Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-29
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No Glue TO the Strange suicide-Ef-
forts 90 Identify KHini i'm New York
Fail-Great Demand for the Novel


No Glue to the Strange Sulcide--Ef
forts 90 Identify Ksim i'm New Yorl
FaiI-Great Demand for the Move
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The strange man who registered n
the Clayton House on Monday wpel
and was found suffering from an over
dose of morphine yesterday week
died early last evening week. Des
criptions Of the suicide have been tele
graphed to the different cities, but thu,
TAR nothing has been ascertained TINT
would lead to the discovery of his iden.
tity. 1t ia expected, however, that tele.
grams of inquiry will be received during
the day which may shed some light upon
the mystery. The dead man was photo.
graphed Thursday and the physicians
made post norton examination. At II
O'Clock Deputy Coroner Smith began an
inquest.
| The examination WAS conducted Thurs
day morning at the county morgue by
DR.. u. bravo and the county physician,
DIR. H. o. Ogle.
The autopsy disclosed the fact that the
brain was badly congested, and that the
immediate cause of death was n heart
clot, both of which conditions entirely
harmonize with the theory that the suicide
ended his life with heavy dose of NOR
phine. Other than this the organs were
in good condition.
Nothing was disclosed to indicate that
the deceased was an habitual opium eater.
in fact the physicians theory is exactly
the opposite. There are certain indica-
tions which would lead to the belief that
the suicide had at first taken an overdose
Of morphine pills, which produced
nausea, causing severe vomiting,in which
the drug was carried off the stomach. A
more moderate dose was probably taken
the next time which had the desired fatal
effect.
Deputy Coroner Smith summoned
jury and held nm inquest ut the morgue
about noon. DIR. bravo testified to the
mans condition when found and the re-
suits of the post norton and gave as his
opinion that morphine had produced the
death.
Isaac O. Pyle, proprietor of the Clayton
House, testified to the mans coming TO
the hotel and taking room. The bottle
containing 10 sulphate of morphine pills
found in Swedes cigar case WINS also
offered in evidence.
The jury, after herring the testimony
rendered verdict that the deceased
presumably M. Hoyt, came TO his death
from taking an overdose of morphine
with suicidal intent.
The New York papers have tried to dis |
cover the identity of the missing man, but |
have thus far been unable to do So They |
have shown however, that he was not n |
representative of the firm of John f.
Henry d Co., Wholesale druggists, upon
whom blank draft was found in the |
lao al
morphine pellets and bearing the names
of McKesson & Robbins, manufacturing
chemists, New York, furnishes no clue. ns
these vials are shipped to all parts of the
world. No such vial Inns been sold Mt the
retail counter of the New York establish
ment for over month past.
A strange fact in connection with the
suicide is that "Our Perciynl," the
novelette, found in the suicides room
opened at a pathetic couplet, is in great
demand. There were numerous Inquiries
mostly from women, made for the book
Yesterday, and the sad affair has brought
the paper-cOyered work into more
notoriety than it had hitherto attained.
Every apparent clpe thus far obtained
by which it WINS hoped to establish the
Identity of the strange suicide now lying
II the county norgue, has been followed
mp to M unsatisfactory termination, and
he affair is ms deep mystery as when
he man breathed his last at the CLAYTON
House last Wednesday. From the descrip-
ion furnished in the Richmond papers it
vas thought that the man was the missing
tate treasurer of Virginia.
In response to dispatch from this
'fiice message was received Monday
tating that Mr.. Carroll, the missing man,
vas still absent, and briefly describing
lis personal appearance, which partially
grees with the suicide. Another de-
cription was telegraphed EVERY EVENING
rom Staunton, Va, which stated he had
uburn hair, brown beard, and was 5 feet
inches in hight. This at once upset the
,elief that the Virginia man and an.
foyt" were the same.
There has been telegram received I,
rom Norristown asking for description
4 the man and several other parties have {
allied at the morgue to try md identify {
B, but thus far the efforts of the stranger
D completely avoid identification have +
net with an astonishing measure of suc- I
ess. 1t is quite apparent that the man +
ad some friends and almost as strange as f
is death is the fact that none of them q
ave identified him by the full duscrip. /
ons which have been published in a f
lumber of widely circulated newspapers. S
The body will be kept at the morgue as s
ing as possible in hopes of identification. c
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