Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-09
FOUND DEAD ON A FLOOR
Sudden Death Of Mrs, Elizabeth QuislVy
Of No. 1901 ShallGrOSS Avenue.
AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE
Conducted by the Police and
Deputy Coroner.
A NEPHEW HELD BY THE AUTHORITIES

A NEPHEW HELD BY THE AUTHORITIES
Miss Elizabeth ,Quigey was found |
dead about 10. 30 % clock Friday morn
ing, at her residence. No. 1901 Shallcross
avenue, by her nephew, Charles Quigley,
who had been living with her for many
Years. she was about GS years of age
and had been complaining for some
time, her affection. according to a
physician, being asthma and indiges-
lion. She had lived in this city prob
ably SO years and was we'll known in
the northwestern part OF the city.
When the body was found it was in
the dining room of tho house, partly
under tnbe. Tho police and Deputy
Coroner Chandler were at once notified
and hegan IN Investigation,
N As soon as Chief of Police Dolan he
came acauainted with the facts he
gave orders to have the nephew, Charles
OuigIey, who found tho body, brought
to the notice station. Sergeant Welsh,
who had been de aiea on the case, Mt
once summoned the patrol wagon and
had Quigley sent In. The officer found
him in bad physical condition. lie
stated that be had been suffering with
| lunbago for about iiys days and was
suffering terribly lle expressed pref
| erepce 10 he taken to hospital, but
| IL was thought best to take him to the
! nolice station first and have him
examined there by Police Surgeon
Hughes.
When the patrol wagon arrived at the
stationhouse tluigley, who was APP
paiently in great physical agony, was
| assisted to the most comfortable
quarters. the women's cell, IN the
second story OF the prison. While be
was being taken 10 the cell he again
expressed desire to be taken to hos
pita. Chief DolRn seEt out ana mad
dinner brought in to him.
Quigey, vino is about a5 years OF
age, while seated on the edge oil he'd
in the cell, told Chief Dolan about the
sudden death of his aunt, lie said that
she had been i'll for some time and
had heen attended 10y two physicians.
Thursday evening, although she did
: not uppear any worse than usual In
steau Of going to he'd she went to the
dining room. ou the ground tloor' There
| was no fire in the house, and no light,
and she sat there in the cold and dark
} ness. He spoke to her about such con
; duct, but received no satisfactory reply,
( and, as far as he knows, she remained
there oil night.
AT about IL o'clock hs heard moist
10 the room where she was and learned
that abe had either fallen over a chat
or had fallen from il. Whsther sht
was injured in the fall no was unabl'
to say, as he did not think she was II
her normal condition. According to hi
! statement, be was unable to get mucf
satisfaction when talking to her, som
, OF her utterances being uninteiligihle
= lie heard nothing more from ne
: until o clock Friday morning. AT tina
hour milkman. left tina milk at tn
!. door Quigley heard him AMI informol
his aunt that the milk was at the door
asking her TO 60 and get il, as he wa
2 unable on accounted his condition. Sh
. replied abruptly, to the effect that sh
: did not care anything about the milk
= did not want 1t.
= Qnigley's condition was such that b
: did not give his, aunt much thought
= but, hearing nothing from her, b
called to her about TO- 80 O'Clock. Sh
, made no reply and he went to the ROOF
y where she had passed the night an
: there found the body lying on th
J, floor, IIs made basty examination
y and found that life was extinct. A
y though he could hardly draw one foe
. after the other, he managed to groi
y his way to the door, and, seeing Fran
y M. Sewer, who was passing, iniorme
\ him of the discovery.
Y Mr.. Sewer telephoned to the Polio
u Department, who. in turn, notified Il
u coroner's office. Both departments wer
to work on the case at once.
: Quigley, while talking to Chief Dola
&c at the pulice station, informed hi
= that matters had been in bad shape |
e the house for some time. lie and b
= aunt were the only occupants of I'll
! house, ana had been for some tim
! 10th we're supported by his work. Fl
~ the past 10 weeks he had been workir
Sc for William ~. Field, but his Athletic
le incupacita,ed him for tho past five day
ie A hasty examination of the body d
" not show anything to indicate TO,
MAY. 1t is the general impression tn
s. death resulted from heart disease, pro
70 ably superinduced by other af1iiction
S. After the woman's death had BET
u reported by Quigley the body was fcul
ie to be covered partly with oil cloth al
u pRrtly with shawl. How long Il
! woman had been dead could not bs q
AZ certainad.
Us Drs. j. P. Pyle and Joseph r. Smi
u, Friday held post norton eSaminatio
~ They announced that death was due
y neglect and exposure. Charles Quigle
s. her nephew, who had been detained
~ polics headquarters, was sent to &
ny Homeopathic Hospital on account
u his illness.