New-York tribune., 1869-01-19
Il MYSTERIOUS CASE.
DEATH OF cHATHAM-sT DOCTOR UNDER
sSsPiCious OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF A
BROTHER DOCTOR.

-- -SS5i ss.iSC.So OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
| BROTHER DOCTOR.
Coroner Flynn commenced an investigation
yesterday into the circumstances attendant the
OF Dr. John Kennedy who died recently at No ii6 Chat
hamst As far as be ascertaned, Dr. Kennedy was
the partner OF Dr. Walter Powers both being advertising
DOCTORS" having an Office at the above number for the
cure OF private Diseases" During the sickness OF DR.
hehnedy IL is alleged that he attended only by DR.
Powers. After the death OF Dr. Kennedy. DR. Powers
made his report 10 the Board OF Health setting forth the
fact OF the death, and the cause same which he
alleged to be consumption As DR.. Powers does not
possess the diploma OF a practicng physician. the
Board refused to grant him a burial GER
tchte and referred the Coroner Flynn. Deputy
Coroner Shine made post-mortem examination Of the
body Of tho deceased physician and found that death
had resulted from consumption hasened by the too free
OF spirituous liquors
1t alleged that the partners owned largo amount Of
property, estimated high $4,000, portion of which
stands in the OF DR.. Kennedy. DIR. Powers how
ever claims the whole exhibits deed Of tho prop
erty on the back OF which is Endorsed transfer OF all
the property from the 70 DR. Powers. There arc
no witnesses to TINS. however, aud consequently M inc
Kennedy at no time owned any OF this property but tha
he conveyed portion 10 DR. Kennedy In order that nhe
bail
with the prisoner. would he allow the testimony to
DO published. and finally the investigation was ad-
the result II cannot be ascertaned exactly what Is the
charge against Dr. Powers.
u Is said has practced under different names--Dr
Powers DR. Kennedy. DR. Ward, and Dr Parker. and at
the present mention In ChahamSt. two names appear,
Powers Palker, which refer To the same person One
story is that Kennedy was the broherinlaw OF Powers
and another that they partners but both are denied
ANOTHER vERsiOS A. g. . .
cigar store and Or POwerss Office is on the second At
the street entrance modest signs setting forth re-
snectvey that Dr Poyerss medical Office and Or Park
there located stairs, To te lclt OF
narrow passagoway. are doors bearing ydc SDes OF tc
ouier strns but indui-es for Dr Parker resulted IN
ascertafnng that he 40 Office there although lns
medicines had been sold 10y Dr Powers for number or
yeas An old man who Occupies the Office OF Dr Powers
dgeug.rcOm gives the following version OF the story
Kennedy had lived with Dr Powers Tor seven
or eight years. and seemingly bad had no
special branch o the Doctors business assigned 10 HIM
lie was very lefate man. and IN the past Tour years
had become very dissipatcd Last Fall be went on an
unusually prolonged spree, caught cold. which SET
tied his aud his disease rapidly developed INTO
pulmonary cousumpilcn. from whcn he died on tuesday
lasi lie had every aud attention during hts illness,
and the old man pronounced the charge of malpractice
The circumstances connected with the property
explained as follows When Or, Powers, having money
10 invest. purchased property IN this city and
Rrooslvn together with small piece OF land IN New.
Jersey the whole amounting 90 about s2O. He trans
fcrred n 10 Kennedy that II he became involved in
eenl proceedings on account Of professional acts"
frequently the case II appears, Kennedy eould De
the urocrty wonld -til DE safe from the taons OF the
law when asked what was DR. iowcrhe motive iot SO
often changing his name the old said that he had
not often changed H. having always borne the name OF
Walter Powers since his arrival M America. His real
nnmo - Thomas Lookup aud the old man, who Is appar
emily a soOichnlan. explained that many men coming
from abroad change their names on thelr M
rival Although hc had been with Dr. Powers
Tor some time ae could not exactly say what was the re
ati, slp httwtel them lie thought that Dr Powerss
sister previous her death. had passed as the VIE OF
Ker ne v hut certain ;kcnucdy and Powers had
always appeared be good terms, and at the deah
81 c former Dr Powers had been CRAFTY greved Ihe
old nan Thought that the charge OF malpractice brought
by relatives Of Kennedy simply plot 10 obtain me
proIr-y above alluded 90 The general opinion uf resi-
Of IflrlhuTADul TO DC thai kGuncUy
from natural CAUSES gentleman who Keeps the stOre
at No no ChathAmsi says that for four months past
Kennedy hns looked more like walking skeleton than
man. md ii was evident from liza Ap arsn"" thai con
suutfian ~ rapidly destr"yihs Hri'"-