Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-07-08
A gloomy Foreboding.
a Weighty Reason.
commandments.

A telegram was published In Sunday 8
HERALD, to the effect that DR.. Moore,
of San Francisco, had been arrested on
the charge Of malpractice in the case of
a Mrs. VanZandt, who died at the Pal
ace Hotel in that city on Saturday. A
local interest attaches to the matter
from the fact that the name of Mr.. Will
liam Cogswell, of the Sierra Madre Villa,
was mentioned in the dispatch as the
protector" Of the unfortunate lady.
In an interview published in Sunda, 8
Examiner Mr.. Cogswell gives the foi.
lowing history of his acquaintance with
the deceased:
WILLIAM coGswELLs STATEMENT.
A reporter was detailed to interview
William Cogswell last evening and sue.
ceeded, after long search, in discover
ing him at 1890 A. NJ. in the reading
room of the Lick House, quietly smoking
cigarette. He is man who appears
to be about forty-five years of age, but
claims the honor of sixty-five. He wears
full gray beard, stands about five feet
eight inches, with aquiline nose and blue
eyes. He is perfect type Of the coun-
try gentlemen. He expressed himself as
willing to be interviewed, and made
substantially the following statement:
81 have known Mrs. M. e. Van Zandt
for six years. became ac-
quainted with her when / re.
sided at o private boarding house kept
by her at S06 Leavenworth street.
From her statements made to me at va
rious times, l Judge that she was born
in Philadelphia, February "a, 1851. She
was SO years of age. Her parents were
in moderate circumstances, yet were
able to take her on trip to Europe
when she was quite child. Her ia
ther was German and her mother
French. She has no relatives living at
the present time. She has been mar
ried twice. l am of the opinion that
her first husbands name was Cheney,
although she was living under the name
Of Mrs. M. 4 Beakley when 1 first be-
came acquainted with her. She had
one child by her first hu band,
winch died. Her marriage to Dr.
Van Zandt look place in DR.. Stebbins'
parlors on the 4th of October. 1879 She
met DR.. Van Zandt for the first time at
the Lick House, when she first came to
California. He was then young physi-
clan. He died shortly after their mai
riage, in the Stockton Insane Asylum. |
" as called to the bedside of Mrs. Van
Zandt from Los Angeles two weeks ago,
and found her suffering from what she
called peritonitis. / understood she al.
ways had great deal of neuralgia. l
had always spoken of DIR. Moore to
her as very fine physician.
and when / found him attending her
was confident she was in good hands.
l had no suspicion that anything was
wrong. She first began to realize she
was dying on Thursday morning about 3
o'clock, when she was seized with faint.
ing spells, one of which lasted fully half
an hour. The spells continued until the
arrival of DR.. Moore at o'clock. He
relieved her. DIR. Noble was called to
her bedside that night and advised the
calling in of another physician, to which
she consented. Previous to this she re-
fused to have another doctor attend
her, and DR.. Moore had also stated
to me that he would not consult
with another physician, and if one
was called in he would sever
his connection with the case, but
when DIR. Noble spoke of it he gave
his consent, and DIR. Thayer was called
in and consultation held at 3 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. DIR. Thayer pro-
nounced the case hopeless. During the
previous morning, while DR.. Noble was
present, she gave me her keys and made
a will, intrusting to me the management
of her estate. She gave Miss Chat
fee all her dresses and undercloth-
ing, for kindness done during her
illness" He expected to apply the
money obtained from the sale Of her ef
fects toward liquidating her debts. Mr..
Cogswell emphatically denied that Mrs.
Van Zandt had any interest in the Sierra
Madre Villa. He had always thought
her perfect lady and had suspected
nothing until the post mertem was held.
If he had known of anything wrong he
would most certainly have ceased his
visits. He had always looked upon
Mrs. Van Zandt as a child, and had as
sisted her in many ways.