The morning call., 1893-06-17
MCQUAID is DEAD.
He Affirns the Truth of
Recent Reports.
An Interesting Letter From the Late
Judge Mc0uaid of Eureka on
His Third Taking Off.

John A. McQuaid, we'll known on the
coast as a leading lawyer at Virginia City.
New. Bodie, San Francisco San Jose and
Eureka. writes from the last named place
confirming the recent newspaper reports
Of his suicide at Philadelphia, when he
blew out his brains at the home of his
sister," The dispatches also stated that
''in the dead mans trunk was found $1,000
in cash."
He conveys the interesting information
that this was his third death. which fact
gives more than ordinary interest to his
last rash act. The letter proceeds:
Since l have been killed twice before and
published dead all over the United States,
cannot deny it. In the mouths of two or three
witnesses thing shall b. established" l have
now become QuiIe accustomed to dying. A few
years ago had the unpleasant duty thrust upon
me OF numbering TWO or three men in Boston.
BY reason OF my great wealth and powerful |
family connections at the lime l succeeded in
clearing myself by being hung on the old elm
In Boston Common. The immortal God avenged
me. That tree shortly alter withered like The
scrlpturai gourd, and the descendants of the
witches shall chew Goldfish beneath its shadows
no more. / was reVivified If you wish to
know how that was done ask Nine. Bayatsky.
l located in the mountains.
Two months ago got drowned at the mouth
OF the Klamath River (see neWspapers). The
ghost would like o modesly remark that the
report Is erroneous The ruth OF this second
strange adventure with death Shonld be known
to pOSteTity. The facts are that my three COM
pan0nS, when the boat upset, dIlfted to sea.
l can hear their despairing cries yet in the
whife- e-crested breakers, when one by one they
sank beneath the Singing deptll-uuknelled-
uncoffined-aione. Having died once before. 1
looked on calmly, though l confess to a sort OF
ghOstly shiyer. a ghost is o. 100 light material
10 drown. That he Will burn Is fully estab-
lshed by the holy word.
just lh en- venerable whale hailed me.
swailo wed that whale and spewed him out on
the beach digested. Nevertheless l did not
escape. l was seized by hostile Indians, ran
was roasted with slow fire by excellent dane
ing hends. Thus | perished again. Captain
Daugherty, U. S. A, at Fort CASTOR, kindly
took charge of my ashes. This is a true ac-
count of my second death.
Your account OF my third death furnished me
well fixed, in fact. quite wealthy. The second
time, IL appears, couldn't develop the CONT
mental milldam and pershed ignobly. But the
last time see you have kindly endowed me
with $4,000. Now, the ghost would rather like
10 draw little OF that. and to prove To you his
gratitude Is willing 10 dvvy with you. The
ghost Will be pleased to accept your check for
S2500 and you snail have the balance
The ghost is tired. He will now retire to his
abode The NalBalla, not TO emerge until some
one kills him again. This thing OF dying fire.
quenily is growing little mOuotonOus. The
ghost, thanking you for your notice OF his
brilliant qualities a lawyer, desires to say to
above" and wearing the long robes Of glory.
The many friends of Judge McQuaid
will hope that the reports of his next
death will be as correct as those which
have given him SO much pleasure In the