New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-09

blunt instrument or by ran. Inc lulI result
OF the autopsy will he made known on Thurs
day. but Deputy Coroner Lewis gave II as his
opinion that the girl was smothered.
LETTERS TO HER NIECE OPENED
New-Brunswick ~ j. Feb 6-Mrs. Martha
NJ Place. before she married. was Martha NJ.
Garrettson. member Of the old Garrettson
family of Milestone. two miles from this city.
Her father was a farmer and has been dead for
twenty years Her brother Peter u. Garrettson.
however is a baggage master on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. and is highly thought Of by his
neighbors He has three children. girl of six
teen. another fourteen, and A son four years
old. Mr.. Garrettson said to-day that his sister.
several years ago, was thrown out of a sleigh
on her head, and. he believed, never recovered
from the injury she received.
Two letters arrived here this morning from
Mrs. Place They contained five notes, two
bankhooks. the key to the trunk and the check
for IT, as we'll the single trip railroad ticket
purchased so to send the trunk baggage.
The first two notes we've addressed to Mrs
Places eldest niece. Grace Garrettson. The first
reads:
yourself good home. will send you my cloth
Ing. Make good use of them.
MATTE NJ. PLACE
The third note. to Mr.. Garrettson reads:
Dear Brother: At your convenience you can
also draw this amount from the Brooklyn Bank.
Don't let any one know you have the handbook.
Keep the money for yourself and children and
make good sensible use Of II and all the cloth
session. No one else has any right to them.
Any lawyer viii tell you that. Yours. with
much love 10 ALL MATTE NJ PLACE.
The other two notes were to Mr.. Garrettson
and his daughter respectively and were to the
same effect They leave the impression that the
woman is certainly crazy. one Of the bank
books is on the Howard Savings Institution of
q
credited to Mrs. Place The second is on the
Brooklyn Savings Bank and shows balance
of S213 IS There also SO in bills In one OF
the letters. The trunk has not yet been opened
DELAYED REPORT or ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
young man. who first said he was f II.
Brown. o, Binghamton. y. y. and later that he
was Frank Borst, OF No. 1913 Fourth-ave.. and
studying medicine at Bellevue Hospital Medical
College was transferred from his room In the Con-
tnental Hotel. at Twentieth-st and Broadway, 10
the New-York Hospital yesterday afternoon. At
the hospital It was found that the young had
attempted suicide, and that he was suffering from
wounds ip his throat and wrist. which had been
made with a razor Since sunday morning he
had remained in his bed at the hotel, and had been
under the care Of DR.. Bay ard OF No 6iS East
Seventy-ninth-st., but no one III the motel Knew
that he had tried to Kill himself He registered
at the hotel Saturday night. on the following
room. and bellboy, on going TO the door. saw
piece OF paper protrudng from the keyhole The
boy unfOlded the paper ana saw the following
note: Send for DR.. Bayard. OF No. Gle East
Seventy -ninth-st."
Dr Bayard summoned. and he reported 10
the hotel people that the young man who he said
was connected with one Of the leading families %
Binghamton. had had a severe nenorrha2e. He
asked that met Is be sent to the patients room.
The physician announced yesterday that the
sufferer was not improving quickly "a he had
hoped and that he had decided 70 have him taken
10 the hospital. 49,
The young man told the physicians at the hos
pi,al that ne had determined TO Kill himself. as he
thought he was a disgrace to his family