The morning times., 1895-09-16

New York, Sept 15.-Bessie Maroon, one
of the few remaining habitues of the tender
.oin in itG palmy days, died in her room at
No. 1872 West Thirty fifth street shortly
lerore noon to day, under circumstances that
warranted Coroner Hober in ordering an
investigation and issuing warrant for the
arrest of n man whose name he refused to
divulge until the arrest was made.
The Maroon W oman Gtated TO the andlady
of the house early yesterday that this man
had brutally assaulted her the night before,
although at the time she did not appear to
be suffering from her injuries.
AneXaminationof her body to-day showed
several severe bruises, notably one under
her heart, which the coroner says may have
caused death. The man is well known to
the police, and also to the occupants OF the
house.
At O'Clock this morning groans were
heard in the woman's room, and when
the landIady rushed in she found her lying
pn the floor in agony. She was assisted
to bed and the Iapilady left her apparently
somewhat relieved.
The Iandlady entered the room again at
9 O'Clock and found the woman uncon-
scious She died shortly before noon.
The coroner said tonight that while the
wounds did not appear sufficient to have
caused death, yet there were sufficient
grounds to warrant an investigation and
the arrest o. the man pending an invcstiga-
ton.
An autopsy will be held on the body to-
morrow 1t is said the man had severely
an sararaI
casions, each time claiming that she owed
him money and would not pay it.
HUSBAND IN WASHINGTON.
The police OF the .Tenderioin precinct,
after an active inves tiGation, tonight
learned j number of facts which places
the case in u different light.
They assert that the dead woman un-
doubtedly came from an excellent family
and she is believed to have husband
in Washington employed in the Geological
Survey, and, from correspondence found,
she is thought to have been employed
herself in one of the departments in that
city.
She was the proprietress of manicure
parlor at 491 Sixth avenue and the police
say she is known TO them only through the
persistent prosecutions of the mysterious
man. whose name was announced late to-
night as Daniel McGilagah.
The Maroon woman frequently complained
TO the police about McGilagah's action,
but they could never get any satisfaction
from him, although placing him under arrest
several times. The first time he was charged
with assaulting her, but was discharged.
He claimed to be a lumber salesman.
Shortly ftar lie first FROST q " c caupht
ringing her doorbeIl and was again arrested
and fined SO. He was again taken into
custody early in September and placed
under $500 bonds, for his good behavior,
but as was subsequently shown this was not
effectual in causing him to cease his atten-
tions to her.
After he was refused admission to the
house, he made practice OF climbing in the
windows. Last Monday she opened the
manicure parlor on Sixth avenue, but during
the week bitterly complained that Nc
GiIagah was running her business by
repetition of his annoyances.
The police say that on the Friday after
noon McGilagah met met her as she was
going to dinner and knocked her down and
Kicked ner About midnight Saturday
she met two policemen at the corner or
Broadway and Thirty-fifth street and
told them that McGilagah was Sround
again and asked them in to protect her
Tue officers went back to the house
with her, but her tormentor had left.
About O'Clock this morning the door bell
OF her house was rung vigorously; and
some of the dodgers, looking out, again saw
McGnagah.
HE FLED FROM THEM.
Several OF the men started downstairs to
drive him away, whereupon he fled. This
was the last seen OF him, and at that time
the woman was Frustrated with the sickness
that caused her death later in the day.
When her effects were examined by the
coroner to-day it was shown that at one
time she was employed in Washington
and that she was married. A telegram
was found dated August, 1895, signed
Maroon" announcing that the sender
had just arrived from Europe.
From the tenor of the telegram and other
correspondence it was thought that the
coupIehad separatedin quarrelandthatthe
husband was seeking a reconci liation.
The woman never made any secret of her
name.
She told the police that McGilagdh owed
her money instead OF her being in his debt,
but she was very reticeDt in speaking about
her past life or just how she became ac-
quainted with AicGilagah. 1t was gener-
allysupposed to be eacase seofcraZyinfa
on his part, but the events Of yesterday
show that he knew something about her
identity and past history.
The woman evidently came to New York
TO start u manicure business, as it wasunGer-
stood at the time of her stay in the hotel
that she was an artist in this line.
About the time of the woman's arrival in
New York McGillagah appeared To be sup
piled with money but the police say that
now he is what is known on the Rialto as
ION the hog" and he is out of work. The
woman moved to 162 West Thirty-fifth
street last June At a late hour tonight
NcGillagah had not been caught.
1t was reported here last night that the
woman's husband, John Belmont Maroon,
is in the Geological Survey. The blue
book, the city directory and other sources
of information were in turn consulted,
with the result that Mr. Maroon could
not be found.