The evening times., 1896-11-24
SUICIDE AFTER 4 QUARREL
Richard Mccarthy Had Trouble at HOmt'
' ent Away and Killed Himself.
TRAGEDY In GEORGETOWN
Shot Himself I'm a Bathroom and
Lived Only and Hour-Drew His
h. Salary Last Night and Went Home
After Il Three Weeks Absence.
Wife Frustrated.

Eight years of ordinarily happy married
life, then a quarrel and three weeks of
In ooCiing, and then, this morning, Dick"
Mccarthy put an end TO it ali with bull
let behind his ear.
II was remarkably methodical and
calmly planned suicide and one with little
or no really well defined motive. Nc
Carthy was not hard-drinkinS man, but
he had some trouble with his vile three
weeks a go and left home
He STAYED at the house of friend IN
Georgetown, drinking more or less all the
time Last night lie drew what wages
were due at the bakery where he worked,
went out and bought cheap revolver, ana
for the first time IN three weeks spent the
hight at hoMs.
This morning, as usual, he arose in time
to 90 to work, and went to the home of his
Uncle Henry COppcrthw ate, IN George
town. He was an intimate visitor there.
Without speaking TO any one, he walked
into the bathroom, closed the door, and
standing in front of a small looking glass,
put the muZZle of the gun carefully behind
his ear and fired.
An hour later he was dead. He never
spoke after the shot was fired, and LETT 10
note or message TO explain his deed, fur
ther than could he gathered from ki owl
edge of the facts already stated.
If his Wife knows anything further, it is
her sec ret, fer the present at least She
is delirious, and unable to co more than
beat her nands feetly on the sheet and
moan brokenly. "Dicky's dead, POOR old
Dicky's dead"
CAME FROM NEW HAVEN.
Richard j. Mccarthy WAS about thirty
years old, nephew Of Henry Copper
thwaite, the owner of the big Connecticut
pie bakery at Thirty-second and o streets,
in Geoi gctown. Re came with the Cop
perthwaite family from New Haven, Conn,
twelve years ago, when the family settled
in Georgetown and started modest little
corner bakery, that has since developed
into a hig and profitable business.
Dick rs he was familiagly known, had no
cause to quarrel with fortune, for the sue
cess of the firm assured his own good for
tune He was on good terms with his uncle
and had good position as long as he chose
to Keep it.
About eight years ago he married Miss
Lizzie Gala CHER. pretty girl and the
daughter of an old restaurant keeper in
Georgetown. They livedhappily at the fam
lily home. 1876 Twcnty-g-st street, and
reared family of three children.
Dick drank at times, but not to great eX-
cess and there was scarcely man of his
acquaintance and station in life who did
not feel he had good cause to envy Mccarthy
hIs good home, pretty wife, happy children
ana assured pOSiltn.
But they probably did not know every
thing. There was trouble Of some sort in
the home for two years ago old Gallag her
killed himself almost precisely as McCar-
thy did today.
BROODED OVER HIS LOSS.
Quite recently Dick lost two sisters. of
whom lie was extremely fond. He brooded,
drank considerably, and. as has recn said,
left his home about three weeks ago and
went to live with a friend named Bur
roughs, at 1928 Thirty-secOnd street.
He had been working only irregularly
for some time past, and last night went
To the cashier at the bakery and asked for
the money that was due him.
whats the mattcr?' was asked. "Ain't
you going to work today"
mo" was the quiet response. Il guess
] WON'T
whats up: the old man been rowing
with you for staying off,
NO" And with that he went out.
What passed between Mccarthy and his
wife last night no one knows, and il is not
certain whether he bought the gun before
going home or after he came out this morn
ing. Hemet his uncle at the cCornerpf Thirty
second and . streets about s:3o this morn
ing, spoke Pleasantly. and the latter thought
he was going to work.
As soon as the deed was discovered DR.
Appleby was summoned. but McC arthy was
beyond all help, and dead in about an hour.
The cnreBer has not yet viewed the re-
mains, but. there is only one report to be
made that of suicide.
NcCartily's parents in New Haven. Conn,
have been notified, and the final disposi-
ton of the remains will await III cir ar
rival.