Fall River Evening News
Friday, July 26, 1895
Page 8
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Mrs. John Wild and Not Mrs. Ann Mulvey Drowned in the River.
A COMEDY OF ERRORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAD TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Mulvey About Only One Who Believed In Her Existence.
There was a sad yet in many respects an extremely funny mistake, yesterday, in the identifying of the woman found in the water near the King Philip boat house as Mrs. Ann Mulvey, of Globe Village. Mrs. Mulvey is alive and as well as usual to-day, though she was identified by a score or more persons, including her own son, yesterday, as the woman taken from the water to McDermott & Co.'s undertaking rooms.
The body found was supposed to be Mrs. Mulvey until about 6:30 p. m., yesterday, when Mr. Charles E. Wild, of No. 100 Alden street, reading the evening papers, noticed the account of a woman being discovered and that the clothing worn by her closely resembled that worn by his mother who had been away over night,supposedly on a visit to Mrs. Ellen Wilson, of No. 58 Mulberry street. Mr. Wild had no reason to believe his mother would take her life, still he felt that he should make certain whether the woman was his mother and went to the undertakers. The moment he saw the body he positively identified it as that of Mrs. Ann Wild's, his mother, almost in the presence of parties who had said the woman was Mrs. Mulvey. Word coming soon after that Mrs. Mulvey was alive, the body was turned over to Mr. Wild and he in turn gave it in charge of Undertakers Henry Waring & Son to prepare for burial.
How or why Mrs. Wild came where she was found and whether she committed suicide or was accidentally drowned, is a matter of conjecture. It has been learned that Mrs. Ellen Wilson of Mulberry street, called on Mrs. Wild Wednesday afternoon, returning to her home about 5:20 and that Mrs. Wild followed on the second next car, arriving at Mrs. Wilson's about 6 o'clock. Mrs. Wilson was surprised at seeing her friend so soon and told her so, asking if anything was the matter? Mrs. Wild answered in such a hysterical way that Mrs. Wilson could hardly understand what she said. She told her to lie down for a few minutes while she (Mrs. Wilson) prepared her son's supper, the latter having just come in from work. Mrs. Wild lay down on the sofa in the front room and Mrs. Wilson went on preparing supper. She had been busy perhaps five minutes when a young niece,who was playing in the yard, came in and said that Mrs. Wild had just gone out the front way. The thought came to Mrs. Wilson that Mrs. Wild had probably crossed the street to see a Mrs. Grime,who was an acquaintance of both, and with that she went about her work. She later called on Mrs. Grime and learned that Mrs. Wild had not been to see her, but had been seen going up Mulberry street,in the direction of South Park, on leaving Wilson's.
Mrs. Wilson did not know of Mrs. Wild's death until informed of it by a NEWS reporter about 10 o'clock, this morning. The news was a great surprise to her, as it had been to all the decedent's family,–a husband, three sons, one daughter and several grandchildren,–none of whom think that she could have committed suicide, but instead feel that she must have wandered to the shore when temporarily out of her mind and accidentally drowned. The deceased has been a resident of the city for nearly 40 years and was much respected by those who knew her.
Mrs. Ann Mulvey, identified as the drowning woman soon after the discovery of the body, was first told of her supposed demise by Officer Waring, late last-evening. She had heard of a woman being found in the water, but had not heard that she was the supposed woman. She saw the officer on the street, stopped him and asked who the drowned woman was? The officer, not knowing the woman who stopped him, answered that it was a Mrs. Ann Mulvey, who had lived in Globe Village. A strange look came over Mrs. Mulvey's face and for a moment she was speechless. However, she regained her speech in a few moments and told the officer there was some mistake, for she was Mrs. Ann Mulvey. The officer thought the woman either joking or out of her head, and answered by telling her she had better go back to McDermott's undertaking rooms, where she belonged. She had more to say and in such a serious way that the officer realized that there was a mistake and at once started an investigation.
Mrs. Mulvey went down to Bay street, where she has several friends, to see what they had heard about her death. She first called on a Mrs. Lawless. The doors were locked, the family having retired, but Mrs. Mulvey intended to see some one, and she shouted out, " Mrs. Lawless" at the top of her voice. Mrs. Lawless heard the voice, and recognized it as sounding very much like Mrs. Mulvey's, was fearful about answering, at first, but finally did so, and found that it was Mrs. Mulvey's. The nervous shock was so great to Mrs. Lawless on seeing Mrs. Mulvey, whom she supposed dead, that she entirely collapsed, and was obliged to be assisted to her bed. Mrs. Mulvey assisted in calming Mrs. Lawless, and then went to another friend's, near by, where she had much the same trouble in proving herself alive.
She then went to her home and found her son, with whom she lived alone, just coming out of the house with her life insurance policy papers in his hand, intending to go into the city to see if they were properly made out. He recognized his mother's face and figure as a ghost, and would not believe it was really herself in the flesh until she made him feel of her arm.; then he thought a miracle had been performed. Explanations followed, and both agreed there had been a mistake.
The son, about 25 years of age, is a spinner, employed up to about two weeks ago at the Sanford mill. He was obliged to leave at that time on account of sickness. Yesterday he left home early in the morning, going to South Park, where he spent the entire day. Mrs. Mulvey went out about the same time as her son. The son returned to his home late in the afternoon, and hearing of his mother's supposed death, went immediately to the undertakers', took a glance at the body and said it was his mother.
Mulvey was terribly grief stricken at the time and probably did not look closely at the body. Several other people, who are personally acquainted with Mrs. Mulvey, were present when the son viewed the body, and also said that it was Mrs. Mulvey. One woman said that she had heard Mrs. Mulvey threaten several times to take her life and that she had a strange look in her eyes of late. With the meeting of mother and son the former went at once to the undertaker's to see what the woman taken for her looked like. The body had been removed by Undertaker Waring in the meantime and Mrs. Mulvey returned to her home disappointed.
The police had been to Mrs. Mulvey's house during the day, and finding no evidence of anyone having been there, at least since early morning, had concluded that the identity had been established. What seems the strangest in connection with the mistaken identity is that there is but little resemblance between Mrs. Mulvey and Mrs. Wild, the former being a small woman of slight build and the latter a rather stout woman and with hair grayer than Mrs. Mulvey's.
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Fall River Evening News
Friday, July 26, 1895
Page 8
WILD.—In this city, 25th, Mary A., wife of John Wild, aged 63 years, 8 months and 20 days.
Funeral services at her late residence, 100 Alden street, Saturday, at 3 o'clock p. m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Friday, July 26, 1895
Page 8
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Mrs. John Wild and Not Mrs. Ann Mulvey Drowned in the River.
A COMEDY OF ERRORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAD TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Mulvey About Only One Who Believed In Her Existence.
There was a sad yet in many respects an extremely funny mistake, yesterday, in the identifying of the woman found in the water near the King Philip boat house as Mrs. Ann Mulvey, of Globe Village. Mrs. Mulvey is alive and as well as usual to-day, though she was identified by a score or more persons, including her own son, yesterday, as the woman taken from the water to McDermott & Co.'s undertaking rooms.
The body found was supposed to be Mrs. Mulvey until about 6:30 p. m., yesterday, when Mr. Charles E. Wild, of No. 100 Alden street, reading the evening papers, noticed the account of a woman being discovered and that the clothing worn by her closely resembled that worn by his mother who had been away over night,supposedly on a visit to Mrs. Ellen Wilson, of No. 58 Mulberry street. Mr. Wild had no reason to believe his mother would take her life, still he felt that he should make certain whether the woman was his mother and went to the undertakers. The moment he saw the body he positively identified it as that of Mrs. Ann Wild's, his mother, almost in the presence of parties who had said the woman was Mrs. Mulvey. Word coming soon after that Mrs. Mulvey was alive, the body was turned over to Mr. Wild and he in turn gave it in charge of Undertakers Henry Waring & Son to prepare for burial.
How or why Mrs. Wild came where she was found and whether she committed suicide or was accidentally drowned, is a matter of conjecture. It has been learned that Mrs. Ellen Wilson of Mulberry street, called on Mrs. Wild Wednesday afternoon, returning to her home about 5:20 and that Mrs. Wild followed on the second next car, arriving at Mrs. Wilson's about 6 o'clock. Mrs. Wilson was surprised at seeing her friend so soon and told her so, asking if anything was the matter? Mrs. Wild answered in such a hysterical way that Mrs. Wilson could hardly understand what she said. She told her to lie down for a few minutes while she (Mrs. Wilson) prepared her son's supper, the latter having just come in from work. Mrs. Wild lay down on the sofa in the front room and Mrs. Wilson went on preparing supper. She had been busy perhaps five minutes when a young niece,who was playing in the yard, came in and said that Mrs. Wild had just gone out the front way. The thought came to Mrs. Wilson that Mrs. Wild had probably crossed the street to see a Mrs. Grime,who was an acquaintance of both, and with that she went about her work. She later called on Mrs. Grime and learned that Mrs. Wild had not been to see her, but had been seen going up Mulberry street,in the direction of South Park, on leaving Wilson's.
Mrs. Wilson did not know of Mrs. Wild's death until informed of it by a NEWS reporter about 10 o'clock, this morning. The news was a great surprise to her, as it had been to all the decedent's family,–a husband, three sons, one daughter and several grandchildren,–none of whom think that she could have committed suicide, but instead feel that she must have wandered to the shore when temporarily out of her mind and accidentally drowned. The deceased has been a resident of the city for nearly 40 years and was much respected by those who knew her.
Mrs. Ann Mulvey, identified as the drowning woman soon after the discovery of the body, was first told of her supposed demise by Officer Waring, late last-evening. She had heard of a woman being found in the water, but had not heard that she was the supposed woman. She saw the officer on the street, stopped him and asked who the drowned woman was? The officer, not knowing the woman who stopped him, answered that it was a Mrs. Ann Mulvey, who had lived in Globe Village. A strange look came over Mrs. Mulvey's face and for a moment she was speechless. However, she regained her speech in a few moments and told the officer there was some mistake, for she was Mrs. Ann Mulvey. The officer thought the woman either joking or out of her head, and answered by telling her she had better go back to McDermott's undertaking rooms, where she belonged. She had more to say and in such a serious way that the officer realized that there was a mistake and at once started an investigation.
Mrs. Mulvey went down to Bay street, where she has several friends, to see what they had heard about her death. She first called on a Mrs. Lawless. The doors were locked, the family having retired, but Mrs. Mulvey intended to see some one, and she shouted out, " Mrs. Lawless" at the top of her voice. Mrs. Lawless heard the voice, and recognized it as sounding very much like Mrs. Mulvey's, was fearful about answering, at first, but finally did so, and found that it was Mrs. Mulvey's. The nervous shock was so great to Mrs. Lawless on seeing Mrs. Mulvey, whom she supposed dead, that she entirely collapsed, and was obliged to be assisted to her bed. Mrs. Mulvey assisted in calming Mrs. Lawless, and then went to another friend's, near by, where she had much the same trouble in proving herself alive.
She then went to her home and found her son, with whom she lived alone, just coming out of the house with her life insurance policy papers in his hand, intending to go into the city to see if they were properly made out. He recognized his mother's face and figure as a ghost, and would not believe it was really herself in the flesh until she made him feel of her arm.; then he thought a miracle had been performed. Explanations followed, and both agreed there had been a mistake.
The son, about 25 years of age, is a spinner, employed up to about two weeks ago at the Sanford mill. He was obliged to leave at that time on account of sickness. Yesterday he left home early in the morning, going to South Park, where he spent the entire day. Mrs. Mulvey went out about the same time as her son. The son returned to his home late in the afternoon, and hearing of his mother's supposed death, went immediately to the undertakers', took a glance at the body and said it was his mother.
Mulvey was terribly grief stricken at the time and probably did not look closely at the body. Several other people, who are personally acquainted with Mrs. Mulvey, were present when the son viewed the body, and also said that it was Mrs. Mulvey. One woman said that she had heard Mrs. Mulvey threaten several times to take her life and that she had a strange look in her eyes of late. With the meeting of mother and son the former went at once to the undertaker's to see what the woman taken for her looked like. The body had been removed by Undertaker Waring in the meantime and Mrs. Mulvey returned to her home disappointed.
The police had been to Mrs. Mulvey's house during the day, and finding no evidence of anyone having been there, at least since early morning, had concluded that the identity had been established. What seems the strangest in connection with the mistaken identity is that there is but little resemblance between Mrs. Mulvey and Mrs. Wild, the former being a small woman of slight build and the latter a rather stout woman and with hair grayer than Mrs. Mulvey's.
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Fall River Evening News
Friday, July 26, 1895
Page 8
WILD.—In this city, 25th, Mary A., wife of John Wild, aged 63 years, 8 months and 20 days.
Funeral services at her late residence, 100 Alden street, Saturday, at 3 o'clock p. m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Fall River Evening News
Friday, July 26, 1895
Page 8
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Mrs. John Wild and Not Mrs. Ann Mulvey Drowned in the River.
A COMEDY OF ERRORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAD TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Mulvey About Only One Who Believed In Her Existence.
There was a sad yet in many respects an extremely funny mistake, yesterday, in the identifying of the woman found in the water near the King Philip boat house as Mrs. Ann Mulvey, of Globe Village. Mrs. Mulvey is alive and as well as usual to-day, though she was identified by a score or more persons, including her own son, yesterday, as the woman taken from the water to McDermott & Co.'s undertaking rooms.
The body found was supposed to be Mrs. Mulvey until about 6:30 p. m., yesterday, when Mr. Charles E. Wild, of No. 100 Alden street, reading the evening papers, noticed the account of a woman being discovered and that the clothing worn by her closely resembled that worn by his mother who had been away over night,supposedly on a visit to Mrs. Ellen Wilson, of No. 58 Mulberry street. Mr. Wild had no reason to believe his mother would take her life, still he felt that he should make certain whether the woman was his mother and went to the undertakers. The moment he saw the body he positively identified it as that of Mrs. Ann Wild's, his mother, almost in the presence of parties who had said the woman was Mrs. Mulvey. Word coming soon after that Mrs. Mulvey was alive, the body was turned over to Mr. Wild and he in turn gave it in charge of Undertakers Henry Waring & Son to prepare for burial.
How or why Mrs. Wild came where she was found and whether she committed suicide or was accidentally drowned, is a matter of conjecture. It has been learned that Mrs. Ellen Wilson of Mulberry street, called on Mrs. Wild Wednesday afternoon, returning to her home about 5:20 and that Mrs. Wild followed on the second next car, arriving at Mrs. Wilson's about 6 o'clock. Mrs. Wilson was surprised at seeing her friend so soon and told her so, asking if anything was the matter? Mrs. Wild answered in such a hysterical way that Mrs. Wilson could hardly understand what she said. She told her to lie down for a few minutes while she (Mrs. Wilson) prepared her son's supper, the latter having just come in from work. Mrs. Wild lay down on the sofa in the front room and Mrs. Wilson went on preparing supper. She had been busy perhaps five minutes when a young niece,who was playing in the yard, came in and said that Mrs. Wild had just gone out the front way. The thought came to Mrs. Wilson that Mrs. Wild had probably crossed the street to see a Mrs. Grime,who was an acquaintance of both, and with that she went about her work. She later called on Mrs. Grime and learned that Mrs. Wild had not been to see her, but had been seen going up Mulberry street,in the direction of South Park, on leaving Wilson's.
Mrs. Wilson did not know of Mrs. Wild's death until informed of it by a NEWS reporter about 10 o'clock, this morning. The news was a great surprise to her, as it had been to all the decedent's family,–a husband, three sons, one daughter and several grandchildren,–none of whom think that she could have committed suicide, but instead feel that she must have wandered to the shore when temporarily out of her mind and accidentally drowned. The deceased has been a resident of the city for nearly 40 years and was much respected by those who knew her.
Mrs. Ann Mulvey, identified as the drowning woman soon after the discovery of the body, was first told of her supposed demise by Officer Waring, late last-evening. She had heard of a woman being found in the water, but had not heard that she was the supposed woman. She saw the officer on the street, stopped him and asked who the drowned woman was? The officer, not knowing the woman who stopped him, answered that it was a Mrs. Ann Mulvey, who had lived in Globe Village. A strange look came over Mrs. Mulvey's face and for a moment she was speechless. However, she regained her speech in a few moments and told the officer there was some mistake, for she was Mrs. Ann Mulvey. The officer thought the woman either joking or out of her head, and answered by telling her she had better go back to McDermott's undertaking rooms, where she belonged. She had more to say and in such a serious way that the officer realized that there was a mistake and at once started an investigation.
Mrs. Mulvey went down to Bay street, where she has several friends, to see what they had heard about her death. She first called on a Mrs. Lawless. The doors were locked, the family having retired, but Mrs. Mulvey intended to see some one, and she shouted out, " Mrs. Lawless" at the top of her voice. Mrs. Lawless heard the voice, and recognized it as sounding very much like Mrs. Mulvey's, was fearful about answering, at first, but finally did so, and found that it was Mrs. Mulvey's. The nervous shock was so great to Mrs. Lawless on seeing Mrs. Mulvey, whom she supposed dead, that she entirely collapsed, and was obliged to be assisted to her bed. Mrs. Mulvey assisted in calming Mrs. Lawless, and then went to another friend's, near by, where she had much the same trouble in proving herself alive.
She then went to her home and found her son, with whom she lived alone, just coming out of the house with her life insurance policy papers in his hand, intending to go into the city to see if they were properly made out. He recognized his mother's face and figure as a ghost, and would not believe it was really herself in the flesh until she made him feel of her arm.; then he thought a miracle had been performed. Explanations followed, and both agreed there had been a mistake.
The son, about 25 years of age, is a spinner, employed up to about two weeks ago at the Sanford mill. He was obliged to leave at that time on account of sickness. Yesterday he left home early in the morning, going to South Park, where he spent the entire day. Mrs. Mulvey went out about the same time as her son. The son returned to his home late in the afternoon, and hearing of his mother's supposed death, went immediately to the undertakers', took a glance at the body and said it was his mother.
Mulvey was terribly grief stricken at the time and probably did not look closely at the body. Several other people, who are personally acquainted with Mrs. Mulvey, were present when the son viewed the body, and also said that it was Mrs. Mulvey. One woman said that she had heard Mrs. Mulvey threaten several times to take her life and that she had a strange look in her eyes of late. With the meeting of mother and son the former went at once to the undertaker's to see what the woman taken for her looked like. The body had been removed by Undertaker Waring in the meantime and Mrs. Mulvey returned to her home disappointed.
The police had been to Mrs. Mulvey's house during the day, and finding no evidence of anyone having been there, at least since early morning, had concluded that the identity had been established. What seems the strangest in connection with the mistaken identity is that there is but little resemblance between Mrs. Mulvey and Mrs. Wild, the former being a small woman of slight build and the latter a rather stout woman and with hair grayer than Mrs. Mulvey's.
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Fall River Evening News
Friday, July 26, 1895
Page 8
WILD.—In this city, 25th, Mary A., wife of John Wild, aged 63 years, 8 months and 20 days.
Funeral services at her late residence, 100 Alden street, Saturday, at 3 o'clock p. m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Friday, July 26, 1895
Page 8
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Mrs. John Wild and Not Mrs. Ann Mulvey Drowned in the River.
A COMEDY OF ERRORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAD TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Mulvey About Only One Who Believed In Her Existence.
There was a sad yet in many respects an extremely funny mistake, yesterday, in the identifying of the woman found in the water near the King Philip boat house as Mrs. Ann Mulvey, of Globe Village. Mrs. Mulvey is alive and as well as usual to-day, though she was identified by a score or more persons, including her own son, yesterday, as the woman taken from the water to McDermott & Co.'s undertaking rooms.
The body found was supposed to be Mrs. Mulvey until about 6:30 p. m., yesterday, when Mr. Charles E. Wild, of No. 100 Alden street, reading the evening papers, noticed the account of a woman being discovered and that the clothing worn by her closely resembled that worn by his mother who had been away over night,supposedly on a visit to Mrs. Ellen Wilson, of No. 58 Mulberry street. Mr. Wild had no reason to believe his mother would take her life, still he felt that he should make certain whether the woman was his mother and went to the undertakers. The moment he saw the body he positively identified it as that of Mrs. Ann Wild's, his mother, almost in the presence of parties who had said the woman was Mrs. Mulvey. Word coming soon after that Mrs. Mulvey was alive, the body was turned over to Mr. Wild and he in turn gave it in charge of Undertakers Henry Waring & Son to prepare for burial.
How or why Mrs. Wild came where she was found and whether she committed suicide or was accidentally drowned, is a matter of conjecture. It has been learned that Mrs. Ellen Wilson of Mulberry street, called on Mrs. Wild Wednesday afternoon, returning to her home about 5:20 and that Mrs. Wild followed on the second next car, arriving at Mrs. Wilson's about 6 o'clock. Mrs. Wilson was surprised at seeing her friend so soon and told her so, asking if anything was the matter? Mrs. Wild answered in such a hysterical way that Mrs. Wilson could hardly understand what she said. She told her to lie down for a few minutes while she (Mrs. Wilson) prepared her son's supper, the latter having just come in from work. Mrs. Wild lay down on the sofa in the front room and Mrs. Wilson went on preparing supper. She had been busy perhaps five minutes when a young niece,who was playing in the yard, came in and said that Mrs. Wild had just gone out the front way. The thought came to Mrs. Wilson that Mrs. Wild had probably crossed the street to see a Mrs. Grime,who was an acquaintance of both, and with that she went about her work. She later called on Mrs. Grime and learned that Mrs. Wild had not been to see her, but had been seen going up Mulberry street,in the direction of South Park, on leaving Wilson's.
Mrs. Wilson did not know of Mrs. Wild's death until informed of it by a NEWS reporter about 10 o'clock, this morning. The news was a great surprise to her, as it had been to all the decedent's family,–a husband, three sons, one daughter and several grandchildren,–none of whom think that she could have committed suicide, but instead feel that she must have wandered to the shore when temporarily out of her mind and accidentally drowned. The deceased has been a resident of the city for nearly 40 years and was much respected by those who knew her.
Mrs. Ann Mulvey, identified as the drowning woman soon after the discovery of the body, was first told of her supposed demise by Officer Waring, late last-evening. She had heard of a woman being found in the water, but had not heard that she was the supposed woman. She saw the officer on the street, stopped him and asked who the drowned woman was? The officer, not knowing the woman who stopped him, answered that it was a Mrs. Ann Mulvey, who had lived in Globe Village. A strange look came over Mrs. Mulvey's face and for a moment she was speechless. However, she regained her speech in a few moments and told the officer there was some mistake, for she was Mrs. Ann Mulvey. The officer thought the woman either joking or out of her head, and answered by telling her she had better go back to McDermott's undertaking rooms, where she belonged. She had more to say and in such a serious way that the officer realized that there was a mistake and at once started an investigation.
Mrs. Mulvey went down to Bay street, where she has several friends, to see what they had heard about her death. She first called on a Mrs. Lawless. The doors were locked, the family having retired, but Mrs. Mulvey intended to see some one, and she shouted out, " Mrs. Lawless" at the top of her voice. Mrs. Lawless heard the voice, and recognized it as sounding very much like Mrs. Mulvey's, was fearful about answering, at first, but finally did so, and found that it was Mrs. Mulvey's. The nervous shock was so great to Mrs. Lawless on seeing Mrs. Mulvey, whom she supposed dead, that she entirely collapsed, and was obliged to be assisted to her bed. Mrs. Mulvey assisted in calming Mrs. Lawless, and then went to another friend's, near by, where she had much the same trouble in proving herself alive.
She then went to her home and found her son, with whom she lived alone, just coming out of the house with her life insurance policy papers in his hand, intending to go into the city to see if they were properly made out. He recognized his mother's face and figure as a ghost, and would not believe it was really herself in the flesh until she made him feel of her arm.; then he thought a miracle had been performed. Explanations followed, and both agreed there had been a mistake.
The son, about 25 years of age, is a spinner, employed up to about two weeks ago at the Sanford mill. He was obliged to leave at that time on account of sickness. Yesterday he left home early in the morning, going to South Park, where he spent the entire day. Mrs. Mulvey went out about the same time as her son. The son returned to his home late in the afternoon, and hearing of his mother's supposed death, went immediately to the undertakers', took a glance at the body and said it was his mother.
Mulvey was terribly grief stricken at the time and probably did not look closely at the body. Several other people, who are personally acquainted with Mrs. Mulvey, were present when the son viewed the body, and also said that it was Mrs. Mulvey. One woman said that she had heard Mrs. Mulvey threaten several times to take her life and that she had a strange look in her eyes of late. With the meeting of mother and son the former went at once to the undertaker's to see what the woman taken for her looked like. The body had been removed by Undertaker Waring in the meantime and Mrs. Mulvey returned to her home disappointed.
The police had been to Mrs. Mulvey's house during the day, and finding no evidence of anyone having been there, at least since early morning, had concluded that the identity had been established. What seems the strangest in connection with the mistaken identity is that there is but little resemblance between Mrs. Mulvey and Mrs. Wild, the former being a small woman of slight build and the latter a rather stout woman and with hair grayer than Mrs. Mulvey's.
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Fall River Evening News
Friday, July 26, 1895
Page 8
WILD.—In this city, 25th, Mary A., wife of John Wild, aged 63 years, 8 months and 20 days.
Funeral services at her late residence, 100 Alden street, Saturday, at 3 o'clock p. m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
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