Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-11
Mysterious Tragedy in BrsskIyn. N-w
York

Morday morning a shocking tragedy was
discovered IN Brooklyn. lady named Mrs
her daughter Jennie, were found in their iehu
clothes lying upon a bed locked In each other :
arms, both dead. They had apparently died
rom the enects or poison. druggist, Joel
ID. Price, who was very intimate with hem.
has been arrested on suspicion. "A nd com "a
TO swat the result OF the coroners In yesnga-
ton.
The New York coiamereio, of yesterday
evening says:
the excitement I'm relation 20 the me,,p-
cboly death OF Mrs Elizabeth Fall ana daueh- :
Ter, al No 3Vs Atlantic street, ceutin ues 70 80
sorb public attention, and various facts which
have thus far come 10 light are commen led on
and multiplicity OF theories are advanced
When II was discovered that the mother ana
daughter We're dead, a. was observed that he
bed covering has not been DISTURBED, but was
lying as smoothly as If arranged by sone third
person. Ihe physicians who made me posi-
are that they were seized with violent con yui-
sfons, as Is proved by the contraction on "a.
nerves and the con ntortons OF the iimbs. II -,
the bed clothes must OF necessity have been
Another factis that The door Of the rcS.n
tney occupied was unfssteaed-an unusual
circumstance. They had prepared themselves.
as usaaI previous to retiring for the nignt.
each ha, ing on night gown. Everytn ing in
tne room had been arra1ged with the view OF
tine Of the day. The kiadling wood had bsen
made INTO splinf&. And the larger sticks has
been placed IN position for dryIng near tue
etove The meat for breakfast bad been ready
for warming, and An fact every thing about ne
iltue spartment betokened preparations for iifs
Nopoison OF any kind vas fou nd about "a.
premtses-nothine that could, by any possiolt-
ity, cause death. Some morphine. and q vial of
yalerian. besides some beer bottles, and q BOT
ne containing some gin. were discovered. and
Drs. A. w. shepard and Dr. A. T. Wlia,s
who are engaged this afternoon in msk.as n m,
post morsem, found the organs IN a healthy
sehte. There was NO congestion such as would
III onavosdsoiy , se PTodncsd BY either laudanam
opinion That whatever the substance taken. az
Was none OF the narcotics named, but some
very active poison.
The prisoner. John u. Price. sta,sd, on his
voluntary examination, that when BE de-
scended the stairs on Sunday nieht ns met a
man wearing slouched hat In passiae an
otner person he remarked, aft is very dark {"
The prisoner teso great 6eal Of strees up,n
tne ctrcu0se1nOa 0ut TIE OoroDer avfne IN :
vesueaiea De matter nads hat the mys.er1ous
inoivtdual via she slouchsd hat vas the
fhis, zen. ssss al aysserioss aAsir q rs~t.
As To Proc, % aDpoaFs dat come four YEAR,
ego ~ bscsmo aeauatnted with Q lady nsmed
Ellen Tanse, In . eo1r1iue house IN Union
Square. He had paid attention % her sister.
0Wasd xllse, aea ~ 1ers nass1sd sad had
one ehiI1- He, became acQaaiusd win nTrs-
Fall ahout IL 0oGDD time. Hto Wyfe hac>ne
jsaDous, asd, broogAf N actIon GDr oIvor-e.
vAtcA 10 sun Dendine. Hsf rsstdsnos is &C
pees ent unknoWn. - p,
The posi- morte~ vtli be continued thIs sfu>r-
noon. BAT sneoe01S viii PROBABLY nor Be made
pub1ic unm Ne ynQoest Which WIN Be COM
nenced at ebs CHoaegss efRce ~ n loe o,clorx
on Thursday morning.