New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-20
THE BROOKLYN MYSTERY CONTINUATION OF
TIE CORONERs INQUEST

Yesterday concluded one weeks invcstiga-
ton of the mysterious circumstances surrounding the
death OF Mrs FAN and her daughter The witnesses have
numerous, the questions have been searching tho
interest has been unremtng and the result has been
nothing Plenty OF facts elected but they have no
bearing upon the mystery Not ray OF ght has pcnc
rated the prOfuudIty OF the gloom; not knot has
undOnc In that formidable angc not one clue has
been discovered In that inextTcable labyrinth. All II
darkness suspicion, broodng, and conjecture From
fret 10 last, the case is one undis-patng cloud
through which all that can be dsccrned the
CHASTITY forms of the dead woman aud her child
The n1uest commenced yesterday with the examination
Of Louise GutchcnbackCr. Her testimony given by
Interpretation She testified that She had resided at No
800 Atantcs aud that she bad made the acquantahce
Of Mr. Price the day Mrs Fall fen Mrs Fall was laid on
the sofa scnsclcss aud In spasms; Mrs Johnston made
some tea for Mrs Fall ana called IN physician hlir
Guchenbackcr was present when the doctor Vas there
and prescribed but not Pfeseht when he lett AS sue
was going down stairs on Monday, hcghDuf tOlu hcI
that the gO ladies' meaning hirs Fall and her daughter
were dead Subsequently she met MIS- johnston coming
out OF the store crying, and they went INTO Mrs ran
clasped In her arms the bedclOhes bad no unusual
appearance the covering was as the Coroner found
watch lying showed the time 10 Dc " 0oick ~
O'Clock IN the morning Of Mrs Fairs death Mrs Guch
enbackcr had heard "A iilghliul noise, as OF woman
moaning; she continued To hear the noise until about
O'Clock; her impression had been lhat II came from
neighbours she had not Thought tht lho noise pIOceeueI
from Mrs. Falls because the ltte girl had said
that her mother better Charles Rtter testified that
lac had the drug business sixteen years that Tor
two and half months he kept charge OF Mr. Richards
drug store while the latter in England that strch
nine was kept in the store put thht no uhttcD
had never sold any since he had been there.
VIM. j. Weber testified that he had been employed for
three years In Dr. Lwcrs drug store but that he never
did or would sell strchnne 10 anybody although ho had
put up prescriptions containing H. william Capc tcsii
fed that Mrs fall had frat rented room Of him under
the name Mrs Rose. and that the character lac had
obtained Of her from Francis Meehan OF llenyst had
induced him to lease her the room; one night she came
tumbng into the store her baby In her arms, aud said
that she had met Mrs Price who threatened 10 take her
life; she said she had also met man who asked her If
she not afraid, ~ that woman was following her TO
kin her child Mr.. Cape had last seen Mrs Fan alive
last Saturday week she had come To his house at
~ o'clock in the morning and said that she had
fallen down stairs Mr. Caple then pressed tile question
whether she had fallen or threw herself down. and Mrs
Fan made no reply subsequently she said she felt like
taking her life that her friends had all gone back on her
and that she burden 10 every one. Mrs FAN LETT
the room for few moments and then the witness took
occasion TO tell Jennie that IL her mother got she
must come over and tell Mrs Caple but Jennie had an
swered that she would MT leave mother that
anything When Mrs Falef the house Of Mr. Caplc's
children had reminded MrB. FAN that last Christmas sho
had brought them some toys, aud Mrs Fall had said
"Ah Jennie shall make Christmas this year,
After she gone Mrs. Capo remarked that she was
afraid Mrs. Eau would make away with herself Mrs
Johnson being recalled testified that the deceased
the Friday before her death had her small
phial for her To taste On the Saturday evening Mrs
Fall appeared TO be ia good health and spirits Mira
johnston had Mr. Price there always as often rs
once q day and sometimes thrice. She had never made
any arrangement with Mrs FAN 10 allow her nightkcy,
aud had never anything eXccptOnable Iva her rcl-
tons with Mr.. Price Mrs. johnson also testified that