The herald., 1896-03-14
MORPHINE, WH|SKEY, WOMEN
Caused the Downfall of Timothy
McCarty, a Miner
DYING IN THE HOSPITAL
Found Unconscious 10 q Hallway on
Commercial Street
Wanted to Die and Left . Note for "1ss
Nssh'-He Had Been on . Protracted
Spree for Some Days

Whisky, women and morphine, these
three things combined are what placed
Timothy McCarty on a cot in the receiving
hospital, from which it is probable that he
will never arise. A telephone message
was received at police headquarters at 6
o'clock last evening saying that dead
man was lying in hallway on CONNER
cial street. Judge Bean asked if the man
was dead, and, receiving an affirmative
reply, told the party to notify the coroner.
as the police wanted no dead bodies. An
officer was Immediately sent to investigate,
however. The coroner and Officer Rob-
bins arrived on the scene simultaneously,
when it was found that the unconscious
but still living form of a man was at the
foot of the stairs on the southeast corner
of Los Angeles and Commercial. The pa
troll wagon was sent for end the sufferer
removed to the receiving hospital.
Here it was found that he was dying
from the effects of an overdose of NOR
phine. Drs Ainsworth and Bryant gave
immediate attention and worked for hours
with but slight hopes of preserving life.
The suicide, for such it proved to be, was
man of some 80 years, medium height and
disspated appearance. In one of the
pockets of his clothes was found note
written or scrawled in lead pencil on a
blank. This substantiated the suicide
theory, and, as near as could be made out.
the illegible scrawl ran:
'Miss Pierl
"Please come
miss Nash
II am going to leave you this afternoon
never expect to see you. | hope you and
Sady will enjoy life. | am drunk please
excuse me my mind is made up good by /
am gone. TIMOTHY MCCARTHY
The note had been folded ard on the out
side was this inscription:
this is the last word l am riting to you
Miss Nash.''
1t was found that McCarty was a miner
who has been out of work and in the city
for some time. He has lately been drink
ing heavily and only Thursday evening,
while at Westlake park, attempted to COM
init suicide, but was restrained by his
female companions and taken home. He
has been consorting with a woman giving
her name as kittie Eveline, but whose real
name is said to be Pearl Nash, and her
companion, Sadie Flynn, who occupy room
4 in the Florence house. Both are prosti.
tutes of a low type and are the ones men,
toned in the dying mans last note.
McCarty. arising yesterday morning.
continued his spree of the night before and
had the women with him. A fight arose
between them and the Nash girl declared
she would quit him. At 1880 yesterday
noon McCarty went TO the pharmacy OF
Viole & Lopez on North Main street and
purchased two packages of morphine. He
had been constant purchaser of the
drug previously. having become addicted
to the habit of eating it, and the register
shows sales to have been made to him at
various times. His mark was made in
signing the book. he being unable to write.
After the receipt of the morphine. he pro-
ceeded to the Golden Eagle saloon at the
head of Commercial street, on Main, and
to drown his sorrows partook freely of
liquor. The bartender. George Gehrkens,
learning that McCarty had the morphine,
succeeded in getting from him the pack
ages, but not before McCarty had put
large quantity into glass of beer and
drank it.
He then left the saloon and staggered
down Commercial street to where he was
found. The Nash and Flynn women were
later found in a half drunken condition,
bat denied knowing anything about the
reasons for the deed. McCarty was still
alive, but his chances for life are consid-
cred small.