Harriet Butler
Documented account
The elderly housekeeper was found dead on a road near Red Lion; physicians attributed her sudden death to apoplexy and found no suspicious circumstances.
What was reported
Butler was found a short distance from Jones’s house, where she worked. Examining physicians concluded she had suffered apoplexy, a historical term commonly used for a sudden stroke, and authorities attached no suspicion to the death. OCR does not preserve an exact age, street, or first-hand discoverer.
Source
Unidentified newspaper clipping, Mount Holly dateline on the 22nd, headline “Woman Dies Alone in Road.” Publication, full date, and page require verification.