Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-09-18
The Case Of MIR. Cough.


abroad in relation to this matter, we give the
accompanying account, drawn up for publication
by the gentleman (Mr. Hurlbul) TO whose house,
in Brooklyn, Mr.. Cough was taken as soon as
found, by Mr.. G. F. Hays.
"MR. COUCH FouND.-Yesterday, about IL
O'Clock, officer G. F. Hays discovered Mr.
Cough a. house in Walker street, where he
had been since Friday night last. His own
account of himseffis that, after leaving the Gro
ton Horel, he me, with an old shop-mate, with
whom he drank, as he supposed, glass of So
da water. aud from that lime ill he was found
he has but little knowledge of wha, trauspired.
>' He is now with his friends, and under the
care of physician, and hopes are entertained
Of his speedy recovery.
"Itwas not at a soda fountain in Broadway
that Mr.. Cough and his companion drank, but
at shop in some stree, leading out of, or cros-
sing Broadway. Mr.. Cough, as has been pre-
viously stated, left the Crolon Hotel, aud went
TO The store of Messrs. Saxton & Miles, where
he transacted some business and left; passing
Coleman's, he stopped to look a, some prints
in the window, when he was accosred by an
old acquaintance and shop mate "a book bnder)
who accosled him, and asked him what he was
doing now.
".I am lec,uring on temperance, replied Mr..
Cough.
".Is no. ,ha. rather poor work !! asked his
friend.
"Why, no; l think il good work. an
swered the lecturer.
"'Well,' said the other, suppose you have
got to be so pious now that you would not drink
a glass of soda water"
$50, no! do no. refuse to drink soda wa
ter; and here is fountain; suppose We 60 in
and have glass
They were, at this time, passing Thompson
& WelIer's in Broadway; but, stopping at The
door, they saw large number Of persons wait
ing round The fountain, when MIR. G.'s acquain-
tance said Come with me, | can soon take
you where you can get better glass OF soda
than you can ge, there and, so saying, led him
round corner to small shop, where he call
ed for soda, something passing between the
keeper Of the place and the person in whose
company Mr.. G. had fallen. The soda water
being prepared, he drank it, and that is the last
that Mr. G. recollec,s iill this morning, when
he recollects to have heard il said that there
was a reward offered for Mr.. Cough, the Tenn
perance lecturer
Mr.. Coughs friends make no charges. as yet;
they are rejoiced a, having their friend, and the
friend Of temperance restored 10 them; and they
thank Heaven that he has been preserved. But
wha, course will the public authorities pursue
Will rot every person, who has been engaged
in this fendish transaction be called to ac-
coun,l We sincerely hope so. Some strong
narcotic drug, probably opium, was undoubted-
ly administered to Mr.. Cough in no small quan-
lily. His watch, ring, gold pencil, and chain,
were all safe, and he had about $40 in money
about him. L. will be recoIlec,ed that he had
$3.50 when he left the CrolOn Hotel
There are yet many things to be called up;
amongs, Others, the fac, that, although this gen.
ileman had been missing week, no tidngs
were had of him until reward was offered for
his restoration Blu. we are in hopes that when
the effect Of the drugs with which he has been
dosed, are worked of, that Mr. G.. himself will
be able TO give some information which will
throw more light upon the whole transaction
At present he is quite delirious.
"A, late hour las, night Mr. Cough remain
ed in very critical situation. He has, no
doubt, eaten very large quantity of opium so
much tha! his system is proslra,ed by it, and is
almost beyond the action of medicine. No one
but his medical attendants are allowed to see
him. nor has he his reason sufficient TO allow
him TO make any explanation further than what
we have given, and which he made known yes
,erday forenoon.
"Mr. Cough was found a, house in Walk
er ST., and his friends, il Is said, refuse 10 dis
close The place; bu. The refusal cannot stand