The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-30
THE wAsHINeToN TIMES. TUESDAY. JANUARY 80. 1906.
DID MRS. CRAMPSEY
CAUSE OWN DEATH
Women 0verhear Confession
of Dying Mother.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 3O.-The jury Of
inquest called by Coroner Linthicum 10
inquire into the death of Mrs. Mary L.
Crampsey. OF Washington, aged twenty
nine years. who died Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock at the Ladies' Sanitar-
ium on Pen Lucy avenue. Waverly.
conducted By Mrs. Minnie Rondewald
Ingle. rendered a verdict that the wo-
man came TO her death by blood pois-
oning due TO a eri ANAL operation per-
formed by a party or parties unknown
TO the jury
A most unusual feature OF the in
quest was that Mrs. IngIe and the
nurse. Mrs Martin Jurgensen, testified
that they overheard Rev +. II. Lenag-
han. Of St. Demands Church Waverly,
take the deathbcd confession OF the
dying woman, and that the latter ad-
mitted 20 the priest that she alone was
responsible for her condition.
When the priest took the confession
everyone was ordered from the room,
but the patient had been given so much
quinine that she was somewhat deaf
and the priest had to raise his voice so
that 1T was audible in the adjoining
room. as was that Of the dying wo-
man.
Another incident Of the inquest was
an argument between Coroner Linthi-
cum and Mr.. T. II. Clendinen. attOr-
Hey for Mrs. Ingle. Mr. Clendiaen was
admitted TO the jury room. as is the
I custom, but when the first witness
| Round Sergeant House. was put on the
stand ana Inquiries were made concern
ing the general character OF the sanf-
tarium. -'Ir. Clendinen broke in and said
that questions should be confined TO the
case that was under discussion.
TIT d fsrHr. "A
reminding the attorney that he had no
right TO interfere said that he had a
perfect right TO endeaVor to establisn
| the character OF the institution.
While Mrs. Ingle WIS on the stand.
/ Mr. Clendinen made a remark that the
/ question asked had been answered, and
/ the coroner again reminded him that he
/ had nothing 10 say In the matter
/ II am conducting this case" said the
/ coroner, and IL do not understand the
replies there are twelve men in front OF
i me who do. and they. and not J. VII
/ render the verdict. After that Mr. Glen
dineE had nothing further 10 say.
/ The most important witness was Mrs
Inele, who stated that Mrs Crampsey.
/ accompanied by another woman whose
name she did not know, came TO her
I for four months. That evening, she sa I'D
/ Mrs. CTampsey was III, having q temper
/ allure Of Jos. but she was placed IN bed
{ given qgtnlHe and cold applications. and
I IN the morning she was much better.
/ and continued 10 be In fairly good
/ health until January Is. when the &C
/ coHChement occurred. Acting under the
| mothers instructions, the remains were
{ cremated.
/ Mrs IngIe said it was only then that
i the woman disclosed her name.
On January Is. Dr.. II. J. Stricken
was called in. Mrs. Ingle stated that
( the physician later called Dr. J. NJ
i HuHdle- In consultation. and that both
/ advised the woman TO 90 TO hospital,
but that she declined. Last Friday Mrs.
/ Crampsey became very much worse.
/ and on Saturday Father Lanahan was
/ called IN 20 administer the rites to fhe
I dying. Sunday the witness stated Mrs
/ Crampsey was told by DR.. Stricken that
. she could not live and II was then that
she told who her parents were and they
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