Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-06
A STRANGE CASE.
Was Frank Tyler Poisoned or DID
He Suicide.

Was Frank Tyler Poisoned or DID
He Suicide.
Coroner Meredith held an inquest yes
terday afternoon at O'Clock on the body
of Frank G. Tyler, the young man who
died at the Police Station Thursday
morning. When he was first taken to
the station none Of the officers could rec
ognize him, but after his death Officers
Bosqui and Auble both recognized him as
the son of ex-Police Captain Tyler. He
was found, az stated in Thursday
HERALD, in a low dive on New High
street, unconscious from the effects of
some drug. Every effort was made to
save him, but the narcotic had so diff
fused itself throughout his system that
no antidote could overcome its effect.
DR.. Wing, who attended the man, was
the first witness sworn. He testified that
he Was called to the station and found
the deceased unconscious from the ef.
fects Of a poison which he thought was
either morphine or opium. His pulse was
almost gone, but on applying the stomach
pump and the usual antidotes the de-
ceased began to breathe and show signs of
life. The doctor left but was called up by
telephone a few minutes before 2 O'Clock
Thursday morning and informed of his
death. DR.. MACEDONIAN testified to making
q postmortem examination on the body.
No traces of poison were found, but the
physician said that the treatment in such
cases would wash away sny poison con.
tanned in the stomach. DR.. MACEDONIAN
expressed the opinion that death was
caused by opium or morphine poisoning
Lizzie Majors, alias Maude Preston,
one Of the most inveterate users of NOR
phine in this city was next sworn. She
said she lived on New High street, near
Alpine, and made her living by taking
in washing. She said she met deceased
in q saloon on New High street, last
night. She was with another
woman, Alberta Beiseg, who was
stopping at her house. Tyler in
vited them to take a glass of
beer, and they accepted his offer. They
then left the saloon, followed by the de-
ceased, who spoke to them, asking
where he could find a joint. Witness
asked him what he meant, and he re-
piled: "Where do you get a pipe ?"
They arrived at her house, and he
wanted to 60 in. He looked rather queer
at the time, and sat down in rocking
chair. It was proposed that they get
some beer, and he took out some money
and sent her after it, but before she
got to the saloon she discovered
that he had not given her sufficient
money with which to purchase the liquor.
She returned to the house and got more,
and again returned to the saloon. When
she got back the deceased was uncon-
scious. She tried to rouse him, but not
succeeding, sent for the police officer on
the beat, and had him telephone for the
patrol wagon. She said that the deceased
proposed that they 60 to Sacramento to-
gether On the evening train and that his
actions we're very strange. The witness
never met him before Wednesday even
ing. Witness, on cro5s-examination
said she used morphine but never gave
it to any one.
Alberta Beiseg, who was stopping with
the Preston woman, was sworn, and COR
roborated the story told by the preceding
witness.
Henry T. Woods, team ster who lives
in the house, was sworn. He said that
he knew the deceased by sight, and had
always seen him driving wagon. Wit.
ness said he was called between II and
IL O'Clock Wednesday night by the two
women, and found deceased lying on the
floor unconscious. He told the women
to get an officer, and the deceased was
taken away. Witness said that Tyler
told him on several occasions that he
had taken morphine.
Michael Moran testified that he was q
bar keeper in the saloon at 1865 New
High street. The dscsased was in the
saloon at 10 o'clock alone and afterward
came in with the women.A They had
drinks and left, and in about fifteen