ELDERLY MAN'S DEATH
INQUEST AT MORGUE
An inquest into the circumstances of the death of Patrick McCarthy, an elderly man, who died suddenly yesterday, was held in the morgue in the evening. Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., sat as coroner, and Sergeant Gilligan represented the police.
George Elson, razor setter, residing at 4 McCarthy’s lane (off Carroll .street), said that the deceased was a retired cook. He was a single man, about sixty-five years of age, and resided alone in a cottage next door to witness, who last saw him alive at 7.20 a.m. yesterday, when he was sitting in a chair groaning. Witness went for Dr O’Neill, but when he returned deceased had expired. He had never known deceased to have any illness.
Dr W. F. Evans said that he examined the deceased’s body at the request of Dr O'Neill. The body was lying on the floor on its right side. Blood was flowing from the deceased’s nose and mouth. There was a large ventral hernia in the upper portion of the abdomen, which was evidently of some years’ standing. There were no marks of violence on the body, which was fairly well nourished. The cause of death was collapse following a ruptured blood vessel in the stomach which had set up internal as well as external hemorrhage.
The Coroner returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony. -Evening Star, 27/9/1924.
MONEY AND FILTH
REMARKABLE DUNEDIN CASE
A MISER’S HOARD
CONSTABLE’S UNENVIABLE TASK
(Special to the Times.) DUNEDIN, September 29.
There are some remarkable features about the life of Patrick McCarthy, an old man who died in the home at Carroll street the other day.
McCarthy was living under conditions of squalor, yet he was a man of considerable estate, being the owner of at least seventeen houses in the city.
The police found more than £1000 in notes stuck about all parts of the building, in mattresses and in walls.
The place in which he lived was in a most filthy condition, and an experienced police officer describes the work of searching it as the most disgusting job he has had.
So far as is known the deceased has no relations in New Zealand, but a number will probably be developed. -Southland Times, 30/9/1924.
“POOR” MAN’S HOARD.
DEATH OF PATRICK MCCARTHY.
(Special to the “Star.”) DUNEDIN. September 30.
If any will was left by Mr Patrick McCarthy, the elderly man who died in a small house in McCarthy’s Lane, off Carroll Street, on Friday, it has not yet been discovered.
Deceased owned about seventeen houses in the lane which bore his name, mostly small, but a very presentable two-storey building faces on to Carroll Street. The ground, which is freehold, must be worth a considerable amount of money. It is adjacent to the large brick building recently built by the Bell Tea Company, and has a frontage of sixty-six feet and a depth of about 180 feet. The small houses, some of a single room, were let at rentals of from 4s to 8s or 9s. The large shop and a small two-storey brick house situated in the middle of the wooden houses would, of course, bring more.
An old man who lives in the right-of-way stated that he had known Mr McCarthy off and on for the past thirty years. He had first met him at the Mount Royal station; at that time McCarthy was a cook on the station. McCarthy often used to speak of the village where he was born — Thurles, in Tipperary. He used to say that he had a brother in America. Mr McCarthy had occupied himself in pottering about the lane doing odd mending jobs on the buildings, etc. He had lived in Dunedin for twenty-two years.
Details of the property of deceased are as follow: — Cash £209 12s 6d, eight New Zealand Government Bonds for £100 each, a silver watch and a chain. The police report states that the sum of £18 12s 6d was discovered on a table in deceased's room, and in a box alongside there was the sum of £800 in New Zealand Government Bond Certificates. On making a further search of deceased’s house two sums of money in notes, namely £100 and £91 were discovered. The police state that the deceased was supposed to be a wealthy man. with property and money in the bank, although they are unable to find a bank book. It is therefore uncertain in the meantime if the money found represents the whole estate (with the property) of the deceased.
Deceased’s house was in a filthy state and it was apparent that he had lived the life of a miser. There was no food in the house; there were a great many tools there, however. The estate has been placed in the hands of the Public Trustee and in due course steps will he taken to discover the whereabouts of any relatives of the deceased. If no relations are found the property will go into the consolidated fund. -Star, 1/10/1924.
WEDNESDAY, 11th MARCH.
At 12 o’clock. At Rooms, Manse street.
Instructed by the District Public Trustee,
Estate of Patrick McCarthy (deceased).
CITY FREEHOLD PROPERTY, CARROLL STREET
(Near Hope street),
BRICK SHOP AND DWELLINGS,
2 WOODEN SHOPS,
1 BRICK DWELLING,
14 TENEMENT DWELLINGS. RENT ROLL, £370 PER YEAR.
PARK, REYNOLDS (LIMITED) are instructed to sell by auction — Freehold Property, being Section 32, Block V. Dunedin, area 1 rood, with double-storey brick shop and dwelling, 2 wooden shops, 1 brick dwelling, and 14 wooden tenement dwellings.
For further particulars apply to
THE DISTRICT PUBLIC TRUSTEE; Or THE AUCTIONEERS. -Otago Daily Times, 25/1/1925.
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