New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-11
THE FREEPORT INQUEST.

Coroner Denton continued the inIue yesterday
on the remains of the woman found IA the swamp At
FreepOTt L. l., in August last, which are believed 20
be those OF Ella Clark, OF STANFORD, Conn. Mary
Kennedy, at VIII house Ella lark was last seen
anve ID May last, was the first witness she test :
fed that Ella came to her house on May .. She had
been acquainted with Ella eleven years. She
Ella last on May 4.
The witness said: When Ella came 20 my house she
tod thai she had come rom 81 mlOri IL in the
afternoon when she and she remained ali mrht.
She went out the morning to her brother and
returned again in about two hOu went Olt again
IN The afternoon takin. with ner sachel and parcel
sac told me at this time that she going TO DR..
Thomass She returned IN the evening Hnd told that
~, uoIo ri hak win L"r Frn,u the tiroo sc was
gone do think that had time to 10 DR. ThOmass.
The last time saw her was wden sac lei nv house, on
lnf morning R oi r MY o"s tou ,o'u ' ," IT, &
brother called AT ny house apd inquired ior aer. She
told Ire that intended to be married Ia the sprng TO
JOhn Spencer.
John Spencer the coachman employed in the
Brooks IA nily "a, 5, amtOr wa, recalled. He tcs-
tfi Il that he had proposed marriage TO III, len
Malone. At the first examination spencer testified
tuat he dld propose marriage 40 Ellen Malone, and
that she refused MIMI
at tins point Detective Payne stated that he was
in possession OF evidence that would tend to show
that on the evening that Spencer went out with
Ella Clark at STAN ord the a marriage or
mock ceIem0ny performed between them, and
that Ella Clark believed that she married 20
Spencer; that Spencer sent her to Nrw-IOrk and
furnished her with money To have an operation pro-
duCed anu he asked the Court that Spencer be held
contradicied the testimony given by him his tr5r
examination IN several important points lie sa I'll
that he did not arrange with Ella ia k where sIe
should 20 III New YORK. lie was allow d to 90 10
his home. Ihe Inquest was adjourned, subject 20
the eau VI the COrOnr.
A DRUNKEN MOTHER KILLS HER CHILD.
Ellen Bergen was taken belorr Coroner Herman
yesterday, charged with causing the death OF her
ten-mOnt hS-Cld baby Wine sne drunk. at her
home III Sixty-seyenth-st. near Eightb-ave. her
husband. Patrick Bergen, who Is hod-carrler, lett
the house on Friday morning 10 go To his WORK; at
that time Tie baby was awe His young daughter
testified that shortly a.terward the mother drove
her and her two other children out OF the house
throwing Kettle OF hot water after them, and tod
them TO - go TO the devil" The children walked
about, not daring 10 retHTn until p. In when tie
oldest gIr Ventured into the house. she found her
mother lying IN a drunken sleep on the hoor the
baby Jay under her anu was dead Inc girl aroused
her mo her and called III a neIShDOr woman, whom
Mrs. Bergen promptly drove Out with sJOVe-lItcr.
The testimony The father and the police show ed
that the woman was a conlfneI urunkard, and Jnat
she would pawn even her clnldieh,s shoes 10
get rum. Three years ago she charged with
killing another chIlG in the same manner The hus-
band Is a sober, hard working man. Coroner Herr
man committed Mrs Bergen 10 the TOmbs to await
the inquest.
A SCHOONER RUN DOWN IN THE RIVER
I he two-masted coastng schooner Thomaston, of
Maine, WAS run down In the East River, just above
Corears-sL., yesterday, by three-uIased schooner
OF unknown name. The Larger vessel was in Tow of
q tug, " hile the coaster was under sail The acct
dent happened close 10 the NeS-YOr6 shore about
hau-pa,G II O'Clock. Inc ThOmaston was struck
fairly on the starboard side and her entire was
carried away. sailor o. her crew was caught De-
tween the ycsSeis and was fatally crushed.
The ThomastOn Immediately began 10 sink. The
captain steeTed her toward the shore and she sank
about forty teet from the per. Two OF the crew,
man and u boy mad been taken OIL by small boat.
The captaIu, wno nad sought refuge III the rigging
when his vessel sank, was subsequently, Orought
ashore with the injured sailor he latter dicd soon
after and has body was sent TO the Morgue. HIS
lies straight the keel, and its masts project out
of the water.