The morning call., 1893-02-23
TIRED OF LIVING.
Four Bodies Lying in the
City Morgue.
Three Suicides and a Death From
Natural Causes - The Sexes
Equally Divided.

Four bodies were lying in the City Morgue
Yesterday Three of them were suicides
and the other death is supposed to be from
natural causes.
The first brought to the Morgue was a
Chinese woman, Chung Isl. % years of age,
an inmate for the past two years of dis
reputable house on Jackson street. 1t was
ascertained that she committed suicide by
opium poisoning on Saturday last. She
turned sick on Friday and Chinese doctor
attended her and made up prescription for
her. 1t did not do her any good, and on
Saturday she mixed up some opium with
water and drank it of, dying In few hours
afterward. She had been prosecuted by
Hoang Gun, a notorious highlander. till she
became tired Of life.
Lee Yum, who was joint owner OF the
woman. gave Quong Fook On Co., the
undertakers, an order for the body, and on
Monday night they applied at the Health
Office for a burial certificate. This was
refused and they were Instructed to notify
the Coroner, which they did yesterday
morning.
When the Coroner and his deputies went
for the body they found the door OF the
room barred. and although several Chinese
were inside they would not unbar it, and 1t
had 10 be broken open. The gaudily RtiIred
body was in an advanced state OF decompo-
sition. An inquest will be held.
The CorOner's deputies complain that
they experience the same obstruction IN
almost every Chinese case that comes under
their charge.
The second body was that of John Mailer.
maehiDist, a native of Scotland, 81 years of
age, who lived at the corner OF Twenty-third
and Diamond streets. He was a widower,
and had been In a respondent state for a
long time. His housekeeper. a Mexi an
woman, went TO call him as usual yesterday
morning, and not finding him in his bed
room made a search of the house. On reach
ing the basement she was horrihed 10 see
thu body Of Mailer hanging by the neck,
with the toes barely touching the ground
and barrel close beside the feet.
The rope was wound round one OF the
ralters, and it is supposed that after twist
ing it round his neck, Mailer stood upon the
barrel and kicked 1t from under him. When
discovered the body was quite cold.
The third body was that OF Eliza beth VO-
Itch, widow about 90 years Of age, who
| lived at I'll Brannan street, where she ran
| a small grocery-store. She was found dead
In bed yesterday morning. There was no
evidence of suicide and IL Is supposed she
died from natural causes The body was In
badly emaciated condition.
Mrs. NIOlich was the mother OF the little
girl who was married on tug about six
months ago to big teamSter named Silva.
L He ElTl WAS uNuti Il 9tFIs vi dsC duu DUtu
were arrested on disembaTking from the
tug. The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children pushed the case against
Silva and took care OF the girl. 1t was a
cause celebre
The fourth was the body of William
Young, lib Clay street, a seaman who was
brought into the Receiving Hospital on the
nth inst. and treated by Dir. Simpson for
several incised wounds in his throat Two
days later he was discharged after admitting
that he had attempted suicide as he was suf-
fering from painful disease.
About noon yesterday Police Sergeant
Bruner found him in an nsensible condition
on the ground at the westerly end of the
seaWaI He was taken to the Receiving
Hospital in patrol wagon aud DR.. Simp-
son Iemoved the contents of the stomach
with pump. After injecting a strong de-
eocton of hot coffee the doctor work ed on
him for over half an hour without being
able TO bring him back to consciousness.
DIR. Simpson then ordered him to be put to
bed, but expressed the opinion that il was
impossible for him to recover, as he had
taken large dose of morphine. He died
shortly afterward, and bis body was re-
moved TO the MOrgue.
In one of his pockets was found drachm
vial containing a small quantity Of sulphate
of morphine and small cheap purse, which
WAS amniV