The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-01
SULLIVAN
INQUEST
CONTINUED

The inquest into the death OF Mrs
Catherine Sullivan was continued at
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the ofice
Of Coroner Eugene H Lincoln.
The nrst witness examined was Julia
Murphy. who said that the last time she
saw Mrs Sullivan the latter appeared 20
be slightly intoxicated She said she had
seen Mrs Sullivan intoxicated at other
times, about four times In all The hus-
band also drank 70 some extent, but he
seemed 10 be always very aneetionate
towards his wife.
Mrs. Mary Lynch testified that she had
known Catherine Sullivan for seven or
eight years. When asked II Mrs. Suni-
van was a drinking woman Mrs. Lynch
said she had never seen her entirely sober.
She fen down cellar on the 18th or
March" said Mrs. Lynch. II was not
In the house at the time, but when !
went over the next morning she told
me that she had fallen down cellar when
soing after coal and had hurt her side
Her face was all SCARED up.
There was a cut over her eye; j don't
remember which one. and the eye was
black. She said that there wasn't any
body in the house with her when she fell
When I saw her the day before her eye
was not black She said the fall had
raised lump on her hip; I had never
heard her complain Of any injury TO her
hip before that morning. She had never
complained to me about anything else,
except that she had a rupture. She told
me about that about Christmas time"
After that she was complaining about
the rupture all the time She seemed
10 be In a bad state. The last time
saw her was on March Is. in the
morning the day she went away. AT
that time she seemed 20 have been drink
ing, but she was not drunk. She wes
stupid much OF the time; she drank too
much paregoric. I HAD seen her finish
two 10-cent bottles in one forenoon.
had seen her drink II number OF times.
"Once knew OF her falling against the
stove. That was about four weeks before
she went away. She hit the back OF her
head on the stove. I was with her at
that time. I used 10 see Mr.. Sullivan at
the house: he had generally been drink
ing some. From what 1 saw he was kind
70 his wife. The morning she went away
she did not say anything about having
had a quarrel with him. Later that morn
ing he came TO my house and asked where
Kit had gone, and said: It's too bad.
she's insane. The keys of his house had
been left at my house. and after he got
them and went away I did not see him
again.
Mrs. Sullivan appeared 20 be insane
at times; that is. light-headed. Shit was
forgetful. and while her talk was all
right some OF her actions were queer"
Ella Winters was the next witness 70
appear. She said she had known Cath
crime Sullivan for two years. The last
time che saw her was on "Wednesday
preceding ST. Patrick's day. Mrs. Sulli-
van appeared TO be all right except that
she dragged one foot slightly. the right.
The witness said she had seen Mrs Sui
Ivan drunk dozen times. once about
four weeks ago. when she "fell all over
the yard" Once In a while she said she
would see Mr.. Sullivan a little tipsy, but
not often. He was a quiet man and never
quarrelsome. When she saw Mrs, sulli-
van the afternoon she went away the
latter was going up the hill This was
described as a rough. unfinished street,
very steep and hard 10 climb. even for
person In good health. Mrs. Sullivan
seemed to be walking steadily at the
time.