New-York tribune., 1841-10-11

the body Of Daniel c. Payne OF England late
cork cutter Of this CITY, no found Friaay after
noon about o'clock lying bench by the side Of the
walk near the Syb', Cave, HobCken. dying state
AMI shortly after expired. TIE deceased acquired
siderable roore;y, afte. the death Of Mary c Ro
sers, to whom he enesess to be married and whose
sdnirer and ho had been moths having board
ed with her mother at No l2G Na.sau street, up the
time Of her mysterious disappearance and uptmely
and cruel death. Faye aier her death, by
suspected Of bsing pryy TO her abduction,
know ing where ,he was and with whom she en azay
and brought 10 the Police Oace and Intercepted so ely
on this subject bu, ne being able satisfactorily
for every hour Of hs time the SGa6sy Of her ci-ap
pearance was discharged from even suspicion BY The
magistrates After her isless BODY was ounc, aat n-'
melancholy fate made manifest Psyne- ieeiin. esideu,
Is became TOO overwhelmed for hs mind 10 endure and
MS sofi or AID disappointed no. shook from her
throne and ne might bc consider from ths, period
los, 20 himself and .7cety Ia business energies
lax ed his Of md lgelse drink increased and
on Thursday he ls the city and wandered about the
wood. amongs: rocks and hickets Of IobOkeg.
expo.s1 cold hunger, thirst end Ai= ,ormentr.
feelings until nature became exhausted and h sunk
the embrace, Of death the uuheowed SPOT where
his .if4nced bride had supposedly been brually
outraged aud murdered. H. taGirectiy murder
ed by the hand tha, destroyed ms intended wife
ms blood The head OF her DESTROYER. From tic
evidence adduce3 before the Coroner Jiry appeared
that Payne had committed suicide at frst
ported but hd fallen victim to his own melancholy and
wandering, while brooding the memory Of lcr
he loved The frs; witness who testified before the Cor
ouer's Jury
Dr. Samnfl l.. Grisoold Of TIN, CITY, who waliicg
along toward the Cave FRIDAY afternoon eboui f,e
O'Clock, with Dr. Clements; the deceased lying OF
bench his knees and head down raised him ny,
oosencd his collar, and he died HIS eyer
partially open.
Edvoard Hopkins dcposcd that he found the hat OF
man near the place where Mss Rogers supposed
murdered and the phia that had contained l. =
danum 1.-THE ha, betw the weed and the pial
near it. 1t marked laudaHum, Souiard & d liuc,
late Place . Park Row Iittlc further found
white pocket handkerchief.
John Pd,ns brother of deceased, dcposed the
beng his brother .the Grape pu, after Mist
Rogers death. He identified o.o pocke,booI, ,pe.a-
clrs &c found on the body The last time witness
his brother was Thursday after diunor he appeared
to have drank some. lie much iclected and had
been so ever since Miss Roger, death Witness thought
ta, his brother had been OF rnd since te death
Of Miss Rogers to whom he mu-h attached.
Jamss Laurence testified as having been with Hap
kins when the rhial, &c. found the spot
whore Mss Rogers supposed 10 have been murdered
Mrs Loss dep,sed to having the deceased in
n. York. aud last lal. cunning. He did
pond in appearance with the person she with Nj,
Rogers Juy last. That person younger thinner,
and rot so tnll.
James Nc Shane the deceased FRIDAY morning,
6 o'clock one ofhis q him here man lying
in the thick woods near the vsgN about 100 yards en
witnesses house went TO HIM olcned him the foot
an asked him il he Ftenchmla or Americ lm-he
said .lo r,q rested drink OF picked him up,
carried him Riartys tavern. aud him down the
stoop he then go up and ScudderS tavern but
refused admtancc and g.ve him water, because
they thought something besides drink the mntter
with INN. This in the village Of EoboAsn ]! miles
from shcrc ths body was found
Samuel WA,tney de;osed he was in the Phoenix Hotel
when the deceased there about 10 o'clock without
hat he asked for and they gave him Old hst
bc could scarcely taad his eyes looked sleepy If
he in liquor.
Warren Sm,ik the deceased a, 10 o'clock Thurs
day night, hc wanted liquor and diani, tumbler half
full of brandy he sail suppose you don't know me "
witness answered no ; h, then said I'm the Hau tina,
/
said am man Of grca. deal of trcaolc ho snid lie
los, he hat half mile OF and wished 10 be shown
the way to the vuuxhal Garjcnsand toward, them
/ The wood, he found wing in the morning
near this house.
John Wood dcposed that he the deceased lyiys
the ground the walk IN front Of the Maf-on Hsu,e
shout O'Clock Friday morning. lie appeared to be
asleep ard witness did no: disturb him
Mr CrOm,aeiix ,hen entered the room, identified ths
body he deceased about th:ee Sunday. ago
-.'h WAS no coolncss between hem.
Htljam Latsuret;e saw the deceased about quarter
past / o'cvck on Friday moraing lying tn weeds. lie
laid Oh his back snoring and made dreadful Ano-
tier ,uau picked him up aud put him a s,oop lie
then scudder's, got drnk Of
the -o-iouSe and Stood there hour. Wiiaess
I sg ain the afternoon, ,i,ung bench by the
walk.
Ossisn Loss boy Saw the deceased st hi, mother.
house on either Thursday or Friday, he could say
which. He came in and asked glass Of brandy and
which he took lie asked where Mary Rogers
mnrdrred TO han. aud he the direction
oftho place, staggering a he went.
U.uiam BusJy saw the deceased Tursiay aternoon
at o'clock on Wcehawkcn hill, sitting the spot whcre
Mary Rogers /, sa,d 10 pave murdered. lie had
pocket book h, knees writing and took no notice cf
wi,ne. or his companion
DR.. GrisrsM executed po,t morem exam.natioa,
aud found the stomach, hea, aud lungs hcs!.hy-,he
braia much cousesed but whether from brandy lluda
mum the position in WHICH he osnd, ~iino.s could
not tell could ind any of poison exrayssa-
ton of blood show that h- died og a.oplexy though,
the drlk be- had taken and the position he found
caused h.. dcslh.
Or. Co.k generally concurFeI with Dr.. Gri,~old-
found saicl! indication ofaudanum the stomach
hi, hea, however wasted which might for i,
melancholy Wtnss. thought he detected the presence
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