, 1874-05-21
sulciDE.
Ooroner's Inquest in the Hibbard
Case.
The Girls Last Letters 10 Mother
and Lover.
Harrington's Case to Come Up Saturday.

Harrington's Case to Come Up Saturday.
An inquest was hold yesterday morning by |
Coroner Stephens, at 103 South IIalsted street,
upon tho body Of the late Mnry j. Hibbard, tho
particulars OF whoae death woro rentod In yes
terday mornings TRIBUNE. At about half-paHt
10 o'clock, County Physician Honrotin, In tho
proaouco Of Drs, Fl. Brown, D. Mcmillan, ]. A.
Mack, and the Coroner, made poHt-mortem OK
animation Of tho body. At Its conclusion, tho |
Coroner impanolca Jury and proceeded With |
the examination Of
DIR. M'At1LLAN, |
who wan tho first doctor called in to attond de-
ceased, while shs WAS undor the Influence OF the
poison Ho etatod that ho had visited the do
ceased Monday ovening. and had found her suf-
foring from the effects Of m overdose Of mar
ootio poipon. Ho arrlied the us,1al remcdina
in such caaos, In conjunction with other
dootorn who wore callod IL, but
partial reconciliation only was obtained. and the
patient finally died ut O'Clock tho next aiter-
noon. He had been present ut the poht-mortem
examination, and had examined the uterus,
time past, and Ind not recovered its normal
condition. This. howeyor, had nothing to do
with tho cause Of death.
who was called in to visit lcceaaed, testified In
substance the Bamo as tho previous witness,
stating TINT hc oonsidoroa d fntus had boon dis
charged from the utorua Within throe wooAs, but
that thcro wore no evidences dtseernible Of m
abortion. It was possible TINT only ton days lad
elnpHed since the discharge Of tho fmtua. He
considered that tho oauao Of death was nn over
enod BY the fact that paper labelled "morphIne,
J poison, " had beou found In tho room Wllero the
| decensod was discovered.
| DR.. Mack, who also attended deceased, iu-
P14~% 4Ahk 1$
ness.
| Dn, nEHRorrN
stated thnt he had rnado a pobt-morsom oxami-
| nation Of the body Of deceased. He found tie
showed some congestion OF Its inner coats, and
tho bowels were somewhat congosted; the utorus
waB enlarged, but ahowod no signs Of violence
whatover. The other organs Of tho body wore
would be expected in case Of narcotic poison
| ing. Taking into consideration tho aymptoms
as described by the attending phyaicians as well
as tho poet-mortom appearances, he thought tho
| woman died from narcotio poisoning. Thore
were no markn to provo that any abortion had
beon performed; neither was there the least In
jury Visible in tho pelvis that might have pro-
| duced death.
| FRANKLIN L. u1nBAnD,
brother Of tho decoasod, atated that he talked to
| deceased Monday at about noon. On that occa-
sion her mother asked her i thore whs my
trouble betwoen hor and Gay Harrington. Wit
4
naked him II he intended to marry. deceased:
He answered that ho did not, md deceased
stated that she would not marry him against his
will: Harrington then lett. promising to call ~
| again III tho evening, when ho "Would nix It oil
4 up" AS soon as he left, deceased stated TINT
slle wanted to have her wits about hcr who,,
Harrington came IN, the eyoning, and she would
tako sleep In tho neantimo. She accordingly
won't into back room OF tue house, md went
to sleep; Dofoso entoring the room, she ro-
queatea her mother to keep tho boys from play
lug, on tho. roof on ,the, back Of the house,
| respond, tile room was entered. md
aho wns found lying on tho bed In state Of
| stunnr with hucn banda OF neran;ration co.1ra-
idy me- dovyr' l,or facn Nfeleal asaiatanoe was sum-
66nc1 uy" and IN tn avon;no iTnrr;ngkon enrna A.
ho nponssd b but a,i thoire efforts proved Of no
avail, death ensuing at about O'Clock the ne1t
day.
THE POISON:
A juror asked where the deceased Ind pro-
cured the poison, hnt me coroner deoioen .he
question was not admissible, as It had nothing
TO DO with tha case. He thonght II was PITY,
but the TACT was thefo was no1a" Ii the otata
pfgnibit,ng inc SAFE o. polsonIsi; T.. 4,,,,
| Iho wltnese however, htateo tnaE he tnou6ne
hts sistcr had bought TIE poison L. at . drugstore
on tho corner OF ITeifth and ssate streots, as
day morning. Witness had been tod
| by = Mrs. dayden thss aoooaaeo hau,
on Monday, asked her whlon was tne
easiese dehth IN the worlo. an9 10 tne oousse OF
conversation Tue rocent sulcae OF 9 F man VINO
took morphine vas toncnea upon; a;d be1ota lGay- 9
ing Mrs. Hayden, deceased hau SAD to her.
"Ihe next time 500 you !. WI WI CIV give yon! 70
| co1ta owe YOU II 1--we W ees Sou aKpan'
Witness recognized
! il, TWo NOTES, .,.
both written on the samo nall shcns OF note-
paper as the writing OF decoasoa' IAey ran aa
follows: .., .-'
Goodbye. mother. What 7 I haze TOLD you Is 20.
me pes'ss & ny ;,n a'nGT; xa sy yo ors saH
As' s''' ~ 1'''A'S' AA"ses.
| ,.,,a. aho,t,,r = o.,n.. NJ. !.
annai yn n,nnnt Hnv 10 bnmc y v,sh vnn
haunfnsss Your heart IL black. You nood #. I. i
BROKEN heart. Remember, you said you would take
false oath bofors sou would tell ono was In the way
am, but thank God no other man ever seen lne but
you,