The New York herald., 1877-12-16
At REST At LAST |
Poor May Bell Inferred in
Greenwood Cemetery.
WOMANLY CHARITY.
Humanity Said to Have Been
Outraged at Bellevue.

The grave closed yesterday afternoon over the iady
whose eianchoy fate has for the last few days occu.
pied the public attention.
The remains OF the accom- pllshed woman who chose
to be known TO the world as Mrs. May Bell,
Friday already on board the steamer At the Morgue,
among the other unknown unclaimed dead when
a order from Mr. Keock countermandei that for tho
burial. Christian charity had stood between the for
saken dead and the paupcr's grave on Harts Island.
The lady whose goodness prompted her 10 place the
remains OF tho fororn oy the side OF her hus
band in Greenwood is Mrs. Bishop, who two
previous occasions has been prominently before the
public In similar cases
chow dld you come 20 interest yourself In this
matter Mrs Bishopf" said HERALD reporter TO that
lady yesterday evening
my attention first directed TO the matter b,
tho HERALD's article OF Friday. had . forsbodna.
as soon As read IT, that the lady question
who had been living with mo in TINS ciiy, and during
part of the summer, at Long Branch. l had lost
sight OF her, and determined 10 satisfy myself 10
whether or not the poor lady at the Morgue my
friend.n
"Did you yourself 90 thereYp
~ did, IN company with another lady, and wish 10
say emphaticaily that anything more shocking than
the condition OF the poor dear dead one never came
under my eyes"
HUMANITY OUTRAGED.
y
OF the Bellevue authorities In this matterfn
III do, most undoubtedly. When got to the dead
house the poor DARING was already nailed down IN
her CONN. After some difficulty prevailed upon tina
custodian In charge TO let me the remains What
now say wish to 60 forth TO the whole American
people, but especially to tho ctizens New York.
When Tho hd OF the conln removed was greatly
shocked at seeing a complete verincat,on OF tns
HERALD's account Of the condition OF the remains.
Your delicacy probably prevented you from looking
beyond The ncision in the neck which you mention.
woman cares Tor woman. i wi,hdrcw the
cahco covering from the bosom. and in the dusk,
horror ~hdrs~ my nsaa ali covered Ges with o.ooa
ana found that u had been upon her heart Human.
,ty had been oulraged-.ns body mad oeen abandoned
TO The attendants OF the Morgue jusi the dssectng
kniic mad lett IT. tne whole Of the viscera visible.
The sight was sickenng one ana have not yet
| covered from IT,"
"rnai is grave statement, madam" said tho
HERALD man. "and trust you viii not be offended II
| ask you whether any one can corrooorate iLr,
'The lady who is sitting opposite you, who has just
returned with me from the funeral Greenwood and
] Mr. senior, the undcrtaker, viii both bear my
statement, have urtner to say thai The cause
Of aoa,h was regularly and properly a.
est reason Tor a postmortem examination
a, all. II The ororn dead are be treased this
| people OF New York snouid know IL Close 10 tho
place where the poor. dear tning lay there the
remaius Of man who had bcen hacked TO pee and
tumooa into MS CONN without the slightest attempt
| NJ docency.
i
| BisEopr' asked the reporter
"While WIS wing NJ No. 9S Fifth avenue sne was
VIVA, may can guest OF mine was preparing ner
for the operatic staxe. She was q lady OF SURPRISING
| dignity and had magnificent voice II
until she was desutute that she came TO She
connded her troubles and sorrows 10 me- and 1
| gave her home. During the summer she was with
me at Long Branch Toward the end OF her stay she
was sunk IN profound meiaDcncly; but there o
proud reserve about her when forbade TOO much
questioning. Alasl know now, when 1t rs lale,
| what the poor darlng's trouble wasl"
she HAD BEEN DIVORCED
fare the accounts published with regard to her
Yes, with the exception OF one or too most vital
facts She was properly divorced from nrst hus-
band, and subsequently, married here 10 tue wi.
lam VINO ruined her. lie represented himself To be
wdower and. whsn he had spent ali her money.
| Are you personally acquainted with this man ~
| 'tertainiy He II married and has a family, and ID
THO OF very prominent clergy man Of inns cliy
| When the proper time comes, my tongue Is TO-.
tied, you shall know VINO he is and nope he reads
tn's statement - the HERALD he Will take what CON-
| tori he Can out OF ~
what has become OF Tho dead lady's wardrobe and
! jewclsrn
that the public administrator should step
see that they are not made away with. She had been
obliged 10 leave her wardrobe at notcl another
and TO pawn her diamonds before she came me-"
Have you anything Al all Deoueng 70 ner?"
"Nothng but portion OF the superb hair FOR which
she was so roinArkabe." Here Mrs. Bishop went 20 "A
drawer aud TOOK out small, soil package en- nveoped
III newspaper she opened II out aud displayed
the writer mass OF magn hcent dark chestnut nair
! the length Of which was three iest one ana haif
incnes
IL have taken this for the sake Of the child said
Mrs. Bishop "She snail at least have this reminder
oI her poor dead nothern
"What rs going 10 De done with the bsoyYn Quericd
the reporter
II have obtained PERMISSION to adopt II. II will be
here to-morrow IL 10 a ioveiv child, and Will care
ior u AZ my own Tor tho sake OF mother"
"Wbo was present at the iuncral with your"
-Ony myself anu this lady. We Inc poor dnr
hing aid 10 rest in decent grave, but folio we'd
her to 1t except our two seves.n
| Have you communicated with her family p,
Il n
days. All that say further, Tor the present "a
that she was a very nighy connected lady, and that
her reiatons with the wretch VINO ruined her were AZ
far as knew, perfectly legiimao. There 10 moth
ing 10 cloud the lustre OF her good Say this in
tho HERALD aud put both the hvng an the dead un-
der obngation 10 your great journal"