The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-29

vhsn returned into Il bnt I cbilsrsp Thsy ~, s snd
rushed down stairs with the other children and three Of
thsm vsrs knIsd and tS ;a ~
hv IA ss;ng ths chndran Oft ~, ~ ; 49, s -
cyv Of ars caused the cb;,arsr 20 VIM ~ ,h dnn as
whsn cot ont Ihavs No ,ds. oShng 20 % on nre
or hov thsv cot tbsrs T,-a ,sm vi, s VI men
susded me To ;umn tbrongh ths $780, S nv, per
yrs;nsd in III h,nain- IN a., ti a.; nso TO
railing fall ~ ~ INV ''' VINO
To the Coroner i have no doubt that all tb. c..m,
tv originated from the sctnsss ~ M;.s Mr, 0"~aDi
Juror sskea The Cornnar ths nh;a.t 80 tss
ton II fxed the Msms rnnn NJ ons. ord go .,a~
onlv nur,niny shsao "' uP"n Aoo ana tney "ere
M ~ Coronss, s.;d ~"
been mentioned and tas.n nm ~ tbs nra.s th s au
had been censured and he had renu;reS tha an;na
read the letter OF MI Moore hsSors nnant;ouad " WIG"
The wit ness said she agreed with the trnh ~ all that
she had herself opened the door ma ,bs s n no
they were Aremen; she only said nenn '
The Coroner observed these were the matsrs, n.,t
To the jury None OF NV Children ls the rom, tiu
after the cry of re do MOI know how many men
were there were eighty nine in INV class eli bovs and
Miss Kobler had all girls there wer. than Az
bred children u the primary the cbildra,
rushed out Of my room when the Confusion Increased
think there were twenty '
The Coroner ino ur.d whether the urv had or isbcd
The Foreman wished to know how many children there
in the school and many were killed In each Ia
partment.
Miss Higgins esid twenty In her department.
The Coroner-Are you sure there were not 20,
The witness was not quite positive about this and a.
MI Nelson thu dsy S av wss rsoAd
in the male department 572 who were contained in ten
different rooms; the number killed In that department
lars in six rooms whom Is killed. in the primary
department we're 76l in eight rooms of whom were
This concluded the testimony and the District Attor
ney having entered the Court addressed the Coroner
He said he regretted that his engagements elsewhere
other business (audng to the trial runzig in the
Oyer and Termper) had prevented him from attending
this very important Investigation lie had given his
Questions laid before him lie was free to confess he
in the public papers reports Of here
which appeared to him illegal He held that each juror
tinent or relevant to the matter; and that when
any person or persons might be involved in cepsure
to introduce proper evidence to exculpate theaevss
He had come that afternoon very much exhausted TO
that sixteen jurors had been ed and sworn In
der te law Of lsa7 defining the dues of the coroner
ana which was the latest only fifteen Jurors could be en-
panneed on an inquest within the city and no more
to saw that the summoning of mora was Ieaa hut at
s eyents II WA he Thought onlv nm nd "a
coronsrs iurr sond onIr sit nnon view Of X h"dx
and they had been inferred the only course would be TO
turn the over to the regular judicial sutho
rtes-the who would alone the sauna
functions that the Jury now did he Thought il shoud
be permitted to 20 on yery great mistske had been
committed in this oil for the last twenty wears with
to the and duties Of They DOS
precisely the same powers now that thew lad at
common law Their duties were, to q certain extent
defined bv the statute and the easea In which their
DC wer was to be- exercised All the powers and oblioa
tons sppertaipipe TO him the coroner AZ common law
S rs 10 nm ts the on
found against any individual char ging him with neg
pence cupsblity or spy criminal offence he examine
the accused in the manner magistrate would examine
person arrested under variant and the only way an
can be had BY reversing the order Of pro-
ana when the evidence tends 80 to an
individual through negligence fault or even misadven
person hccubtu OF producing ueatn
mnAy ,snt 70 tsnoer 10 the Jury OF inquest Al the
evidence he snnKs proper tsnding 20 excuipaee MIN
~ lne Juiy nno Nm cuIPsDle' tne coroner 10 D0ona
20 proceed taxing ns statement but not under oath
IN tne presence OF any other party. ne made the -
+. wss The eurrspt Opinion hers that coropsrs J~ry
n sne na, , vy0u so ,h o =,
cstny ths cs,,ss ~ assth IT, Wa npt az tn. Grsn
Sue S Sause a1nss. ,ni Wa M
.y, r,. tna coron.s. 1vr s,toa ~ y-,, q, az
pua 'ns ooaens yay soe pasoey IA tns
unssr os.S ana Sssass hi. warr.nt nuds, vSicb ths
osrasr ia arrested II IL then the ri,ht ~ the onsss
% 81 ccn,rontsa yi,h tha w,tnass .,s;,st h,,n Ia
srss 10 MFR rsgard 10 ths Of that
iury' he tSeusht ths nrooesdnss had b.,ter bs
con,,nnss 70 tSe and A. the Tor.t ths ;rrssr,.r
snsins AZ Coronsr.s Jury smounteS TO netting mars
~ an ehst would ha the n,siminayv sxaminstson h.
ors the maSs;rste The Corner had no riIht 70 hold
inonsst Int ON visv ~ tbs hosv and q. tbsv I'D
~, ntsr,sa ~ xous nav to ,,,~n w., tha
ton 10 r. masstrate Who woud alone have IN 90 On
and perform The duties Of the Coroner aud jury lie
E. ed ths mistsks in this case A AZ most an i
ry,lsri,v which did NOT sect ths "a hs OF anv nars
as ill., has been sny fault such As TO crmi
saOn. the Grand IL hereaf.
ter Ia England the rule was different There the pre-
ser me Mt and finding Of the Coroner Jury an
indictment from Grand Jury and the accused may be
put on trial before the De tit Jury but the Coroner here
Simply exercised the powers and functions of maris.
trste ana had only to ulre whether any eupsbty
attached.
r.. co,o,a, than r,o,s.aa, D. .h.... a., .--
cu.nar ar .p.,,,o co.osrn 49,
o,.i.n - ~ nv IT,, ,, y. a. & nLLnl A..
10 ~ v, ~. 10 s o' e 20
az, - a. ds.ois3ion s,,d 49, oba.s Ia 49,.
bms, rnsi5snts ~ nsinfnl inter.s, ~ n,ssr, 'aYy
irg ~ bsro;s so,ti,ud ~ va at. -,a IT, hs haa
a,,s,.I - az ,a.,t,os,, az. 80. .a -, n 81 al
,,,ic, yo,, hsxs ,esn i,,i. ,h,i,,a, ,,s. ha.,,,i
t,i tt,a cbiii,en. oma, ,a a. ~ 80
,sfssss vsuth ssss Siib ~. sry - ~ ,no, ,hs;,
iins s,h the hue ~ he stii q, tbei- bssh. Gaia
~, e., Lssa 10 $3.50 90. ,ha 80, -, - - -
-, n, =, - 60 ~. ,L f. ~ 0a ~ ~ ~
~ .s-,, y, y, Ia aasn.! e..'uy
s,. e. ns-nr. "a 'ne e,,, vnls,ay 90 5ou
vtT s,,v rp,p{,es tba nao,is da,,.nJ 81 ,han -.
,hts 49, ..,st, - Rlt 10 a.. VII 49, y" s. ~
,-ovfs. ,uri.h-n. ~ H. ~ n Suo 80 toes ny
$3.50 ~. - i a. = !ou Sonoua s.s' 60 49,
ins,-yc. tbs, ~ III, ssoI 80 sss
20 n,acsu,;on as,ar.a ~ asni,, - ws,S
~ - !. .sa.. =, - - $780, Se -,s,ii
-. ~ s,b a. 80 N,. u : III. s - ~
-. A., I.y u say VIZ. va DC s s,'