The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-06-20
From The New York sun. June I.
MRS. WOODHULL DYING.


Little If any Hope Of Recovery
The Breaking Of Hard-wOrk.
4 ing WOman's Heart.
1 Shortly after o'clock last evening Mrs
3 Victoria &. Woodruff had an attack OF
,lhcart disease, and fell unconscious to the
floor in her residence at 6 East Thirty
llfourth street. She was in her Office in
t Broad street up to 5 o'clock in the even
Ling. Then she and her sister Tennie
started for home in Madison avenue
stage. On the way Mrs. Woodruff COM
lplained of illness, and told her sister that
she feared the excitement she was labor
ling under regarding their coming trial
might result in her death. She ate SPAR
ingly at dinner, and was on her way
with Col. Blood through the hallway
from the dinning-roOm staircase to her
room when she fell.
Miss Clafin and her mother, who were
in the dining room, heard the fall. and,
hastening up stairs, saw Col. Blood bend
ing over the prostrated form Of Mrs.
Woodruff. All three carried her into
the bedroom, and laid her on the bed.
Her face was ashy. pale, and she was
seemingly dead. Rcstoratives were ap-
piled, but all were useless. DR.. Cum
Innings and two other physicians were
sent for. They, after careful cxamina-
ton, pronounced her
DEAD.
Miss Caflin and Others of the family
could not believe it.and they used every
means to ascertain whether life was ex-
iihct, employing the looking-glass, the
feather and other tests. About half
hour after Mrs. Woodruff was carried
into her room. blood began to ooze from
her mouth, and she moved her lips as
though about to speak. One of the phv-
sicians drew close 10 her ear and said
You must not speak; do not move
Your lie depends on your rema ming
quiet" Her hands and feet were put in
TO hot water, and mustard plastcrs were
applied to her body. Miss Claflin and
Col. Blood sat by her. Although almost
they sat as though dumb, with
eyes fixed upon her.
The physicians retired for consulta-
ton, and reached the conclusion that
their efforts to save her would undoubt-
edly be fruitless. They thought she
might die before morning. but counsel
!ed her watchers TO continue the appli-
cation of restoraiiveS without cessation.
and to permit no one TO see her. The
venerable mother and father Of Mrs.
Woodhull were almost overwhelmed
with grief.
WHAT SHE ENDURED.
Mrs. Woodruff has long been affected
with disease of the heart. and il has sur
prised many OF her friends that she has
lved SO long. AS q physician in the |,
west. broker in Broad street. advocate
II WoElens rights, the W women's candi- |
late for the Presidency. and as editor of
Woodruff j. Clafiin's Weekly, She has |
worked hard, never neglecting her du-
les day OH account of sickness. Her
sister, Tennie, although much more ro-
)ust than she, was compelled. few
weeks ago, on account of falling health.
Q withdraw from their new spapcr.-i
Their arrest and Imprisonment in No
'ember last. it was thought at the time.
would kill Mrs. Woodruff On two or
hree occasions, while in Ludlow street.
all, her sister thought she was diving.
nd physicians were summoned. Theirl
litlicnlty then in obtaining BAIL on ac-
cunt OF the excessive amount demanded |
~ the courts, affected Mrs. Woodruff
leeply, and her subsequent arrest and
i'm the Tombs almost drove
Ter TO distraction. She pleaded with her
ich acquaintanccs to step forward and
'ecome her bondsmen, but, said she.
hey dreaded that the public might cry
ut against them If they should exhibit
ny friendship for the women brokers,
nd at length it became necessary to
PURCHASE BAIL.
There are two indictments i'm the Uni
ed States courts, two in the States courts
nd q civil suit for damages, all growing
mt of the publication Of the Weekly OIL
november II, 1872. pending against Mrs.
Y oodhull and her partners, and they arc
eld under $240,OOO bail. Their princi-
al witness in the libel suit was indicted
or perjury, and it was supposed that he
vas 10 be tried first, as it is well known
hat some material witness who would
ppear in his behalf might attempt to
scapc being sworn in the case of " ood-
lull, Clatlin and Blood, if the latter case
vas tried first. On short notice theyI
we're called upon to appear for trial in
he Oyer and Terminer on Monday last.
When Mrs. Woodruff entered the court
Dom she felt as though she was about
Q fall dead. Her face showed it. Hcr
lister sat by her, and although almost
eady to give way hci self, tried to soothe
lcr. They were not ready for trial, ma
erial witness being absent, and they
begged the court TO grant them time.
District Attorney phelps insisted fhatI