New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-17
THE BROOKLYN YSTERY-CONTTNUATION OF
TIE CORONER's INVESTIGATION.

THE CORONERs INVESTIGATION
The coroner's investigation was continued yes
teray touching the causes of the death Of Mrs Elizabeth
FAN and daughter who were found dead in their bed at
No 500 Atlantic-st. on Wednesday morning last Mrs
Ellen 4. Price wife OF the druggist who arrested and
is st arrest suspicion again placed on the
stand; but her testimony instead Of lifting the vail from
the ysteTy, related almost solely to her personal grew
ances ut the hands OF her husband, from whom
she has sought release hy divorce. She testified
I that during her Illness after confinement Price re
fused to employ nurse TO take care OF
her, and WREN she demonstrated saying that she could
not recover WITHOUT DetteI nursing ne ltleu lat ne
wished her dead he frequently gave her medicines which
he prepared himself. and which made her very sick
when she refused TO take any more medicine he threat
ened to employ physician TO examine her case; Price
establishment. and Price and uncle at s started 10
take her at Elmra but when they reached Utica
have left her there. hut the phj stefan IN charge
rejected her. she then left her husband ana went alone
10 the az E!mra ard remained several months
az he ~ -, ~ hosC aud she vcut 10 lie st.Tens HoIse
board: while she away no tried 10 obtain divorce
IN Indiana the morning after her return enc went 10
her husbands store and found Mrs Fall aud her chid
there: she SAID 10 her husband, q" you have that H.
tic English woman with you; lac replied Yes, ana WIZ
keen her with me II choose; IL hone ~ your business
Won are no longer MY wife and shall provide fOr
you any longer some OF his relatives advised her 70
visited her a the hotel where She boarded and wanted
her 10 90 Brooklyn to board and when she refused be
instructed the landlord not 10 harhor her his account
ono day he entered her the hotel ana locked the
door and drawing revolver from his pocket threatened
10 shoot her; he threw her on the bed, saying tiat he
would murder her; sc struggled and he rhencd fed
she lawyer and borrowed money, and quit the
hotel: went down her husbands store. and found
Mrs Fall there; she asked Mrs T. whether she knew who
she was, and Mrs FAIL replied 90 Yes, but You are d
yorced" Mrs. Pail said -hc nursing M. Price; Nj
Price told her that be would gct men 70 swear against
her that had committed adultery he also said that
he had tried 90 poison her once when she went 10 the
store get her allowance, Mrs Fail went 10 the Police
station and had her arrested she was kept ~ the station
al night, and im the morning was taken tn the I0hbs
cacd i' ~ se, 9 goh6 hose Where enc deceased
woman lived. to inquire about the behavior Of Mfs y,
by the thai Mr. lrcc charged tal sic es
concerned In The death at Mis FAN such is the sub
.fauce az Mrs Prices the taking ~ which
occupied the entire time Of the session In giving II the
witness appeared very deeply agiated
John " Mervn. the clerk la Mr. Prices drug ttOtt
testified that Fa cleaned out the store busted the
bottles, washed his and Mr. Prices ciohine FUR
living on occasion she called At the store ana fee
Ing H. sat Witness bed In the room; she dscoy
remarked How easy Il would bo 10 end me-; she ft
quenty complained Of giddiness and a. tunes was very
respondent. Mrs Emma lIayemeycr and daughter Einma
Rich, Of No "a Hcnry-s neai lok, leellned tiaI ~
Fall occupied IN their house year ana lai enc
frequently COMPLAINED OF an aHCctlOii vi hv Hop, ai VI
some oppressive trouble on htI hIhu Dul th,s elc ~,
revealed for fear she said, % uJuring her iuend MT
Price she went by tie name o M Rose curing heF Say
there; occasion she told Mrs HaNemtycf that Dr
King employed III Prices drugstore had produced two
abortions upon her she said Price "a- her friend ana
she could have as much money as sht N1Hltu' rs sle
was not able pay her rent and the ahdauN having m
unlayOrable opinion OF her, she Wac 9rcttd IRON
! the premises she subsequently went 10 England
| Mrs Helena Holden Of No. 3O7 Atlatlcst.
cOrrObOrates the testimony gwen by PITS johnston rel
tive Ia the sickness OF Mrs Fall the numerous visits OF
prce and inc discovery Of her dead body with that Of
ner daughter Monday morning; the bed clothing was
smooth scarcely fold In H. ana ever thng ~ me room
and deceased mother and daughter on the stairs OF
No SO7 Atlancst ON sunday night Of last week " was
very dark and he made an observation 10 that eject but
received no reply, which he thought strange as he had
spoken them In kindly manner the sister OF witness
lives sairF and went there 10 see her was MOI nc
ouaned with Price or the Falls The inquest here
| adjourned until this morning at II O'Clock.