New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-22
THE FANNY WHITE CASE.


nam.d centltmtn: John II. Shsr sood, Joel Wolfe
H.H. Keller, George Tagnot d. B. Arnold, William
Colley TIE first witness rlscsd upon the stand was
the husband Of the ceoease6. He detailed il feeling
snrer bis last intsrviss With his wife, describing her
cheerful and pleasant demeauor at breakfast On that IA
Isl Flicsy morning. He spike Of her as having been
to him true ard loving vife who made clad the
carts Of the destitute by uDostonstious charity and
beneyoence Be was sorry that gentlemen connected
with the press had thought proper to place her auto
cedeDts so censpcuously before the public. She had
sdeavored to atone for her past fe and should have
been SLOWED to quietly sleep in that grave where low
ing hands had placed Der.
Edmon Blsnkmau being duly sworn, dspossd as
tolows-l am alswyer by profession and live at No.
az West ThiItyfVurh street; am the husba I'D of de-
ceased; on ,he morning of Friday Oct. II inst,
al my usual hour O'Clock, and go did my wife, af6sr
we bad dressed, went down stsirs end at about 81
oeoes breakfast was ready my vile took her usual
sect 81 the table; Me-. Richsro sou, gentleman who
was stopping It'll the tine, Eat at the right Of my
wife, an her little niece, girl about twelve years old,
who Is aso stopping with us, fSl IT the ief aad sat at
tie head Of the table, breakf4ss; she complained
Of dizziness in the head, and ssid che two owls
eyes before her, hsd complaibei of this the day
previous but ttll able 70 At cad 70 her household
affairs the CAV before had been out 70 SEQ tbs pro.
cess:cn and were at BixNy's hotel; when she co n
planned Of her iuess, raid that if shs was bled it
would do her goodi Nh. Richardson said be did cot be-
heye In bleeding ss reueoy In such cases. snd there
the conyeTssti ton droppe1 we got up from the break
fast table about twtny mioutes before O'Clock; |
then started 10 60 out and 10 the hall deceased
kieed me, and gave some dec ious ab ut market ng;
SIS was going down the seps she called back, and
j agsin kissed her; then went do town to atteod
to come law buiress and in the court room talk
ing TO an acquaintance of mine when Mr. Eurlong en-
tered, ard Ceiling aside told that my wife was
DEAD oont RENE u Der anything after that we
had always lived the h.ppest terms together when
came home, after receiving the news of my wife's
death found her lying upon tie bed che was thsn
quite dead
q. Do you ever remember Of your wife having
fall A. She told me that she hsd fau from a horse
about two years ago. ALSO that she fell do srs at
hotel in Newport, 4. l.. the day before her death,
have been informed that while che was looking al
the procession 10 Bixby 10 ell, the wndo W. shade
with the roller attached, fell upon her head; my niece
can testify TO that fact, beleve deceased did not
mention the fact TO me.
.. What was deceaseds sge? A. My wife always
tod The truth, and she sid she 35 years old
but her brother informs me that deceased wac in her
9th year; deceased was very benevolent woman,
srd given to charity where fe coald observe it Mr.
RcbaIdsOp my niece, two female servants, de :eased
and myself occupied the house on Thursday night |
saw my niece ing to school on Friday morning after
leit the house; net her at the Of Thirty first
STREET and Broadway
Ellen Ryan deposed as follows: au domestic in
the empl of the last witness; have been in his
onpoy six months; wet to d-eeassds room about
O'clock TO awake her aud did DOT her any until
nre6kJdSt lIQet we DAD DfeakIdBt dDOuJ o CLOCK.
wsi,ed upon the breakfast table; did not hear de-
ceased complain that mornings have heard her COM
PLAIN or previous ocea-iOn In the fore part of the
week she co DpiaDed Of paln 10 her head she ia
bed Tor two or three days, ano on Tuesday
or Wednesday; She said her hs4d felt dZ1y, and said
e saw strange things before Der eyes; she took
medicine Sorday aud Monday, aud felt better after
that; did not hear her COM plain after Wednesday;
alter the breakfast went down stairs aoout
twenty minutes TO O'Clock deceased rang the bell and
| came up to the oining-room deceased had gons up
stairs to her becr5Om cleared off the table aod came
up sgsip at 10 O'clock az thst hourl entered de-
cesstds bedroom, when l her lying beside
tie bed on Der knees and left shoulder the side
Of her hesd on the floor beside the bed;
she had her bed made, and all but the bols-
ters and pillows were arfa?gedi deceased was
frequently 10 the habit Of making her bedi called
her name, ard. not receiving any answer, l rang the
bell for the otheJ girl thinking deceased had ht the
gill came up airs quick che could and lifted de-
ceased from The floor the curl said deceased dead
but thought IL oily had ; the other girl told me
10 90 for doct found tue do,or OUT then went
sefess the street for Dr. Reisig; be had a CALI and
ssid be wod come as soon as be got tbrooghi asSed
him 10 cor Q as soon as he coud DIR. Smi wife aud
foother-iu- aw came in, and coon DIR. Reisig came
sIoro; the doctor said hs thought enc dead; he
xanined her before PronoUnei her DEAD she was
then en- the floor when hts discovered; aiter de-
ceased yas pr nounctd TO be dead che placed upon
the Red by Mr. Bo'd; then Mr.. Boyd went afer Me-.
Plsr kusn; this was betweeo 10 ald III O'Clock; MIR.
Bla,kuan arrived shout II o'clock Mr.. Bldnkman
81 tAaIe very much of, 60 at { death Of his wife,
could hardly DtlleN6 Nc tdu, was uVhui
don't know of deceased ever baying fall, or OF any
fljpo fs!ng upon her hssd it not deceased GUS
tom to max her bed, bat che frequently did it. 20
&c q, Had deceased ANYTHING in her hand when you
entered the TO N a. She ha1 pocket ndhukerchlei
IL her left hard .
O. Did you zoe any walls glasses containing medi-
c;nes in tbs Room A did not.
O. Have you found anyth nc of the kind in the room
Enoe 2 A. have not; have had Charge OF the room
sIoe Mrs. Bal kmsns cesth
Mary Gsynor the cook, cOrroborated the testimony
I5IT Bennett niece Of deceased an int resting child
about twelve years Of age, deposd as follows: live
10 West Thirty.fourth street with my unce. Me- Bank
man: was with my aunt q! MTe Gibs0ns on fhUrs
asy ijpht; while there 1 Heard my auot complain Of
refo ir the head; windo shade with the curtain
attached fell ard thought II strack deceased on me
head; sat at the esktast- able with my aunt on FRI
sv ,oruiDp; she did not complain that morning; got
CO Before the RS. we're done la order to prepare Tor
school. some day during the week my aunt was very
ficl ard wac confined 70 Der bed for whols day; L
don't re enber what che glalnsd OF t30ug the
ca time | saw deceased alive was after breakfast,
when sbe was IA Der r,adiog ts ne ~spaperi that
yas the last ssw Of htr before sent to SCHOOL, when
Gao 9 hack from echOOl i found that my cunt was
6esd: on 10Y way 70 school that morning | Uet my
unce AZ toe corUer of Thirty ard street AID broadway
AColnb RsisiC NJ. D., bsDg duls sworn, depossd as
foue. I reside al No ~ West ThiTty-four'h street
on Friday morning the l2lh inst, about ten CLOCK,
ves called zee a lazy VINO hVso neat door 10 the
Tabsrracle church, who had IT'S wss then occupied
With pstient 10 ny ONCE, 80 PROMISED 70 cono as
soSn as could get through with hi NJ in few minutes
e,UaTd seLt to sse decessedi fouLd her 10 enc
font rom above the psIl r lOR on toe noor on Mr.
b,ek Ie4r the bedside; che was lpmoVaOe orea lS,
ana prleee s. her face was buesh rtd ana neT hanoS
aso the pupils Of the eyes were lmmosaoei ~ ,pa
red come borbit seaog Qoon Der stomach; 10 eos
II spy reaction wood take place, but there was not me
a;obteet symoom Of reaction remaibing lpronouoee1