, 1873-04-08
SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

Inst week another sad life ended in Chicago.
| On Sunday afternoon few friends gathered
around the coffin Of q woman in the parlor of
] tho Grand Central Hotel, to render the final
obsequios. The funeral lacked every element
| Of grandeur. Tho nournors wore not many,
md tho trapplngs OF woo wero not expensive.
| Tho service Of tho Episcopal Church was
read above the remains, and tho grief
| WAS not loss sincere that fou.r psrsonn
wept. Then through tho mist and rain they
bore the coffin through the dismal streets, and
laid It to temporary rost at drace!and Cemetery.
The scene was not now nor Htrango-'
| A rainy bur1nl on sillen day. ii.
Whom all the heAvon showers ats boarded gloom,
Is not 30 common sight, it 1nay DO said, tint it
need oxcito apocial comment The death and
burial Of which we speak, howovor, had moro
than ordinary elements Of sadness.
| The decoased lady WAS OF Portland, Conn.
| Bho had boan for Soma years widow, and WIS
| about 80 years of ago. Sho had frequently visit
| cd in Chicago, but Ind not until recently made
| thia city hor permanent residence. She came
hero for the last time in septembor Of last year.
Most Of tho Tins which aho has passed in Chi
oago has been with relatives, among whom is
an aunt living on tho North Side. Her hus-
band was tho nephew Of IN eminent
lawyer Of good family in Portland. Ho died
threo years ago, leaving fruit OF his marriago,
BOD, who is now years OF age. The lady
came to tho Clarendon House, On North CLARK
street, soon after her first arrival at tho West.
a gentleman OF high business standing, an old
acquaintance Of hers, boarded at tho same place,
and paid her such attention as any gentleman
might pay to any Intelligent and accomplished la-
dy. The intimacy seemed to bo Of aPlatonio char
noter, and excited little remark, although It was
known TINT the gentleman Tas married, hut was
living apart from his wife, and lad suit for d.
yorco pending In the courts. The lady paid hor
own BILLS with drafts on Now York up 10 tho last
month Of her Rtay ut the Clarendon, when they
wero paid by her frioud. She loft the Clarendon
ostensibly because hor room was not pleasant.
On tho 11th Of last month the lady and gen.
tleman registered at tho Grand Central, and oc-
cupicd adjoining rooms, With q door between.
The social relations Of tho lady witl, all at tho
hoto1 were most agreeable. The time WAS passed.
among the guests IN roceiVing calls, card PARTIES,
ignored. or most guardal1y spoken. About two
woeks ago tho lady WIS taken sick, nnd phyyi-
olan was called IN who has tho reputation OF as
See Ie informed III her fonds 1 tba ssi,s sho Sns Was
suffering from inflammation Of tho womb, and
gavo her sedatives md such other remedies as
seemed suitable to her case. sllo began to get
whom she. thought herself sufficiently recovered
to leave .her bed. Bhe rose, drossed horself
completely, and walkod about for while, when
Hhe waB Beixod with sudden fRfntneBB nnd fell
to the floor in a state Of unconciouaness. Hor
friends in great alarm sent for tho phyaician
yho bad been previously called. He came, but
told them that there was no hope. She partially
revived, and o9prossod regret that ahe bud not
followed the wishes OF tho doctor. On Sat-
urday, death enBuod On Sunday sho
WAS buried undor tho circumstances alrendy
detailed, DR.. Dorsett, Of tho Episcopal Church.
olllciating. 1t WAS tho iutontion Of the friends
to send the ronains at onoo to rotations In Con-
noctieut, but superior advice caused them to 90
far modify their plans aa to hayo thom placod In
q vault at Graceland until Wednesday.
A reporter OF TltE tribune visited tho nhyBi-
clan alluded to, but only small amount Of i'll
formation WaH obtained from linn, and that not
that . RMall amount Of blood WIS observed by
friends Oh tho u1aorclotllng OF the deceased At
tho time other doath. Lest this should excite
suspicion l,c told them that it WAS ca,lao by hos,l-
orrAage OF the womb, and added that, II tho
slighteBt suspicion attacllod to tho caso, he
hoped that tllore would DO an investigation. IIo
said that tho hemorrhage waB insufficient to
from rupture Of tho heart or some of tho
bloo0-yeaaola intimately connected with 1t. How
this could haye occurred was not explained III
such q manor as to be perfectly clear
to tho reporter, but tho Doctor argued
that tho thing was very possible In tho
atato of wealEnosa in which the patient at that
tiulo WIS. 30 tho case has Its elements Of mya-
reason giyon for tho doay in taking the remains
Eastward Is that sister Of Tho toal latly han
just docoasod at Joliet and 1t IL desired to send
both tf0 bodies together. An Investigation is
Improbable ah tho Chief OF Police Wilt not net
without tho concurrence OF tho Coroner, aud the
Coroner will not act c1copt upon tho complaint
Of sonse intcronssd party.