Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-28

CoRoxER's OFFICE, May 37th.-An inquest was
held at No. 81 Anthony street. ON the body of John
Cunningham. The wife Of the deceased deposed that
he her third husband, and very bad one too.
He in the habit of getting drunk very often,
and had repeatedly whipt her and her daugh-
ter alss. On Sunday night, after supper, they
had little muss, and when she called on him to
come TO bed, he made no answer, and the daugh-
ter, who is about twelve years old "said she could
Piled "let him fix it." Soon AFTER the girl said she
could hear him struggle, and then the wife got up
and found him hanging by the neck, and tried to
tricate him, but without success.
James Il. Dalton, one of the city watch, depOsed,
that he was called on about 10 o'clock by Mrs. Gun
nngham, who said she thought her husband nd hung
himself; witness told her to get light. when he cut
the rope, but the man was quite dead.
The Jury, under the direction of the coroner, found
verdict of suicide by hanging
Mmder-Another was held on the Bloomngdale
negro, who resided in that vicinity when the fol-
lowing testimony was adduced:-
Thomas Garland, city Waterman, dsposed, that
he was not on duty on Saturday night, but that he
mp very early on Sunday. Saw deceased living in the
road went up to him. and by the aid of another man,
removed the body to the side walk; there great
deal of blood in the road; the deceased lay on his
back, and the knife here and this horn top now
produced were both in the road; near the spot
good many tracks of wheels and several footsteps
Christopher Teel dePssed that he kept GROCERY
45th street. About o'clock on Sunday morn
ing called up by cartman and a negro, who told
witness there lying in the read and that
some carts or wagons had driven over him. Witness
did not know the man by name, but should know him
again, witness thinks he said he lived in Varick
street.
Doctors Ellis and Grisc ON opposed that they made
post norton examination of the body, and found
several wounds in the right side Of the face; the
der Jaw broken the right side the cheek bone
and part of the temporal bone broken well the
bone the eye which divides the eye from the
brain The injuries to this part very extensive
and the fractures very numerous. The bones Of his
crushed in, the brain much congssted, and
full Of blood, water and serum. The wounds were
sufficient to death, and appeared to have been
done with blunt instrument.
In answer to question from the coroner, the med
ical gentlemen saiu il possible that the wounds
might have been inflicted with horses hoof.
The wife OF the deceased said that he left home on
Saturday morning, with five dollar bill in his peck
ct; he was little intoxicated at the time witness
had not him alive since.
Francis Felix derosed that the deceased was at his
store, in company with carman aAd boy, about IL
o'clock on Saturday night; they had a spring cart,
and said they had been to move piano. They got
something TO drink, and then witness told them they
had better 90 home. The carman said he would not
20, unless they had something more to dirk, and
finally witness tsrned them OF the shop and
10 shut the gate AT this they got angry and enc OF
the party drew a sword cane, which witness took
away and refused let him have again, saying, che
might come for il in the morning." Witness then
told deceased he had better go home as the others
might hurt him; to which one of the party replied,
that Isaac had got him into the scrape, and he
would have revenge" Witness then left them.
After some other cerroborative testimony, as to
the finding the body the jury retained the following
verdict" That Isaac Day was killed on the night
of the 2ith May, the Bloomingdale Road by some
person or persons to the jurors unknown"