The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-02
HAD BEEN DEAD TWO DAYS
Strange FEATURES or THE DEAIH
or MRS. JERRY a. UERNBERG.

Her Fate Discovered by the LandIndy OF
the House in which She L,vcd-Escapinr
Gas the Cause-Story That Her Husband
Had not Seen Her for Forty Eight Hours.
Mrs. Mary Jane weinberg AZ years old. the
wife Of Jerry A. Weinberg. one OF Brooklyn's
best-known lawyers and long First Assistant
District Attorney. was found dead in bed in
her room on the second floor Of the brown
stone house at 30 Lafayette avenue yesterday
morning. Death was due to gas asphyxiation.
The discovery was made by Mrs. Julia
Leveritch. the Iandlady. and her servant.
Maggie Hanloy. They wero attracted to the
room by strong smell OF gas
Fearing that tho,Ras was escaping, Mrs. Love-
ritch hastened to the house OF Mrs Wern-
berg's sister. Miss Agnes Reilly. 424 Lafayette
avenue. and, not finding either Mrs. Wern-
berg or her sister there. returned home
and with the assistance OF the servant
broke in the door OF Mrr. WernberR's
room The room was nlled with gas escaping
from a Jet which was half turned on. Mr..
Ieveritcf found Mrs. Weinberg lying on the
bed with her hands folded across her breast
Her face was slightly discolored. Mr.. wern-
berg. who has Offices at 387 Fulton street,
was sent for. and he hastened home.
When he became convinced that his
wife was dead he called at the Coroner's ONCE
in the Court House and informed Deputy Cor
oner Kelly. Mr.. Kelly subsequently said that
Mr. Weinberg said he had not seen his wife In
two days.
Dr. Emil F. Hartung. the Coron ersphysician.
was notified and called at the Lafayette
avenue house to ascertain the cause OF death.
when arrived" Dr. Hartune said. II saw
at q glance that decomposition had set In.
Mrs Leveritch informed me that when
abe broke into the room It was full OF
gas and the window was down from the
top about two inches Mrs. Weinberg
had on all her underclothing and a robe
about her as II she had taken of her dress pre-
paratory TO having nap. The lungs were full
OF Illuminating gas. l am positive that Mrs.
Weinberg had been dead forty-eght hours
when l viewed the body. From the
condition Mrs Weinberg was in. and
from tho fact that tho window was down
few inches. believe that death was
purely accidental. ! am sure that while Mrs
Weinberg was slowly nsrhyxiated. the volume
Of gas was not sufficient to be noticeable In
the halls or other PARTS az the house"
DR.. Hnrtung said that in view OF the facts he
had ascertaincd from Mrs. Lcveritch and the
servant and from what he saw himself 1t was
not necessary 10 perform an autopsy.
Notwithstanding the story told by Deputy
Coroner Kelly that Mr.. Weinberg had not seen
his wife for two days. Mrs. Lrvcritch said she
was positive that Mr.. Weinberg was in the
house on Thursday night aud that lie left 1t at
III. 1 usual t,m MY, yeiterdny M, moTN,nG ,,,.,
said Mrs Leveritch. wa on Tuesday night
She then Informed mo that shc was going 10
have her IhnnkrE,yins dinner with her sister
Maggie Honlcy. the servant. said she had
made UP Mrs Nernherg's bed oi, Thursday
morning. aud yesterday morning 1t had every
appearance OF having been occupied over
Mr Weinberg had the body Of his wife re-
moved from Mrs Ieyeritch'- house TO her Sis
ter's house Yesterday nitcrnoon, nnd last night
and sympathy. The arrangements Tor thu.iu-
nera were not announced lastniGht
viii did not live happily together. Mrs. Lever
itch denounced II ns utterly false
and were y very atentve to- each nh.T TS%v
ony had rooms here and got their meals out
floor, Mrs Wernbere's bedroom was SgS'" a
small one between the large sitting room
W-rnSsrs In the rear r Mr WsrpSSrc rs Sn:
ts-n hi. custom for years. spent Thanks.
Of IA, Washington avenue Alter dinner
he went to Manhattan. and. it is said, ofllciated
ar paroSs tbs that mrht al "1 at,smb nay TO
nnd Mr. weinberg last night proved futile. and
his mothers house, his sIsrcr.in.iaw house. nS
his office or at the Brooklyn Club. Of which he
Frank 0,Reilly, head clerk in Mr. wcrnbere's
on the beet OF terms. Mr.. Wernberg's health
suffered much from neuralgia and heart trou.
bl"and frequently had To 60 south
,nuei letters We're rSSciycd every F' Day from rom
her and Mr. Weinberg would send 70 her III"
sSS%t her o"S during he her Fe2 t out DoE
ssS that Mr. wS 6Ty pfesest a%T' 10 tine
Mrs Weinberg called at the Office on Monday
md we were talking about series OF dinners
Dir WernberG asked her. which dinner she pre-
isrrei 10 attend. aud she, jokingly remarked
Mrs w%rnGsrr was fo H Mis- Mis- Mary Jane
Reilly Her br2thG;r rhip Reilly was a law.
the bar he became Mr. Rcillv's partner. T'rS0
his 5t2ther,in'iaw,s death. ,TThcH occurred
tnued the S'F "c SGT wi6an, W' Tnr1nr
WEN wsrmo'Tf Ec oec %syp RSgant@a with his we
scchoolhonse. near Park avenue. in whi"h
sT Key was t%aGhsT rhey were married
SRdfe Mr. %srn[Srs. tsic lister " Mss n RGn no
on rs B "T sa nI"bETrHt'
Reilly. is one Of tn" detectives attached 70 Dis
iessi?n m,ary and el"b III" aud ''s sp nTq.
Rs F TGr,acn rHF y"eFs me- vas n"
Coils: Austin and Watson. II" resigned in Wnv'
d If dsS bci9rr tn r,GinGnt was mstcredout
Attorney Isnac $ Cailin, In iS'i he was sT an.
pointed a DEPUTY Acknowledgement. and ho |
assisted Gen. Bcnjamin r., Tracy. Edward
Mckap". He, is member OF the |
BROOKLYN and Montnnk clubs Mr. Wcrnbrrg
~ well known on tn" turf When Jimmy Mo.
IaughliR was released from the seryice oftbc |
Dryer brothers Nr. Wcrrberg took him no and |
Tut MN IN charge OF string Of horses
VIM" they did not appear on tb,
racc tracks as being owned by Mr.. Weinberg.
that fact. i Is said. was known 10 tho track
onlcials. On" Of the horses was called W"rn. |
berg ami another was known ns Counsellor
Wcrnhcrg. Among Mr. Wcrnberg' = clisnfs ne
many well known Actresses W"
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