New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-30
VAS GEORGE BOUGH POISONED'
ais WIDOW NOT ALLOWED TO SEE HIS BODY.
AID AN AUTOPSY SHOWED SUSPICIOUS
c1pc1-NsrANCEs-A FAMILY TROUBLE

OF A SERIOUS NATURE.
George Bough bartender. who boarded with
Ms wife Alice Bough. at No POI West Flfty-'mra-
g, with a man named James Green was taken Vlo-
1en,lv ~ on Tuesday last with an attack OF acute
alcoholism Dr. Beattie. who lives In that neighDor-
hood was summoned TO attend the patient ana al
,ninisered morphine In small quantities for the re-
lief OF the sick man. but as he continued 10 gro"
worse he was removed to the Roosevelt Hospital OH
Thursday, where death followed Few hours a,ei,
On Friday Mary Bough. a sister OF George cai'eu
q, the hospital against the protests of Mrs Boush,
the widow and had the body Of her brother removed
% M IA West Thirty-seventh-st, where she lives
with her uncle. John Harken. Here an autopsy was
,aia on Friday by Coroner Donln, who found IN
MIR Boughs stomach several grains or OPIUM su''
Client IL was alleged. TO have caused cea'h
Al the time 1t was said that Bough had COM
,ntted suicide but more recent developments nave
,ed 10 the belief that the poison was adiinis'eheu
by some person other than himself ana the ponoe
are now making thorough invesuga''o" u ''
case. ..s,.
Mrs Bough. the widow. demanded 'he 0us'ou'
~ the body but the sister refused to denver IT, a"
scr;inr that she was not his wife. though the
co,ple had lived together as man ana WE lo'
about a year. Mrs. Bough. In her ei'ofts 70 Se'u.
the body was assaulted by the sls'er anu s"nO'
,n the face II is said tina: Mary even thfea'e"eu
her life by shooting II she should make d" e"o''
attend the funeral which had been arranged LOT Dy
Narv or enter the premises TO view the booy. IL
IS supposed that Bough left an estate worth ABOUT
SIC ,,, r.
The widow retained counsel Braman &
Braman. OF No. i.276 Broadway. and Is. f. O"aD
sew who says he has Office at the Aipihe anu
through them secured a temporary injunction
from Judge McAdam restraining Mary noNs"
from disposng OF the BODY
with the Injunction papers there were served
nanars in an action to recover $1,000 damages from
the sister for the unlawful detention OF her Oio'"-
er's body and for the assault
7, O. alleged that this is the only injunction oil
Its kind ever granted in civil su' ny any ooD''
IN ms Is SAID that at the time the Injunction was
served Mary Bough end her uice d 10 see her
insband's body on Sunday. and Mrs. Bongh anu
her counsel went TO the IhiIty-se. eh' xrectins
;rorbie they called first at the Thrtei HIST police
station where Sergeant Fannery detared f4 r ~
GRAY 10 go with them TO the house. W men tse
reached there. however they found the 1Ce
ing the doorway ne la ,c 100 mnsuccessfrl
.norts 70 secure peaceable entrance they gave
UP the attempt the advice OF the ONCE lcGr and was
N-s Rough tainted during TINS orueal' aiiu 80 80
assisted by her lawyers and MI Green 10 Nei
home. cha Actor House last
.,nriro Nv q Tribune reporter, who secured from
nm the following statement IN regard u inc l''3''
5Nrs Rough never administered any poisons or
NV cher medicine to her husband except uhcei re
directions Of the attending caeed the report to
Ne circulated that Bough was cOlln1 conn, ot h
fend. That statement rs no, uue ~ 1he Dhvscians
holding the autopsy is correct, Bough unques' n
ably died from the effects OF POISON be was not in
condition at the time to have administered the
opium by his own hand. 80 .,r,,,rces
,ha, n proper investigation IS made by the ponce
nerson ofher than Mrs Bough Will be placed uNder
The orer os the court in the Injunction served on
Mary Bough is made returnable at noon to-day