New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-22
A TROUBLED LIFE ENDED.

part of which was recovered.
TROUBLED LIFE ENDED.
Detective Schmittberger. of the Twenty
rrecipc took before Justice Murray at the Jefferson
Market Police Conrt yesterday Kate Meehan, young
IRISH girl TO answer charge of robbng Mrs Sarah
/ Gould of No. 40 FOurth-ave., the complaint
being made by Miss Carrie Hathaway, age sixteen,
= daughter Of Mrs Gould and her first husband.
Miss Carrie and Louis Hathaway being her only
chill lren by that union.
In April last the and trunk of a young man
who LODGED in Mrs Gould's house were broken open
and robbed of clothing valued at 500. The case WAS
put int the hands of Detective Schmittberger, ana
4 full description Cf the stolen property was gwen
To hin. About week afterward be saw n
voune woman on Broadway, who had about her
neck handkerchief OF peculiar pattern that cor
responded in description to stolen from tn
boorders room. He accOsted the young lady, and
making himself known asked where she got the
handkerchief. She told him that 1t was present
from her friend Louis Hathaway, and that she mad
some of his things in her room in E 49, twenty
seventh-st Officer SchmIttbcrger thercup>n ac-
mpsuied her TO her room, and found concealed IN
trunk greater part IF the stolen property that he
WAS in search OF. That same night LOUIS Hama
vvov was arrested and upon his trial s-St-ncsd
to a term OF Imprisonment in the tmira heIofha-
tory. While confined IN the Tombs TIM young
woman who had the handkerchief was marileA
to him in the prison.
4 fevv week, later Mr. Gould was taken sick, and
Miss Carrie Hathaway soon aiterward was sent u
complete her education at convent school IN Baitl
more. Her mother was Frustrated with grief, and
the house was left in the charge OF Kate Meehan.
whom Mrs Gould had taken into her service aOont
eleven months ago. Within the last few months
Miss Carrie had frequently written letters to her
mother inquring after her health and asking II she
had net better come home and attend to her Wah,s
and look after the house In reply she received tel
egraphic dispatches apparently from her mother
one of which said Don't fret Carrie, Pm all right
nown Wondering why her mother did not write
and unable longer to endure the suspense, Miss
Carrie came home a week ago.
THE THIEF CAUGHT.
She found her mother completely Frustrated ana
IN very low condition. and discovered that tho
bouse had been stripped of household property
paintings. etc The girl Meehan was sill there. but
she told Miss Carrie that she hadn't the slightest idea
how the house had been robbed. The matter was
renorted TO the police and the case was put III the
hands of Detective Schmittbcrgcr who examined
the premises thoroughly, and finally suspected that
the girl Meehan knew something OF the rODDery.
In the course Of his Investigation he learned from
Mrs. Willis, who lived in East Twenty-eignth-st.,
and whose rear windows looked into those OF Mrs.
Gould that she had through the open windows
the servant girl administer something to Mrs. Could
mon which Mrs. Gould would at once fall back as
in llfeless condition the bed. She also saw the
girl packing mp things in bundles and removing
them from Mrs. Gould's rooms. The watch Kept oy
Detective Schmittberger upon the premises was re-
waTded Friday night, when ne saw toe g'rl Sifehnn
eathIlv leave the house with large bundle. ne
at once stopped her and asked what she had IN tne
| norrsl She replied Nothing but my clothing
q LET'S seer said the detective ana examining tbr1
| parcel he found manfei CLOCK sohe INV 80 a,'
forks and quantity OF household articles lcsteI-
day morning she was taken TO the tf;rson NJ "rket
| Police Court, but refused TO say where she had con
| ceeied the stolen property
r. was known that she had n sister named Haley,
| bnt It was not known where she lived. ~ =
| strange coincidence a Mrs. Richard Haley had, on
Friday night caused the arrest of al ORDERLY per
| son IN her house ard when the case was called the
grl Meehan still IN the court room. ana SppNc
to Mrs. Haley. II was thus learned mat Mrs. u aey
lived at No 50 ChrIsfOpber-s and there me ollccr
went accompanied by Miss Runaway; Upon
| searching the place, a large amount OF the stolen
! nrouerty was found. l. was taken INTO Court ana
the Haleys held receivers of stolen property
| The girl was locked up tor trial
| DEATH OF MRS. GOULD
| Yesterday afternoon at half-past 4 o'clock Mrs.
Gould died Her attending physician was DE-
Robert Able. who said to 4 TRIBUNE reporter
that the cause of her death was exhaustion result
| ;ro from suppurative inflammation of the elbow
| Joint. About tnrce HnOHthS aS" ''i'' ND''N 49,
down stairs and broke her arm. About two
| weeks later her husband died, and the
nervous xcitement following lis illness and death.
Joined to the injury she had received from
the fall. completely, ,prQstrIed heri ml,
| Gould MAS her secoud husband; she haylng
| been previously married TO Mr. hasha"ay'
| MIR. Gould had also been married before,
| and was the father of three children, 70
whom his second wife became much attached.
After his death these children were removed from
Ler care by the brother o. Mr. Gould hOnal
Tathone priest and this also tended to incr ase heI
rief and had an Ill effect upon her health me op"r
when had gained circulation, that che mao
been druggsd BY the E'r atteI his I phy
s'a',n who admitted however, that the servant
had deceived the daughter in tho reports she hao
receiveI of her mothers condition. For some yeaI'
Ma could had been IN the habis %
ns,no ouiafes but tho girl Meehan ana in'
| daughter say that she had taken h1nc uu ,nt u"
| tyya weeks preceding her death. Dr. ADOe sec'
ma reason for dOubtng Their Statements
IY ia nossibe he says, that the excitement CAUSED
hv the 'scOvery of the thefts of her servant may
have had some influence IN hasten NJ her dedbn;
Mr. Gould, the husband ot the ueau mHn,", 80
) noosrs peuodcals, TOYS and fancy goods Were
| sold He and bis family occupied the ="
Hnors above the store, and rented some OF eie'
roorrs to dodgers. The business was contihuen alte
the death of its proprietor, oeihg ha""keH !" -"
| interest of Mrs Gould. u. -
M Could was abont forty-fve years OF age
and has friends living III CANADA. NO AZ
TanQements have been made lor "a
, | funeral The death certlhca,e WEen u
DR. Able was accompanied By q letter giving 81
| the attendant circumstances. 1t had not ye
been received by DIR. Magic iasb CIV nint
It has been left b. his discretion 10 or1er Nor"
| mrs iuauest If he thinks the CIRCUMSTANCES SUI
rounding tAe case require L.