The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-19
COroners' Inuuests.

terday morning at the Fourteenth ward station house
upon the body OF woman-then unknown-who was
fund dead In Of the cells, at eight o'clock Officer
Patton deposed to finding the deceased lying upon the
sidewalk in Grand Mulberry street Thursday
ing took her to the station house she appeared be
under the influence OF liquor she did not reply to my
question to where she lived Thomas Hafpenny door
man testified TO placing deceased in the cell and finding
her dead in the morning James Halfpenny, recognised
the body a. that of woman named Patterson who
IN the habit Of selling apples and candy at the Of
Centre and Grand streets Dr. Won Wroth made post
NOR examination OF the body; and in his opinion de-
ceased died Of apoplexy Verdict accordingly The de
The INQUEST AT THE CRY HosPlTAL-CAsB MARY ANNE
WoIyE Coroner Hilton attended ct the City Hospital
yesterday morning order to investigate this which
had been twice postponed The witnesses we're then
in attendance, and the Coroner had much personal
trouble ia o der to find them and bring them to the
place. There was large amount of testimony taken OF
which we publish the most important -
Fanny Darby sworn-I reside at 30 Eleventh street
am the wife of George f. Darby; I knew the deceased
Mary Anne Wolfe she domestic in my family he
lived with me 'our months previous to her receiving the
two months after she came to live with me she received
letter, which seemed to make her very unhappy; the
next day she seemed as cheerful as usual AMI
continued 80 up to the day before the accident;
she then informed me that she had been to a
fortune teller who told her that she must leave
and 10 No. LOG State but that she did want
to leave me- go out Of the door she thought this
was trick Of residing at No 10 Beekman street
t. get her there the she said made the inside of
htcial Towers; do not allow TO my servants
and never man call upon deceased; she informed
ne that about twelve months ago she -ick in Grand
ter and that after that she did no. know what would
OF her she said that after this she acquainted
gone astray with him think she told that his
herck she said that she afraid TO marry him
as she thought he already married this conversation
took place about 10 clock Of the morning she received
her injuries she cried, and seemed very much excited
but performed her duties up to the time She was injured
about four O'Clock in the evening Of the 18th of january
1 was sitting front window in the lower paror
when heard crash like ice falling from the ran
down stairs and saw the deceased lying in the front
had nfn Tho home uba
few minutes ASKED her where she fell from she said
that she did not know the deceased slept the third
story back room the thru story front locked
and the windows closed the door leading the scute
and the scutte wide open; she must have fallen
from tne rooi am not positive that she tod me that the
name OF the man who resided at No 10 Beekman street
was Derrick but / am positive that the began
with ID, and that he made the inside Of flowers; I
never heard her threaten suicide The evidence Of
fellow domestics taEen but did not throw any fur
ther light upon the melancholy affair. Albert Derrick
sworn and made sta ternent acknowledging that he
had visited the deceased Away, found her contented
mind know nothing Of the causes conducting to her
death Surgeon Cooer detailed the nature of the nu
res sustained Ny the deceased and from which she died
After summing by the coroner the Jury rendered
verdict Of death from injuries received by falling from
the roof OF ne house Ne 80 Eleventh street upon the
25h day Of last January The deceased was native OF
Germany and twenty five years Of age.
DEATH FROM CAAPHHsE BrRNs.-The same Coroner held
an inquest Immediately afterwards, at the Hospital upon
the body Of Janet Bredener who died there Thursday
evening" from the effect Of burns which she received when
at No 20 leonard street and the accident occurred on
the 18th inst The lamp stood upon the counter in her
husband store and went suddenly out when full the
decessed applied lighted candle to IT, when explosion
took place and her dress caught fire Surgeon Cooper
Geposed to the severe sustained by the deceased
Of which she died The jury rendered verdict Of death
by burns from spirit gas or camphene lamp. The
deceased native Of Scotland and 80 years Of age
SUDDEN DEATH AT RASDALL's lsIAyD.-Coroner Gamble
held an inquest yesterday evening, at Randalls Island
upon the body Of a named Christian Van Pelt aged
svsnty years who died there suddenly from hemorrhage
OF the stomach on Thursday evening After hearing all
the jury rendered verdict In accordance
Of New York. '''
nsn1 on Povnrr.-Coroner Gamble held an ina nest
on THURSDAY, at the Office, City Hail. upon the body Of
male infant aged about fourteen days which was found
buried IN hole dug in vacant lot In 125th street be-
tween the Tenth and Eleventh avenues There we're NO
marks Of violence the body which was dressed In
very decent Of thes and put good cherry cof
i'm II thought the parents too poor 10 bnr IL IN
cemetery appeared that the child died Of dropsv of
the brain. - r' "