The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-08
ITO THE UNKNOWN.
rink Morrissey Flees From an
Unhappy Life.
ospHInE Or WHISKY USED.


yrsnk Morsissay, . cook, seed 30 years.
- ss tbs polics station yesterday afssT-
oopn 81 o'clock under circumstances
5hich point stronRsy TO suicide - the
nse. with family trouble. lack Of money
- whisky - ths motives for the decd.
Horrissey US . cook on one Of the
'obund steamers same time ago and by .
[f1i bYoks bis leg. He was taken 70 Provi-
|lDcs hospital. and after remaining there
II long tims, recovered the use OF his
liz. although he Imped aud was obliged
"a carry . cane. After no Ieft the hospital
| h began to have trouble with his wile,
vhtch eliminated several weeks ago BY
Ehsr having him. From that time Norris-
~ drank harder, and On one occasion
Ives locked up IN jsii for six days.
Yesterday morning II o'clock Norrissey
|finped into the Merchants saloon on
Washington street. through the back door.
tssd without word dropped into chair.
r. Was . stranger 10 the bartender, George
[leky, and the other men In the SAIGON, bus
#this did not occasion any comment or
AWAKEN interest. Finally he walked up 70
- bar and asked for glass OF water.
|shieh VAS given 70 him. At this point
|esber parties 1t the end Of the bar called
r. drinks and for short time Mosrisssy
|vss left to himself. Ieky noticed Norris
keu sit down again after drinking the
sister, but paid no attention 70 him until
fsbous IA hour later, when some one re-
nsrked that the man In the chair was
|sssning black In the face. Al this svsrv
lee In the saloon jumped to Morrisssy's
assistance. bus he was unconscious and
bsssshing heavily. The patrol wagon ar
rived and in few moments the uncon-
saous man Was lying on table In the
Isonsrai assembly room at headquarters.
DR.. Palmer was on hand In . short
+ tine and the work Of rssuscitation COM
asnccd. The mans coat was taken OF,
sad cabinet picture representing him.
I III and good-looking woman, who
Ipsoved to be his wife. fell on the floor.
Amer long siege Of artificial respiration
~ man revived somewhat and replied In
i! ppnosyilabies TO the questions asked. He
nook his head when asked what he had
~ Morrissey. Tho doctor was under the
Impression that Aorrisssy had taken NOR
Dhine, and this Was strengthened when
I ban came up from the saloon with Q
small piece Of blue paper. from which. he
lid. Morrisssy had been seen to take .
powder. DR.. Palmer administered an
emstic, but IL did not have any effect. Yet
hr the time being MorrIssey gained
strength, and IL looked 40 II he might
live His system. however. was not able
y stand the strain, and he suffered Q
josal collapse at o'clock. After
do was pronounced dead the remains
ssYe taken to Bonney & 6tewart's
Undertaking rooms and Coroner
Horton notified. Owing TO the refusal Of
Norrissey to tell what he had taken and
he combining Of symptoms that might In.
llcats death from either morphine poison.
Ing or alcoholism. tho coroner decided
Nat an autopsy would be necessary to set
y the cause Of death. This will bs held
Dis afternoon, II possible.
While Morrisssy was conscious be told
)ailer Noble that he had no relatives iiv.
nc. In that particular he did not tell the
ruth. for he has . mother living In Port
Angeles and wife in this city. The Nor
nsseys used to live at ISIS Fourth street.
n at the rear of that number. but on calling
here Posr-ISrELLtaEscKR reporter found
bat that they had given up housekeeping
md separated some time ago. Further in
Investigation among people who knew Mr..
Ind Mrs. Morrssey brought out the story
hai Morrissey abused his wife. or at least
he claimed he did. and she left him TO
srn her own living. tits said that on