The sun., 1873-08-28
ONCE MURRAY HILL BELLE
POISONED IN HOTEL IN WEST
CHESTER COUNTY.
The Msrrisae and sepa ra tion Of SelIie Murry
npd Edmund :. Beers-Mrs- Beers's Later
Life nd Death.

The Msrrisse and Separate Of sellIe Murry
aud Edmund =. Beers-Mrs- Beers's Later
Life aud Death.
About twelve years ago Miss Nellie Muir
| ~ came from Philadelphia with her father to
make her home IN New York. She then
| lovely miss OF fourteen, and was the belle Of
| Murray Hill. Not long afterward abe formed the
acquaintance Of James Maher, then a dashing
handsome young man OF wealth, and they were
soon regarded as aflanced. They kept up dill
gent courtshlp for about two years. Then q
fatal quarrel separated them. Mr.. Maher went
West and Mas Murry, who had then grown to be
beautiful woman. heard no more of him. Two
years later, being then eighteen years old. Miss
Murry married Edmund 4. Beers, o clerk for
Dunlap Co., H26 and 5s8 Broadway. The union
was unhappy, and two years after her marriage
Mrs Beers quit her husbands house, alleging as
reason that he could not support her In satis-
factory style. Mrs. Beers then made her home
with sister. Mrs. Trainer, wife Of the Hon
Peter Trainer, at 10 West Twenty-eight street.
Mrs. Beers. who had excellent musical ouali1oa-
tions, vocal and Instrumental. engaged herself
az acanta'rice, and gave many entertainments
i9 the theatres under the professional name Of
Miss Nellie Murry, thus supporting herself;
A short time after Mrs. Beers made her sisters
| house her home, Mr.. James Ramsey. clerk In
the tax receivers oGlce, became a boarder under
the same roof. Mrs. Beers and Mr.. hamsey were
fast friends.
the rrnsr surroRs REArPEAnArcB
And now comes another chapter In ,he history
| o. Mrs lee ~. About three years ago Mr.. Maher,
! Mrs Becrss arst love, having heard OF her sep
Matioh from her husband. .sppeared on the
as an old friend Mr. Ieers, whose health IA
| falling. was then and Is now IN Stratford, Conn
| There was talk Of a divorce, but proceedings
On the nrst OF last A pril Mr. Maher opened the
! Clif House In Rye, near Portchester. soon al
Beers on the train going to sIraifGrd lie told
! her he had opened a house In Rye, and asked
him, she replied that II her friend Mr. Ramsey
would consent sue should be glad to do 50.
a RIDE WITH nER EARLY sUIroR
On the 81 OF July Mrs. Beers, accompanied by
Mrs Trainer, NJ Ramsey, and three children,
went 10 the CHI House and remained until the
sth. Then the party returned to the city. On
the 10th Mrs. Beers and the children went back.
| ON the llth she rode out with Mr. Maher, visit
Ing several hotels; and returned nome fstieued
say to Mr. Maher. Il don't want ~ live. am
tired OF life: VIII you take my personal prop
er'y. Mr., hsher oonsent,nR, Mrs. beers went
diamonds and jewelry On the 18th Mr.. Maner
sent colored boy TO Rye for half AN ounce Of
audanum Mr.. Dusenoerry, the druggist, re-
! fused TO sell IL. Then Sir. Maher himself went
t. t9r,ohester and got Il. A few hours later
more aud obtained that also: In the afternoon
Of TIE same day Mr.. Maher took Mrs, trainers
! children To the depot and bought tickets for
New York. When the train arrived Maher
jumped on, leaving the children standine on the
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| station below, aud walked back to Rye. 1hls
| time he had better success and got away with
the children on a later train. After he had goLe
the whole neighborhOod was thrown into con
sternatlOn BY the rumor that a woman had been
FOUND DEAD
| In the hotel. II was Mrs Becrs. The children
! = boarder had found her dying on her bed.
Maher could not be found. Coroner Brennecks
took charge Of the body from the boarders
tue Coroner learned that the dead woman owned
large amount OF jewery. search was made
| i9r her property, but II could not be found.
| The neighbors and boarders laid the body out,
ana the coroner placed the hotel In charge Of
Deputy sheriff Dusenberry. At 10 O'Clock every
body had retired MIR. Dusenberry went to the
| room containing the dead, aud found IL de-
serted. lie turned out the lights, locked tho
door and took his postlun on the front stoop;
At o'clock A. NJ. hr. Miher accompanied by
Ramsey, arrived on the last train from New
York; When Mr. Dusenberry informed them Of
Mrs. lieers's death, they did not seem surprised,
but asked to see the body. They we're shown
into the room. and both men began to shout and
wall in adedfening manner. After their grief
had subsidized, Maher said " She Is the only wo-
man ever loved" Ramsey was speechless.
MRS. REERs's JEWELS.
Then Mr. Maher took handful of Jewels from
ave THESE To you" Mr. Dusruberry said, Hold
on; what right nave you To- give that property TO
bad given ii to him is M. Dusrnnerry had no
ithority to interfere, Ramsey pocketed tie
on the 18th OF July. the next day after Mrs.
Bcers death, Coroner Brennccke impanneled a
jury ana Uegan an Inquest. The Coroner wanted
post-mortem examination Ia be m ide but MIR.
Ramsey objected Dc. starr was called upon To
make post nortem, but MIR. Dusenbcrry s,efts
that MIR. RAMSEY gave tue doctor So not to
make II. and IL was not made. Then DR.. starr
offered DnsenosIrS MALI the money, but he would
Al the inquest witnesses testified to the pur-
chase Of the laudunum by Maher "a above re-
cited Also as to the manner OF his quit ing the
village and the hndins of the dead woman.
All that IL known concerning the manner or
cause OF Mrs. Deers's death is the uncouoburated
testimony Of Maher.
THE POISONING.
He testified that after she had gone to her
anurn, saying that she had habitualy taken
that drug That he gave her thirty drops from
! the hrst half ounce which he obtained. and set
ting the phial down on the bureau, went out Of
the room. Returning in Il few moments, he saw
| she then asked for more, and he sent for and
obtained half pint. He gave her, he said,
asHn. ssa TSse' Sse ana Sc. ina, bottle on the
turning as before, saw that she had taken ABOUT
one-fourth Of the half pint. Then he took the
YORK with the children at her request. saying
nothing 20 any one about the condition IN
The Coroner's jury rendered the verdict IN AZ
Mrs Beers came u her death from an overdose
oner refused To receive the verdict, and the
Jury retired, returning few moments later
WITT the same. Tue body was then buried by
Mrs. Becrss friends.
SUSPICION IN RYE.
A few days ago the people Of Rye and Port
| chester wrote to Coroner Meeks uf Mt Vernon
EcsllEatIou ia the case, requesting him to thor
"uGhy unrarel the mystery. The Coroner had
an INT, rNiew with Mther but could ohtaiu NO
| Information beyond what is above related.
Then tue CONNER called at Mrs. Trainers resi-
derce to see Mr.. Ramsey, uut that gentleman
could not he found, Neither did the Coroner
! obtain any iufurmation regarding him. lvster-
day sUA reporter called at Mrs. trainers house,
with the me- result
District Attorney Bi,gs has taken the case in
! haud, and expresses the opinion that great
crime has been committed, Warrants are In
the hands of deputy snerr for the arrest "
some Icrsuns connected with this case. Mrs.
beers took what - equiv alent 10 seventy doses
II lHudauum.