The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-27
COrOners' Inquests.

DETERMINED SUICIDE, UNDER EXTRAORDINARY CIR
CUMsTAECEs-THE BODY NOT REcodSIzED-DE-
sCRIPTIOH OF THE DECEAsEDs PERSON AND
DRESS.
Coroner Wilhelm held inquest yesterday, at the
upon the body Of - Lee christian name unknown)
who committed suicide by taking dose Of strcyhnine,
little after noon.
George Frederick, senior deposed-Is bookkeeper at
the hotel the deceased last Saturday and engaged
q for week; saw him every day since; this
day (saturday about u o'clock he came in and asked
down stairs about half past O'clock and said
he thought there some person dying the room next
Of porters deceased lying upon the bed aud
seemed to have f,s when We got doctor he was Dead
tumbler upon the table, with some kind of white
powder settled at the bottom.
Richard Johns sworn-I am Of the portcrs in the
Eagle HOTEL never the deceased before to my know
LEDGE coming from dinner at half past IL o'clock
when gentleman met the stairs and told that
there was man dying in the next room to his: upon
was very much convulsed in little time he cried out
hold me, hold me;' did co. then he cried for water'
gave him some but he spit IL out again; then put
"Oh Lord fetch doctorn Iasked him II he was subject
to fits and he sad that he had taken dose of strych
nine he died IN about four or i've minutes after that
which presented all the appearances developed in Of
death from that deadly poison. The jury rendered
dict of suicide by taking strychnine.
The deceased about i've feet six or seven inches
beh, with light hair full set Of teeth and had no whis
ht ne mao .o on night na sack coat brown s
striped gray woollt pants whe cotton socks and old
boots. He had black silk glazed cap with brass but
ton each sde being marked with eagle and the
other No Il pair Of hid gloves, white cotton pocket
handkerchief with red border and bottle with lauda-
num- and another filed with powdered srychnne were
-four in his pocket also keys latch keys
and the other FIVE for trunks He had money trunks
with him. The body will be kept at the dead house for
two days and IL Is hoped that this notice will lead his
friends to identify the unfortunate man.
FATAL RESULT OF STANDARDIZATION TO You've MRs -
Coroner Hilton held inquest yesterday evening at No
292 Walker street, the body Of young named
Rivngton Duyckinck who died there Friday evening
under the following circumstances-The deceased
about twenty years of age and had been employed
in the bookbinding establishment of Mr. Charles Jenkins
No IA Nassau street 1t appeared nom the testimony
OF many Of his fellow workmen that he very fond Of
sparring With boxing gloves and the amusement was
partaken of almost daily week ago last Tuesday, he
had so spared His brother testified, that upon the
morning. he returned home and upon entering the
lie pat to bed and attended TO by DR.. Kirby until
Friday, when he died. There a confusion upon his
right temple His relatives deposed that the deceased
had planned Of his head from early age The Jury
returned verdict of death from congestion Of the BRAIN
yuperinduced by exercise in sparrng IL clear
that the blows given in play the exciting Of
his death.
GFATH or A SHIP CAPTAJy-Coroner Hilton will hold an
inquest this morning board the schooner Jarus Hart
Of Nova Scotia, and now lying at Burlng slip upon the
body 81 Captain William Keatipg who died in his cabin
from the sudden termination of feverish disease
yesterday evening The Coroner has taken charge Of the
vessel and so al $3.50 in gold which were found in
of the Captains trunks.