The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-22

had been taking lessons from one to three weeks
before that day; think saw his writing in day and
ledger and he too, there before that day The lamp
was stationary the desk fronting Broadway: il
was spirit lamp, large, with a three or four inch
burning surface, and gave great light: saw no
one there the next morning when saw the box
Mr.. Osgood still lives in the building.
By WHIrING The lamp on the desk was near to
the Chambers street front to the fire place.
BY SELpEs.--The desk,i was on was the one
Seignett was sitting on.
ABsER MILLiKIN is deputy Coroner. On Sun
day, 2Gth September, was informed this bsx had
been found on board ship Kalamazoo, at the oot OF
Maiden lane: | went down on board the ship and
found the Mayor magistrates, and several officers
heisting cut goods from lower to second deck. At
ter an hour or an hour and half the box hoist
ed out on to the second deck this box was mark
ed
X. P. Gross, New Orleans,
Care Of
De Gray & Co.
The carpenter of the ship opened the box. When
we lifted the lid the stencil was SO great that all
went on deck except the coroner, myself, Mr.. God.
frey aud the carpenter Of the ship Oa taking of
the cloths off the body, discovered IA tchie sub
stance, trch Itook to be common tat salt fine sat;
there trere t,co quarts of IL: there were worms in
amongst it and very offensive The coroner then
sent for chloride Of lime, which was thrown into
the box; it was closed up, hoisted cut, put on a
cart, taken to the dead house, AVID locked the
door and kept the key, was present VIXEN the
box was opened and helped take the body out; l
found a dress coat in the box much cut to pieces,
and black stock cut In trent, smested with blood
and buckled behind. There was quantity Of mat
ting-two piece s-step mating, IL inches wide
and q quantity Of oakum in with the cloths; the
coat and ssock was under the body; there was a
over the neck; a shirt was on the body; no other
clothing As l unfolded the cloths l could have
taken handfulls Of this salt among the folds Of the
cloths. After this there was SO much chloride of
4 Al
Drs. Gilman and Nissan opened the body; a ring
was on the finger o. the left hand the coroner took
it, The coat was like new coat that had been cut
from dead body; I'm doing this thing every day
Adams the coat and stock ,e~, Md been taken rr ON
WIrNEss-I think Nissan and GiIm.n
body before IL we -.-I--r from tho boX. OF tr1
strings were cut.
c,os,.eramined Went board that ship between
N and II; | was down among the boxes ; did not
remain there in the hold t'il inc poN was touna a
was on the second deck when the box was found;
the cover of it two pieces; they were not dove
tailed; there were no cross pieces or the Top or
helow: the carpenter used a chsel and maiiet 10
remove the lid he moved the poards, ana Win my
II, no, IN the top Of the sail, and in the folds OF
IN. sail. as lifted the sail off the body, the salt
feI INSIDE: Just took my thumb and finger hold oil
it, and raised il UP; .aw INC Dteas' " inc Dodyi
tbor. was a fluid in the sail; the sail was damp;
This salt was not green il was rather dark color;
th;s substsnce was in the centre of the body; II
might have been scattered all over; the wrapping
vas under the body, and one side passed over the
hndv and the other side passed over that; there
,vos = Mace sunk down in the middle OF the body
when took the first wrapper OIL, think that SUB
stance (the sllt) was on the undcr wrapper no
thing was removed from the box till II was taken
to the dead-house scatereu some Woshn a o.
line and the coroner also assisted Notning was
done but 10 unrol the cloths and look at the boay,
and throw the clothes over the body. IGc articles
in that box caused Afterwards partially 10 be
ceaused, SO as to take away the smell ana preserve
them: Eve seen these articles since; I've NOT seen
that article of oakum; dent know whether II was
eakum or swingletoe. Saw the breasts OF tnat poo
after il was at the dead house; dad NOT M
notice il before; does not recoheSt Eoo'rey
called NV attention to that in the dead-housc
Restored the clothes back again over the body
90 worth of chloride of lime, or peek o
il was used There was about qnats VI ina. SUP
st..ce-(salt) in the box; certahiy iho,c 'nsn
quart The physicians were az ". .he aea. ~
fore the BODY was taken out OF the box ano ,nIn,
| haSore I took any thing out. selected the Jur.
Sroy, the people before the dead house Ihey wer
empannelled but not sworn before the ueau h e
was re opened. don't think mentioned ,he mo
| ;ns this snbstance TO the doctors. was SO occu
| n;sd With other things. was present when IN
bodv was washed and cleansed. An lrishma
n.u,.d John did it, At the cleansing the doctor
| were present and some OF the ohcers Dr'hissaln
Dr. Gilman, the Coroner ana ono or .wI knad,
~
| Oe;cers smith and Stokeiy were present III. l
toned 10 the Coroner thought there was say IN VI
box: this was while the body was IN the acea
When saw you Ito Selden) - or aas a1t but
| told won was not quite certain 1t was sait D ~
| never said il was only pint m,gn, nav, , IN IN
| three pints; first saw the oakum ~ 'n boon mr.,
dead house; the whole oil me pon Of the bo
served; I think the sides ana po. feet finche.
The den,b and wild about feet hcns .aasus
was cut asunder in trent, ana .nI ,s,,cd mn
| fastened: the stock was IN 'i' 800 - ~.nrnJ
al. eat nader the body; i saw 10 "ou'e
, the cea,, uI hnt ON the head; the face was uppe
vi '"s -, he box was opened; AIDED IN takii
J an. hosv ont Of the box; the body ana sahcio,
VII oaLam and mating all came out togeIheri u
r, of the box, the coat, &c. was not We
, low Tow, The body was in rapid progress oil c
80. decomposition had gone on very la
oa.,i tell whether the tow or the oaku
,,as at the bottom or the sides Of the box: the
| was not much dampness where the coat was: dor
know whether we threw In the chloride OF lime \
fore we threw the cloths back, ar not; NIX
| was after we threw them back: the body wAs n
disturbed in its position in the ship: when we p
the body on the platform ! aided IN tb,owiny 3
| cloths or il: the cloths being darAp, the CHI
| ride Of lime stuck on them: the c'.othes were d
and stiff in some places, but that part OF I
cloths that was round the cody was damp: u
part Of the cloths wher'. / saw the salt =
clothes could nor !ouc the body, from the p" .n
! the body was in: " the dead house, when we
moved the clo't the chloride of lime fell OF ls
that Pgrt dry the body and el0 sSsy Prs
wei hh' d the box; when we took 10. re-. mater
the * didnt look TO see any :" y, ,Ia,e. did .
look p apd Tor two ., three cleans ss
the body found the articles did
young man named Wa, ,hs S aa wa. sot this
ip saw this done myself; '.s elimination: the a
taken GU, II the boz were ,t 70 s Ts
c'E: f;r warner 1S the
iooRsa 20 so tbs cell and threw some iiqui'