New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-24
TELLS A STORY OF WEALTH.
REMARKABLE STATEMENT MADE BY A
HOSPITAL PATIENT.

a WOMAN ~ BROOKLYN WHO ASSERTS THAT
SHE WAS BEING KILLED ny DOCTORS IN
WHOSE FAVOR SHE HAD MADE HER WILL.
There is in 81. GATHERINGS Hospital.
WILLIAMSBURG who says she is the possessor OF
an estate OF between nine ana ten millions Of dollars
and who tells story OF how she nearly became the
victim OF a conspiracy in which doctors, in whose
favor she had made her will. were interested in
having her die that they might become heirs TO her
fortune.
Tho woman IS Mrs. Minnie Frchpatrick widow.
Of Mobile Ala. and she Gays she is connected with
high Catholic dlgnitaries In this country. Mrs
Fi,chparck is about nfty-hve years old. and occu-
pies a private room in the hospital. where she was
taken three weeks ago Tor treatment for cancer.
According 10 her story morphine was used In the
attempt made upon ier lie and she only -avei
rhrough "A servant girl employed In tho house where
she was staying The girl Informed her Of the plot
and summoned another physician
Mrs Fltchpatrick says she IS grandniece OF
Mother Seton who founded the order Of Sisters OF
Charity In this city. She also says that the late
Hishon James Roosevelt BAILEY ~ Newark. was
her brother and that she Is a cousin OF Monsignor
Robert Seton. prothono AIRY ana chamberlain 10
Pope Plus *. now pastor Of St Josephs Church'
Jersey CRY General Krctschmar OF the Confederate
Army. she says. was her first husband ana her
second husband was captain III 'i'e 'o"ie'c'"'e
Navy Both dead.
,Lout a wear ago Mrs. Ftchpatrlck says. she
cana to Ncw-York for treatment for a cancer and
fell into the hands Of quacks. AS she did not I'M
nrovc she went to Brooklyn. +. D.. having heard
that there WAS specialist on cancer cases there'
and rlace1 herself under his care for treatment.
boarding with a Mrs. Mansfield. at Driggs-ave ana
south \lnth-st. by the advice OF the physician
Tnc method he used was patented one; Mrs.
irnatment and was compelled to pawn her dfa-
monds and family plate, Including several handsome
tieccs presented her family by General Lafayette
'rhe physicians she alleges. held the pawntckets
,rhren months ago. Mrs Fitchpatrick says the
servant In Mrs Manshed's employ told her that
she being poisoned Ten days after mak,ns nor
she had taken a large dosr OF medicine She then
sent thc servant for the Key; Sylyester h,sos Ms
Wvthc-avc near South Second-st to whom she
told the story. She has since told the same story
cltcd with peter Hughes. Of No 275 Berry-st
Before ne arrve an AN saryant and her
ifc was saved In this way she asserts lhe o,her
physician came and was dismiss. % oued "n oue ~ tho
hospital where she has greatly improved. AZ ne ne
hospital last nsht no ,,1co"n one was "o"'u 10
''.'SShouI1 i've until June 10 next" Mrs Fitchpat-
rick said to the hospital aten9a ts m doo and s6 m oo
reporter Dr IIughGs %ho sain .Ge Wah,s cas-
va dnrlar~d that the reporters did not have half
Of when told Of the story as writen m roo On, r,eb,
rnuorter called AT the Mansfield nome iast nlsht
onh q vounr man who answered to the name or
Andy answered the bel Mrs - MSIsee Sa, sba aucEG saiG
""yyion Know nothing. either" were Mrs. Mansfield
words 10 the man ANDY ,,xa,ao, vvo,sor
Mrs Mansfield said that Or. Alexander watson @
.tn ~ = h,I hroueht Mrs FItchpatrick to her house.
IN her s. she 90 has 10 r3e to
or,e - 20 her room which / still reservinS as
soon as she Is dscheTged from r S SInnsded you
oani neI dsnond upon ali Mrs Fitchpatrck says She
has taken such medicine that ihes she ls not a'"ass
ura FIitchpatrick viii bring suit II Is SAG to
her property which has been IN
sba hcsnitai there has been frequent caiier' wnom
| she introduces az her D,%.n'e,s '"s,esrgeants
Dr. Watson who 5 took aAanv Mrs on october s as
Mdnsn';u "a pw,Iedgc-st Brooklyn where ne moved
| t,cr az ~ leaving the Driggs-ave. house.