The New York herald., 1877-09-23
AMY FAWSITT'S DEATH.

AMY FAWSITT'S DEATH.
As yet the police authorities appear 20 have taken
no action In regard TO the article published in the
hERALD recently which showed SO clearly the Ill
treatment which the late Miss Amy Fawsitt had
ceived during the last few months Of her life, and
proved that her death had boen FASTENED by violent
abuse Some Of the newspapers seem disposed 70
pooh-pooh the revelations q sensation, but II would
be credtabe TO second honest effort estab-
iish the truth by calling for investigation by the
police authorities. morning paper published
lengthy article by way OF refutation. and gave two
diagrams OF the house in which the tragedy occurred
prove that II was physically 'impossible'' for
person 10 have thrown another over the balustrado
and down the flight OF stairs. Among other inaccu.
in the text illustrated by the
that Twenty eighth street adJoined the house Ques
tho right side, whereas it Is on the left side
and door removed; that "Campbel's drug
occupies the FIRST story 'front.'" whereas 1t Is in
any part of the building, but next door, the
ner; that "the windows near tho ground az
second story windows are In more modern dwellings,"
whereas they In the third story, high above
the street, and that 'the situation OF the
rooms will show that Il was impossible"
for Miss Fawsitt to have been imprisoned
in her rooms. Billy himself acknowledged TO report
that he generally locked the door upon leaving the
house, at tho request Of MISS Fawsit rs she wished
to receive visitors 1t is safe to gay that woman
would request to be kept under lock and key by
stranger when by retaining the key herself she would
be tar moro secure from intrusion.
BY dihgcnt search two other women have been
found who lived In tho house at the MISS Faw-
stt's dcatn and who were out In the hall the night 1t
Is alleged she was thrown down stairs. One occupied
with her husband the top foor and testiaes
very clearly US to the character OF tho Billy from
whose violence she says she Is herself still sufferer
Tho other was a servant In Mrs. Kings employ, and
says she was driven from the by Biiy's harsh
treatment Sho had read the article In tho HERALD
At the time her statement made, yet 1t is fully
corroborative OF all important particulars
Mr. Montague, whose name has been so frequently
used in connection with the case Miss Fawsitt'a
only friend In this country, the exception OF Miss
Lennox has been seen, but declines 70 make any
statement
SERVANT woMAS's STATEMENT.
Mrs. Eleanor Jane McCann, u woman IN the employ
oil Mrs King AZ the time of Hiss Fawstts death, and
spoke was found alter proIracted scar ch and made
the following interesting ststonent to reporter Sho
had not seen thekartlce in the HERALD which
tanned the statements Mr. apd Mrs Greene the SER
want girl aud the odger in whose room Miss Fawstt
had sought protection the night OF tho catastrophe,
that her relation Of the facts directly from
remembrance and not suggsstion-
Mrs. McCann sad-I went to live with Mrs. King
shortly alter Thanksgiving and left her employ the
first week IN the present year. was employed 10 do
general housework. saw Miss Fawsltt quite irc-
quently; never in Mrs Kings room, her meals gen.
orally being taken down to her by Billy l never
knew anything but tea and toast 10 be her. and
1t generally came back uutasted. never saw her
leave the house Many OF her things taken
away by Billy at different times and pawned. Shortly
before Christmas q lady called one afternoon to see
Miss Fawsitt and was not admitted 70 her room I
atterward learned that IL was Miss Lennox
Two or :hree evenings before Christmas Billy left
the house, and returning hour SO later, found
that Miss Fawstt had got out OF her rooms lie
searched the house for her. and 1nay discovered her
heard HIM break in tho door, and gong out into the
hall the next moment, saw MISS Fawsilt falling down
toe stairs could not see the hallway alongside o
the staircase and could not positively affirm that
Billy had thrown her the balustrade but have
doubt of It myself She had on nothing but her
nightgown was in the hall on the top door, opp0-
site Mrs Kings room. Tho doctor called sunday
morning Mrs King remained in her room and did
not him. recollect his appearance, but not his
name. In the afternoon a note came from MIR Mon
,asue to Miss Fawstt Billy opened II and road Is
aloud in tho Kitchen. ! was , the only other person
ios ios med %sd,sns A' 70. Mis-. E.sst. Billy ;ois
received it All day Monday Miss Fawstt remained
bed IN her room without attendance, except when
t,mo and locked the door each occasion before
leaving tho house On Tuesday afternoon Miss Fsw.
slit called out and Knocked Tor Mrs. King who came
down and got Mrs Greene to break open the Kitchen
door, SO that she could get IN. Then she sent ne
to Boyand's saloon after Billy to get the key and
bring him home. he WIS very drunk. he had Q
siphon OIL sollzer In hand and bottle OF whiskey
in his pocket told him that Mrs. King had sent Tor
hw, his wife las then believed him marred)
was dying He said "LoI her die and DO damned
She ought TO he dead long ago." Then Boyland said
no shouldn't drink another drop; that he had drank
though he struck me, and than he followed me oyei
10 the house. We gave Miss Fawsitt some setzer and
OF the bed across her feet She asked him get
oil but ho did not do SO, and when he hall asleep
room Miss Fawstt took by the wrists, and pulling
my iace down 10 hers kissed me. In the evening,
asked her II she did not think sne could eat lto.
She said she would like few oysters Billy still lay
across the foot bed aud seemed TO be asleep.
When went up to tell Mrs. King about the oysters,
he followed me- in about three minutos, and told me
to 60 out and get some. Invent out ana got dozen
OH the hall shell When wont back hc was In Miss
| tawstt's room again. Her head in different
| position from what It when went out, being
turned on the other side, and hanging down be-
| tween the two pillows. / put my hand under heP
check TO lit her up to eat the oysters She lay pers
iectly limp and cold, aud saw she was dead. Billy gave
u cry and threw himself down the bed again. Late
| At nght Mrs Greene and aid her OUT though Billy
swore at and said We shouldn't lay our hands on
her. a little while after he nailed up the door that
had been broken open turned US and Mrs King out OF
the r0om locked tho door aud left the house, coming
back about four O'Clock tho next morning Before tna
Coroner aud Mrs. King told mo say
anything 10 thom, or might get myself into trouble
On Thursday Miss Fawstts Saratoga and 50 uare tin
trunk her hamper aud easy chair which she had
brought with her were taken up to ra Kings rooma
Billy gradually pawned noarly all Of their contents.
remember three very handsome dresses one OF
lavender silk and handsomely embroidered wrapper.
There several pairs of satin sppors or CATERS
Some OF these things he gave away. He said they
his wifes and he could DO what no chose with
them Alter Miss Fawsitrs death washed her bed
clothes some OF the sheets were slightly stained with
blood. Some time later TWO post Office orders, one
thnk Tor $25 the other or $50, came TO tho house.
Billy got them both. When he drunk ne used 10
call Mrs King the loulcst names he could think OF.
He did the same to the women odgcrs and my sell
The Friday night alter New Years he dragged me OF
the lounge where l slept IN bis mothers room and
struck mo severely. left the house tho next day.
STATEMENT OF ANOTHER WITNESS.
Mrs William j. CLARK, residing At the corner Of
Eighth avenue and West Twenty nfn street, who left
Mrs. Kings house last May, made tho following state'
mcnt reporter:-"I moved into the house kept by
Mrs. King on New Years. eve last Miss Fawsitt had
been buried just two days. knew only Mrs. King,
the andady, and Mrs Greene, and often heard them
| both speak OF Miss Fawsitt's treatment Mrs. King
told every who came thore how kindly she nad
treated her. Mrs. Greene, on the contrary, SAID thas
the way she used was u SIM aud II ever any ono
was murdered Miss Fawsitt had been. Mira King