The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-12
NAY MOJ'ING and DEATH.
A Physician RcGrciiing that lac did not Scnt
the Case TO Coroner.

For nearly seven years Mr.. Thomas
has lived with his family III the third story at 63s
Hudson street. Being temperate and economi-
cal, as well as intelligent and industrious, he
easily paid the large rent promptly, and pro-
gded we'll otherwise for his wife and young
sons On tue lst OF April, Frederick W. Meyer.
tue landlord. agreed to rent the rooms to Mr..
Hopkins until May, 1877, without any alteration
In the terms. But about the llth, Mrs. Lewis
having offered one dollar a month more than
MI Hopkins was paying, Mr. Meyer told him
That unles, he could give security for payment
Of the rent he must move out Mr.. Hopkins re-
piled that he would move. Then he found
TOoms at 90 Ninth avenue, and prepared to move
Into them; but he was soon afterward pros
Tated ~ sickness, and when Mrs Lewis called
upon Mrs. Hopkins, uccompanied by her grown
np SONS, and demanded possession, Mrs. Hop
hlus told her that she could give her only the
sitting room as a place Of storage for her furni-
mit him to 6o removed. Mrs Lewiss furniture
was thefeupOn piled in the sitting room, and
Per sons we're established therein as guardians.
tiut Never was dissatisfied, aud his son Frank a
LAWYER gave notice to Mrs. Hopkins Of his
lathefs ; intention to dspossess her on the 5th
va mat aey Mr.. Hopkins died.
ihe landlords SON sald Mrs Hopkins yes
Kitchen OF he dspossessed. Itold him thar
must nave access To nre and running water for
my diing husband, and tnat could not relin-
pulsh tue kitchen. On the 81, Marshal Smith
served upon me notice 10 nv husband, from
ulge Parker II the Fith District Court, to
snow on the 6th why he should not bo dispos-
5essed' On the fth the landlords lawyer, VIM.
a. Cafpenter OF Al Greenwich avenue, called
ma SAID he must see my husband. / answered
.nat my hisoand was DYING. Carpenter, saying
WA ne must see hin, pushed NE aside. and al :
trf'hg the bedroom, threw a notice similar to
thht Which mad been served on me upon the
IgH' NY husband was kept IN constant anxiety
before ne lapsea into ounconsciousness."
..Mt "lu,nn, Mrs Hopkins's son in-law said (:
ph 10 ON appeared before Justice Parker
"a uE % atu q Mr.
4i'fAlIa Meyer was accompanied by his son
hhd 'd,pertef. The Judge seemed 10 side witt
slyW' listening attentlyely to what they sid,
auu p' ,Wllllus them to tuicUupt my stltemont
Nueh offered the certificate he declined to re-
t,Ne IL. BeclWtug ansercd. ! left tho court
,"r were compelled u take Mr.. HOpkins's body
" an tshth avenue undertakers establishment
LAST evening the Mason4 fas he was a Nason in
hlgh siaudiugl performed the Masonic funerni
DAY" ~ w "uilVu TO-
Dr. loofsays; MI Hopkins died Of cndoma
tb w., ,'ia,,', I'VE - excitement according 10
ttreel and my own. | regret that from k,,dI,
ieellng toward Mr.. llopkln,'s family / diI H'ii
CORONER jury would consure Nr Nnuor Niv way d d
Hritmeht OF MI Hopkins, a thorourhi, ,rs 90, 81 -
Syns 'v,, OF h,s house lor about seven years,
mr. Meyer said' "Mr. Hopkins and his fam
~ M"Ie - move as unl nlef-tood on the L., -,
her sons the hhe"Ied no me rooms Mrs. Lewis and
,i ~ene, Oh course anxious to get in. Thev s,i
In wbicer ua' inev would do without the room
~ mh'oh MI Hopkins was. Mrs II M ,'vn W
.nsed 70 let them into the rooms but tn, y, @ ae,
.na. they could store their furniture a. ,,n @
i6en ,ot "is y lewis Lewis agreed TO that settlement.
sn1" eot hotlce OF proceedings To disnoss.ss .
ana a marshal served 1t upon Mrs I}o,'L,'s }ossess
soog uugs rarker decided that | could clear m,
Earrant for dispossessing the HopLins 'ed fsni,
s,ut II was not executed. They were not t'' az
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