New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-19
DR. HUNTERS Suspicious.
PARTICULARS OF HIS wIFEs DEATH.


AN AUTOPSY TO BE HFLD-wHAr GAVE RISE III
THE HUSBANDS DOUBTS.
,o II,rtar the husband of Isabella Susini
.,nntap who died at No 1916 East Thirty -hrst-st,
on INV % under circumstances whioh tnake ~
probable that she WAS Inc sou m'"T nroceedipSs
yynr an autopsy and inquest. Mrs. Hunter who was
"nlv twenty-one years OF age, WAS tDe IaV9rte
pupil of ssnor Achilles GrT Ss THG in pbs Coming
saeson She was tho daughter OF Basil Suslnl, tpe
sinesr and she inherited her fathers fondness anu
acated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart In this
civ She was for short time the contralto at 81
Thomass church. Ffth-ave and IN SI rn
Of Detroit. who came to NewYork last March and
has practised his profession at NO. [of oiA'n"
mp to the present time. ,,.sa.o ',8stardav and
DR.. Hunter was found at his office yesteI9sy. 1ha
he smoke freely as to his suspicious regarung inc
canse of his wife's death and concerning LID
intention fully investigate tne Ind GET at the
too,s nr Hnnter said. for l believe my WE
died from the effects of tho meGiVlne opr family
BY Dr. Brooks ont Rr o Of town, and on
!gnIy II Mrs Hunter suggested that nat
we should consult some other PHYSICIAN, o a1
,yos en- fTarinq from nausea on rising III Ine nolns
hnnsh otberwise IN perfect health We were tod
that DR. Brooks was good physician, i nnd
after dinner Sunday, JHiy f ap' twenty wee four
s;,is Mrs Hunter took twenty-one OF the Pills
which contained 2l2 grains OF ergotine, ~ an5 on
Of maerotn and 2 f ber first visit to Dr. Brooks
some h1nidNi don't know what IT was-wniSSn as nS
ordered to be given in th' d 9!99 D. u0I m
s. J l2S p D % s Jay Mrs Hr Hunter retired
s On I than usual, and about a. M she awoKe
me calling for a drink OF waer % Ssamad sratber
S Sne " tone. and l was soon doing my
S self Something awoke me suddenly 6e ,Iy
don't know What S ana fo Seconds she was dead
;s w,s about $50 a. M. DR.. Brooks was sent for
Instantly and ! tried artihcla 5espra.lou t, pn oa
was all useless, She was oeau anu wy VI" 81"
DIR. Brooks came in about half an hour and H my
claimed On seeing m' are frying You 70 trying to
Sof That's the worst possible treatment for
q case ike this What is the matter. anywayr
.Nons.nse he sand, she's been taking Something
ordering at the same time hot bath TO be prepared;
She's had no medicine except what you ordered anu
I want to know what's killed her., answered
The hottie was standing the bureau, and at this
mint DR. Brooks took it, emptied the contents INTO
the sink and put the bottle EN- ~ his poGiffet v;,
was angry Tbe al MANS 1g vi" whole manner was
eea alsiI; and indifferent and BOZ, / sal. said
81 N tSs r, ns st and repeated, What killed my
" Sv;f S :, 'Hpoplexy,' said Dr. Brooks. told him
that knew better-that she died of something
eise and he Immediately said. Well,
van diagnosis quickly answered, and then we
went through the horrible farce OF placing q dead
MOI
WHY did you have no autopsy If your suspi
cons were SO strong as TO the cause oflMrs hunters
death ~ was asked.
81 did send for the Coroner, but the body was
tben ready for removal to Detroit and as 1t would
have been necessary to hold 1t over here, refused
10 countenance the delay, and 1t was forwarded at
What steps have you taken and what do you
intend to do now r.
al ann gG Detroit, where tho remains are,
still unburied, or, if necessary will have the body
cant hack TO New York and have the inquest here.
This matter shall be sifted to the bottom
and If Mrs. Hunter died through
MALPRACTICE the who attended her
shall suffer for il. Last evening wrote letter TO
y Cies the undertaken at Detroit and asked him
TO make an examination ana see III there were
durlng the still unex planned delay OF five days at
Niagara and also wrote giving directions for
a post-mortem. My suspicious were aroused by
remark made by Dr. Brooks to me Just before the
caskst was forwarded to Detroit: i would not
have a post -mortem if were you at
Detroit, Why was he so anxious to
have no autopsy was the question suggested to me
at once and made arrangements which render the
steps am now taking possible"
"Wbere is DR.. Brooksi"
81 don't know where he Is. Nobody can find
him. and that in itself looks Suspicious to me-. l
have called on the District Attorney but found him
ont and to-day / have been unable to repeat my
DR.. George W. Brooks lives at No. SO West
Tbirty-Second-s st. He is a physician IN regular
standing a graduate of the University of the CITY
of New York, and he has been in practice twenty
years.