Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-23

On Friday and Saturday, gave account OF
the finding of dead body at Staten Island, with the
results Of coroner's inquest which had been held
there by Peter Winant, the coroner Of Richmond
county. Many persons who attended that enc airy,
supposed this body TO be Of the men that had
entered DIR. vanderburghs house, in Washington
Place, about, three weeks ago. The next day, the
body was brought to the city, and placed in the
morgue Of the city prison. While there, number
OF persons saw il, and concluded that il could
not be one of that gang, simply because If that
had rec eived such wounds the Doctor described,
he must have been dead three weeks, and this sub
iect had undoubtedly not been dead more than one.
The magistrates Immediately directed an inves-
tigation, which, according to custom, they car
ried on with great apparent mystery. The re-
suit Of the enquiry determined the body TO be that
Of a man named William MacGregor Sands, alias
Richard the Third, who formerly resided in Second
street IL was also ascsrtained that said Sands died
about three weeks since, Of deiirium tremens.
brought on by attack Of inflammation Of the
BRAIN and was buried in Potter's Field. Beyond
this point the enquiry could not clue date the mys-
terry but il was pretty nearly ascertained that the
body had been disinterrcd by some medical Students
and that they made the gashes in the throat and then
deposited the subject in the river. Some persons
who were present at the investigation, were also Of
opinion that DIR. yande rburgh had some hand in the
business, but whether he had or not, time must
determine.
So far so well. There is, however, another little
bit Of mystery to relate, which may possibly be
connected with the foregoing. On Thursday morn
ing last, Mr.. Herman lie Roy, who resides next door
TO DR. yanderburgh, received curious billet, which
informed him that person desired TO see him that
evening, in Water street, and further intimated
that the writer knew something Of the affair at the
Doctors, and that IL he not implicated in the
transaction himself, he could give Mr.. lie Roy a
clue 10 the whole on receiving the promised re-
ward Of 500. The recipient of this extraordi-
nary billet being man of courage, and, moreover,
possessed Of of Colts patent revolving five bar
relied pistols resolved to put his weapon in fighting
order and 60 TO the rendezvous. On arriving there
at the appointed hour, Mr.. lie Roy saw a tall, red
faced brawny fellow, who reiterated the substance
Of the letter, and said that he possessed the clue
lie then invited Mr.. lie Roy TO continue their con.
ference at some cellar which he said was hard by
Mr.. lie Roy at first hcsitated, but feeling the i've
barrelled pistol all right in his pocket, determined
20 pursue the adventure. The unknown" led the
way, and descended stairway TO a cellar in Water
street. There Mr. lie Roy saw, as he descended,
seine five or six big, stalwart, feroeious fellows,
habted something like the fus takers that Pei
ham was introduced to in London, by the redoubt-
able Job Jonson" These men were seated around
table, apparently engaged at cards. VT lie roy
thinking the odds too great, told the writer o' ""e