New-York tribune., 1880-04-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DEATH OF MARTIN VAN BURENS NIECE.
HER SAD LIFE AND DEATI-sUPPosED SUICIDE IN


AER SAD LIFE AND DEATii-SUPP0sED SUICIDE IN A
BOARDING HOUSE.
The death Of Mrs. George F. Deutsch from opium
poisoning. was reported Yesterday to Coroner Knox
by DR.. b. G. Miller, Of the Metropolitan Hotel, who
had induced the use of laudanum, aud the
sas Of rad Sseo%e Sn%e dS SIX w s
at i No. % East a fVs II sS %
WIS friend of the lady. anxious for her recovery
He found woman about thirty years old, OF
culture and refinement, bIt with plain traces o,
herself willingly to his treatment and the first and
most difficult stage of the disease was successfully
passed, when excitement caused relapse and she
Tne phyfican warned her of her danger, but in
yain.,. MIS- Deptsch had recently removed to ooa q
boarding. house kept by Mrs. Morgan, at No. "a
West Eleventi-st Here OH Monday evening Dr.
Miller found her. half-unconscious from the use ol
Opium. She refused pettishiy to answer his dues-
tions. and after satisfying himself by search
that no more of the poison was within her reach he
went away. An hour later boarder IN the house
found Mrs. Deutsch dead. a second search revealed
q two-ounce bottle that had contained laudannm,
and larger one in which had been chloral. The
labels had been carefully remGyed: ~ - .o.n,
DIR. Weller learned that Mr. Newhall was really
George F. Deutsch, his PATIENTS divorced husband.
He now heara that he had called at the hopsH after
Mrs Deutsch's death and had brought with him
relative, Mrs. Broadhead, saying that Mrs Nor,
gan wanted to sec her. He then went away and did
NOT return, but yesterday sent lawyer 10 ask WHAT
he could do. AT the number given by the lawyer
as Mr.. DeutscRs residence, No. 40 West Eleventh
ST., no person of that name is known
The COroners inquiry brought out the unhappy
history OF the dead woman. of which the physician
had learned much already from her. Mrs. DeptscTs
maiden name was Harriet Van Burep, and she was
a neice of Martin Van i}uren. i'll 1897 President
Of the United States: Her father was
Dr. Peter Van Buren, Of this city, the Presidents
brother Harriet was his Youngest child. Her only
near relative now living is General Thomas Is. Van
Buren, COnsu-Geperal to japan: Born to POSITION
and wealth. and of great personal beauty, Miss van
Duren became favOrite of society. From the back
windows of her fathers house Ill Twenty-secOnd,st.
she made the acquaintance of man many years her
senior who lived opposite in lwenty-iirSt-st.
ma George F. Deutsch. Her father disapproved of
The acquaintance, and the admirer never called at
his house until after his death in 1879. Then he
was frequent visitor there, and during the Inter
national Exhibition in 1877 married Miss van Buren
In Philadelphia. This union was one OF misery ana
soon Mr.. Deutsch procured divorce IN Utah. lt Is
said with his wife's consent They separated ana
Mrs Deutsch, broken in health, travelled in several
States and at length reached this city, where her
former husband again began to visit her. Mrs
Deutsch's brother General Van Buren, had written
to her husband severely cenSurng hls conduct
in iltreating his sister, MrS Deutsch claimed that
The divorce was fraudulently procured and had re-
tanned Aaron p. VanderpOel 10 contest the decree.
MIR Deutschs business is nor knOwn though he is
supposed to be a man of means. he is hity-nve
wears of age, with white hair, while bis wife was
hardly thiTty-fye. ..
An autopsy will be made to-day. and the inquest
will be held at future day. Mrs. DeutSchs fortune
was ample.