New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-11
MANY MURDERS SUSPECTED
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woman on December ]. 1896. In the morning
He was asked to call by a messenger sent by the
barber He found the woman washing at tub:
! He questioned her as to her symptoms. but all
| questions answered by her husband, who
said that she could not understand English.
The physician said that he learned afterward
| that she could both speak and read English
The husband said that his wife felt dizzy.
The doctor prescribed for her. but does not re-
call the exact nature of the prescription. From
| his examination he decided that she was suf-
+, fering from torpid liver and stagnation OF
the blood. He again visited her on December
and prescribed for her the second time. He
called again December II and found her
weak On December IL he found her confined
to bed. On the morning OF December l3, be-
tween 6 and o'clock. a messenger called him
to the Braune house and he found the woman
In the bed in dying condition.
The husband was rot In the room when l
got there" the doctor said and looked out
Of a window and saw him coming from an out
house in the yard. l had at that time asked
hoy in the house where his father was. When
he came in | spoke hrrshly to him and asked
him II he did not know his wife was dying.
He apologized. and subsequently I felt sorry
for what l said 10 him. for he seemed to feel so
sorry when she died. as she did short time
afterward.
THOUGHT APOPLEXY CAUSED DEATH.
Il attributed the death to apoplexy." Dr.
Lyman continued but was very uncertain as
to its cause, although believing from the symp
TOMS that IT was apoplexy. Within twenty
four hours Braune (tsanola). accompanied by
three young men. came to my house. HIS com
panions remained In the room while he and l
had an interview He came with policy or
Insurance or his wifes life, and asked me to
be very careful In making the proof OF her
death agree with the death certificate | had
given He also told me to be very guarded IN
any statement might make to any representa-
tive Of the insurance company. At the time l
surprised at what he was saying and IN
fact. up to the sergeant's visit to-day the thihg
always in my memory.
The doctor further said that he had OFTEN
talked with his wife about the matter. ana that
when accounts Of the Thorn trial were published.
and he read that Thorn had hired a cottage
Of a man named Braun. nc had wondered II the
Barber Braun and Thorn were not one ana the
same He added that in signing the death GER
ti6cate he was morally certain that death was
due TO apoplexy. but he never felt positive on
the subject. He said that he asked Braun II ne
had been married before ana that the ldd'eI re-
piled in the negative
MRS SUMMERS ILLNESS.
DR. c. F. Barton. Of No 7O4 East One hundred
and-forty- second st. one Of the attending ply
sicians on Mrs. Jennie Summer. the fourth
wife who died last August at her home. NO. Zfo
East one hundred and twenty fifth ST. said that
the first he heard OF Zanoli. whom ne Knew AS
Charles Sumner. was when the latter wrote a
note TO Daniel Reynolds. OF one hundred- ana
fftv-third- St and Third ave. In which he said
that ne would like to join the order OF United
Friends and wished him to send blanks ana
application papers. We sent committee 70
cali upon SUMNER and he received them very
cordially. He said that both he and his wife
wished to Join the order. The committee re-
ported most favorably.
II examined his wife" said the doctor. and
found her a fine. healthy young woman. thirty
one years old. ! made an examination oi MN
and found that ne had a lame knee and was
forty five years old. He wanted n policy ~
So 900 on each OF their lives. AS they were
living in fiat Of three rooms. and as learned
ne was a barber. thought II improbable that
he could pay the premiums Of 30 large an IN
surance investment. and was rather suspicious
suhmer faid ,as ca1 m, pass ass" y have s0r
mind TO go in for $1,000 each you may have IL
ITO this he consented, and l sent him exami-
nation papers, and both were accepted.
HER REMARKABLE DEATH
within about two months" said Or. Barton.
II received a postal card from him. which read;
Come down when am at home and see nv
wife She is atling for 4 couple OF weeks she
has had another doctor but would Ike 10 gee
YOU .u.a
Both answered questions as to her symptoms
They told me that she had trouble WIN hei
head and alteration of the mind / prescribed
uuinine and gave her medicine. Gay or wv
after that ! received postal card TO go on
Sunday morning and see the wife. od car;
and SUMNER said his wife had got up and had
cot breakfast but that her head pained hci
again He said that she did not seem 10 ge'
along very well and so ne had asked me " o''''
and see her again. "a
II went down again between and IL o'clock
that day, and found her unconscious She Iay
in a stupor. Her temperature vas lvf' to,a
him that this very sudden ana ne saId
that he wanted me 10 attend her toid MIN
that | thought had better have their nrst
physician as IT seemed very seriouS ~ Hs a
O, No 229 East One-hundred and-twenty-
fourth-st He came with me. and round her
that she had a good strong pulse
This cali was made at 8 o'clock In the even
ing I left the house. and went there at
o'cIock the next morning. The woman was
dead I asked when she died. and her husband
said at 3 o'clock in the morning. then saw
Dr. Harris who had attended her that nlgh'
and asked him how the woman died. he SAID
that she had died Of heart failure. and that he
saw her before she died. He also said that
he thought the case looked like typhoid ma
arial fever"
ANOTHER PHYSICIANS STORY.
Dr. j. W. Harris. OF No. 229 East One-hun-
dred- and weity -fourth-st.. the physician re-
ferrCd to in DR.. Barton's statement, has MADE
n statement to the police to the effect that ne
does not remember the day or date when he hrst
s.w the SUMNER woman for he paid by the
husband for the visit. and made only general
memorandum Of 1t. He said that on the nfst
visit the husband called for him at p IN. lie
saw the woman and founo ner lylhs on iou ,.
He discovered symptoms Of malaria Her nus
hand told me-" said Dr. Harris. that he wanted
me to see her the next day. but instructed me
not to call until after p m. when ne wouln
be at home. his "lle oio not oeic'c ]" u''''i''
according to him.
Dr. Harris said that he called the following
evening and found the woman better He did
not see her again for two or three weeks. linen
Tho husband called at DR.. Harris's house and
told him that his wife had been I'll. but that she
would not have a doctor Al his request, Dr;
Harris said, he called upon the wiic ana louhu
her temDerature between 1O1 and 1O2 degrees.
lie gave a prescription and went away: The
next day little boy. Zanolfs son. called upor,
the doctor and told him that his father DID not
wish him to attend his wife again. for he had
called upon the lodge doctor, Dr. Barton
ZANOLTs TEARS ALWAYS AT HAND.
Or Barton called for me later" the state
.aant cnntinnes land we went Into consultation.