New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-09
DID THE WOMAN STARTE TO DEATHf
HER NIECE INDIGNANTLY DENIES IT-A PECULIAR

HER NIECE INDIGNANTLY DENIES Ir-A PECULIAR
CASE.
An autopsy which will be held on the body of Mrs
Catherine Kelly at the Morgue this morning, by Dep
uty Coroner Weston will decide the question rs TO the
causes that led TO the death Of the woman IL Is sau
that she died from starvation, but this Is oenea oS m
friends. Mrs Kelly widow, ffty-four years oid.
She occupied three small back rooms on the tiira
floor OF the tenementnOuse No. 416 West fIity
ST. Her niece. Cillen, lived with her. lie A''er
worked as a bookfoder for Denninger Grant at NO.
los Duanc-st while her aunt was employed py MIS-
Horace Wyman OF No 81 West Thirty nintl-st' 70 90
little homework. on saturday night MIS- hehy anu
her niece were taken in Roosevelt Hospital am
bul2nce 10 Bellevue Hospital but the former deu AS
the ambulance entered the hospital grounds Dr T. IL
Peck Of Roosevelt Hospital. diagnosed both cases as
that Of starvston The body OF Mrs. Kelly was taken
from the ambulance TO the Morgue While her niece
was sent TO Ward 60 under the Of Dr. Pulley LOT
treatment.
Miss Gilen at her own request, discharged from
the Institution yesterday morning as she "isheu "
see that her aunt had decent burial Inc phy s'cl
who had charge Of her said there was nothing the mat
ter with her.
Miss Gillen was an indignant young woman when she
WINS seen AT the Morgue Yesterday afternoon she De
MED that either aunt herself deprived themselves
of the necessities OF life She said That she went 10 her
work on Friday morning, leaving her aunt apparently IN
GOOD health When she returned home IN the evening
her aunt complained OF feeling i'll, and Dr. Crmmihs'
of No AS West Fifty seventh-st, was called H. lie
prescrbed for the woman, but she did not get
better on Saturday, DIR. Dephy OF West FHty-nntl-
ST. was summoned The physicians then held a con-
sultation and advised the sending of Mrs Allen TO the
hospital The niece said that she supposed her aunt
was going to Roosevelt Hospital, as DR.. Crnmlns hao
control Of a bed there. She adds: when my aunt
was placed in the ambulance l complained OF being
SICK 50 that / could go along with her. asked Dr.
Peck where he was going to take and he answered
Bellevue l said: Il thought we were going to
Roosevelt Hospital and the doctor said that ne at
first thought he had there but afterward dis
covered that he had not.
"When we reached Bellevue Hospital aunt was first
taken from the ambulance. she had died as we passed
through the gates. stretcher called for me
when 1 could have jumped out. was sent to a ward
at once They say I was starving. Why, while
was In the institution received food at all re
ceived one glass of milk and later asked for another
which l received 1t strange thst If waa
starving they would not give me anything to eat
did not even get any breakfast obliged to pur-
chase q cup of coffee and piece of cake after left
the hospital. 1t is true that aunt had her life
insured she had policies In the Metropolitan Life
| Insurance Company which aggregated about S54
was the beneficiary. My life is insured for 500
| for the benefit Of my aunt. My aunt has money In
| bank, but il does not amount 10 much. The reason
rooms in such scanty condition was that We
| had only recently moved into The house,
The physicians at Bellevue believe that Mrs Kelly
death due general debility from lack of food
Tho young woman. they believe, Is suffering likewise
| Deputy Coroner Weston viewed the body Of Mrs
Kelly late Yesterday afternoon. He said he would MOI
held an autopsy. lie said, however that the body Of
| the WOMAN was much emaciaed