The New York herald., 1877-10-25
A ROOTED SORROW.

CAROLINE LEROY $ DEATH DECLARED TO DE
sUIcipE-raE DECEASED MIND DERANoED.
Coroner woltman yesterday held an inquest on tho
body Of Caroline Leroy, that found floating tho
Central PARK iako by ooatman. The evidence IN tho
case was not long, but 10 tho point tho testimony Of
tie unhappy ladys relatives al tending TO indicate that
during period OF mental arrangement she had flung
herself into tho waters OF tho lake.
Her husband, Thomas Otis Leroy, testified ns fol-
lows:-..I reside at No 100 East Thirticth street;
have scon nv wifo several times within eighteen
months; resided ut No. 400 Fth NC with her
father; saw her alivo last on about octo-
bcr IL; October l3 she was missed;
wa. i,tcr on, Informed OF the finding
OF the body III tho lake; the deceased was believe,
suffering from rcmcrsc on account Of her separation
from On being recalled Air. Leroy further said:-
~ bad an interview with tho dcccased shc Tor
me- on June y, Just before her leaving iown 4 wont
70 her a. NO. West Fity-fourth street. with my
daughter. sho looked very badly; iasKcd nor whether
bal ever done Or siid anything to her look and
act a. ate did sno said NO. you never have she
then weut on TO say, should never have separated
i'",n yoa am very wicked aud wish could drop
dead on tho noor; she went away anu that tho
as' ime saw her, except on the occasion OF septcm
Dor IL
.oorgc ID. II. oespic testified - reside at No. II
West foriy.scventh street, The deceased my wfcs
cousin; arrived in New York on October IL ana was
informed that IrA Leroy mad lot her nome at No i5J
Fifth avenue aud had not returned the 10th INST
about Tour l. u. laiy called at my house and told
me that body had been taken out Uf the lake at Cen
uai Park and from the description gwen OF her Dress
thought u must be that ot Mrs. Leroy tho
Park anu thence 10 the Morguc, where Identified the
corpse as that oi Caroline Leroy had not her
Tor several months; think that the deceased had
tcn suffering for some time past from rcd
Unna, that sbo had wandered away, and nile under
mental nUorr HAD committed Buicide,
TuH npArMsS AND roLicE OFFICER
John r.. fltzgernd, of No. 3lS Fast Eighty fourth
street who 4Oatmau IN Central ParK told how he
had Iound tho body, Wednesday, OCTOBER III, about
hundred yaras IRON the boa thousc and eighteen
ect from the snorc. lie took nost and notified
poiecmnn, who had II removed TO the Arsenal a ind
subsequently sent 10 tho Murgac
Obccr koUcr d. Murphy, ot the Central Park police,
stated mt he had been nutfed October III tho
hndinH Vf the body oi a woman IN the lake; he had
u removed TO the Morgnc, but nrs, searched tho
clothing 10 found pocket handkerchief with tho
letter ~ on u tbcrv were also gold earrings and
gold button on tue body, there was q
Ing woman having been heard screaming In the
Fark low nlghts before the finding Of Mira Leroy'u
hoiy, Out Murphy was persuaded that IL had no
hccuon Whatever with The matter anu that II
PROBABLY an IDLE alk, altogether without foun1 n1atou
deputy torobor eastman stated that II making his
autopsy hc had lound abrasions the lace u tho
dccca.cd which. however, ho bceycd attrb.
ul'oo !" tue 0ouy coming IN contact with rocks and
uchriS. Death, lac beievcd, was due 10 drowning
Tue evidence was thea closed and tue Jury returned
verdict OF ''Scicdo by drowning wailv lssoTtn8
undor alteration ol mina."