The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-01
Co. 0nexs' InquGsts
MURDER OF AN UNKNOWN EAI0RANT IN TIE EIGHTH
wARD-EsCAPE OF THE MURDERKR.

Before Coroner DoDneli
YesteI Idav afternoon C0fCSer ODonneIt called to
hold quest as tbs Egh ward police stauondouse,
on ,hs tooy OF ubknown German emigrant, who
s s .a 90
tuI.d ard 'hree gs in tbs ne,k ev dsoty doae BY
Iuaos, who " il believed had done the foul deed
The station house By the police, where he died after
The following is the evidence tAen and tho verdict Of
Austin Rankin, sworn. said-I reside ct No $40
E;sn-h l work at the Hudson River R~iroad
depot At the foot of Canal res Thursday night bs.
ten spd eleven O'Clock sss walk along West st eet,
comi from Christ her street. cav rhe deceased
ay ryna beh,nd timber, ard his egs projsst,ng
OUT this the sidewa Ia West street next door
to the of HsmerJey street; Jsoob Wisoa Game
with me from Christopher street; drew kr. Wilson's
attention 10 the body; stopped do and osssht hold
Of the man; WI on present I'll the time: man by
the pane OF Green ca ne along, who also works tn
lumber yard corner Of Le Roy and West srest he deew
o gon from ths yard; another nsu, cAllei BLACK
Jsch, vss In Green's company one q these Ia 6fsr
ard the other d'uwmer, and in tbs hshit o. play
up the deceased plsc' him the oart his head
tell bach and then saw for the drst time that his
o sss ia
ing the d~cara 70 the Eighth ward pslice station house
jacob Wien, ssorn, sLd-I reside st No Is vaudam
Cf Austin Remain lasi nght wbsn he d covered tbs de
cssstd: in the statement msds In 70 alton to
| the matter.
| Dr. Gs,dner OF No 1853 woostsr strsst swsru. said
vas called TO visi the deceased last night; found him
in dying ctsoition aud he died about dvs minutes
after my suival; found cxtrpsvo cut across the
throat seveirg several superficial vessels there
cuf through the cAlp behDd the right ear, and
wa detfessioo OF the skull made BY the round
head Of cane OF hammer this morning WAS preent
~bile Dr. Ubl WAS making pest merts@ sxa|lnation.
arc of opinion that death wss caused ~ the above
nauotd IL les
Hugh revn Of the Eighth ward police, sworn, said
my post at the corner Of Hudsos sLd Charlton
STREETS ssout t~enty nutss pest ton O'Clock, INST
two men, who're 90 did not know. accompanied by
on or s,iSwel drs egiDg furniture wagon on whioh
la hc1x I A In IA N
ibe station hou,e; ocer Siwsli suggested the idea
Of going lack 10 the pscs where tbs body was found
po CO; sent 10 the pIsce We procured light, and
eoud only dioover blood in pool On the grssoe re
pr. uhl ssorn, sid / made pest nor,su exsuiua.
tcp OF the body OF deceased ths hauds were covered
siih eir but could not discover 80, blood upon the
the back of tos hands directly under tbs thsrs sss
cut sbout six Inches In hlgh. shch divided several
eygh, bui,o the kft eye and ertsasivs fracture
of the fu behind The right With depression 81 bone
upon the brain the fracture o. the ssuu xasn Appss
OF II ion toe caUse OF death.
Ire escessed wa1 about % yearrf go. ard bos the
o'e,ea snd in his pocket = white hsndhsrcolef was
fcupo marked in red thread or silk with ths letters
The Jury rendered the forlo viug verdct:-'That d.
his oeath by fracture Of the stult per
petrstec b, pa'tes unknown TO "a; snd 10 further
reroTnn eod 20 the proper authorities " Offer suitable
rewosdh r the apcrsbsnsion Of thn guilty parlee ("
DEATH CAUSED BY FALL PK0M BUILDING.
Co'orer O'Dorrel yesterday held nu iDQusst at the
Nss York Hc~sita the body of Casrlss Sosls sGsd
t-eny iye ears rstyr ti Germany ~ho os os to nj.
desh h5 ories rscsysd " accdsetA'ls falling from
oposr at she corr er OF Wsker etr<t aud Brosdwsy
Pnt,i:k Nctiosn sworn said-I was 10 ths cslsr OF
~ building pispg morta', a0d hee ri rri@e behioe
and trrriI around the dscss,ed lying on
tie Hoor spt ooh ess blood miag ~ hts mouth
ted bin until bis ctmiads scsme owu the decss ed
cerpep'er, ard 81 the hue be fell he vas a. rcrk
fe fecoS lsry Of tia ouldng tho scsdoding; he
tat en- &c the II scitel
N. Peers of the New York Hwpitat sta'ed that Dc
&C gnifsd this morning about half past dsot
O'Clock hsvug iecsved fracture ri the bsse 81 tns
u; he LIVED about hour, the injury vas the osuss
Of death - :.
rhe jury r,neercd verdict Ia accos,srcs With The
Adore facts.