New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-23
HAS HERSEY INHERITED A FORrUNEi

DETECTIVE PRYoR's QUEER sTORY-DESrALs BY
Walden OROU KE ASD OTHERS.
Ono NJ the angrest men in town yesterday Warden
oRourkc of Bellevue Hospital The cause Of his wrath
was the story published about George W. Jersey, who
left the bospal on saturday. after being confined there
for some time Jersey attempted to commit suicide at
the Park Avcnne Hotel He shot himself through his
left lung and supposed at the time to he fatally
wounded BY careful treatment at the hands Of the hos
initial musicians DIS Clark and smson he recovered
M least was well enough to appear In the Jefferson Police
Court on Sunday, where he was discharged by Justice
Patterson there being evidence to show that he in
tended to kill himself
Aboua fortnight after Hersey was taken TO the hospital
Detective Pryor. the Fifth Avenue Hotel says that
sons representing OF the wealthes manufacturers
in the country called him and gave him large
sum OF money with directions to give Hersoy
"a much OF It he deemed best
from time to time. Tho detective Wis
tied the hospital four times for this
purpose Each time he carried the patient, he says roll
of bills In the last two weeks he gave In all several
hundred dollars Yet when Hersey was let out he did not
have more than few cents in change 1t was limited that
he had been deprived of the money by the hospital attend
ants and that he had not been properly treated by them
This suggestion Mr.. O'Rourke emphatically denied II
wish TO say" he exclaimed that the whole implication
Is false and utterly without foundation The next morn
ing after Hersey admitted police official called and
gave orders that should he placed under arrest for at
temntinp suicide According to usual custom had
him sent up the cage as 1t Is termed which by the
way Is ~ ST as warm amy other part OF the building
Dr Clark thought II would be unwisc To keep him there
and so had him brought down again. the doctor becom
ing personay responsible for him. The patient then
taken 10 the sturges Pavilion one OF the finest wards
I'm the hospital, and he received the best OF
attention. As for money, that Is something we
never saw about him. with the exception of six cents
PRYOR saws he gave him time $50 In quarters
hs he would not done without some of the attend
ants notcing il and they did not Moreover Pryor
that he receipt for all the money he gave Herscy
Miss Iutcheson who had charge OF the ward
Uersey was in, that the pen INK ana paper was
never used by Pryor at any time.
Miss Uucleson corrObOratcd the wardens statements
es did several OF the patients who knew Hersey.
The Warden said that he had Jersey put in the cage again
last Friday because able to walk around and he
feared he would 90 away.
Detective Pryor still insists that he gave the patient
money. !, -, .,
but can only give him now just enough to Keep him.
The story briefly this On the day after Hersey at
tempted to shoot himself relative died and left him
$4,000 II the strength this that Announcements
are being made don't know liersey or any OF his peo
ple and why selected to supply him Win FUNDS
cannot say, unless it is because so many prominent
people know me from my being here so many years
Ii that certain Buffalo lawyer has charge OF the
property and 1t is this gentleman or his agent VINO en-
gagged MIR Pryor The detective says that he bound to
the strctest secrecy in the matter. The phy scans VINO
attended Hesey say that they never knew that he had
any money IL was reported that he Is now under Dr. L.
H. stevensons private treatment but this Is denied.