The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-13
COrOner's Inquests.

ACCIDENTAL POISONING OF A CHlip.wIm IArDASus 10
street between Second ard Third avenues the body
Of George Wa hngon Taylor, child about five mon
old whose eeah was caused ey an % h"r n
frst witness examinsd was the mother OF the child Mrs.
Margaret Ann Taylor who testified ~ foliows:-The de-
was cross all day Yesterday aud though he
in pain about six O'Clock last evening sent to Mr..
James Woods drug for three cents worth Of
he brought me little vial with something in IT which
was labelled paregoric, with Mr. James Woods Aoe';
of teaspoonfu at time gave deceased half tea
spoonful OF SAID medicine, which supposed - %
give him all OF the mixture, l suppose there wie
about quarter left then aid the child in the erades
about quarter Of an hour after went to the cradle,
and then the child smiled but its seemed e set
about fifteen minutes Afterwards Mrs. Smith. Who lives
in the house with me, into my room. and remarked
that the child looked straree about its eyes AMI that
they set; paid attention to it at this times
about half hour after my husband in, aud re-
marked the child breathing heavy told my husband
that had given the Guild halt teaspoonful Of
goc and that was sure 1t was pare yorc; gave him
the bottle but when he had sneled it he said it
was Iaudan then took 1t to Mrs Smith, who lives
the next room and she said II laudanum. and Mr.
Wood from whom it was bought, also said Mr. wo d
asked the youne man who was in the store fr oor>
what the little boy asked for and be answered paresoc
but that he gave him l,udanum; Mr.. Wood then vent
after his br TIER Dr. Wood who lives next door To his
drug store and the doctor down to see the chd
before went to the drug store the child was inseb,oe
the doctor gave medcr ana remained III .tndsnce
it until II or ~ O'Clock that night and Mr WOOD
stayed from the time the doctor left till O'Clock in the
morning. - ,,,.
DR. Wood TIE next witness testified that the hid died
from overdose of that he had given y sne-
TICS but that all bis remedies were useless.
Mr.. Wood the Of the drug store stated ha. Mr.
Psbor his clerk had been in his employment eleven.
months and that he had made mistake oso'e; he
considered him capable Of dispensing the ordinary mea
cnes and said that there few prescription To no
could not put up his character good aud n' aten
tien business strict aud he could account for the
mistake he had made in this instance.
The jury after brief elaboration rendered the follow
ing THAT the deceased to his de tth
OyQrd terpd III
mistake"
DEATHS DROWNING "A named Samuel Peterson
was accidentally Drowned Wednesday last, while al
tempting get beard IF schooner lying in dock
near the foot Of Harrison street. North river Whhe
struggling in the water plank was thrown to him aud
every assistance rendered but when taken from the
life extinct Coroner Gamble held an inquest
Yesterday the body at the Fifth ward station house,
which resulted in verdict Of death by occidental down
ing From the testimony II appears that tho deceaseos
was int oxicated when he fell into the river.
On Wedr esday the body Of an unknown man, evidently
in very advanced state Of decomposition, found in
the North river Spring street dock by the captain
OF the towboat Pluto The deceased about tive feet
high. had brown hair and goatee His face very
much swollen and the skin OF hrs hands off ike
overals cashmere striped panaloops, white drawers
black tlk with brass buttons, black crayst re62
striped shirt and pair Of boots. The verdict ia this
death by drowning.
SPIRIT RAPPINGs AND NECROMANCY.--One OF
the churches in the Presbytey of Chicothe Ohio has
suspended Of its members ~ho had been engaged in
spirit rapping The Presby adopted the ioliowioS
resolutions t. the rappings
Resolved That the practice OF spirit rappings, $50
called) rs it prevails in parts, is In view Of this
Presbytery revival of the old abomnatioD Of
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