The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-20
Mysterious peath-Inqucst at Honoxen.

Yesterday forenoon an Inquest was held at Hobo
ken, before Morris X. Crane Esq, Coroner upon the
body Of James McGill, st Q public house, corner Of
Second and Washington streets, kept by deceased
who by his death under the most extraordinary
circumstances. The man Ia his house
at half past eleven O'Clock Thursday night; he
found dying or dead early next morning, at distance
OF mile and half on the road between hoboken
and Bergen with his head and face covered with blood
two ncsed wounds the top and forward part Of his
had; money, too which he known to possess was
gone with the exception Of So found in his pocket;
gold watch he had also gone, aud his papers
missing. The inference drawn that ne
lursd from his house for the purpose Of robbng him.
but 1t also suggested that he Of crazy
OF mind, and may have fallen upon stones and killed
bimself but IL struck us examining those wounds
that 1t was utterly Impossible they could have bee
Inflicted by diseasea falling upon q stone; for they
top the head and we're far too straight
too smooth, and two clean, TO be inflicted by stone
Then there we're too wounds running parallel from
front to back about two inches apart aud exactly Ike
each other. Deceased was an lrshman, and rented
the lover part Il the house where the inquest held
frtm Mis- cummings for a grocery, ~hile he boarded
up stairs with hts sister and her hubSnd who Kept
art d boarding hou,e. tie had been in the I ni.ed
States army in the Mexican war, and ,charged
In ,, bruary last The foilo~ipy jury
try the sae: Eenry Cole, Lesis handler Gurus Jsn-
nirgs John Merritt, Lorenzo w. Elder. Michael Bro
ply Jacob Gsyer, Joseph Phrres George Barnha Jas.
TUwpteBd. Philip Scott John Bard
CAruAsiss MctlrAnE, sister OF deceased, examined
ssw the deceased Tor the last time alive in my bed
Of Second street and Wmshiugton at halt past
ten O'Clock. deceased was lying in bed when ! fell
asleep At half rast IL o'clock Ellen Coleman, Who
In adjoining roos came uo nay room aud a~ aaened
me, telling me that decreased had gone out. and that
had better zee where he went; 1 dressed myself aud
went dwn stairs but could nothing II him, found
pht burning In bie room dosn stairs; thought hs
bad just gone out and would BIZ soon back aud took
the Deht and went up starr and went 20 bed again;
fit an xious about bin account Of his mind
being what disturbed; b. had been In II
drinhDg OCCASIONALLY for the last week hs sick Of
dy"ntery, he ss> generally quiet, but ut times was
passionate; has sept porter mouse In HoboKen since
Nay lnst he sonsiimes appeared discouraged on ac-
count ~ his businss not being very auccssfu tho
ntlt 81 the 18th int he sesd to BE- disturbed he
,sd some trying to break open his door
they we're robbers. he ctsd out murder heard HIN
once tay that h. had got stuff aud put IL IN
OF beer aud drank part II it, he had teoab.e
about rifl that he vaosd TO marty
WILLIAM Morn, Who lived Ia the came bcljng with
The foregoing witness ard decessed corroborstd her
t,siimeny about the vRuderiug u his mind lie de-
pos-d: On III. night Of tie l5th my wife assssncd me
and told ne James Nctii was uniog about the room
he e., ing ~1rer told him there ~as no ire upos
which he remsrl there robbers around house,
Who vautsd TO Kill him; went ut to but could
ind noboey; last night, b,twsep III ADD ~ O'Clock
then returned To his from which he the
ste.t through the entry shich the heard q
BIN. HIM drink With Iuep, in the evening,
about dark in his room.
snaAuiH SrnLwtit, eNamirs1: n mkman,
AID leside NJ North Bergen; ~ was coming down asr
gen h this mcruing sosnt halt past clock to to-
Ten, win hers. ana wagon, sav dsces ed lyius
"a he middle OF the roads ated him ~by \. lay th-re
lie ssii he hurt; thinkpg be Vas IN liquor told
liu be must Sc, 81 the way else he would be
over by tie vpgcn; b. ss'd he could not but husiy
MAD. az attempt sheu he in: lie got up again the 4
ssk.. lin where his bat he ssd ne did not kuow;
be then vsk.s lev steps after the wagon aut fell
the stone vail; told him was going past the hoase
st the foot ~ tire hill and would n the people, vhen
cane to tbs house could prrson met man
on ,h. crots -sy .sdpg fsem the foot Of the hill to
Hob,t,n; did not speak 90 bim
Tr yia1.-D.cs ssed fell his breast agains. the
wait. and ftsmsd weak
~ -.
wts Song To NY work THIS morning when sar de.
cesssd bug beside the stone vail, Bergen Hill; q
msn met near the spot csme With M. 90 deceased,
when afhtd him What ~ss the matter, he said a.
well as ! could uns,rs,snd him. that he and some
Intends spree together, he sid not appear to
talk ttbbiy; THE about CLOCK in tn. morbiug;
sew bis head cut and covered gi,h blood Oh. other