New-York tribune., 1886-01-09
MOTHER AND CHILD DEAD.
cAusE OF AN ITALIAN woMAN's SUICIDE.
A PHYSICIAN DID NOT. BELIEVE SHE HAD TAKEN
POIsON-ACTION OF THE CORONER

PolsoN-ACTIoN OF THE CORONER
Roar rooms on the third floor of the tenement
house No PSI Mulberry-st. have been occupied by
Nardo Manzi, an Italian who is employed IN the
billiard roosas of kiseman q schneider IN , ene
Bowery He sat III one OF the rooms yesissIuayji n3j
overwhelmed with grief at the loE1 OF MS wie anu
little SON. Candles burning on small coinn
in which the chd's body lay. and on pea III e Ine
same room was the .r 6sdy OF tserS MRS; satteTeS @
about the bed chanting hymns and onei1ng
words of sympathy. The child, Rocco Manzi; two
lines VI DT Sherman. of No. 367 Broomest.. had
found the boy in cDnvulsloDs ana nad pEesGSIiocu G
eomc medicine hlanzl was absent IRON INC h3Hss' 9S'
procuring the medicine, when little Rocco oleu;
Mrs Manzi was iii that night, but IT was supposed
fhaf she only suffered from shock on account oi he
child death On Thnrsday morning she oor was wOrSe
fonud i'm her pocket she said that she had taken
the poison. She admitted that she did not wish 10
live anv longer because her son was dead
DR.. g. w. Holmes an associate OF Dr. sherman,
was summoned and he prescribed some medicine
for the woman. but persons In the house salu that
lie expressed doubt that she had taken any
poison In the evening Manzi went to call tue
physician again, but DIR. Holmes was still unwiil-
ing 20 believe that Mrs Manzi had taken poison
and he did not 90 10 the house. The womaus con-
her husband again bcsought DR.: Home; os
DR.. Carmon, & Of No. $50 Broome-st:, but when the
latter physician got to the house Mrs Manzl was was
dead. Arrangements had been made Tor tho DurIai m
OF Rocc0's body yesterday, but orders were
countcrmanded and the bodies OF the mother ara
cnld probably will be laid in one grave in Calyary
Cemetery to-day. Mrs Manzl was only M twenty @
wears of age She had lived IN this city elght years
Manzi married her when she was only sixteen; "A a
few months ago she gave blrta to an ln1aht
daughter who is still living.
Coroner Nugant went to the houSe. yesterday to
investigate tile ause of Mrs. Manzps death, ana
took the testimony of several witnesses It was
made clear that the woman took poison, probably
PARIS green, on Wednesday night, immedlately az
fer The dea h of her little son. DR.. Holmes, VINO
was summoned to the house by the Coroner, said
thatbe saw no evidence of poisoning when he VS.
lied Mrs. Manzi on Thursday. The medicine
winch he prescribed for her he sad salH,
she complained. When her huS1anH
called on him the Same evening he dld not thlnK
that it was necessary for hm to visit the patient,
but directed that the medicine be given In more
FREQUENT doses. When the doctor refu ed to visit
Mis- ManA early yesterday he had no reason 10 pc
leve that she was dying from poison, he SAID
Corouer NuCent expressed his belief afterward that
Dr.. Holmes ought TO have ascertaincd ON Thursday
thar the woman was suffering from the effects OF
poison He said it his Intention TO summon
Dr. Holmes at the inquest next week ana ask MN
to explain more fully his treatment of the woman,
1t is customary for PHYSICIANS, when called 10 al-
tend such of poisoning, TO make immaculate It.
ports to the police.