The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-29
C0Y0ncrs' lnquests
DEATH OF THE GYPSY QUEEN"-REMARKABLE
SPECIMEN OF DEFoRMED HUMANITY.

DEATH OF THE GYPSY QUEEN"-REMARKABLE
SPECIMEN OF DEFORMED HUMANITY.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Collin was called TO No.
$40 Broome street TO hold inquest the body Of
colorcd woman known "Dice, the Gypsy Queen"
who died there from natural Dice was for
merly slave a Georgia plantation, but being de-
formed such extent be great curiosity she
secured by the proprietor of circus company who
exhibited her through the country under the name OF
the "Gypsy Queen" Latterly, however Dice has ap-
peared but little public owing to failing health Her
sickness assumed more threatening character few
days since and she continued TO fail till yesterday morn
ing when death cnsued.
As the testimony adduced in regard to this remarkable
specimen OF dcformed humanity Is somewhat Interesting
we give II in full as taken before the jury
Mary Il. Madigan, being duly sworn, deposes and
saysI reside at $40 Broome street, deceased has been
with about twelve years; she came originally from
Macon Georgia; got her In Philadelphia; had her
for the purpose OF exhibiting her with circus through
wild she used to walk ON her hands and feet
afterwards she learned TO walk her feet have hired
her lately she ate heartily up TO the day before
terday; she had bad cold she got perfectly helpless
she did complain Of anything she has fallen away
great deal she used 10 be finely formed woman down
70 her waist she would feed herself she died about two
O'Clock.
Thomas Robinson, NJ D., being duly sworn. says:-I
have made post mortem examination of the body Of
deceased; Is remarkable specimen OF pretcrnatura
deformty; the head and chest well developed but
the cxremises curously deformed the hands and
solcs Of the feet turned upward the body was
much emaeated; there was . great dspropor-
ton between the length OF the upper ana
lower bones Of both extremities the upper
extremtes measured eleven inches from shoulder 70
elbow joint and three and half inches from elbow 70
wrist the lower extremtics measured fourteen inches
from hip joint TO knee, and five inches from knee
ankle joint from ankle joint 70 end OF toes seven inches
the legs were contracted and bent In upon che thigh so
that when standing measured three feet high; from
the top OF the brow to the end OF the toes measured
four feet one and half inches tho lungs were sound
and we'll developed; the breasts were well de-
veloped; there was malformauon Of the heart,
but the organ itself was healthy; the liver was
filed with hillary calcul counted less than one hun
dred and gall stones In the gall bladder failed 70
discover lesion Of any Of the other viscera death In
my opinion the result OF hypertrophy Of the liver
The jury accordingly rendered verdict 70 that effect
Deceased was forty -nve years OF age
AN UNKNowN MAN RUN OVER AND KnLED-sUP.
POSED SUICIDE.
stranger, dressed in q soldiers uniform, apparently
about thirty years Of age the foot Of
130th street. North river late Wednesday afternoon
by the Poughkeepsie express train belonging 10 the
Hudson River Railroad Company md almost instantly
killed Deceased observed standing behind freight
car the down track but the train neared him he
deliberately stepped in front OF the locomotive,
which passed over and crushed him 10 death. His
clearly Indicated that he intended 70 commit
suicide Coroner Cover notified TO hold inquest.
No papers found deceased by which he could be
identified.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
About halfpast three O'Clock yesterday afternoon Pat
rick Foley, iaborcr while engaged In excavating In
the rear Of l0ek Greene street, crushed beneath
bank Of earth and when exicated life extinct The
body conveyed the Eighth precinct station house
and the Coroner notified 10 hold an Inquest The de-
ceased lived ~ 10 Fourth street.