, 1862-02-10
pEATH AT THE CITY HOSPITAL,


Hnrdly 4 week has passed since nc detailed t
the facts IN case Of painful interest, illustra-
ling the particulars attending the death Of !
young woman who had become the victim Of |
seduction and abortion. Another case of |
similar character has lately cultninated here.
the facts in which are somewhat as follows:
On Thursday, two weeks ago, a young wo- |
man calGng herself Mary Fitzgibbons went to t
live at the house Of Mrs. Kate Honey, residing
at No. Eo North Clark street, her duties be- |
ing those common to female house servants. |
She had not been long In the situation when
it became evident to her employers that she
WAS soon to become mother. Upon being
questioned iu a friendly manner, the young
woman admitted that snch was the fact, and
that the cause Of her difficulties, . man by the
name OF Iye, residedat Henry, Marshall coun-
ty, where she had sister living.
Miss Fitzgibbons was an lrishwoman, about
twenty-four years Of age She did not desire
to say much about herself or her relatives,
and seemed to shun society from the reason
before stated. Matters passed quietly enough
at the place of Mrs. Honey, for about week,
but on Thursday last the servant gill Mary
WAS taken suddenly i'll, and soon went into Vi
olent conyulsions. In fact, so dangerous was
her illness that Dr.. Sch1otzcr, German ply
sician, was sent for and prescribed for hcE.
On Friday morning she rallied little aud ap-
peared to improve, but shortly after relapscd
into her former state and had recurrence Of
the oonvulsions. Being convinced that the
girl could not live very long, it was decided to
take her to the Hospital Of the Sisters Of
Mercy, and this was undertaken, but the Sis
| tcrs not receiving such cases, she was taken to
| the City Hospital and was placed under the
best medical care She continued to grow
| worse, and at four o'clock On Saturday morn
/ ing died.
From some Of the symptoms attending the
decease Of Miss Fitzgibbons. suspicious were
entertained that she came to her death in a
manner similar to that which carried off tile
unfortunate Abbey Doanc; hence Coroner
James called in the services Of Dr.. Gore, the
City Physician, and he held 4 post n.ortena ex-
animation. The result Of his labors was re-
ported to tic Coroner's jury, and was to the
effect that death had been produced as the
natural result Of an attack of puerperal con-
yulsions. After listening to the testimony OF
Mrs. Honey, given substantially above, the
jury closed the inquest and brought in i yer
Dict in accordance with the facts Us stated.
| In her dying hour, Miss Fitzgibbons stated
some circumstances not previously known
regarding the author Of her ruin,-Jamc<
Lyc, and disclosed the fact thai
her parents resided about half milk
from Bridgeport, Aer fathers name be
ing Fitzgibbons. These statements, as well as
those regarding her sister ut Henry, were con
ti1med br letters found among her effects aftcl
her decease, and one shc had written to he
sister and never mailed. In 4 letter write,
by Miss Jane Fitzgibbons, hlary's s:ster,proba
BY, and directed to her at Chicago, occurs
sentence remarkably suggestive Of the char
actcr Of the man who had worked the ruin q
the deceased. 1t says: James Lye make
his boasts here that lie could have you bac]
} here if he so desired" Relentless Death la
rendered that boast a lie as lllsc as the hear
Of the man who made it.