New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-01
demolished and the tracks blockaded No lives
ported lost or injury to tranmen stated.
THE BRIGHTON BEACH SUICIDE.
NOT MARRIED, AND UNDER A FALSE NAME.

SURPRISING DEVELOPMENTS AT THE INQUESr-THE
SUPPOSED HUSBANDS TESTIMONY.
The little courtroom at Gravesend. L. l.. was the
scene yesterday OF the Coroners inquiry into the
death OF the woman who was drowned of Engeman's
Pier at Brighton Beach Wednesday. Justice
Williams conducted the inquest. The man who ac-
companed the woman on her fatal trip to the Island
and who declared at the time that his name
wasCharles ilazleton, was present His features
were flushed aud bOated by lduOr and on his face
we're scratches aud bruises that gave evidence OF
the manner OF life which the associate OF the dead
woman had led since he saw her leap into the sea
and begged the bystanders to save his wife. Near
him sat James Vandervoort, the aged father OF he
woman. W no was until yesterday unaware OF the
kind of life his daughter has been leading Close
behind Hazeton was Charles T.. Vandervoort, the
unfortunate woman's brother. He seemed to be on
the best oil terms with HazletOn
The body had been viewed at the Morgue previous
to the opening OF the inquest and the jurors seemed
to bear on their faces the impression they received
at the terrible sight. When Haz,etOn was
called to the stand he drew mis- handker-
chef across his forehead and wiped away the large
drops OF persplrat on which bad gathered there.
lie was allowed To tell the story Of his trlpto Coney
| Island. He began IN tremuOus tones, but as ne
went on he spoke lou Ter and with some refinement
Of language. suddenly a juror said " wish to
ask tins man n gu 'StIo1."
VERY we'll" cad the Justice.
WHATS your name"
My name ~ not HIzletOn, but Charles II. Corn
wall ana tue woman ~ nOt my wife"
There was Immediately sensation IN the room;
The elder Nandervoort half arose from his seat and
and would nave stepped forward, but bis son put
his hand upon his shoulders aud bore HIM back 10 his
seat. The old man tnen burst ont INTO tears.
Cornwall was then allowed to finish his tory; lie
said up TO the time lett New-Ydrk last We'd
nesdav | Inv d at No. | 10 East Twenty-fourth-
st. We stared iIom nome with the intention OF
going TO Rockaway, but we went instead to Coney
Island where we went To Vdnderverr's. ate dinner
and dranR some caret. We had an alteration on
the veranda OF the hotel about giving wa,t"r,
named Harris some money. | don't know whether
he heard not. We also quarrelled on tho Iron
Steamboat before We landed"
What the of tho quarrelT asked
juror.
g was in liquor" was the reply. " and don't
know We took coach 10 Brighton. On the way
she said. Charlie, | guess I'll drown myself, |
laughed and said. guess not! We stopped at
Engeman's Per We had nothing TO drink there.
TUE FIRST thing know she took Of her brace cts
fl. lad 1t on tho table walked out to the end OF
| the pier and jumped oif | raised my hands ana
| called for help. man jumped INTO the sea ana
ioOK her to the shore. nal no words with her on
the first met the woman year ago at NO.
| 3 FultOn-st, Brooklyn. Since then We have
| lIyeu as man and wife. We have quarrelled Ire
queEtly. When | first mot her her name was
| LEONARD. she was widow. | assumed the name
| oil haZleton IN 1862 in order that my family would
| not know that | WAS a barkeeper. think me
| wOman was intoxicated when she drowned herself
| 1 have been married twice; both wives are dead
| his watch which found IN my pocket this morn
| ing bought Tor the woman IN Albany. Inc Jew
| eiTy belonging 10 thu dead woman was then shown
|
| Albany and nave mother. three brothers ana ono
| SISTER stu living tncro One of my brnthers W. r.
! Cornwall, is IN the First National Bank. III that
Guy. another IN the Delayan House and the thitu
| Is book blrdrT. My father died III 1861. lie was
AN architect anu builder"
George W. Morgan. the man who tried
| 10 rescue tho woman, testified rs 10
| his struggle against the surf, and
| couclud by saving that he l.ld told The men ne
mel ON the beach that If they would roll the woman
! aud give nrr liquor they could save her lile she
| was grOaning when he dragged her ashore Chris-
| tan Miller. the man who assisted Morgan IN the
| surf snbstantiated Morgan's testimony.
Cornwall then rec iicd. lie SAID " Mrs.
Z Leonard was an expert swimmer. Her family
J thought sue married To me, but neyersshowed
! tlcm auy marriage certificate. she rs subject 10
| nervous fits and attended Tor them last July.
IN dispute bad with her Oh the boat was because
! leii her on the deck moment 10 get drlnk auu
when returned found her talking to "a strange
| man. | was angry and went down STAIRS; sue came
| alter ne and we became rcconclled."
James NIudeTYoort was then called. lie seemed
| To ue gteatly affected by Corn walls testimony lie
| sad thai he hadn't seen his daughter Tor long
! time She told MIN that she was married TO that
man. He lived IN Clinton, y j., with his brother
| in-law. State Senator Carpenter
The Justice ABOUT To charge the jury, "neh
the foreman said he would ike 10 Inquire INTO the
marriage and IN consequence. the inquest was adj
iourned until Monday At - a. IN. Cornwall gave
Morgan $50 Tor trying To save the woman aud then
left the Ourt-TOOm I1o hours aftrrWdrd ne was
seen drink ny wi II Charles Vaud-ryoort at the bar
of the Brighton Beach Hotel. The body of the
woman still remains at the MOrguo.