Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-16

BkOOkL1N WOhAN OF WEALTH AND CULTURE DIES
IN A DEN OF SHAME
woman who was identified as Mrs. Emma
Louise Parmelee, wife of Edward Parmeee OF No.
327 Jefferson avenue. Brooklyn, died suddenly Sat
urday afternoon at the blouse OF JOY" on West
18th street. New York CITY, Kept by a woman
d med Rose Fisher Mrs. Parmelee who was a
handsome woman, forty seven years OF age Wis
tied The Fisher house about o'clock Saturday
afternoon, accompanied by well-dreSsed man
apparently about nifty years OF age. They We're
assigned TO a handsomely furnished room, aud
nothing more was heard OF them until about
O'Clock, when the man appeared In the passage
way, announced 10 the keeper OF the house that
his companion was i'll, and then left the house.
saying he would send physician. Dr. Hitch
cock arrived In few minutes, but in less than
riye minutes after his arrival the woman died
The body, which lay on the fioor, was part
ly disrobed, and scattered about on chairs
In the room were a sealskin sacQue, a rich
brown silk dress and various other articles OF ap-
parel OF the most expensive character. In the
ears OF the corpse flashed pair OF magnificent
solitaire diamond earrings and on the fingers
wedding ring and two band and diamond rings.
In the pocket OF her dress SAB and four gold studs
were found. The coroner, after learning the cir
cumstances and examining The body, pronounced
the OF death fatty degeneration OF the heart
The wOmans male companion did not return with
the physician. The house In which the Parmelees
reside, No. 3s7 Jefferson avenue. Brooklyn. Is a
magnificent lour-stOry brownstOne structure, and
Is elegantly furnished throughout, giving every
evri-Ecc Of the opulence and culture OF its occu-
pants. The dead woman had been married thirty
one years. Five children survive her, their ages
rdlgiHg from twelve 10 thirty years. Mr.. Parm lee
has I. en- an Invalid Tor thirty years. and during
that time has lever engaged In any business. For
the La; three months he has not risen from his
bed. beinS confined BY an attack OF iniiammatory
Thc.EIt .sn.
A dct,ctye coming with the intelligence that
the woman Was found dead in New York was the
nrSJ lut.adton that the family had OF the cloud
OF shame that HAD, Unknown To them, gathered
about their household The father was completely
\ Frustrated at the shame that had come to his
eo@ and his cr i,S Of T., poor tmms poor Emma
I In which he had shut hiulSeir up Edith,
lighter OF the dead woman, who had b en- the
last OF The family To see her mother, and who
wore even then scarf pin she hal bought her
only saturday afternoon, when her mother left
her on the street In New York, swooned away. A
| little Doy fourteen years OF age, and a bright
eyed pretty little girl OF twelve threw themselves
on the noor and screamed for their mamma II
/ was a SAD sight, and sadder still when q
| married daughter and married son, each with
| families, came 10 deepen the gloom and heighten
the wa y, ny, Of sorrow Miss Beatty the seam
/ very intimate friend, but refused 10 give her
| name, said 10 the reporter: 'sThe tale has CON-
pleteiy stunned everybody who knew the lady.
| Poor Mrs. Parmelee was kind lady, and cannot
| conceive how she was I'D astray. She had de,
voted husband and loving family. She wanted
| for nothing. Her home was better than nine
| tenths OF the women In the land She had a for
| tune In her own right and Kept horse for her
| own Use. she never looked better or sweeter In
/ her LIE than when she went out this morning
i Her last words TO me were: take good care Of Mr.
Parmaiee until ! get back"
| When a reporter had given her q description of
/ the man with whom Nrs. Parmelee passed the
last hours OF her life she clasped her hands and
| said: "Oh, It's him. Just what thought Oh,
my, this Il Terrible" Then she suddenly stopped
| and all efforts 70 have her explain WI II she
meant By the words proved unavailing. She
| would say not hing further than that she knew
gentleman who had called sometimes at the house.
| ana who answered the description given. The do
| ceased, whose maiden name was Hill, came OF q
| wealthy family In Circleville Orange County, N.
y: The bereaved family are very highly thought
OF In Brooklyn. Mrs. Parmeee Away seemed de-
voted 10 her husband, and, II Is said. Was an ex-
celent nurse. The youngest Of the children Is q
J giri OF twelve.