The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-10

Owing 70 TIE desire o. ne mother and
sisters Of Charles L. McCarty for an
Official Investigation into his death. Cor
ener AskaEn yesterday afternoon held an
inquest. Notwithstanding two or three
POINTS that the family lock upon az en-
shrouding the young mans death IN mys-
terry. the fury was unanimous IN It's opin-
ion that McCarty killed himself. and rem
dered a verdict accordingly.
Coroner Askan. Deputy Sheriff Dick
B,IrsrruAn and Attorney W e Humphrey
left no stone untErned 20 have conplete
Investigation. and before the end Of ths
AFFAIR they, as well as the jurymen, had
wet feet and water-soaked clothing. The
special points developed were as follows:
The family claims that the door TO the
lower story Of the house. which Is below
the sidewalk. was found ajar in the morn
ing. whereas Ii should have been locked.
that the front door which leads out on
the sidewalk was unlocked. whereas IL was
locked The night before by Emily Nc
Carly: that about the time OF tf1e shoot
Ing the mother OF McCarty heard a noise
as IL some one ran down stairs and siam
med door.
Mrs. ollie McCarty. the divorced wife
OF the dead man. testified that McCarfy
was with her on the afternoon previous
20 the morning OF bis death, and he told
nfr ne tnfFHGe1 ~ Mil himself SNE pear
ed with him and he left her, after making
a half promise 70 give up the idea of kill
Ing himself He told her he had no money.
Mc-Carty's purse was found on the floor
Of his room There was nothing in tx. The
evening before his mother had seen the
purse on the corner OF the table in his
bedroom She ala not know anything as
TO its contents There was no direct evil
aenee 70 show that there was money In
=su ~
OF the dead man, said he always had
money. MeCartys watch was IN its ac-
customed place.
The family claimed that during the past
two weeks sounds mad been heard as IL
some one had been trying 70 enter the
house.
The evidence of all showed conclusively
that there were no evidences Of a struggle
having taken place In the death chamber.
cred her son the pistol was In his hand.
1t looked 10 her as II some one had placed
II there. The story previously printed In
the Post-Intelligencer about the dead man
having been attacked and beaten some
weeks ago BY two men was repeated. The
cause OF the beating is unknown.
The evidence Of all the witnesses. except
Mrs Ollie McCarty. was taken at sl5
Dearborn street Deputy Sheriff Burk-
man went after Mrs. McCarty with SUBJ
poena but she was found TO be too I'll TO
leave her home IN the rainy weather. The
jury being DESTROYS OF hearing her testi-
rnony Coroner Askam transferred the
scene of the inquest to her home at 40
Main street She was questioned by At
torney Humphrey. She denied that there
had been trouble between McCarty and
herself since the divorce. She said Nc
Carly was respondent on account Of his
financial affairs and tod her that he In
tended TO Kill himself. II had been their
Intention 10 be married second time the
last OF this month.
Mrs. Ollie McCarty was seen last night
by a Post-Intelilgencer reporter She is
living with her father and mother. When
the reporter was introduced to her she