The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-17
MRS. HOUGII NOf THERE.
Coroner Faherty Has No Respect
for DR.. Gray's Certificate.

The sensational story that Coroner
Faherty expects to obtain from Mrs.
Mary Hougn, of the Arlington Flats. has
fused to attend the inquest last night,
which was held for the purpose Of trying
to solve the mystery connected with the
death of Thomas c. Lewis. conductor
on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, the facts
concerning which are fully known.
Coroner Faherty desired to question
Mrs. Hough concerning statements that
were made concerning her and Lewis by
witnesses at previous sessions of the jury,
and her refusal to answer his official
summons made him angry. Her hus-
band and Walter Conover, her brother,
were in the room, however, and they
both explasned to Coroner Fnherty that
Mrs. Hough was too III to be present
''lhat won't do," replied the Coroner.
''She must come here or prove to me
that she can not"
u have a certificate to the effect that
Mrs. Hough is too i'll to leave her home" !"
said Counsellor Norman l.. Rowe, and he
produced The certificate. 1t had been
N ade by DR.. Gray and set forth that he
had been attending Mrs. Hough since De-
A ROYAL DICTUM
Coroner Faherty looked more dis
pleased than ever at this evidence of The
inability OF the woman TO be present.
Certificate or no certificate" said he.
"MrS. Hougn must be produced"
The Coroner directed Constable C'Grady
to fetch the sick woman to the public
hall unless the Constable was satisfied by
investigation that DR.. Gray, L,wyer
Rowe, Mr.. Hough and Mr.. Conover had
told the truth about Mrs. Hough.
When O'Grady returned from his mis-
sion he reported that he found Mrs.
Hough at home. She lo ked pale and i'll,
and to satisfy him DIR. Gray was sent for
while the constable WAS there, aud he
sternly said that Mrs. Hougn WAS being
after ded by him, and that she was TOO I'll
to he disturbed. The doctor peremptarily
refused to permit Mrs. Hough to be taken
to the inquest.
Coroner Faherty was convinced by this
report of O'Grady that his sensation
would have to be deferred until the next
night of the inquest, and he requested
Mr.. Houeh TO relate what he knew about
Lewis and his death. Many curious eyes
were turned ON Hough. When Coreuer
Fanerty Administered the oatn to tell the
truth and nothing but the truth" The
witness was pale and hestating, but at
the same time he created Il favorable i'm
preston.
LEWIS NOT AT HoUGH'S THE FATAL NIGHT.
After testifying that he bad known
Lewis for about Two years and that Lewis
WAS frequently guest of his the witness
said he was not aware that the conductor
had ever called at his home during his
absence. Lewis was not there the night
he was killed, for witness was home from
six o'clock all the evening. Mr.. Hongh
was first made aware OF the accident TO
Lewis by his brother-in-law, who in.
formed him that man had fallen into
the court yard.
''My brother-in-law told me this, and I
started to go to the courtyard to learn
something about the affair, but my wife
was sick, and Conover said 1t would be
better for me to remain with her. He went
out to investigate the accident. When he
returned he said he did not know the
dead man, but the next morning he told me
he was Lewis. He explained that he mad
not told me before because he did not
want his sister, Mrs. Haugh, TO know it,
for she was i'll.
"On two occasions" said the witness,
"Lewis slept over night at my home. He
left the house in the morning before 1
did"
Mr.. Hough Indignantly said that be did
not believe improper relations existed be-
tween hi> wife and Lewis. After giving
some unimportant evideuce tine witness
was dismissed. and Walter Couover sue
ceeded MIN. After saying that he WAS Il
brother of Mrs. Hough and that he re-.
sided with her. he said:-
II was home in the Hough apartments
on the night in question, when heard
the fall of Lewis. l went out TO inves-
tigate and was told that a man had
fallen from the roof. / did not tell my
sister, Mrs. Hough. or her husband that
the injured man was Lewis, for l knew
the shock would make my sister sick"
The witness was positive that the last
time he saw Lewis until after the acct
dent was the Thursday prior to the night
Lewis was killed. He did not see Lewis
In the Arlington Flat that night.
1t IS believed hat when the inquest is
next resumed Mrs. Hougn will be pre-
sent.