The New York herald., 1871-12-02
rHR RODE SUICIDE.

The Mystery Of Her Death Partly un.
raveiied mt the COrOuer's Inqucst-Povcfty
Supposed to be the Cause of Her Self
Destruction.
The circumstances surrounding the death OF
Madame Rodc--ner sudden disappearance from the
spingler House and the subsequent finding OF her
body noatlng in the East River-gave rise TO con-
siderable amount OF speculation. 1t would appear,
however so far as the evidence has up 10 the pres
ent developed the facts, that 1t merely one or the
many ordinary cases that almost daily occur. An
inquest was commenced yesterday at the Coroners'
office, but as q Jury was not empaneheu
the INVESTIGATION was not regularly instituted.
The sworn testimony, however or several Witnesses
was taken yesterday by Or. Cushnal before Coroner
Herman, and Will be submitted TO properly con-
sntuted jury In few days. The inquiry has been
held for the purpose OF collecting further evil
dence IN order to establish beyond question the rue
aspect OF the melancholy occurrence. shortly after
twelve O'Clock yesterday few witnesses assembled
at the CoroneIs' oilce and deposed TO the under
mentioned facts:-
THE TESTIMONY.
Timothy Ryan, an officer OF the First precln net,
stated ne was duty &C pier No. 2 East River, at
about naGpast one O'Clock IN the afternoon on the
24tn OF November, when he saw a crowd Of persons
around the pier, ana discovered on inquiry that ihe
body OF woman had been found 10y beatman who
was graphing Tor junk at that place; the Dody was
subsequently removed TO ,he Morgue; four rings ana
a snail breastpin were found Oh her person.
Joseph CuslGlan, u. D., who made the postInor-
ten examination, aeposcd tnat he found no marks
OF violence upon the body the lungs were congested
and The heart was 1led with blood; the other or
gans were healthy III Lls opinion death was caused
py drowning.
Russel 4. Coe, proprietor OF the Spiagier House,
deposed that recognized The body oil deceased 1t
II of. an.fr rIy a ,nf
OF Madame Rode sne nad occupied a room at tho
spingler House; she renamed III the house M the
2lst November, ON which dag she
DISAPPEARED AFTER BREAKFAST;
she then seemed III good spirits and ne did not no
tlce her 10 be 10 melancholy condition curing her
stay; deceased owed witness y piil oI so3; missed
her several days after ner disappearance, and, NC.
ticins paragraph in the papers about woman
being drowned the vile OF witness went 10 the
Morgue ana recognized the body.
john Macarthur, a clerk at the SpDgicr House,
testihcd TO the disappearance OF deceased AMI re-
coanized the body ut The M0rgue Mr.. C0mp.gny
registered al the hotel on the l1tn OF November and
WAS assigned o room adl loning that occupied by
Madame Rooe he stopped one night; on the 18th he
again occupied the same rooms Madame hoae SPOKE
% ar. LolAptgny as ner Drother-An-laW.
Rene SeDiic, OF NO. o. East iHei.n street, was
neAl eAalnined. Ee stated mat Le Eau Doea &C.
uaihted Miii decea-cd eace last July; sAe stopped
~ Ills house four or live weeks, alone; sne en
IN tne middle OF Augass, saying she was going 10
board IA Saratoga, and reiuaned away several
weeks, Wnen she retGrDed and askeu Wnere $40
could nre room; witness t,ld her she could hire
o room the opposite side OF tle siteet; size hired
u aG o3 East iHSitn street AMI Remained ine,o
tnlee wees; aI Ist sae PAL. ner fsaI, Dat sioso-
seventy doafs; remained away for several days,
and Wnen she returned asked lof room lor couple
OF a.iys walch sila uotainc.i and afterwards welt
to the Spinglcr House; the deceased PROMISED 10
pay her Indebtedness, Dut siated sne had lost ner
wa.ch though .ne witness was unaef taS iulpies.
EftY. tSln l.lky lf.sI
being unable to sleep, bat wnen In company she
appeared u be OF
sfEiGaTLY DISPOSITION.
The witness urst uecanie aware OF ncr disappear
auce IN Monuay last, wnen !ar Compigny, an ac-
quaintauce scns hi,n !. note enclosing al extract
from ino HsRALD, wnica cont4lned u paragraph
concerning me lldlns Oh body a. pier No. :, east
al me ioIy. Witness sent boy UP there, wno
came Dach and tod Isul liza. tas b0ay Was that or
S a sa ne 1ad sne Saay neea ya
koae auo MI. compiSny weie iiiends; deceased
told Witness ,hat she came from New dreams.
N. DE coarIGNY LXAsiAED.
p. de compigny was the heXt witness examined.
He stated that lie resided al Fort washington ana
was . teacher oi me Frenci Language, had KNOWN
the deceased since last Juiy Muen ne made ner &C.
sac Icit MI. sebLle witness saw her ocoaslonaHy;
sue to,d MIN sne nad Dsen married, but had moi
lyel with hex band ior some reason; snc also
told DIN mat she was 81.
IN REDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES
ana that TACT Enlisted his sympathy, ana ne ad-
yanced Ler some moaey. sue was very pfOud ABOUT
her aiiars, AMI he Was under the impression sne
must have saIered some mental trouble; lie en-
gagel a room at the opilgter House on Saturday;
on Monday night, the 2Jtn uit she wrote nm a let
er III FRENCH wnicn witness gave 10 HERALD re.
porter, ANA wh'cn was translated IN the HERALD
o, tie 3vta OF November Us loiiOws.-
NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 1871.
TErs CHrn Coapr0NY-I have you for the lest
me Let me thank much FOR what you have
Tor me knowing that You have your troubles
not aouse your kindness longer You poor and
you. la hours will leave the hotel. No one shall
know where CO. will leave bc1 for al DAuyile's,
IT the New YORK Hote., IN Broadway. In that
you will find my watch-kecp IL IN memory OF
You viii trd also several papers. MAY aak You to
burn them after death! shall trouble any
an gone. syou ale a generous snd honest iaan
confident that you VIII purn these thank
for what have done and don't be TOO sorry Tor
hope that will be happy in the future than you
the And now let me hank you forever: Toa.
MAIZE RODE.
Witness mad since burned the letter and other
papers, consisting OF notes dated New Orleans, 1S0s
he saw her awe on sunday morning, the 1sth ult.,
but did not see ner again until ne saw her at the
Morgue; deceased lad on many occasions limited
that she WAS
TIRED or LIPE;
she had sister residing IN France. Witness knew
OF no other relations belonging 70 her. aud mad no
doubt but that she committed suicide.
1hIs was all the evidence taken yesterday and the
investigation was postponed until all the testimony
apperlnniDg to tue case should be collected.