The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-29
4 wAywAED wCNay's DEATH.
she Dies under Circumstances which Lch'o
tho Arrest of Fanny Foa-A Po-t'Mor'e"
Reveals Malpractice.

she Dies under Circumstances which Lea "a
the Arrest of Fanny Foa-A Post-Morten'
Reveals Malpractice.
AT about o'clock yesterday morning
Young white woman died at the resi-
dence of a respectable family, who live
AT No 3Ol east Marshall street, under
circumstances which aroused the suspi-
cions of the police. Yesterday morning
Sergeant Seal examined into the case
which resulted in the arrest OF Fanny
Fox. - negro woman living at No. Il
east Broad street. on the charge OF abor'
lion. Bat few particulars could be learn
I'd "a tr who the unknown woman was,
executing ihat her name was Murphy,
aud that she came from New York.
Fannie Fox was arrested On October
Isl. 1857. by Sergeant Cosby on similar
charge. That time ihe woman went by
thc name of Fannie Dahney The evil
lence then was of positive character,
but Fannie got her freedom on techni-
cality.
4 ZINES reporter in'er ,iewed Fannie
i'm her cell at the Sc onu police station
last night. She tod tn reporter that
when .he got ont # the scrape Of Ocio-
Der. 1887. She went 10 New York and
was there three weeks She was engaged
in "A family ~hO lived in iiat. The
Young woman Murphy, who is about p
on 26 years Of age, lived with a family
i'm another fiat I'm the same building and
there Fannie made her acquaintance
/ Fannie said that Mrs. Murphy then told
her that she did not live with her hus.
Oand that he would not support her and
she was hid from him in service with
+ The family in the fiat. Fannie, AT Mrs
Nurphys request. gave her her address
+ in Richmond.
"Whcn did you next see Mrs
( Murphy
About one month ago she came 10 my
house ON Broad street Ind asked me &c
lot her stop there and leave her trunk
F / refused, telling her that white an'
f colored people did not live together in
r clmond ike they did in New lo.s
She then went away
w hen did You see her again
Last Tuesday night ! came homo
from the society and Mrs. Murphy wa
al ms house. She said she was feeble
aud wanted TO ,tay all night. She tod
m that she had been few days O.
Petersburg and there had a 'mishap.
. She renamed that night at my hous'
and next morning | called DR. Jone
lcoloredl in
What did she say to DR.. jones'
Il don't know AS she asked me % 20
ont SD she and the Doctor could BIZ
alone
Did the Doctor call often
Yes, sir, several times.
Did the Doctor ever tell you anythin!
about her,
40. sir. She told me herself that IA
Doctor said she would get well. h
cnireatod me 20 lei her stay there, who
did
What caused YOU 10 send her away
l. was afraid that il anything hap
pencd ! would GET into trouble. oA'
told me Saturday that she had gone
back To her husband In New lor. an'
lived with him about six months an,
thea left him. She told me also wha
she made me swear never 10 tell that Acl
little stili-b0rn baby had for ITS father d
colored man She did not want % 20
back tO people she knew in Richmond
because she would be sent 10 the aims
house. / was afraid 90 keep her, so about
lO o'clock SATURDAY night ! sent my nus
band after cauilse.'
"Nho paid for The carriage
"Mrs Murphy had seyenty-iiye cents
That is all the money she had that
know of, and paid the caniage-drlyel
with that"
: Did you go with her TO Marshal
street,
$40. sent a girl who lives with me
Reiicy Edwards, with bel
"Do YOU know anything more about
her;
THAT is all
~ here is your husband that he don
come 20 see YOU
ii reckon he is frightened
Yesterday the body OF Mrs. Murphy
was removed 10 the city mOrgue, where
Dr. Bosher, assistant coroner made d
p0st nloteu, and found positive evidence
cf gross malpractice.
Fannie told one of the police officers
that Mrs Murphy, when she came to
Richmond, was accompanied by "a girl OF
the name of Duiiy, who was In service
someW here jon Richmond
Dr. B0sher will hold an inquest This
morning az DO o'clock.
Fannie Dabney AUS Fox, will De be-
fore the Police Court this morning, but
40 evidence will likely be heard until
after the verdict of the coroner jury