The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17
LAWYER DIES OF MORPHINE.
THO WOMEN VINO WERE WITH
HIN DETAINED.
Both Are Morphine Ficnds, and One says
He Borrowed Needle and some
OF the DRUG From Her and Injected His
Own Arm Harrison johnson His Name

Both Are Morphine Fiends, and One Says
He Borrowed Needle and some
OF the DRUG From Her and Injected His
Own Arm Harrison johnson His Name
Harrison +. johnson. a young Ia wyer,
was taken from the Hotel Regent at
Twenty-eighth street and Sixth avenue,
at noon yesterday dying from morphine
poisoning and died two hours later in the
New York Hospital. Two women who
had been in the hotel with johnson and
another man were sent TO the House OF
Detention by Assistant District Attorney
Caravan. An autopsy was made on John
sons body OF the Morgue. but it did not de-
termine whether johnson had had an in
lection of morphine or whether he had
swallowed the drug.
johnson. who was about 30 years old,
was employed at al Nassau street in the law
oifice of Frank Vernon johnson, who Ia the
attorney In this city for the Travellers
Insurance Company Of Hartford. Young
johnson had charge of looking after in
surance cares in the district courts. The
Johnsons it is said, we're not related.
Young johnson left his Office about
O'Clock on Wednesday night, met another
man, whose nome has not been learned.
and with him and two women went to the
Hotel Regent about O'Clock yesterday
morning. johnson and his companion
registered as MIR. johnson and wife OF
Albany and his companion and the other
woman as Mr.. Wilson and wife of Albany
Dolly Everhard, who says she lives at
the Regent was Johnsons companion,
and woman who says she is Lottie Reyn-
Odds of 253 West Thirty-sixth street went
with Wilson" They were assigned to
adjoining rooms. Albert Fuchs. the night
clerk. saws they had n number OF drinks
after they got to the hotel. About noon the
Everhard woman ran down stairs and
cried
dyingl'
Dr. Phillips of 80 West Twenty
street was called He saw that Johnson's
condition was serious. and told the hotel
people to call an ambulance. They OBJ
jected. and didn't send for one until philips
had threatened to notify the police. When
the ambulance drove up TO the hotel the
policeman on post saw IL and made an IN
Vestigation. The man who had come 70
the hotel with Johnson and the two women
was not in sight. The women were ar
rested. takento the jefferson Market police
court and held for examination. Then they
were brought to the Criminal Courts Build
ing ard examined by Mr.. Caravan, after
which they were detained in the Tenderloin
station.
The Everhard woman said that she was
divorced from Jack Everhard. the prize
fighter. eight years ago. Before her mar
rage, she said. she was the wife OF William
Cowper, the English poet" tobit 1900.
According TO the story told by the two
women, they met johnson and his com
panion in Corrigan's saloon at Twenty
eighth street and Sixth avenue some time
on Wednesday night They stayed there
drinking until 8 o'clock. when they went to
the Regent johnson was very drunk.
Johnson's companion, the women said.
left tie hotel about 10 o'clock If Mr.. Gar
van got the mans name, lie wouldn't tell it.
About an hour later the Everhard woman.
who saws she is a morphine iend, prepared
an injection for herself and the Reynolds
woman.
johnson. she says, asked for some NOR
phine. The women said they objected TO
giving il TO him. but he told them that he
had once been a fiend himself when he was
an ambulance surgeon and knew now TO use
the drug although he hadn't taken any Tor
a wear The Evcrhard woman said she
gnve him some and he injected il into his
arm. Pretty soon he fell over on the bed
unconscious and she went for aid.
Johnson's body was sent 10 the Morguc
Coroner's Physician O'Hanlon who made
the autopsy. said that death had been evil
IDENTIFY caueed by morphine poisoning john
son was so weak when he got to the hospital
Dr.. O'Hanlon said. that the docto,s had to
give him stimulants, and 40 many injeo-
tious were made that It was Impossible TO
tell nj the autopsy if he had taken an injec-
ton at the hotel The organs of the body
were turned over to DR.. Ernest j. Lederle
for chemical analysis.
4 representative of Frank Vernon John
son told Mr.. Garvan that young johnson
had been employed by Mr.. johnson for eight
wears Johnson's home was in Buffalo
His father is said 10 he in the Indian Terri
tory. Walter II. johnson of Buffalo was
Johnson's guardian and he Is expected
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