Morning herald., 1839-12-24
COroner,s Once.


DEE. 22.-Shocking Case Of Poisoning. g.-On Sun
day morning the coroner was summoned to No. lS4
Orchard street, to hold an inquest on the body Of
John X. Floor. aged 22, by trade, butte her, in
Catharine market, who died Of poison administered
10 him in very mysterious fashion. II appeared
from the testimony Of several witnesses, that about
9 clock on Saturday night, little boy TO the
deceassd's stall and told him some girl wanted to
him Immediately. John did not obey the beck Of
this mysterious visitant when the boy came again
aud said the girl desired him 10 say "that he must
come then or not all.' Still John did go and
after time had elapsed, some girl came to the
a." whcS ne broKe up eat
! some, and gave the remainder away to three or
four other young men, some OF whom partook OF il
and SOME did not. Those that did were taken very
sick, and all took sweet oil and other emetcs, ex
eept the deceased, who laughed and said il only
red pepper put into give him a nassau. Feeling
that he got worse he went home, when he became
very weak and deliri0us; so doctor was called in
and medicine administered bat The poor fellow died
give up the name Of the girl who gave him the cake
post mortem examination was held, when il was
found that the coats OF the stomach were much i'm
famed, which II was evident had been induced by
some very active poison, but of what particular
kind the medical men have been unable to ascer-
tain.
The jury found that John X. Floor came 10 his
death by poison, administered by some person or
The Coroner issued his warrant against several
suspected persons, and, in the OF the night
the following four females were lodged in the city
prison, viz. Margaret Churchill. Frances alias
All these bad women, and said ~ haze had some
hand In this mysterious murder.
Another Inquest was held ON the body Of misera-
| BILE negro wench, who was fosnd by the watchman
dead, with marks OF violence on her person, at a
wretched shanty, in Liverpool alley All that could
be elictsd respecting this affair, was, that the de-
| ceased had been seen bleeding, and in a pitable
plight, by some persons passing along the entrance
to the place, on Saturday night. The Coroner ad
jourred the inquest to Monday, Ia order to obtain
fur her testimony respecting this homicide.
DEc. 23-7hs Poisoning Cdse.-The Coroner
held an examination the above mentioned females
as also two others who have been since arrested -
They all declined TO answer except Phebe Ann San
ders. This prisoner admitted that she in the
market on Saturday, and that she bought some mat
ton chops of the deceased, but declines all know
ledge Of the cake. A witness of the name Of Fisher
was also produced, by officer Hutton, who stated
that he resided in Lewis street. and that Phebe Ann
Sanders occupied . room in the same houss. He
then state that osSaturday afternoon he
saw fhebe making a cake which corrcsponded in
every particular with the one said to have been given
10 John X. Floor. the deceased,
No further testimony being forths omng, the coro-
remanded the whole Of the six females for further
examination
An adjourned inquest was held on the body Of
Betsy Wilkins, the negro wench, found Saturday
night in Liverpool Alley. DR.. Greenland deposed
that he had made post morfem examination Of the
body, and that he did not consider the external nju
suhccnt To nave caused the death OF the temae
in question. After some further investigation, the
jury found that Betsy wilkins died from intsmpe-
rance, exposure and exhaustion.
Another inquest was held on the bedy Of q negro,
named Edward Franklin aged 80, native Of New
ark, J. II appeared that,I on Monday morn
ing, the deceased passing along Mott street, and
that, Just as he got to the corner Of Broome, he
stopped down to tie his shoe. and by the exertion
he rupturcd blood vessel and died Instantly. The
jury recorded verdict according to the eircum-
stances.