The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-17
Coroner Lincoln Files His Report on
Findings Of Inquest.
THE MYSTERY STILL UNS0LVED.
No Evidence to Show whether She Com
mitted Suicide or Not, So the Verdict
is That Her Death was Duo to Drown
ing. "Caused by Misfor.une.v

Coroner Lincoln filed his report this
morning. giving the findings OF the
inquest held for the purpose
OF ascertaining the cause Of
the death Of Aunie Bradfeld,
who was found Ia the swimming tank at
the sanitlry gymnasium onMoaday NOR
ing, Sept. Is He finds that her death was
due TO drowning, mot caused by the act
or neglect OF any person or persons, bn'
by misfortune" The rep ,rt Is as fol
lows:
"Ol tie forenoon OF Tuesday. Sep.em-
John W. ' Ksste, NJ. D. At os Of Of
the medicil examiners OF the city
OF Providence. that a young
woman had been found dead in the swim
ming tank ut the sanitary gymnasium on
Aborn street Ia the city of Providence,
and that he deemed my ser vices as cor
ner were necessary under the law in such
cases made and provided.
Then, afterwards. on the 2Sth day o.
September ! commenced holding an in
quest. and was engaged In SO doing on
the 2Sth aud Goth days OF September.
and the End and 18th days
OF DC ober In taking testimony,
reduced the same to writing In tie pres.
erce OF tie witnesses and the same was
by them signed In my presence and
sworn To rs iy law required.
After hearing the testimony and re-
viewing the same. l dnd the folio wing t.
be the facts: That on Sunday evening,
Sept. IL. 1893. Annie Brad6eld was see
about 8 o'clock. when she askel
one William McSoley to call Mr.. John II.
Smith from the sanitary & mnasium o
Aborn street; that he did as requested
and Smith wat seen a mo.Lent talkine
with her at the rear OF Wood
Bicknall & Potter's store on Aborn
street; hat S NTH ga her aRa,n abou
$3.50 o'clock AID she accompanied him t
the Journal Office. where he left
her; she started app irently for home,
and Smith. leaving. her about 10
p. m. started for home, stoppinp
first at the Girard hous
and then going up Washington stree
towards his home next to the Rymnasium;
that he went first into the gym lasium TO
the social rooms; stayed about ivt
minutes and then went througi
the covered pissageway leading from
the gymnasium building to his owr
o'clock; after leaving the Journal Office,
w ho OWu ttSblnlOuls NC UHt
not see Annie Bradield again that eve
ing; that about 1920 or 1890 Francis j
White ard Robert b. Raymond left thu
gymnasium building and a.
they passed out White saw Annie stand
ing under the stairs at the entrance 10
the gymnasium; spoke to her, but SIZE
declined TO leave, and he
went out. locking the d or be-
hind him. 1t Is not in evidence
that any other person saw her again THAI
evening. The following morning sb.
was found lying dead at the bolton
OF the tank in the swim
ming room of the gymnasium; N
n has been found who knows how sh
got there, AS no one saw her after 1913
Sunday night; 1t is impossible to sa,
how she came in that room; the
key of the door leading to that
room Lung AS usual on the left si 10 OF tn
tank room door In the hallway near
where she was last seen to be stand
ing on Sunday evening; hence the
natural conclusion would be tina,
she must have taken the key herself, ur-
locked the door and gone into the room /;
when found there vas no appearance
about the body tend NJ t.
show that she had been in any way
assaulted. other than a Sigh,
abrasion upon the arm. which would
hardly warrant tie conclusion OF an az
sault. How she came to b
In the tank there is no evidence t.
show; whether ii vas sui Idle or
Incidental there are no means of ascer-
tanning. Hence / concluded that the
sud Annie Bradfeld on the 17tl day Of
September, 1893, in the swimming roo
OF the sanitary gymnasium on Aborn'
street In The city OF Providence, comfy
OF Providence. and state OF Rhod
Island. came to her death by
drowning, the same being confirmed BY
the autopsy made BIZ John w. X .efe, NJ
D., and fled herewith, aud /
further certify and rep TT tina
upon the testimony OF The witness
herewith filed that said drowninl
WIS not caused y the act or neglect OF
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