The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-14
COYOner's InQuests.

CENsURABLE CONDUCT AT THE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL.
Yesterday an inquest was held at the New York Hosp
tai before Coroner Hilton, the body Of John Turner,
who to his death by injuries accidentally received
from falling into the basement of house No. 43 Cherry
street.
John Berry, who keeps a sailors boarding house, de-
posed that the deceased boarded with him. that he
esman, native OF England about thirty nine years old
last Wednesday Thursday he fell down from the
sidewalk into the basement of the house. being intox
GATED at the time and struck the side Of bis face On the
nmr fss, floor which was not over three and half or
R en h To- the Hew York Hospital IN sDssn M
next morning. from whence he sent to the hospital
il Brooklyn but he not able to tell the ship in
nssn.iSe aud could not SPEAK Witness, on the next
day, sent hum back. with policeman, to the New York
| Hospital, where he was admitted.
John C. McConb, NJ. D., house surgeon In the New
York Hospital depoed to the admission Of the deceased
on the morning Of June . when he was partially insens
Witness found slight Commissions the left side of the
head and face, but could detect no fracture. He
tnnea to sink and died yesterday Sunday about p
NJ. On examination after DEATH there was found elot
in part Of the brain, but no fracture.
HE jury brought in verdict OF accidental death, and
deemed the conduct OF the in charge Of Brook
lyn Hospital as highly censuraole.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND CONSEQUENT DEATH.
Another inquest then held before Coroner
upon William stafford who was brutally assaulted about
four weeks ago, in the bar Of Frenchs Hotel by
band of rowdes and subsequently died from the injuries
received
Robert Doyle deposed that the deceased and himself
went into Frenchs Hotel at the corner Of Chatham and
Frankfort streets about IL O'Clock p NJ four weeks ago
last Saturday night that they got drink there and
having gone out, took walk around the Park. when
their return home while the side walk about oppo-
site to the Hall Records they met man who appeared
to be drunk and Who putting his foot before attempted
to trip witness Deceased end himself were walk
ing in at the time Witness asked him VIII At he
meant by it, when the other caught him by the throat
and on being compelled to loosen his hold called
name. 1t was something like "Davy.n Decease went
ahead and asked witness to come on but the pre-
vented him As soon as he got clear, he followed
the !. deceased into Ilench,s Hotel again They went
persons whom be was haoo1g for after they got the
deceaed and himself called for another drink and the
bakeeper was in the act of serving them, when about
ten young rushed in, crying out us these Of
bitches heres One Of the party said "There is of
whole party then attacked them with their fists:
witness vas knocked down at the end Of the counter and
about the middle Of the room he seemed nssnsbe ate,
few minutes he spoke he cut about the face aud
head and was bleeding freely after little while they
went home together they both sober they had
quareed with any person during the evening" after de-
ceased got home, he went out again to and got
his wounds dressed the sndlady with him
ness went TO bed; this about O'Clock; deceased
sick for two weeks after that he implanted Of
talking about going TO work; few days after
this he got worse and was sent to the New
York Hospital; he told witness that he would
Jacob G. French deposed that be was barkeeper at
Frenchs hotel the last witness and deceased cams into
the haToom four weeks ago yesterday, Saturday.
about half past O'Clock in the ny they called
Tor thing to drink they acted very quiet witness
was about closing there was no other person there
except stranger sitting in the back part of the
and the porter; witness about waiting the de.
ceased and his companion when party Of about ten
q dozen young men, such called Short Boys
rushed in Of them said (at the time looking
about the room) where is the son of bitch ~ they
Immediately fell the deceased and his friend and beat
them, knocking them down, they jumped the de-
ceased after he down; of them took hold of q
decanter; witness haloed to him. and he set it down
again he then took tumber Off of the bar and tire 1t
at deceased when he down struck him where
about the head face and the tumber broke pieces
of the party then sad Come boys 1t Is time for
to be off," upon which they immediately left; the
same party came in the same evening about
twelve O'Clock, and called for drink; witness
refused to give them any, and as they were
going out of the door Of them pushed the screen
over; the next day the policeman told me he had ar
rested one OF them, but there being harm done had
let him go again. witness knew them the party who
are about there during nights but does know their
OF them.
James Qun porter at Frenchs Hotel coroborated the
testimony of the last witness, -
e. K Agnew, NJ. D., house surgeon at the Nev yorL
Hospital Geposed TO the admis ,on OF the inc
the Hospital the 5h inst who had been nnder TRAIT
ment from the 3Sth ult he had symptoms of compres
sion Of the BRAIN which regarded as ndicatye ~
the formation Of an abscess upon organ his sku
SION the relief was, however only temporary a. tbe
symptoms returned IN an aggravated form and on the
afternoon Of the 18th instant he died on post moran
examination there found slight fracture Of the
skull and large abscess the BRAIN which Injuries
caused his death Tho jury brought in verdict Of the
death Of the deceased having been caused BY the injuries
that he had received and advised the city authorities to
offer reward for the arrest Of the parties concerned