Teresa Murray: Suicide by Morphine in Silver City, 1888
Ginn's office to ask him to handle a lawsuit against a railroad company, in which she had won a judgment that was under appeal [1]. The suit stemmed from her young son having a leg cut off by a Silver City train at Deming several years earlier [1]. After their interview, Ginn saw her take morphine from a vial; he warned her, but she took the remainder [1]. Hauswald's saloon [1][5]. Ernest Stephens responded quickly but could not save her [1]. The physician believed she had taken morphine before visiting Ginn, as death came soon after she emptied a bottle containing 20 grains [1][2]. An inquest by Justice Givens ruled the death intentional [3]. C. residence [2][5]. She had three children, the eldest being the crippled son [2][3]. A later account noted that the mother had committed suicide over two years earlier, dropping on a Silver City street from a morphine overdose [4].
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- Teresa Murray, a middle aged woman,… (1888)Teresa Murray, a middle aged woman, committed suicide Wednesday afternoon by taking morphine. She was at John M. Ginn’s office asking him to assume charge of a suit she has against the railroad company in which …
- Teresa Murray, a middle aged woman,… (1888)It was the opinion of the physician that she had taken morphine before going to leave her business affairs in the hands of the attorney, as death came so soon after emptying the bottle, which contained 20 gr…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-03-23 (1888)business affairs in the hands of the attorney, as death came so soon after emptying the bottle, which contained 20 grains when pur- chased. Mrs. Murray was a hard working woman, and poor. She had, however, …
- The family has been singularly unfortu-… (1890)The family has been singularly unfortu- nate. The mother committed suicide over two years ago, dropping in a dying condition on the street in Silver City from the effect of an over dose of morphine. The boy, J…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-03-23 (1888)M. Ginn’s office asking him to assume charge of a suit she has against the railroad company in which judgment has been granted her, but which is on appeal. The suit was the result of a young son having a…