New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-29
THE CASE OF MRS. LEROY AT HUDSON.
PROGRESS OF THE 1NQUEST-EXAMINA-
ZION OF DIR. FARRELL as a WITNESS
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TION OF DR. FARRELL AS A WITNESS.
F,O~ T4e AI0anv Stats,~an Dec. as.
We learn from DIR. Swinburn, who is assistng Prof
Porter in his analysis of the stomach &c, OF Mrs
Leroy, that the will be one of the most remark
able that has developed itself-the Hendrckson
and Hartung cases not excepted.
Coroner Nichols resumed his in question Monday. Fl
Whitteek and Theodore Miller, esqs appeared on
behalf Of the people, and d. s. Cowles attorney for
Mr.. Leroy.
The following testimony of DR.. Farrell the attend
ing physician to krs Leroy will be found interesting:
l Ieride in Greelport, Columbia County; am ply
,ioisn; i knew llaggie Leroy in her lifetime; she
was the wife Of Jacob r. Leroy; last saw her alive
at his residence the ID December left there at
20 minutes past o'clock; when left che was fee.
Bile and considerably debitated she was not at that
time considered dangero sly i'll; DR.. X. G. Frary was
In company with me; consnlted as 10 her condition
and the conclusion We arrived at was that she
Was not dangerously Ill; the family of Mr.
l.eRoy CONSISTED Of James Watson, the butler; Mrs.
Watson, hls wife, the lousekeeper, cook and VIM
Miller; the name of the chambermaid WAS Bridget
Carroll; Mir Price the nurse attending Mrs. lie.
Roy; on Monday, Dec. 3, first heard of her death at
my iather III Green port, from son of Theodore Mil
Ter; he came out and said there was report Of that
Kind in Hudson; Mrs. l.. was nv niece; took a horse
ard proceeded 10 the house Of Mr. LEROY; met Misa
Price on the road between there and Mrs Clellans;
she informed me that Mrs. LEROY WAS dead and sbe
had never witnessed such before; snch terri.
hie death; she asked me where was going; said
=,
go-ihere would be an awful time if went there; abe
informed ne that Mrs Leroy died on Sunday, the ID
OF December, at bali.past in the afternoon; i
told her was going there, and proceeded 20.
ward The house On arriving at the holse first met
James Watson in the ball, and had conversation with
lin relative TO Mrs LeRoy's death; l said II WINS
rather tinguar-the must have died from some other
essuie than disease, because, when We left her two
hours and ten minutes before she died. there VIVA M
arI aren't sign of death about her; then asLed 20 -
a, The body be said wonld have 70 see Mr.. LEROY
about 1t; L told him 10 tell Mr. LEROY was tbsr..
and he then called him from the room Of bis notSar
Mrs' ~, the same in which the deceased died: he
a. NE IN NE hail. said good morning; he replied
-" n ,sa ID smart man-you and old Frary are
u-o nice men protesting to be phypicians-teil me
my we was getting along, and have her die few
hoIiS after you left" said told hin wbsi hon
esly thought and supposed DR. Frary ernressad S,s
sJne't convicions never had intended 70 convey
iate impression to him in regard TO her, but did not
want 10 diseuss that matterI came for the purpo, of
SEEING the body. lie said could not sec her told
him l was her uncle, and should like 10 have the
pay Hes' .. seeing hsi ii she war dead. lilo rep..l.