The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-09-14

ers in Broadway; but stopping at the door they saw
large number oil persons waiting round the fountain
when Mr. G's acquaintance said-"Come with me / can
soon take you where you get better glass OF soda
tha you can get there j and 50 saying led him round
corner to small shop where he called for soda some
thing passing between the keeper 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. recollecs till this morning when he reco
lects to have heard it said that there reward offer
edfor "Mr. Cough, the Temperance lecturer
Mr. Coughs friends make charges as vet; they are
reoiced at having their friend and the friend Of tempe
rance restored to them; and they thank that he
has been preserved But what course will the public
authorities pursue VIII not every person who has
been engaged in this fendish transaction be called to
account We sincerely hope SO Some strong narcotic
otug proDaply opium was undoubtedly administered to
Mr. Cough IN no small quantity. His watch ring gold
pencil ana cham were all safe and he had about $40 in
money about him Il will be recollected that he had
$3.50 when he left the Croton Hotel
There are yet many things to be called up-among.t
Others, the fact although this gentleman had been mis-
sing aWeek no tidng were had Of him until reward
was offered for his restoration But in hopes that
wnen me effect OF the drugs with which he has been
dosed are worked on that Mr. g. himself will lie able
give some information which will throw more light upon
me whole iansacton At present he is quite derous
AZ late nour last night Mr. Cough remained in very
critical situation. lie has, doubt, eaten very large
quantity OF opium much that his system prostra
ted By It. and is almost be ond the action of medicine
no one but his medical attendants arc allowed to see
mnor has he his reason sufficient to ao him TO make
any explanation further than what have given and
Wnich ne made known yesterday forenoon.
Mr. Cough was found at house ia Wall street and
ms TRENDS ~ IS SAID refuse 10 disclose the places but the
Nahhot staHu Wben the city authorities take
uoh ~ 'he premises, which they must do speedily
THE EVENING Posr's STATEMENT
j. b. GouGH FoUND-fhe ystery has been partially
solved ana Mr. Cough has been in part restored to hi
friends We say IN part restored MS friends because
his mind is not restored which greater part of the
man, He can give no rational account of himself oni
many OF his friends feel that they as yet but reco
vered his body Should his mind be restored we may
be able to ascertain something definite about the
of his sudden disappearance
when he was found by Gilbert f. Hays-son of Old
Hays in back building in Walker street. he was deli.
noas and has continued in that state since, with
but lew lucid intervals during which he seemed to talk
in rational manner
Mr.. Cough had when he leil $500, and when he was
recovered only about 500 $40 OF the money found
upon him but his watch and other articles returned
to Nh. iurlbut by the woman in whose house nc was
found.
We think best 10 abstain from making any remarks In
regard 10 his case at present believing do that
MI Cough has been wrongly dealt with the inellige
ohcer who has the matter IL charge will probe IL to the
bottom and the villain villains Who would be guilty of
such an act brought 10 Justice But IL the other hand
Mr. Cough has fallen from his high estate md again be.
come the victim OF appetite which is "lke the worm
that deth not then IL he greatly 70 be ped and il be
comes the duty OF the friends OF the cause he has so abt
and eloqucntly advocated TO every endeayor 10 re-
cover him from the grasp OF his enemy.
This morning we had a Conversation with MIR 4, n
Hays, the officer who restored Mr. Cough to bis friends
He assures US from all the informal, On that he can OBJ
tain that Mr. Cough could not have been absent from