredson Catharno Lewis's husband. stated
that he had had drink with Morse at balf-
mast four on Friday morning in the iquOTStOre the
northwest Of Fortyrst st aud 5eyentiaye THIS
was denied by the bar-keepeT who stated that ho had
seen Arfredson Morse who had been in the place
only once, and that was more than a week ago
The ouly will known TO have boe0 left by Sami Morse
was one that he wrote himself dated August 6, 1888,
by which he leaves all his rights in the Passion Play TO
Mary {. Blackburn.