The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-18
CoroneFs' InNuests.
KILLED BIZ THE FALLING OF BUILDING IN WALL
STREET.

received in of the sudden falling portion
Of the building No. Wall street. while in process Of
witness the wife Of deceased who identified
the body to be that of her husband.
IA - aorsr IT, Oh ~" s,ox ~ NJ Ps,ssv n mos.
employ he 1T the time the building fell do and
Schm't was killed; it was brick building; was ut
work on the building between and 10 O'Clock, when
csrtman employed In cartDg away boards and ium-
Der shut the cellar door in New street, and said he
some Of tS the Sesms would give way don't tank the
deceased heard him; think he at work the
upper floor did not Mr. Bessey there at this time
his foreman around the building at the time don't
know where he was; don't know his name but recog
nze the foreman, he is present. there two eel
lar doors to the building New street. the the
shut when be cautioned that should enter,
the urthest from Wall street; the cirman
said he wanted the lumber in the cellar pre-
sent calling himse Ambrose CArrigsn, another and
myself entered the cellar dcorSa in New street. nearest
Wall street. and vent into the cellar for the purpose of
bringing out the lumber; think had taken out two
loads when the deceased in with another man and
commenced putting prop under split beam, midway
between the two doors spoken three or four OF the
beams at his place split through the middle about
one foot from and up to the WALL the lower portion of
the beams hanging down about two three inches
don't think the deceased and the man that with
him were at work over six minutes when several of the
beams gave way, and fell upon them; the whole
floor came down; myself and two other laborers
had barely time to escape through the cellar door;
went to work there last Friday; l think there
three floors standing above the rst floor at that time
worked under the direction Of the foreman: holes
through each II ,or commencing at the upper
and the dirt and lime thrown do the next
floor most part Of the dirt was on the floor
the cellar in the centre think it about three
feet deep; the foreman always there when the men
at work; he is the only person whom give d.
rections about the building no dirt was removed from
the first floor since have been to work there have
worked at taking down buildings before.
l the contractor for taking down the building in
question, corner Of Wal and New streets; my con-
tract is with. John NJ Dodge; think he resides at
No. 35 Walker stree; have been engaged in taking
down buildings for the last sixteen years; the
working the building in question where il my en-.
ploy / left The work in charge of oscar B sutton,
present; present almost every day; was
at the building about II y O'Clock the day before the
accident everything then appeared safe there was an
picous OF the floor the under cellar; that
did not consider it sufficiently strong to let the dirt down
the first floor above the surface Of The street
heavily tinubeIed, ana did not examine it; my contract
70 take he building down to the top of the first
story Oscar D. sutton mas been employed y me as fore
man for several years past; | think him competent
the building token Gown in the ordinary way
was lot there at the time of the accident; the beams
% the under floor i'm mediaely the under cellar
rotted away, aud supported by props; if this floor had
fallen through it would not have brought with it any
other part of the budirg the timber in the cellar was
ceiling boards taken of the cellar ceng the tim
bers Ct the door did not have proper bearing the
wa should think their bearing three inches the
usual bearing is four inches; the whole floor went down
the New side and when the ends of the beams
struck the door beneath they broke in two at the
entire
Stephen Johns, policeman of the First waId, sworn,
says-I was duty at the OF Wall street and
Broadway on Monday corning; heard crash and saw
q crowd the corner Of New street aud Wall; imme-
diatey hurried to the spot broke open the store door,
and that he first story had fallen in; went to the
cellar door Ia Wall street broke that in when two or
three rushed out two Of thou appeared much ex-
hausted; had his injured; heard calling
from beneath tie ruins l went to work with others
present TO get him OUT the man heard the de
cea' Cd got him out about eleven O'clock ne was
then dead
Two 9th, laborers were examined. who merely
boIated the evidence of Patrick Mcdonald already
giyan above.
depose6-I foreman of Mr. Bessey, aud employed at
the building in question the morning of the accident
the deceased, my self ard another showing
know the beams cracked until within minutes
before the accident happened; if the beams had been
they would not have broken; they good sound tim
beers, and would have supported twice the weight that
was gn was lust putting up support s when .s
floor fell.
The Coroner charged the jury the facts and after
deliberation Of two hours rendered the following
dict THAT the deceased Cor rad Schmst came to his
death by tie accidental falling of the first floor of the
building in the of dem, ition the corner of
Wall and New streets. We further ray that the public
authorities highly culpable for reckless
in which they allow persons to build as well tear
down buildings in this city and that the attention of the
Fire WaIdens and City Inspector most urgently di-
rected 10 the same"
A FALSE CERTIFICATE FOR BURIAL--sTRASGE Me-
DICAL PROCEEDING.
On Monday Coroner Hilton held inquest at Bellevue
Hospital on the body OF Mary Elizabeth hurp.y, aged
thirty tMo years and said be native of Scotland who
DIED suddenly on Saturday, ut fhe corner Of Elm and
Pearl streets 1t appeared before the Coroners inquest
that color man, named John W. Myers With whom
the deceased had been ohaoiting for the last
cnhs called at the drug store Of Pearl and Cen
ire streets about week ago. and asked for doc
and attend the deceased, who then lying very
sick. person famed William McCutchean repre- ented
himself doctor and made the visit fsv days after
wards the died Myers then applied 10 McCucheon
for certificate of death in der TO bury the body
Farl Frat rttllns hp
lin one dollar; the negro had not dolar, bat offered
six shilngs which McCucheon took and wrote out \
certificate setting forth therein that the deceased
t. her dea By cong on Of the brain Some su-pcien
il SEEM wss aIoused end the Coroner eus Tor TO
hold an Inquest.
Dr. Ptnnen made pest norton examination of the
body sud found all the organs healthy except the liver
that organ wss light cslored, ard weighed eiga pounds
four pounds than it natural weight. Tie DR. also
asserts tLst almost any tful physician could have to
thst the lirer OF the decea sed was diseased.
VIM dcCutcheon was examined by the Coroner who
testified that he visited the deceased about week 20
and not since that that occasion she La ng inen
sble and he then supposed that her head affected
The nego eaned hia afte her death for certificate
which lie says lie gave letting forth the of her
death 70 be congestion of the BRAIN and to that ceti-
fcate he signed the name Of Il ". Neil III. D. and
esived se'tny Ave cents for the same paid to him By
tie rcgro. Hcyutcheca further added that he wa. a
guar pig eian: bat had no diploma that he vas author
It'd b Dr oNe to sign his to certificates, and to
receive pay for them; witness consulted with Dr. ONs!l
AMI he advised him to give the certificate; he did not
know Ae OF her death but stated to be
ION q he brain.
On the eyidei as secuted the jury found the fol-
lowing yerdlct:-That Nay Murphy came to her death
b. enlargement Of the liver and would cali the atten
lion Of the authorities to the conduct of ". McCucheon
who, in opinion is highly censurable he acting
physician Without legal authority to do so, and grant
jig certificate Of death for pay and Of disease which
have evidence before that the deceased did not
die Of.
The whole matter will be handed to the District Ator
uey, TO lay before TIE Grand Jury.
UNKNOWN MAN FOUND DROWNED.
Coroner 0'Donnell Yesterday, held inquest at tbs
g.aFIa kavf1 tviwa 10 h,l-
known found dead, floating ia the river. The lie
ceased appeared to he about sixty years Of sge FIVE feet
six inches IN height, dressed in blue sack coat ssh
pants, with brown stripe running down, double
breasted vest with brass buttons g,ter shoes with clou
nails and linen shirt under shirt. vsrdic
waz rendered Of death CAUSED sy drowning.
UNKNOWN BOY DROWNED.
Coroner 0Dopnel Monday held inquest At the foot
Of Thirty first street. the body Of unknown boy
found dead u tie river The deceased wesabou 10 years
Of age with dark brown hair and fair complexion dressed
in grey roundabout, brass buttons sleeves broken
the elbow brown cotton pants and a black cloth Jock
esp peg shoes and without stockings verdict
rendered of death by drowning.