The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-13
THE BROOKLYN TRAGEDY.

Tho Coroner's Observation-Disclosures Of
tho Ncishbors of the Observation-Disclosures
Statement Of the Prisoners Wife.
The inquest In tho case OF the two women who were
found locked in death in each ohers at their resi-
dencc No s07 Atlantic street. under the most mysteri
GUS circumstances ON Monday last. was begun
before Coroner Lynch and . jury Of twelve. at the
County Court House. Brooklyn. yesterday morning
Much interest manifested during the examination OF
Witnesses the Coroners oco being crowded tho whole
time. Tho prisoner George D. Price, accompanied BY
his father and brother together with his counsel. Mr.
L. 8 chatneld, present Tho accused worc an
anxious expression Of counenauce and evidently had
keen appreciation OF the unpleasant situaoou which
he is at present placed. Mn Price, wife OF the
prisoner was In the Coroners olco during the in
quest
Before taking testimony the counsel requested that
witnesses for the defence might not be crossexamined
during The inquest and the Coroner granted hts request
Tns nrst witness called nr William Johnson who
deposed foowsI reside at No 307 Atlantic street.
where do business ON the 18th OF September my wife
toid me mat woman and girl had been In the house
seeking to engage apartments "hicn we mac 70 d e,
and let her two the FIRST floor; sra Fall told
had some furniture At drug store No. White
| bail street; she paid me two dollars Tor taking
her furniture to my house from tho store; at
| The drug store Mr. Price assisted mo out with
things Mr. Price came into the house shortly after
my return with tho furniture and objected to tho
arrangement Of the bedead. and had placed In the
was taken suddenly siok and very depressed
In pirss week last saturday her little girl came into
0a s0 me oen n females nad -. Sou
| TO for her; Mr.. Price, with three other
doctors came IN the -. course OF inc evening;
said lie considered 10 be his duty TO look alter her, rs
he owed mis- lie to her, while he was ~ che nursed
him. last Friday. btween eleven and twelve O'Clock,
saw the deceased in company with Mr. Price going
yards thu ferry; on Sunday morning she came into
4 my room for pail OF wafer whicn occasion saw
| her for the last time alive; she seemed 10 DO de-
4 pressed spirits, though naturally cheerful;
on sunday evening between and eight o'c lock
nv wife went into Tho water closet, and when
| sue returned she said "My friend IL In the room,
s Ie % r "s'' as
and so dspcnens wife spoke OF 'hlm) Jennie came 70
TIC time And "s 0d her eight
| the hallway; at twenty mnu'os past nine on
| Monday mornn, my wife came down stairs and said,
The house and got policeman to come to the
house; then went over TO New York for Mr.. Prce
my wife said she found the lamp the bureau pretty
nearly fun OF OIL tho decsso 10 the habit OF burn
ins lamp all night; Mr. 0idsn, who resides on tho
upper loor above ncm, opened the hs tho Drs n
morning; twas his custom 20 leave tho house early
haze seen Mr.. Price frequently come IN and out:
"a tho babt of calling A. the house, have heard my
wife say tnat he called as often as four times day;
IRON the time that sne fell GOWN stairs she had never
been the same IN spirits or health state about oil
| know.
i Mr.. Prices place. told him ttxt Mra Fall and JENNIE
were dead ne turned round and said clerk, "Mrs
! that /. was unfortunate that he did not caA in
| ihers that morning; Mr.. Price said ne told Mrs.
tested saying sbo mad some 10 attend 10 in The
morntR, and asking him to como IN the evenings DO
ead tina be had spen the evening" previous With her,
and had drank ale, which mads him fecl drowsy,
and Dat he laid down on the sofa for while; Mr..
Price sad on the way over, thai hs wife was woman
OF vndictive sp rs, and might have sent tho man whom
he obsrrvs The night take the life Of Mrs.
| FAN; the man, no sad, wor, dark clothes and
siouched hat; naked VI the man he saw there wore
light pants as that dress would the description
| OF d person who Formerly worked for mo aud vas at
place during ne sn.s p a tho naS ne
much excited when told him OF The death OF nrS Fall
aud Jenne not ~ much 80 Is inousnt ne would DC
| alike
vito &c the previous witness who testified rs ioiiows:-
live at M. 30T Al an,ic street; never saw Mrs Fall
before she came TO I've IN our house on The I'm
| dry Of September; soc came with sir Price;
| NJ inquired the prics OF toe bedroom furni.
at ito door, and TO him $40; she said she had
oeen hunting hree days fo- rooms, but had not
found any suitable: asked ner If she had aoy family,
and SAID she had little BOY In England where she
had been over 10 cave HIM Tor asnof tme NJ Prce
aud she thea ssie and ,nen she said that
SO could get SIS back which ban paid other
| apartmeuts she would ako the rooms from me- they
bo.n went out then and returned again In Of
half hour and requested TO DO shown the rooms;
Mrs Fan aud Mr. Price then up together and
| that u looked strange to sec him 30 par.
tcslss about the bedroom fss san Inc ~0I ns
4 offered sl4 mouth for the front rooms on the
second Col her friend liked them very much better
imam the op door; thought then that Mr. Price was
her h sband: sho came IN the morning, and sad II
would $40 for tho Of furniture she would take
for Toe furniture and IS Tor caspe,, with the week
Mr.. Price kept coming, and l asked blrs Fail n
not, but nearly every person thought he
| was: she thea told me about her family,
40 keep barriers: She said Mr. Price baarded
tine ami paid her 81 wees; she said her daisn-
jennie wa. boarding. ~ sss. mn avenue, se1 lorx,
| would bring her homo short time: i asked who
ins Mr.. Proc was, ard she ssld that he was very
| particular friend u hers, whom she had 70 pro-
| tect ner; her children, she said. were ~ fond
| Of him u he were their own faihcr
she saa ,ha, .hers were several men Who wished
| 10 marry her, bu, that " she were TO marry
she would lose her viu her income belonged to hsr
children; shc ainci OF the sdiiness OF her hesd
| during the last three weeks; ! asked IL she took
good deal or medicine that her r. end gave
her. the time she Tel down the stairs she asked her
daughter 10 go for Nc Price, he prescribed for her and
sent child for medic doctor sent Tor and
| Mrs Fall wanted me and Mrs. Holden 10 leave The
room: Nrs. Holden af,.r We went out said TO me- .Dd
you notice how snc set her eyes on that man and
replied that I'D; that was on saturday aud on
Monday morning Jensis came IN for water and
did no. care where strange men were coming IN;
sad. "Mr Price pays moro attention 70 your mother
told her mother Of and she el. very bad she saOsc
| quony told Mrs Holden OF what l had said. though
she spoke 10 e OF the ma ter. wneo made Tie
| remark 10 Jennie che reped, my mother thinks Mr..
Prices gentleman and there no other man Iixs bin !;
this before sho was found dead; she wanted
me TO taste her medicine, and said tbs doctor not
coming any nose she said sue asked the doctor nis
charge and no said he bad made eleven visits, but
would only charge her $40; the last nsdciue she TOOK
she wanted me 10 asts; twas in very small bo,tle
and vas like drop of water: she bottle would hold
couple OF spoonfus; did TASTE " md tasted any
thing ike IL before; il neither sweet sour |;
would know tue naycr again we're 10 taste ~ when
tasted II put nv itiic finger TO " and put II 10 NV
| mo h. ON ad
and % giddv that she must 60 out; she dressed UP
aud went out with Jennie; abe felt weak In ths
back; she could nos stand up without difficulty; she
went away about eight In thu morning and eight
| o'clock IN the evening returned; she said she had
been Mr.. Cassels house all day that she very
cold aud she would right TO bed her head
better urged her to take CUP OF tea. but she de-
ciined; Jennie said 10 her St with Mira johnson tor
hour ard she will cheer you up about an hour siler