The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-26
A JERRIBLE STORY or W1NE
Two Women Living ON Ono Dollar . woel

Prom N. Lo'~ior Tsly-rh OF
An inquest was held yesterday at the An.
chOf and Hope public house, Stcpncy, before
Mr.. Humphreys. Coroner. on the body Of nm
elderly woman named Ann Kelly who Ia alleged
o,hnavc died Of dcstitution.
Tho Jury proceeded 10 the house n bonnet
shop. where tho deceased had bocn occupying "A
room with her daughter on the top floor On
entering the room u most distressing spectacle
presented itself. With tho exception OF an old
table. there was no furniture In the room. and
thc one small cupboard contained no food what
drcndfully cmaciatcd condition.
, Inc nrst witness called was the daughter Of
inc deceased; u woman OF apparently about
sixty. years Of age. Although very poorly and
lightly clad she had evidently seen much bcttor
DAYS. She gave her evidence with considerable
rcurtance. and seemed 70 feel very acutcly tho
dcnth Of her mother. She said her name was
tliHabcth Kelly, and that she had resided with
ner mother. at al COMMERCIAL road. for about
ninety years Of age. was unable to do anything.
Witness had had work from some person who
TOOK out quantity from ladies Undertaking
warehouse. She had sometimes earned M much
~ 5s per week. hut oftcncr much less The gen
s nSgfhse or was iwo 9s b per week. b within the
u could not have reached more than Is
per week at the. outside. The dcccased had
ton, a Mr.. .Pcrcivai. allowed them q. per
week. They had not received anything in the
shape Of food from their friends. In June last
witness made application 10 the Board of Guard
JAMS for Mile end Old town for some relief for
hcr mother. She did MT want them TO give her
mother p. week and II loaf OF bread. This
was continued up to the second week in August
when II was discontinued. The guardians then
disnllOwcd tho money. but offered to take her
mother into the house. She. however. posi-
lively declined 10 go The money WIS stopped
Their total income after this would be about Is
per week. and there was Is. per week To- pay for
the rent Of the room. She had, however been
obliged To let the rent 60 back for the last three
or Tour weeks ~ she really could not pay II
Inc deceased used To have a little beer. gen
orally once day. They could not afford much
meat. Sometimes. however, they managed to
nav" it'll" piece ON a Saturday. but sometimes
had To 70 without that They had to part with
their furniture and clothes 10y degrees To enable
them 10 live. Their lust furniture went some
Few weeks ago. Since then they had done with
out. On saturday lust witness left her mother
Tor time. To- try II she could borrow II little
money of II friend She left home about ten
minutes to D. and returned about 4 o'clork
when she found the deceased lying dead on tho
see her. There WIS no food in the house ut tho
time.
Tho Coroner said that II would be nercs sary
70 adjourn the inquiry. There WIS reason a.
irar that the poor wpman'S death had been
accelerated by de-ttution. rs i WIS impossible.
thai Two persons. one u woman Of very advanced
age. could exist on four shillings per week. He
Thought that in ease Of this kind II was essen
thl mat post -mort"m examination should H..
mhd", :" that the true cause Of death might be-
arrived nt.
The jury cQncurrcd in this view and the in
curry was adjourned for "A week. Dr. Harrison
being meanwhile directed to make "a pu-t-mnr.
tenn examination Of the body.