The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-04


THE DEATH or LAURA ADDISON, THE ACTRESs-
ALLEGED SUSPICIOUS CIRoUMsTA NcEs ATTENDING
THE CAsE-THE BODY BURIED WITHOUT THE CON.
SENT OF THE RELATIVES.
In the HERALD Of yesterday morning announced the
sudden death Of Miss Addison the actress and that
at the request of the sister Of the deceased Coroner Ives
called to hold post norton examination the body
suspicious rested in the minds of the relatives respect
ing the real cause of death Accordingly the Coroner ac
companed by Dr. Lidell the post surgeon. went
yesterday morning to No $50 Sullivan street. with view
Of making the necessary investigation when to their sur
prise they asceraned that the body Of Miss Addison had
been removed from the house the previous afternoon
by Mr. Mason and others, who caused the same to be
buried in the Second avenue burying ground The fol-
lowing statement has been made to the Coroner
by the relatives Mrs Howard the sister Of deceased
married lady residing at No $50 Ludlow street it seems
received, on Wednesday, telegraphic despatch from
Albany informing her that Miss Addison had that day
about o'clock expired and for her to meet the
body the arrival Of the steamboat Oregon The result
was that the body conveyed to the residence
of the sister. But from certain curious movements
alleged to have been made the part OF those who
accompanied the deceased the relatives deemed il advs
able to have post norton examination made OF
the body IL possible the true death
The lister thereupOn called on DR. Fleet her family ply
stefan and wished him to make the examination. fhe
Doctor declined doing and advised her to appy to the
Coroner the county for that she entertained
suspicion that The deceased had death
by any foul means hence the application nmie TO
Coroner Ives The sister of deceased further says that
ON Ihursday afteInood several gentlemen came the
house and insisted upon the buiial OF the body among
the Mr. Ring lawyer who told her that II she ao sed
post morem examnation to be made IN her house she
would be subjected to fine OF 81 600. The sister
monstrated With the gentlemen for their basy manner
Of disposDg Of the body aud she Informed them,
that the Coroner had been notified TO hold inquest
Several of the gentlemen then spoke mp and said that
she refused to give her consent they would remove the
body away by force. Mira. Howard nndng ultimately II
useless TO protest against the removal OF the body,
consented to their wishes but ht folio we'd she body and
saw it deposited in vault in the Second Avenue bury
Ing ground
The Coroner, the facts above stated. ordered
police officer to guard the vault and not allow any body
to be removed unless by his permission rhe body Of
deceased will be exhlmed and the proper legal nvestga
ton made by Dir. Lidell We are informed that Mr.
Mason Counsellor Ring and several others have been
subponed TO attend the inquest
Since the above was in type, we have seen Mr. James
j. Ring who has placed in pos e-son of many other
facts in this lamentabe afair and given doubt
the true version OF the whole matter MIR. Ring says
that for months past the deceased had been ira
yelling with Mr.. and Mrs Mason. and in Louisville,
Kentucky she was taken Ill with fever the BRAIN
after short time, she recovered sufficiently TO proce
to Niagara Falls Here she again was taken ILL., during
which time she attended by the best physicians TO
be found in the vicinity who informed her friends that
much danger to be anticipated; however she
yered sufficiently to enable her TO proceed far Buff
fao; here again she wac taken down sick and at times
became almost raving maniac but Monday last she
rallied somewhat and it deemed advisable by the
physicians 10 proceed on to New York rs soon poss
BILE, her ultimate recovery considered hopeless
On Monday Mr. and Mrs Mason procured the most
comfortable mmodaons the and arrived in
Albany on Tuesday morning Several of the rst class no.
tells applied to- but the proprietors refused to adj
NIT the deceased in the house it feared she had
the cholera arriving they did that morning from Buff
fao Mr. Mason ascertainng il was impossible to obtain
admittance in a hotel they proceeded forthwith to
the steamboat Oregon then At the dock advertised
to leave that evening at o'clock for New York The
captain OF the boat very humaney aud gentlemany re
attention for the comfort Of the nfor sufferer there
was also in attendance several eminent physicians, who
administered all M their power towards her recovery but
alas to effect death ensued about o'clock that
afternoon The body then conveyed 10 this city, and
decomposition of the body had already far advanced 1t
was deemed advisable by MIR. Ring and Mr. Mason that
the body should be placed in receiving vault Accord
ipgy the funeral was announced the Rev. Mr. Anthem
performed the sacred rites on the occasion and the body
deposited in the private vault owned by Mr.. Ring
in the Second avenue buryipg ground
The rumorcd report that the deceased had met her
death foul means, Mr. Ring asserts, is cruel in
the extreme; the contrary, Mr. and Mrs Mason had
all in their power that possible for them to do
with the fond hope Of being able to restore her once more
to health but according to the opinion Of the best medical
evidence the fever had completely destroyed her reason
and she sank ur der its fatal effects Mr. Ring further
adds, that objection ever made to post moriem
examination Of the body at proper season. but not TO
delay the obseques the day of the fune al Every fa
cty will be rendered by Mr. Ring towards satisfying the
friends of the deceased and the public mind that the
death was one OF natural causes The certificates OF
several Of the physicians who attended the deceased will
be procured and exhibited to the Coroner this day.
THE WEArHrR-Yesterday morning opened with a
clear uncouded sky and the day progressed became
exceedingly and oppressive The Thermometer at
the HERALD Building ranged follows At noon 90 deg
at =. NJ, $50 deg at Z. M 81 deg. Between the
hours of five end o'clock in the afternoon heavy
rain fell At the latter hour the weather cleared and
remained to eleven o'clock at night when 1t again
raiped bIisky. We had vivid flashes of lightning and
loud peal of thunder, between eleven and twelve. At
tweve-nient-thca air mild and warm. and the rain
good deal moderated Streets again washed and health
of the city improving
FiREs--A fire broke out az two o'clock on Friday
morning in the third story Of the house No. 1l6 Wooster
street and occupied brass foundry 1t was of an
alarming character at first but Captain rurnbu was
the fpot with platoon of Of the police force and
Engine Company No. II, with Hose Company No. 8,
rolled up and exnguished it, The damage Is esti
mated at S25
fire broke broke out at No 161 Duane street. third
story, Friday morning 1T was extnguished without
much damage
AS Hose Cart No 81 passing through East Broadway
young Joined the company and took hold OF the
rope few minutes after he stumbled, and fell into
hole from which he could not roll and both wheels passed
him. He taken up senseless and conveyed 10
druggists where he attended to- After some time
he identified Warren Hall, the only son aud sup
port Of O widowed mother Means were then taken by
the foreman Of 81 Mr.. Gyon and the assistant FORE
man with Of the members to that he was taken
to his home, in Eighth street and properly cared for.
lie vomited blood and severely injured internally.
Father Leahey Committed for Murder.