The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-29
TEE PARISH WILL CASE.
surrcgate's Court.
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| VConor calls George s. Simmons, who. being sworn
says;l live at oil Sixth Avenue; my age is 81 years.
am produce doaer tn Washington market am an Eng
lshman by birth, and from York; have resided in New
YORK eleven years; was employed attendant Mr.
snen months os I'D " M
pass the twenty four hours OF the day usually Please de-
scribe his course and your action in attending him.
ginning in the morning after you awokeS A. After awoke
up then dressed myself and assisted Mr. Parish up
his chair and then commenced 70 dress him. aer being
dressed assisted him to down stairs after getting
down stairs proceeded into the dining break
fast assisted him then into his chair and showed tho
chair forward to the table pinned napkin 10 his neck
and then Mrs. Parish the waiter would generally assist
him; would then 60 and get my breakfast; afcr
getting my own breakfast would back into the
dining room take Mr. Parish from his chair, and assist
him then into the library; remained there until Mrs.
Parish came down then she would sit down and read the
papers for him. Mr. Parish would then almost always lay
of upon the soa say for two hours and then when he
got able for to 30 out he would take carriage ride that
would be from two 10 three hours amer coming in
assisted him out Of the carriage into the library and then
we would sit down until such time dinner would be
ready; then assisted him from the library into the
dining ROOM placed him in his chair before pinned
his napkin, and cut his meats &c. during the dinner hour
amer dinner was assisted him to take OIL his napkin
and go into the library there we would remain until
evening TO six or O'Clock when tea would be had
then put small table before him. pinned on his Napkin
the library until ten past ten in the evening"
then assisted him up to bed undressed him, put
him TO bed this action have stated was nj The
first commencement when went there: was after
wards difieren-varied much. O. In dressing and fixing
him in The morning 70 go down stairs please to describe
varied IL at all, from time to timer A. Tho motion
with his finger raising sometimes one and sometimes two
sound, either nan or yean In the morning, Ars
menced by putting his shirt and drawers, and then
shirt and shaving him, and washing his face; after had
got done shaving and washing him, put his vest
wat and coat he would then after he was dressed
motion and sound as before; l would wipe of
the glasses, put them on, get him his crutch and
foot with mine at each step down stairs. O. Did
this mode of transactng affairs before going vary
A. Yes sir, there was sometimes be would get up earlier
in the mornings other times he would incline to sit in his
chair in his bedroom for two hours at time there were
times during the coming OF those slasms that he
would not to be dressed at all in time for breakfast
when those passed off, he was generally very correct in
his time; these were all the variations before breakfast
Did you accompany him when he went in the carriage
TO take his daily rider A. Yes, sir q Was his habit OF
1t was uniform; and Mrs. Parish with him. and my
self and the coachman the boy. O. Did no ride
Where did the carriage usually 60 these daily rdes
A. They varied; some days TO the country, days
down town, and some days .visit to He'll Gate @ When
going down town, to what places did you commonly goP
A. Sometimes we went down to Mr.. Gangs portrait
painter in Broadway; sometimes to Tiffany Youngs, and
Stewards, shopping sometimes to the Phoenix Bank
sometimes to the store in Pearl street, that about the
range Q. When you went to the store, what was the
kcrnochan would tell 60 and if Mr. Kernochan
in the store If not in the store TO and tell
would tell me that Mr. Parish wanted to him. if he
in the store he would out and speak to Mrs.
Parish nquiring at the same time after Mr. Parish's
health O. AT his meals what degree of appetite did he
exhibh2 A. Very good Q. Was it usual, in any degree,
to restrain his appcteS A. It was at times. O. Explain
how and to what extent and who restrained him A. Mrs.
Parish he would take more than what was really neces.
sary Tor invalid to eat she would restrain him by tell
ing him would injure him. and was the Doctors
eers do; she would restrain him by not giving him
any more; the servant then would be ordered take
away the dinner of the table. Q. When Mrs. Parish
would say that he had enough, how did he usually be-
havcS A. He would get very rritable he would beat
the table with his hand closed and say, yean, yean,
yean" During this time when he would be refused he
would be more irritable and beat longer and stronger
very much excited, and sometimes have to be helped
again. g BY whose direction did you read to hims
A. by Mrs. Parshs. O. About how much time usu-
ally occupied in these morning readings by yourself and
Mrs Parishf A. Seldom with than half an hour
but with Mrs. Parish about hour more. Q. Was
there anything in his motions manner whilst the read
ing progressed, to show that he gave It any attention
breakfast, during the time of reading the paper.
9 Did be ever, whilst you were there 80 to the mar.
go A. think the first of his going How did he goP A.
n June Or julie aer his breakfast and after mine Mr.
Parish and ] weud walk out into the yard and Mrs.
would 90 up 10 the butcher's Case g. vandewater Mr..
Parish would point out with his finger, saying yean,
ycan ycan sometimes beef sometimes one thing some
times another; would return then and come home
O. Describe well as you can the precise way that the
operation went between Mr. Parish and the butcher
A. After we GO. into the store, Mr.. Parish and would
walk round about the store, he in the meantime looking
and touching and pointing sometime 70 the meat ana
sometimes me- saying yean and the butcher would
ask me If knew what Mr.. Parish wanted; would tell
the butcher what had heard Mrs Parish tell the cook
and he would send il home Q. You have spoken OF
spasms: what kind Of sIasms had Mr. Parish and about
how FREQUENTLY A. They would vary sometimes two,
from twenty 1--we to thirty minutes they came on with
sudden scream contraction OF all the muscles and Or
gans Of the body the body would be in complete eontrac
on the face very black and the froth would work
out Of his mouth; there sudden twitching OF the
limbs and body all together and very frequently he
little stick to prevent, by putting in his mouth. Q How
Mr. Parish's temper and how did this temper ex
bib. c Sometimes very m M saSs v very as as
you wanted to stop him. he wanted 70 walk aster than
he could possibly gctaong and lhad help him with hs
YOU wanted him TO. O. On what occasions and in what
way did he show this irrtablityf A. Generally when
those spells, those spasms, were coming on @ When
riding in the carriage how did he behave tempersA
Sometimes he would be very irritable O. When irritable
what would he dos A. BY making i the sound , ycan
Did he act violently towards othersY A. nave seen
him shove round, likewise have seen him do the
you the precise manner in which you saw him shove
| Mrs. Parshs A. was standing by his side, and
he took his as Sn6 with yc,u the y pan
What was done with about his boxs A. Mrs. Parish
unlocked of The bookcases, and told me to fetch the
box out fetched out of the bookcase and put down
near towards the safe where Mr.. Parish sitting; she
unlocked it; then lined it upon the sofa Mr. Parish
turned over papers that in it, Mrs. Parish asked
him what he was looking Tor he made motion with one
finger pontng can't remember whether was to the
asked him II he was looking for his will he shook his
head from side TO side, saying yean yean, yean; Mrs.
Parish then locked the box and carried ~ the same
place where took from in the bookcase. O. Do you
know Of any attempt TO make Mr. Parish writer A. Yes,
sir. Q. On whs,s A. On black board Q. Where was
that donc2 A. In Union square In what room Of that
house was II doneS A. In the library g. Who brought
| the black board therey A. did Q. Where did You
bring il from A. From Major Richard Delaacd's.
O. by whose drccons9 A. Mrs. Parish's. Q.
l About how long did the black board remain there.
A. should say about three days. or 1t might be more
am not certain. O. What was done for the purpose Of
getting Mr. Parish write this black boardY A. Mrs.
Parish wrote Mr. Parish's tho board with chalk
| with letters II might be inch and half long, then
Mrs Parish coaxed Mr. Parish for TO try TO write he
very unwilling for to start to IL and nc did Try several
times but never succeeded q Did he make any word or
leerY A. Never that saw. We're these attempts to
write with chalk the blackboard made mdRe than
one day9 A. Yes, sir, about three or four days.
should think q. About how long aser you went 70 at