New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-16
Tals has BEEN elected president Of the Hsrkner County
National Bank ct Little Falls. 10 succeed General PRIEST
7HE DEATH or MRS. PARMELEE.
HER BODY TAKEN TO HER BROOKLYN HOME
THE CAUSE on DEATH WAS FATTY DEGENERATION

THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS FATTY DEGENERATION
OF THE HEART.
The body Of Mrs. Emma Louisa Parneles, Of No 1927
Jefferson ave. Brooklyn who died suddenly At tho house
No 40 West Twenty eighth st.. On Saturday evening.
was visited by ber two sons twostysiI and twenty
eight years old yesterday at the undertaking
| shop Of Ewancs Copeland. No. 2lS "ost
Thirty ffth-st. whistler 10 had been removed
Tho sens directed that stephen Merritt undertaken o
No. 2IO Eghthave Should take charge OF the funerai
arrangsmsas and Mr. Merritt removed the body TO the
home Of her hus band in Brooklyn just before dark
The house In West Twenty sishth-st where Mrs.
Parmelss died wgs tho objective point OF curious
throng OF sightseers throughout the day. A crowd
the opposite side Of the street until required 70
move on BY the police eager fer furtner
revelations In connection with this remarkable
incident Deputy Coroner Gustav Scholer visited the
and took tho testimony Of Of the inmates
Nothing additional to what has already been published
elected except that Mary Simmons, one OF the col
cred servauts testified that when she wont To the
at the call OF the man who accompanied Mrs.
Parmeles to tho house and found that she
was dangerously III. Mary asked her for her
address Mrs. Parmelcs whs was thon gas7tng fo-
breath and frething at the mouth replied sdistucty
" Send to No 359 -" and then her voice became In
audible
Dr. schocr's autopsy. which made yesterday from
the undsrtakers In West Thirty nfth-st resulted In
the discovery that Mrs Parmslee had died from
synsspe resulting from fatty degeneration OF the heart
After tho Deputy Coroner had certified the cause OF
death the called upon Coroner Eidman. who has
charge Of tho and requested permit TO remove
the body to Brooklyn which was granted
Detectives Hagserty and Powers aud other poicemen
OF the Thirteenth station engaged yesterday
I'm trying to fad the who accompanied MISE Parme-
lee the house where died Three separate descrp-
tsns OF the man given By different inmates
of the house, making the task Of the police the
difficult. One was the same as publishea
yesterday, that OF tall. neat, we'll dressed man OF
fifty. with gray hair and gray mustachc and imperial.
second description omitted the imperial and gave hin
dark mustachs mixed with gray. while third repro
scented him with a full set OF gray, closely cropped
whskcrs. They all conourred. however in regard to
age and height Captain Riloy said that
while he had power to arrest the man
and regarded discovery Of especial Importance
the STOOD ne nevertheless thought IL advisable
to fad him possible order to provide for csa-
tisgenccs which might arise
Regarding the possibility OF an inquest Coroner Ed
said last evening that hs had not ordered any aud
saw ne reason fer inquest. Asked IL be had SUN
mOnsd the man who was Mrs. Parmeles's companion on
Saturday afternoon the Coroner sail: "Why should
II do not need his testimony. We
are thoroughly convinced OF the cause OF death,
and to bring forward and expose him would BE-
piece of mainly that entirely unnecessary. II
knew who he was wonli not make IL public. One
family has besa ruiaed far IL this business. Why
should seek 10 ruin another family Ne. do not know
who the man is and do to look for him"
DR. e. G. Hitchcock. Of No 81 West Twenty-ninth-st,
the phi stefan wls called TO attend Mrs Parmeles.
said Yesterday: 81 not called by man resembling
the desc pon Of Mrs Parmclccs alleged companion. as
has stated. About 5t5 IN. yesterday coIoroa
man came in hot and said that lady was very sick
at No 40 West Twentyeghthst and that must come
at oncs went and found that could 10 nothing for
her, so went soon AS pssslsle, not caring 10
have any thing TO DO with the case.
Tho burial will take place at Middlstewn N u. to-
morrow. ,,, o
A resident of Brooklyn who Formerly lived in Orange
County said last evening: " Mrs. farmelee was the
daughter OF Mrs. Mary Hi aftrward Mrs shsrter. Of
Crclcvflle orange County | think her mother had
barr married beierc She became tse wife OF Mr
Hill. and that shs obtained her wealth
from ho first husband At any rate, she one OF the
weathiest in the northern part Of Orange county
Mrs, Smarter active Methodist and she fsundet
tho Methodist Episcopal church IN lSavle AID built
fine eGiiice there about twenty Yeas ago IL
WAS largely supported by her gifts until
her death a years aga. Her daughter Emma louisa
was sent 10 schss AT Newburg. While there sue was
married Mr.. Parmelec when she was only nftsen or
sixteen years Old. Mrs PirNs,ee inherited a large
slsre eli her mothers insney.