New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
DIED IN A STRANGE HOUSE.
STRICKEN WITH HEART DISEASE IN
ROOM WITH A MAN NOT HER HUSBAND.
HE LEFT HER TO DIE AMONG sTRANGERs-sHE WAS
MRS PARMELEE, OF BROoKLYN. KEPT HER OWN
CARRIAGE, WAS IN MIDDLE LIFE AND HAD
HUSBAND AT HOME WHO IS on THE
BRINK OF THE GRAvE-BE HAS BEEN
AN INVALID FOR THIRTY YEARS.

BRINK OF THE GRAvE-HE HAS BEEN
AN INVALID FOR THIRTY YEARS.
Mrs. Emma Louisa Parmelee, wife of Edward
Parmelee, Of No. J27 JeTerson-ave, Brooklyn,
died in this city yesterday under most peculiar
circumstances She from forty-seven to fifty
years old. and her husband was sixty. He has
been an invalid for thirty years, aud for the last
three months has been confined to his bed with
inllammatOry rheumatism. and his death is eX-
pected at any time.
messenger went to the West Thirtieth Street
Police Station at p. IN. yesterday and told Cap
tain Kelly that woman had died suddenly In
the furnished room houseNo. 40 West Twenty
eighth-st., kept by Mrs Rose Fisher Two police
men were ent TO the house and found the body Of
a large woman on "a bed in an upper ROOM Mrs.
Fisher and her coored servants said that the
woman was unknown to them. About p. m.
the woman had gone to the house in company with
tall well-dressed man about ifty yeais old, who
had gray hair, mustache and goatee. The woman
was past the middle age also, but well preserved.
She was dressed in a black satin dress with bead
trimmings and wore expensive seal skin cloak.
There were diamonds in her ears and large dia-
mond pin cleaned at her throat In her hand
She carried several packages which had been pur-
chased at Sixth-ave. stores.
LIFT HIS COMPANION TO DIE.
The man and the woman occupied q room to-
gether in the house. Soon after 4 D. m. the man
called Mary T.. Simmons one Of the colored
servants. and said his companion was ILL., The
servant entered the room and found the woman
insensbc on the bed
Wait until can call physician the man
said with evident excitement. lie hastily put
on his hat and went out. Soon after he went
away the woman died The man did not return
or send "a physician to the house.
The policeman found in the womans pocket
n purse containing s4 and some visiting cards
with the address: Mrs. T.. Parmelee, No327
JefIerson-avc Brooklyn" On her wrists were
gold bracelets and her fingers were two diamond
rings and u plain gold ring. In pocket OF her
dress was gold watch with slender chliii
attached. Inside the watch case was engraved
T.. T. from her mother 1872 The packages
which she carried contained roll of silk. eighteen
linen handkerch'efs and several Jars OF Jeuy'
BETICENCE AT HER HOMr,
The people at Mr.. Parmclees home were re-
luctant to talk about the case last night All the
information that could be gained was given by
wo women, one of whom was hOuseleeper Ihe
other refused to say whether she was a member
of the family or not From them it was learned
that Mrs Parmclee left home with her daughter
Edith age sixteen about n,auton GGocF of ystn@ a mens
relative of Mr.. Parmclec. Ihey went nrsG 10
Benedcts jewelry store, at Broadway ana Cortc
landtst, where Mrs; Parmelee bought as scar, vi,
broadway to Eightecnth-st, where they separated
and nothing more was heard OF Mrs. farlhciee zee
till the news of her death was brought TO thc
house carly in the evening. Edlth came honic
when Mrs Parmelee's death W., vas announced
two neighbors, Mr. Sanders and Mr.. Hardenberg;
started for New York to attend to the disposal
of the body. At the time the reporter called
last night they had not returned ..
circumstances of Mrs Parmelee's death. and spoke
OF her falling dead in the street when tod
sc.net. ing OF the real circumstances OF the case,
one of the women exclaimed know the man.
But she then refused to say anything more.
She had apparently been surprised into the state
ment that she had any suspicion. u,u.o,
One of the women in the house tod reporter
that Mrs. Parmeec was relative OF Governor
Hill.
WHAT NFIGHBoR SAID
A ncighbor who was told that Mrs. Pamelcc
had died in house and not in the street asked
quickly: /" Was it a respectable houseP and then
on being told the facts said: " am not surprised
at it at all. L have suspected something of the
sort for long time" This woman said she had
not been intimate with Mrs. Parmelce, but had a
speal,ing acquaintance with her She described
her as young looking for her age
Mr. PaImelees i'll health has prevented his en-
on ring in any business for many years. lie was
formerly bookseller Mrs parmelee has always
seemed devoted to her hauband and it is said was
an excellent nurse The family came to Brooklyn
from Circleville, Orange Co., and they had pre-
the present place about two years. They have
had two sons and three daughters The Oldest
son is about thirty years old and is married one
of the daughters is also married. lie youhgeSV
Of the children is girl Of twelve.
MRS. pARMEIEn KEPT CARRIAGE.
The family seems to be in good circumstances
and IL Is said that most of the money belonged TO
Mrs Parmelce, who kept a carriage OF her own.
Deputy Coroner Schoer went TO the house IN
Twenty -eightst. last evening and examined the
woman's body. He came to the conclusion that
body was removed to Undertaken COpelands place,
at No. 227 West Thirty-fifh-st. Captain Reilly
said last night that he did not know the name or
the man who took the woman to the Twenty
eght-st. house He thou ght the police could not
arrest the man II he were known but the Coroner
might compel him to give testimony at the IN
quest. The police have not regarded Mrs Fisher $
house with suspicion heretofore.
TIE OIL CITY SPECTATORS AHEAD.