Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Murphy, Patrick December 4, 1929
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Virginian-Pilot  December 6, 1929
The white man found dead in his cell at police headquarters Wednesday night, nine 
hours after he had been arrested on a charge of being drunk, yesterday was 
identified as Patrick Murphy, 33, a seaman. He was a native of Kerry, Ireland, but 
had made his home in this city for the past four years during which time he worked 
on several ships.
According to Detective Leon Nowitsky, coroner’s investigator, Murphy was 
identified by a clerk at the Seaman’s Bethel, where he had stopped several times. 
A slip was found in his pocket showing that he had baggage checked at the Bethel. 
Detective Nowitzky went there, but found the baggage consisted of an empty 
handbag. The clerk was asked to look at the body and after doing so, told the 
detective he was positive the body was that of Murphy.
Murphy was arrested shortly after noon Wednesday. His condition was such that he 
was unable to give his name or any information concerning himself. He was placed 
in the cell and about nine hours later was found dead by the desk sergeant. His 
death was attributed to heart trouble brought about by alcoholism, by Dr. C. D. J. 
Macdonald, city coroner, who examined the body.
Funeral services for the man will be conducted tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock at 
the Gregory Funeral Home, Thirty-fourth and Granby streets. Burial will be in St. 
Mary’s Cemetery. Detective Nowitzky announced that, in the meantime, an effort is 
being made to locate relatives of the dead man.


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