The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-14
MRS. JANE JERSEYS FATE.
HER MYSTERIOUS DEITH ON BOIRD
THE STE4 HSHIP CUBA.
Her Money Missins-GraVe Suspicious AGAINST
spring valley Physician Tho Doctors
Sudden Death from an Overdose OF Chiorai.

htF money tFuHptCtOns AGAINST
n spring valley Physician The Doctors
Sudden Death from nm Overdose OF Chiorni
SPRING VALLEY, N Y, April 13.-On
Nov. 3, 1875 Mrs. Jane Jersey, living at Monsey,
small village a milo north OF here, without
explaining fully hef Intentions to her husband
John Y. jersey. an imbece, or to her married
daughter, Mrs. A. c. Hammond, who, with her
husband, lived with her, suddenly packed up
oil her personal property aud wentto New York.
Mrs. jersey was subject to hysterical attacks,
and she gave her daughter to understand
that she was going to seek relief from
them. Mrs. Hammond helped her mother
pack trunk and a satchel with cloth
ing and other articles, and she saw her
mother put her marriage certificate into the
trunk. Ars. Jersey said that she might some
time come back, and she was much affected on
parting from her daughter. On the second day
OF Mrs. Jerseys absence her daughter received
a letter from her saying that she had mado two
pleasant acquaintances In New York, that she
very content with her condition, and was
feeling much better than when at home. The
next day another letter came directing Mrs.
Hammond to address her mother through the
General Post ONCE. New York.
About two weeks before leaving home. Mrs.
Jersey told her daughter, according to the lat
ter's statement. that she was going to deed her
farm at Monsey. worth $4,000. to her, but re-
auested her not to tell Mr.. Hammond who was
wording the farm, of the good fortune In store
for them A few DAYS fter Mrs. Jerseys de-
parture Mrs. Hammond says she received from
New YORK an envelope containing the promised
deed OF the farm from ber mother, accom-
panied by another deed passing the property
sF ld n '1f OF Ts,s H p
in the envelope. She did not again hear from her
mother until IN January last, she received from
her, an undated letter, post marked New York,
in which she said that she was going to Europe.
MONEY TRANSACTIONS WITH DR.. HAMMOND.
DIR. Hammond, who was old and we'll
acted Mrs. JERSEYS business, and she bad IN
trusted ABOUT 5000 to him. which he had de-
posted ior her in the rradesmsens Bank, New
York. Before her departure Mrs. Jersey
quested Dr. Hammond, go Mr. and Mrs. Ham:
mond say. to purchase for her eight $1,000
lroaf. The doctor, who was. (, appears,
something OF spccnlator In stocks, bought
Rfco G0Ss o8s for 0 himself s sSy GehqseG hs sSs
eleven bonds, hs son saws. IN safe deposit vault
him to sell her boads, which he did, giving her
a check for $500 on tho Tradesmen's Bank. In
DR. Hammond's presence she drew the money
on this check on Nov. 20 and the next day she
sailed In the steamer CUBA for Fernandina fla
Dr. Hammond, his son SAYS, did not see Mrs
jersey after she drew the money for two months
II seemed that after January Mrs. Hammond
heard nothing from her mother, who she sup
to have been made. About the same time that
Mrs. jersey went away MIR. Hammond left
y
at some land In Alabama. lie remained about
amonth. and then returned lie said by way OF
About four weeks ago Mrs. A. T. Hammond
received n postal card from Herman Getcklc,
her tnat her address had been found among the
papers Of a woman who had died on board tho
steamer Cuba. witch sailed from New York on
| Nov. u, 1873 Mrs. Hammond and her husband
at once went to the steamship once aud there
learned that woman. supposed to be Mrs. jersey.
had taken passage In that steamer, bad died
suddenly when one day out OF New York, and
had been buried at sea. Mrs. Hammond was
greatly mystned, for her mothers letter stating
that sho going TO Europe was postmnrked
10 New York In January. over two months
Baggage was forwarded from Fernandina
and about two weeks ago u srrlved here, and
pletsly identified it as that Of her mother. The
| clothing in tho trunk WAS packed precisely as
! Mrs Hamm ond had arranged IT On her mothers
| departure Elk months asn. but "a bank book OF
| the Greenwich Savings Bank, containing about
ave dollars to Mrs. Jerseys credit, a v4lnabls
| bonnet and a pair Of rubbers were missing from
nER MONEY MISSING.
| Mrs Hammond knew OF tho transaction by
| which her mother had come into the possession
| OF over $500, and she Immediately inquired
where the money was. She found that no money
stance. Of Mrs Jerseys. death appeared
ing himself DR.. Hsmilton had purchased
a ticket by the Cuba for Port Royal and another
t.cket, which he said was for a lady friend b y
| tho same steamer for Fernandina. This lady Is
| believed to have been Mrs. Jersey, and.she occu-
pied stateroom adjoining that OF DR.. Ham
| ilton.
The steamer left New York about p. NJ. on
| Nov. %, and about O'Clock tie next morning
the passengers were alarmed by loud screams.
| They found the woman, supposed to be Mrs.
Jersey running upon aeck Ia ~ hysteIlea a.
| In quieting her, but fifteen minutes later she
again ran screaming from her room. Some one
asked for "A doctor. aud the man Hamilton said
he used to o a doctor, and he administered
some medicine which quieted the woman,
| who, he SAID was stranger TO him,
although he had engaged her .tateroom for her.
a woman suffering from cousum ptlon Is said TO
have occupied the same stAterOom with the sup
posed Mrs. Jersey. In the morninz the suffering
woman was found stretched at full length, with
her feet braccd against the bed. as though she
had struggled hard. ana Ia an unconscious state.
She remained thus until she died in the after
noon The BODY soon began 10 swell and turn
black, and the next day II was thrown Into the
sea.
suspicious AGAINST DIR. HAMMOND.
| As soon as the steamship agent heard about
the missing money he informed the New York
| police, but he says they refused to take hold OF
the case because tho woman died out OF thelf
| he'd himself that the person called DR.. IIamil-
ton, aud VINO had given the Captain Of the
woman, mad registered under false name
| The suspicion Immediately took shape that this
| person WAS DIR. Hammond Of spring Valley, aud
that there had uecn foul play IN which he had
| possibly been an hctor. No sufficient steps
seem 10 Lavo been taken, however, TO identity
the MYSTERIOUS doctor Of the Cuba with Dr.
| Hammond. A week ago Yesterday these sus-
| LlciOus received what some persons considered
| strong confirmation by the sudden death OF DR..
| Hammond-it was reported by suicide. There
was considerable excitement here, and the mat
| ter became the town talk.
| Yesterday an inquest was hold. Drs Zlbrlskie
| Smith, ana Humphreys made "A post mOrtem
examination, and reported that Dr. Hammond
had died Of apopleXy caused by an overdose of
ohluri, chlorOform. or laudanum. Dy testi
mony II was shown that Dr. Hammond
had long been In tue habit OF taking
choral and chlorOform to produce sleep
a bottle OF chloroform was found by his bed
side. lie mad hoe unweli for several days. The
verdict that death had r.sulted from al
overdose OF chlorOform. The verdict caused
much comment. some persons considered II
whitewa shinR affair. and persisted I'm believing
that the Doctor had committed suicide.
Mrs Hammond, the daughter OF Mrs, Jersey
add her husband declare that there Is no truth
In the suspicions affecting DR.. Hammond. They
say they suspect that the stewardess OF the
Cuba, who has recently married and Is now liy
ing in Paterson, took the money from
tho dead woman's person. The stew
ardess and minister's wife on board the
steamer, they say, prepared tho body for burial
They think Mrs.J ersey carried tho money In abel
Mr. Hammond says he has private detective
watching the stewaTdess. No clue to the money
has yet been found, but the agent of thu
steamship line saws IL has been traced In DIR
Hammond's hands. Mrs. Hammond says Thu
reason his father WIS suspected IL because II
selling the gold bonds for Mrs. jersey last ial
I ho paid no attention to their numbers, IA the
| were all OF equal value, and afterward he pu