, 1879-07-25
Holding the Inquest on the 1ro"-
bridge Sisters.
The Testimony Of the Doctors and Others
Shows They We're Insane.
por tho Same Reason Mona Is Exon
eratcd from All Responsibility
A siurular Letter, Considering When
It Was Mailed.
Making IN Appointment Which They had
No Intention Of Keeping.

4nn r.r,t,rv ovcn1,n md concluded tho
~ : W. ~. crcnm,tanct, NJ The suicide Of
,04s,1 a"'J .nna mr., E,l,ohot, Trovbr,lcc Mon
VI. "... .,,I,,r, lat numbc, Of witnesses vcrc
Wy as,,,ta.d ot vlose evidence IA given hclow. NO
eA5 ~ ,,a1,. .vo. thrnwn upon the eIrc1mssauccs
-, n. sad ra,o. md, after hearing Tho evidence,
o. t'e saa ..' ,nn,, roturnr1 vcr,lict Of death
INC JURY wy sse" ~, ason,,+1 n resolution de-
.! sua1sun Mana T.o,y,r,dcc the surviving sister,
e'as"s No's ,s.ron.th,o Ia Tho law for her
insans. ~. nss,,. "'s .n,,,om n,ntc,1 crime.
kno"'e.kv ~ nss. ,,I..oss svnrn Yesterday morning
An0 "'s' "''"
was uvnnv y. srrgtu,
-, .,..,a.d aa fol1ovs; reside At No 4so
W. w, ~. .~orno. nm an attorney hY profea-
'taAe ~ ....ona, ccanniutanee with thcRo de-
e'ou, , ,.s,e, hcvan ThursdaJ nornng, when |
eeaeea @ ,,fsJ ot nv houhc before breakfast-bo'
they ea"eu ..,T ,,ontcd to sea mn. They !
lore oeloehm ..,,ah -1c,ted-almost distracted.
1,ot1, Of them talked ut once. "lLn ua eTea'es.
,pnfn,ty. so thai It was some tn'" oe'oso e"".u
sau.I .p un r.. sgcnt abatement from them as to
"" rha. } tbey vunted. finally learned that # was
shout their props's5' III su.' .na.a vos "n e"n
tl,cY stated TINT they worc sufo 'nere was eon'
snlracy aeasnst them to dorrivo them
Of heir p'ope..'' narsoc,,tion. as that
The victims ~ p1 ca,,.a r., tha coso
secmcd 10 cut no neufo III aAs easu,
paid no attention TO a saus'sa a, .aas u's'se
from a.,ao usaa -, tnn nroncrty. md told them
conveyance u W. aa,, ,,ntu tnn rnttrr
they might real eht'te!y us'5 ", ""s. ss '1
could bo inscst'gateo lney ~ appva', ', ~ - 1rov
p'aa t,,av hod s,rncl n contract to convoy the
btatea t''eJ na0 ~. a'' .,.s. fn.xn5 ,nrI comm,
property, WHICH @''Ss iSu.s" % .r.
them 10 convey whether thcy oes'teu 10 OF 1"t'
Thov sa,d tbcy had no copy OF tho contract, but
49, ~ On. IN their agents hands, md told
uat ~ W. 49,. ~ ,,,,n,. +icn rraa IN 500 tho con-
ucm 'ne pee' '..'',t ;. s..,....oa, thon uoy,d
trnct nT'd see "has ~ .ou~a ,
be able to updcFstano thetl caso pet'e1, a"u
s~,,,a I'LL them whut to do. They then arranged
~ .4,.nt mn NJ tho Office, and came there
''.uus "n",+ Nv roo.t of Tho day, They appeared
hnfl spent Hoh' ~ '''o A' A.,
10 be little moro comuoseo ""en n'eS
eamo ara,n TO tho otllce. In the morning thoy
fre1nently broke out crying, and sobhcd dread
y they would get nna up aoa % coniro nSr0th the
selves. They wcro moro composed ~ncn tney
camo to thu office. . ,,,
A copy of the contract was readily nrocurcd
from AZ, Magtll the, agent, and everything ap-
reared 10 be right and straighs- Tho only
Hurstion appeared to be WhotleT they Wohla
eHrry II out or not They consulted to1ether
to letermiuc whether they, Ind better Or not
ike, Thcy ilad worry little to sny abont outside
influences, and they mnt!o up tlclr Minus tnht
tIp property was worth much moro than the
contract price. md tint It Tonla oo
batter for them not to ,,fs caTy r. n,oGt 0ut; T.
and they directed us 80 to ndv!as sc acons ~ to
TINT cIcct At that time tno con,Fags H.; 'i nos nOs
been sEnea " " os.s sr IN ictetmtnine this mat
nnN noL uSes; paiu. -. - oct ~ ther aVnnts.
t"9i .ns1 1va Trows,1re naked If tic other party
~ NJ .i,s!s t1sh t ro,tract Alter That and was tho
mntes o, PLY W nsxsrrd lint ho tlIli not know:
49,. ' W,riii "o,,5ts iii tint batter tllan he
l'n as ace,ncd @ r. to G,struetf1,l Of tcIr agents.
md were imbucd NTH tl.c tdes TINT they wcro
ocms i!oseu Sim5nJ | ~ wsra rcod Yor tha In,
,..,ne,iut ane Suu ~ ,Ite a" i,,rv'
iotnntkn o. tt ~" 1n'5. ,., wee, a,1 o,ctoc].
satMraa'n 70 IT. %1rc 10 cot nj sxn1nnation Of
uef eauS = W . r'.' ~ ii,o contracts With ther
nc!ause ~ ,Jn, o,,t tbc rontroi ~ tho nronerty
,, ~ the,r !" hands Thc matter was oxpaped
10 tl,e,n and they seemed to tie satisfied. That
vas the last thc witness saw OF them. They
mnao nm nppointmcpt to coma back and soe the
1rIn jaat Tuesday morning, and left the Office
In apparently very good spirits. .....-
Coroner Mnnn-Whnt was your impression us
to ticIr mental condition.
ti,e fnncicr dntnago to tl,eir propcrty or whetsl
Ct it WA natural. Ny partner stated aiter the,
had gone out that both OF those Girs were in
.tWhat,'' said Mr. Doll "wss your impress
sion as to thrlr sauity or fnsanityl'
MFroHl what haA since occurred, am Of tn
opinion that tl,ey wcro insane. / thought the.
wcro more than ordinarily Intelligent ald culti
yated latiics."l
srArrursrs READ.
,..o.,,, -, Mara ,rr,,,vhr,ao, ,bo ar,
Inc htate!nent " Nona III a1nm"'use' % ' 'e tI.' 1u'
VlS s!stel, WIZ maa tttn ~ u o,, ~ NV taW ~
e sussMes mus1 ~ mnr Nnn,, "1'i nnI vnch ~
on tnssaaY " GotonGr "anu, !, , n.u ".A rn. ~
pub'ssnen " !a'' y s III III aMofk, t i, "nn 1is "a
au H. To- ~, H. ~ thla t,a eing os nn,9ersIon
!Stn a,,o ~ T., ~ ~" nu .'e, r ~ oelE at;on ~
Cnrnmer cnllct{ nnrtfrl1lar attention ia hi
stala,ncnt, from tie fact that II the jury ioun
tint sllo was not responsible at that time, It III
came q quGatlon Us to whothrr Eho should {
not be held 10 thu action Of the authorities.
The statement OF Mrs. LII cherry. netGl
lor, which has heretofore been published, vi
also read to tic Jury.
p1.. ]. &. MrTcIlptI.
x,,. .,vorn. u1 havc, u na,d ho. II. hem n nroct,
W. w. n,,vs,cfon s,nrn 1s4S: knew tho docass.
i.d,es md Miss NOM i've yeurs aud i hajf:
t,ans tss@ ,,r"ac,;ncT ~" aim rnr tbr,nm
my! nvhet l. yn,,r nnnnn ss tns,,ctr mop,n, M
1,tton Hr 5,,rin;, the timo vol, haye known them