The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-27
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BISHOPS MANY FRANCES.
a Doctor Describes one That Lasted
Twelve Hours.

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From the Net0 York Sun.
Within the railing in room 10 in City
Hall, where the Bishop inquest is held.
verybody wore flowers yesterday George
Francis Train entered the court room early,
and distributed bouquets to the coroner,
tue jury, the lawyers, and all the courl at
tendants DR.. T. s. Robertson of 2S East
Twentieth street, who attended Bishop ia
one of his frances, hal e ne out f t lwu,
and Charles Thomas of the theatrical firm
/ Hoyt & Tho las was the first witness
de tod the story of Bishops experime Is
1T he Lambs Club the Sunday night be-
fore his death, and sal that when Bishop
was taken sick he seemed at first like a
woman in Mysteries.
During his delirium.n continued Mr.
Thomas, II heard Bishop call repeated
for his child, but he lever me toned his
wife or his mother. | did not know thai
his mother was living"
Did Dr. IRWIN make any inquiries for
Bishops friendsp
He did make Inquiries | heard no sug-
gestlOu mat the cOrOuer's permi ,siO or
tuat If the next of kin be obtained for an
autopsy. Mr., Bishop died at 1910 O'Clock
no day. l have seen hi II in cataleptic fits
in San Francisco and other cities, Dut never
in such an attac as this last onen
Mrs. Flea or Fletcher Bishop. in deep
mourning, testified that her sons full name
was Washington Irving Wellington Bishop.
lie had udled "a and medicine.
He was born min reader continued
Mrs. Bishop, "and he was always subject
20 these cataleptic fits and traces. Whe
ne was wears old he was seized Oy cata-
.epti fit, ana Wien the doctors we're called
IN they lus sted tnat | should bury hun
He appeared IKE a dead person, and re-
ma ned il this cjndition six days. the
seventh day he awoke all right. When he
, as ears old, AMI q ain whel he " as a.
he mad cataleptic attacks, and the doctors
pronounced aim d ad An lther time in
Europe, W en- he had exerted Himself to
save young lady, he had a similar at.
tack"
Describe one of these attacks said Mr..
AtcnisOu.
They usually followed s1me exertion.
He beca ne clnvuisive His ii gers turned
blue under the iais, d his limb. became
cold and stiff. There was every appearance
OF deaJb.N
Did not Mr.. bishop have fear that he
might be buried alivep
He did, and lways carried letter with
him addressed to ctors, foOidding an au-
topsy, and glvi4g instructions about his
burial. 1t also Contained the addr IS of his
mother. Saturday evening, when he loft
my house at ., l37 Huber place in Philadel-
phia to come TO New York, he showed me
that paper, and said that he would put it
beside one Of my letters. | also carry such
a letter. When my son had ca aieptic fit
in California some time ago ! .elegrap phed
at once 70 the Masons there not to permit
an autopsy or a urial ! never gave my
consent to an autopsy. | first heard Of his
illness at 80 O'Clock Monday afternoon,
and ca ne ulrec-ly 10 New York from Phil
adelphia. | was told that ngGt that the
doctors were ing all they cou.d for him.
The next morning heard the truth, and
US taken TO see my murdered boy at the
under AXE -.
Miss Ida Orme Jones, a poetess, who asked
Mr. AtcAison to cal her Miss Orme, said
that size had known Mr.. Bishop ff cen
years and had taken care Of min in three
cataleptic Ats Tue frs Of these was al tae
Metropolital hotel in Boston.
1.-TWO Years ago. co tiuusd Miss Jones,
II vas summoned 30 Ci ci nati, where Mr.
Bishop was sick at the Burnett house. He
insisted on giving puulIc exhibition Of his
p wers, although he was 50 weak that 80
could hardly walk He performed the usual
word tes and one Of the gentlemen said
that il wa, merely muscle readil <. Mr
B.sl thea sked nlm ~ select word IN
s me foreign language. lie did not tOuc
the mau. ou. stOad with his back ward
him aud .en .rote the wIrd basswsrd o
the ola kb0srd. The word was Russian.
sir. Bishop ,taggered 20 mis- dfe.,i room
and fell in cataleptc o. he vas ta.eu
to bis uot l. Ills lower Jaw dropped AMI
his limbs be anne rigid. ! scot Tor the phf-
siclal who was 10 the hotel. aud after eK-
a lining him be- pr Iu1uncei hi % d ad
Shortly aft rward Mr. B.sh p reviyei.'
Louis Aidricb. the actor, sall that le was
pr seat after BlshOp's death at tus J. mbs
Club Mr. sts aart asked me 10 asarrb
Bisnopii effects with him. said. "as u
was reported hat be had a ia 20 sum ~
money wltl uim Bishop had the reputa.
tion ~ being q peculiar maa, and as bis
agent state lIat he bad n0 pa ents living,
ani two women claimed each ~ b. uls lfa
NJ ssswart wanled sit .oss Ia tlls
search. We foabd biz money and lsnelfy,
aud wnoa ons plrae naa opened papar