The New York herald., 1879-07-30
ADDIE ALLYN.
INVESTIGATING HER DEATH IN JERSEY CITY
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INVESTIGATING HER DEATH IN JERSEY CITY,
TESTIMONY AT THE INQUEST
An inquest was begun yesterday afternoon by
Coroner W. N. Parslow on the body of Addie Allyn,
the young woman who died on Friday night last at
the residence Of her aunt, Mrs. Mary j. Adridge. on
Fleet street. Jersey City Heights it supposed
from malpractice.
DIR. Hornblower the physician who attended the
girl, testified that he called to visit her Sum
day. the Goth ins the day after the child had been
born; lie suspected the of her sickness and
questioned her in regard to it. but she refused to
give him any information; he told her she was in
danger of dying but she would not tell anything;
he prescribed her and visited her daily up the
time of her death.
Mrs. Mary Jane Aldrdge the aunt with whom the
deceased lived. testified that her niece came to her
house on Wednesday. the 10th inst she complained
Of feeling unwell. and announced her intention of
staying for few days; Thursday she was taken
to her bed. and grew much worse toward Satur-
day that on Saturday morning Mrs. Aldridge dressed
herself with the intention of going for physician;
she going out Addie called her. and going
to her she that her niece had
given birth to child; she said. oh, Addie
what trouble you've brought mel'' and the
deceased said, "Aunt, did not know it, the
witness wrapped the infant in cloth, aud in tho
evening when Adde'S brother Henry came home she
gave it to him in u cigar box and told him to bury
1t. lie took 1t and when he returned SAID tnat
he had thrown it into the river. Adde had told her
that 1t was q six months babe. She knew OF no
young man who kept company with her niece but
had heard her speak OF meeting young man
named Harry 4. Reay, bookkeeper in the
employ Of John Campbell Co., leather
merchants at No. 164 William street. New York;
the day before her niece died letter received
by her from Harry. enclosing So; Addie gave it to
the witness. with instructions spend it, that she
would soon receive more; Addie told her who
the cause of her trouble what had caused her
sickness just before her death Mrs. Aldrdge asked
Addie II the baby Reay's and the deceased mada
indstiuct answer which witness believed to be
Eyes,"
THE BRorHER's STATEMENT.
Henry b. Allyn, an engineer on the Pennsylvania
Railroad testified that he the brother of the dee
ceased; he knew his sister sick, but he did not
know the nature of her illness until Saturday night.
when his aunt handed HIM the box, telling him what
the Hackensack River, at the foot Of West Newark
avenue; he never spoke to his sister about her
trouble and she never volunteered him any informa-
ton.
Miss Ella Van Bcuren. cousin Of the deceased.
who lived ut No. l5S Wilton street, Lafayette, the
house adjoining that in which Addio was employed,
testified that she frequently went With her cousin
to meet Harry Reay; Wednesday Addio went to
her aunts house, and when witness went there Mrs.
Adridge said tnat Ella had got them into awful trou
BILE; witness told Adde what her aunt had said and
Addie told her that she had given birth to o baby;
Addie had told her that she in any trouble
and she never knew her to take any medicine; Addio
had previously been employed by family named
Munson. at No. 162 West Thirteenth street, this city,
where Harry visited her and also corrcspondod with
her.
At this point Coroner Parslow adjourned the n-
quest until to-day 1t Is probable that kcay Will De
taken into custody by tho Coroner as witness to-