An Insane Hollander Killed
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Title
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An Insane Hollander Killed
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Description
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This newspaper article describes a coroner's inquest into the case of Jacob Stockvis, a mentally ill man. Stockvis was arrested and imprisoned in the workhouse on Blackwell's Island on charges of drunkenness, all while his friends and family searched for him. Stockvis died due to his treatment in the workhouse shortly after being found.
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Creator
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New York Times
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Date
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1875
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Type
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Newspaper
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Format
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PNG
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Language
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English
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Subject
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mental illness, arrest, death, workhouse, drunkenness
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Place
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New York City
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Temporal Coverage
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19th Century
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Rights Holder
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New York Times Company
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Rights
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Public Domain
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transcription
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Imprisoned on Blackwell’s Island on a Charge of Drunkenness — The Coroner’s Investigation
Coroner Kessler yesterday commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Jacob Stockvis, aged forty-nine, a native of Holland, who died on Monday night at the residence of Dr. Samuel Hirsch, his brother-in-law, of No. 125 East Fifty-fourth street. It appears that Stockvis, who sometimes assumed the name of Legrand, was of an erratic temperament, and acted so strangely that it was believed he was partially deranged. About two weeks ago Stockvis disappeared from his home, No. 1,961 Third avenue, without giving his wife or children any indication of where he was going. His friends searched for him without finding any trace until last Sunday, when he was found in the workhouse on Blackwell’s Island, where he had been committed for ten days on a charge of intoxication. HIs release was secured on Monday, and he was taken to the residence of Dr. Hirsch. It was then found that he was terribly bruised about the head and face, arms, and legs. He told and indistinct and somewhat incoherent story of having been arrested on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, and having been taken the the Tombs, where he was confined in a cell with a man suffering from delirium tremens. While in this cell his companion fell upon him in his madness and beat him brutally. Dr. Hirsch did all he could to alleviate his sufferings, but Stockvis expired on Monday night. Coroner Kessler was notified, and took charge of the case. Deputy Coroner Cushman made a post-mortem examination of the remains last evening, and found that death had been caused by exhaustion from extensive suppuration of the left arm, which was much swollen and badly bruised. A jury was impaneled and an inquest will be held in a few days.
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