The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-26
Our Philadelphia Correspondence.


TIE Freddy Case-P,oJabie Loss of the Shop S,ratara
.4nusemerts-M arik,ts, &c.
The Coroner in his testimony in the Freddy case
that the prisoner offered him $500 not to take
I'D the body the deceased This morning he was
called and he identified rope with moose, which was
found in the cellar and said to have been the one used
by the deceased The appearance of the joist over
head indicates that rope had been suspended to it,
The coroner rigdly examined by the counsel for
prisoner had offered him $500 not TO disinter the body
and stated that the impression 1t made ON his mind
that it intended bride to blacken over the
affair by a drelccton Of official duty
Dr. Van Dyke Of the physicians who took part in
the post mortem examination, was next called
TO the stand He expressed doubts OF the death
OF 1irs. Freddy having been the result OF suicide
and confirmed the opinion of Doctor knorr that
the mark her neck was such a. would have
been left by rope, having been drawn. tightly
around it so az have produced strangulaton; but
was not prepared say that it not caused by sus
ncnsion The mark was however. lower down the
neck than any Of death by hanging that he had
He said that in the crease caused by the
rope around. he found powder resembling lime as If
placed there to hide the mark The undertaken was next
re- called when the only thing elected was that Freddy
had endorsed note for $3.50 for him. about two weeks
ago. but being unable get cashed hehad torn the sig
nature Of the prisoner from it, The old lady was next
ceased hanging in the cellar while her son was in the
eabe that she felt her and finding that she was dead
away and called her who cut his wife down,
and, placing her in bed ran for the doctor. She en-
tirey denies the statement said to have been made by
her before the that the doctor helped to cut
her down She also says that the deceased was, at
times crazy and had threatened to drown herself and
once before, had hung herself in the cellar but
that the saved her life then, by cutting her down
The hearing was, at this point, adjourned until to-
morning.
The dead body of white male infant was found early
this morning vacant lot in the vicinity of Seventh
and Brown streets. The head of the child had ssso
mashed, so to leave no doubt that 1t has ovss
brutally murdered.
The fine ship Susan G. Ovens bound for San Fran
cisco has delayed her starting until next Monday,
The chip Swatara went ashore on Monday night, M
teen miles below Cape Henopen, near Indian River ana
it is feared will not be got of Al the last intelligence,
he beating hard but the captain had two anchors
out and with the assistance Of third expected to get
her off he was then engaged in landing the passengers
$40 in number upon the beach She Is OF GOO tons and
consigned to Messrs Baldwin Co, Of this city Her
cargo valued at $3.50 0o0 is insured in various in
surance Offices
The opera Of the "Enchantress'' with the Secun
,Ssatre Is attracting crowds to the Walnut street
The museum in Chcsnut street formerly containing
The fealc collection. opens this evening with saloon
entertainments, having been Handsomely fitted up by
he.sfs. Robinson Stein.
MIRKrrs AND S1ocK sALrs-The sales Of -four are
limited and show quiet market Sales for export
81 So and for city consumption 81 80 TO - GSg for
common and good brands, and 81 Gs to So for extra
brands Sales of rye -four at So IS. The demand for
wheat is fair. with sales OF prime red l00c aud
white 105c. Pennsylvania rye at 57c. The demand
for Is limited at SIC. TO 54c per bushe Of 5Glbs
for yellow Sales Of 5000 bushels Southern oats at
Use to 2gc whiskcy is firm at former quotations 2oc
for hhds and gle. for bbls.
First Board $500 S. Nav. 6s, 6s, 40; $1,000 do do
40; 500 War B'ty Sep 1908 5000 U. 5. 6s 81 Ill;
$4,000 Treasury Notes 1888; $1,000 Penn : 81 80
Bank Penn,a 81; $1,000 s. Nav 6,s 6s 40; 5000 WI
mington RR 6's S4 500 Reading RR 10; $500 Cirard,
I2a; $4,000 CHM w w SIS, '95, 9214 $40 Weschester
II L., eIs; So Norristown Il. r.. 147s $40 Mechanics
Bank q AZ $40 Penna SIS, e51a $500 u s. 6s, 50,
1907 $3.50 o. S. Bank 21I $500 Morris Canal Bonds,
40; $1,000 Susq. nal Bonds So $4,000 Wilmington X
II; cs, s32i; $500 Penna 5s 49, $40 Girard, l2fs
$500 u. Bank 81
Srtond Boa,d- $500 Cnoinnat Bonds 6s g7, o4 G,250
state Us s2'4 $3.50 do 50 600 do Ches Del Canal
Loan b61a 80 shs. Union Canal 11A 81 do Gerard
flank, 1885 $1,000 T. S. Loan, os 81. Ill; $500 do
Ia shs Norristown r. r., 1919; 30 do Lehigh,
2si. do. Penn Bank. 3ll