Evening star., 1909-04-17
SHOCK PROVES FATAL
Mrs. HensIey Dies After Fall
From Electric Herdic.
Chauffeur IS ARRESTED
Held to Await Result of Investiga-
tion by Coroner's jury.
AUTOPSY SHOWS WEAK HEART
Wife Of DR.. J. r. Hensley Of the
War Department-Win Be
Buried in Ohio.

An inquest is to be held at the morgue
Monday morning for the purpose of hav-
ing jury pass upon the death OF Mrs
Mary Hensley wife of DR.. ]. T. Hensley
Of 4O6 9th street northeast. who died last
night at the apartment of DR.. John N.
Bovee. the Portner. Two hours before
she died Mrs. Hensley had been thrown
or had fallen from an electric herdic near
the corner of 10th ana u streets, and
Daniel Neipold the chauffeur, was ar
rested to be held until the jury has acted.
Last evening DR.. Hensley attended a
meeting at Foundry Church. and his wife
left home early in the evening. intending
to visit friends In the northwest section
Of the city. She transferred from an
East Capitol street car to an electric
herdic at H street and. rode to the ter
minus Of the herdic line at 18th and U
streets. where she fell AZ she was about
to alight from the vehicle. Her state
ment was that the vehicle gave lurch
and threw her to the pavement.
Daniel Neipold, the chauffeur, says he
knew nothing OF the accident until his
attention was called to it. There was an
other woman passenger In the heroic at
the time the accident occurred and she
was willing to accompany Mrs. Hensley,
but the latter said she was not injured
and did not need assistance. From the
place where she met with the accident
Mrs. Henaley went to the home Of her
stloet, where she soon complained of feel
Ing faint.
Found Condition Critical.
From the home of her cousin she was
assisted to the apartment Of DR.. and Mrs.
Bovee. Her condition soon became serious
and DR.. Jesse Ramsburg was summoned
to attend her. He found her condition
critical. and suggested that DR.. Hensley
be summoned. The husband hurried to
the Portner from the church service, and
was with his wife at the time she died.
Mrs. Hensiey's death. DR.. RanBburg
thought. was due to heart trouble, the
fatal attack having been brought on by
her experience earlier in the evening.
The remains Of Mrs. Hensley were re-
moved to the Undertaking establishment
of o. B. Jenkins. 0OS H street northwest,
where an autopsy was performed this
morning by Deputy Coroner Glaxegrook.
He found that death was due to valvular
lungs.
Native Of Ohio.
Mrs Hensley, who was a native of
Troy, Ohio, came here with her husband.
who Is a veteran of the c.vil war. about
twenty-five years ago. DR.. Hensley hav-
ing received an appointment as clerk in
the War Department. Services over the
body will be performed by Rev. Robert
M. Moore, pastor Of Foundry Church.
and the body will be taken to Troy for
interment.
Daniel Neipold, chauffeur. was found
by the police of the eighth precinct, after
Mrs. Hensley died, and placed under ar
rest Detective Berman. who was de-
tailed to make an investigation of the
affair. was told by Neipold that the acci-
| dent must have happened while his vehi-
| Gle was making a turn at the terminus
of the line. Neipold Is twenty-one years
| Of age. and lives at 90 New York ave-
nue. northwest.