The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-07
CITY IntelIieencc.

IEeuEsr, AND ExTnAoRprNARS CsNpucr A NAVAL
the Coroner proceeded the house
OF Abraham Storms, No. lo9 Twenty Second street. to
hold inquest the body Of his son. the 81 appren-
tce whose DEATH resulting from accident board the
u frigae Independence, published yesterday. On
arriving there the father resisted the attempt hold the
inquest the Coroner not to be turned aside
what he justly conceived to he his duty and proceeded
forthwith to jury and examine into the
ofthe accident After the inquest the surgeon
desired the jury to withdraw and being left alone with
the Coroner and his Deputy, he in most ungentiemanly
and unoficerke manner called Dr. Archer to account
for having stated 10 the father Of the deceased he
Assistant Surgeon who had given the certificate and
permission remove the body from the ship,) had
ceeded the bounds Of his duty and had an out
rage sgsinst the laws Of the state. Ut, Arcnsr' In
the overbearing conduct of the Surgeon whose
name believe Greene, replied that he had said So
and If the officer had made himself acquainted with the
laws which he bound 10 protect he would then find
how far he had inringed those which gives to the
Coroner unlimited Jurisdiction in all cases Of accident
sudden DEATH SC occurring within the limits of the city
and county Of New York, whether the deck OF the
proudest ship the or in the cannon guarded gar
rson OF the soldier. The surgeon forgetting that he
stood in the presence OF the dead dared to add insult to
insult by throwing on his coffin his card, which DR..
Archer promptly refused to accept desiring him to put
up his card and his threats he knew too well how
gentleman should behave in such cases. ans he had for
gotten for moment what was due his character az man
and gentleman he ready to give such satisfaction
the laws Of his country OF honor should require
from him. With discrimination the Coroner, having con-
cluded the object OF his visit, withdrew
STEALING FROM MorHER-Wlam ]. Brush was
arrested stealing from his mother Mrs Ann Avery
No $50 Hudson street, gold watch worth $40 and Sc
silver spoons worth 81 each. was aggravated
case, and the young man was evidently hardened
youth as when he confronted with his unhappy pa
rent he laughed in her face and pulled out OF his pocket
broken into several small pieces which he
presented to her in most undutfu manner. The watch
found in his possession. At first he refused to give it
up the magistrate ordered to be restored and the
thief committed to the cells to wait the punishment his
crime deserved.
STRANGE CONTRADICTION Saturday evening about
O'Clock man in company with two women and boy,
whose names unknown, arrived at the Catholic bury
ing ground of 50th street AVID 5h avenue in
rage accompanied by hearse containing the dead body
of woman, which the man said was his wife. The body
taken into the burying ground, but there being
certificate the sexton refused to inter it, and the party
left to obtain certificate, promising to return in short
and the body ordered to Poters Field where inquest
will be held this morning. and the body inferred unless
the friends appear to claim it and produce certificate
DEATH FROM ExHAusrIoN.-Y Yesterday the coroner held
inquest at the house of William Fetterman, No. So
years. native of Prussia. Deceased a sailor, and
had long been i'll with rheumatic disease Tor which he
admitted to the Sailors Retreat and subsequently to
the City Hospital from which latter place he dis.
charged about six weeks ago. His body very much
wasted away the joints enlarged and contracted Yeser
day afternoon he attempted to rise from his bed but the
exeron too great and he expired almost instantly
in the of fellow sailor Verdict death from OK.
haustion produced by rheumatism.