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

CoRoNER's OFFICE, May Tth.-An inquest was
held at No. 81 Anthony street, the body of John
Cunningham. The wife of the deceased deposed that
he was her third husband, and a very bad one too.
He was 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 a 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 DID, said she could
see him fixing rbpe"-to which the loving wife re-
Piled "let him fix i' 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 ex-
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 Cum
ningham, 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
a verdict of suicide by hanging.
Mu'der.-Another was held on the Bloomingdale
road near the 9Th avenue, ON the bod, of Isaac Day.
a negro, who resided in that vicinity when the fol-
lowing testimony was adduced:-
Thomas Garland, city watc Imam, deposed, that
he was not duty Saturday night but that he
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 his
back, and the knife now here and this horn top
produced were both in the road near the spot were
good many tracks of wheels and several footsteps.
Christopher Teel dePssed that he kept GROCERY
near 45th street. About O'Clock on Sunday morn
ing was called up BY cartman and negro, who told
witness there a lying in the read, and that
some carts wagons had driven over him. Witness
did not know the man by name, but should know him
again. witness thinks no said he lived in Varick
street.
Doctors Ellis and Grsc ON deposed that they made
post norton examination Of the body, and found
several wounds in the right side Of the facc the
der Jaw was 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 congested, 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 saia 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 a little intoxicated Al the time; witness
had not seen him alive since
Francis Felix derosed that the deceased was at his
store, IN company with carman aAd boy, about IL
o'clock Saturday night; they had 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 tarned them OF the shop and went
TO shut the gate. AT this they got angry, and enc Of
the party drew sword cane, which witness took
away and refused TO let him have again. saying, che
might come for il in the morning" Witness then
told deceased he had better 60 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 corroborative testimony, as to
the finding the body, the jury retained the following
verdict" That Isaac Day killed the night
Of the 18th May, the Blooming dae Road, by some
person or persons to the jurors unknown"