New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-07
ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE.
A MAN DIES FROM LAuDANuM POISONING
cHLoRoroRM TAKEN BY WOMAN PRISONER
,,rp ,,rr sAvrD BY PROMPT RELIEF.

CHI ORoroRM TAKEN BY WOMAN PRISONER
HER LIFE SAVED BY PROMPT RELIEF
William Mccarthy a bartender. OF No. 90 Wal
nut-st. New-Haven. Conn. who was found on rf'oAS
afternoon at Sxth-ave and Forty-thirdst. appa-
rently suffering from At, died early yesterday.
morning in the Flower Hospital Inc DOCTORS Soy
his death was caused by laudanum poisoning. wnen
searched a, the hospital whiskey flask haf fuil OK
laudanum and loaded revolver were found IN NC
Carthys pockets. The police pehe'e ''~' "' ~~
mitted suicide.
Irene Seymour blond woman. twenty-five year,
old who refused to give her address. attempted -
commit suicide In cell at the East One-nuhoreo-
and twenty police station at l:s yesterday
morning by taking the contents OF two-ounce
vial ~ ch,orotorm Three-ouarters Of an hour ear.
ler she was found grossly intoxicated at One-hun-
bred and -second-st. and Second-ave. by Ponceman
Sennett Of the East One hundred-and-fourth's STA
ton. She was first takef. TO that station In snS
patrol wagon and then. after her peoigreo Wa
taken she conveyed TO the East One-hundreo'.
and-twenty-sxth-st. station. where there Is mat
ron Policeman Sennett warned the matron' ME-
SOPHIE Carney, TO keep close watch on the pits
oner as she had repeatedly declared that she Wa
going TO kill herself The woman was searcheo %
the matron and then placed In cell, the matroh
owing 10 the warning given taking seat al mo
cell door and keeping a close watch on her, In
short time the matron called from her post LOT
some purpose. and minute later ienlaie prisoner
IN one Of the cells called to her ana sald tnere
was something wrong with the woman Iast iocheo
I'D as she was gaspng and grooming.
The matron fastened TO the cell and FOUND the
SEYMOUR woman lying the floor !nsensiole, while
a strong odor indicated that she had taken chloro-
form The vial which had contained the poison lay
beside her The ma,ron informed Sergeant De-
lanev who sent call for ambulance and then
called in Policeman Reidell. who was on post near
BY Meanwhile the matron got couple OF iemaIe
prisoners 10 attend the woman. and began 10 mix
mustard and water for emetic Policeman
Reidell opened the woman's mouth. placed Key
between her teeth so that she could not bite MIN IN
her struggles and thrust the middle niger Oh us
right hand as far as he could down her throat me
effect was instantaneous. the woman oeing selzea
with violent III Of vomiting soon Marion Ca.ney
arrived with a mixture OF mustard anu Wate'i
which was forced down the womans throat ana
completed the relief begun by the ofncer. IA, -.
Surgeon Howell arrived IN rev minutes VIII VIZ
ambulance, and foun! the woman 50 inuch IeI.t,es
a. 70 be out OF immediate danger He administered
an antiiote and restoratives and then took the pa
fent 10 the Harlem Hospital The surgeon re-
proba bly, saved the womans ne Al tme nospiHi
The patient revived and was able TO TAX. put sne
Absolutely refused 10 give any account OF herseil'
saving that II nobodys business ~ Iase &C.
counts she doing well. and II was tnousht that
she would recover < ..,aa ,,. v,c,,ar->
Of Mat-on Carney is a mystery. Inc woman "as
carefry searched even 10 her stockings ana SHOES,
ond n IS thought she must have nad the val
mined somewhere in her dress or petticoats. Sne
woud not tell the surgeons at the hospital "hele
she had had 1t concealed