The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-29

DROWNING OF AN ENGLISH SAILOR Coroner Gamble
yesterday held an inquest a. tbs Fifn ward station
boose the body Of james Quipan native Of England
aged g. who came to his death by falling off tine dock
foot Of Beach street, he endesvorng TO gst
board Of the Ebip BAlmorA Of which vessel he OF
the The another Of ships sail
ors, pamed William Leslie, in company at the
time the deceased missed and at supposed
Lete bad thro.nh off the dock but the sxamina
ton before the Coroner, no evidepss exhibited itself i'm
Phcatng Leslie, any more than they both on the
dock and both under the influence Of liquor the time
Zepensat Thorp Jun sworn, said-I reside At No. 45l
Wa street. Tuesday last asaut O'Clock N the
:..nrg was IN the oyster saloon On the corner 20 Of
liam Leslie came In: they took drunk: asked them
they would take walk with to my fsthsrs house at
went together introduced them to my father: We re-
NAMED there abont three quarters Of hour and took
Canal Green .tres there took az othsr
drink asked them whore thsir vessel lay; they said
laid at the iron foundry all started 70 the vessel 1T
Their when got TO the saip Of them sad "That
the ship sft them standing the donk and went
bssrd the ship; It raining hard at the tme when
Isot board ;aw the vasehmAn, EiahA Brown; tsd
him that got acquainted with the two men and had
brought them hack 70 the shp from the time first
the two men TO the lest moment left them, they appear
ed to be the boat OF friends there hard word
spoken left the ship aud board OF bark
Waterman board the bark; ,uopossd the men were
board the bark then left and wsnt home
said-I am one Of the nsrehants' police on Tuesday
night had charge Of the ship B&lmora Of Liverpoo
the deceased james QunIan Mr. Leslie, and Mr.. Thorp
doom ths dock opposite the chip and stoppsd IL
was at about h.K pact IL o'clock Recognized the do
ceased ANA Mr. Leslie belonging to the ship the other
did not know: the deosafed and Mr. Thor2 try
Ing to gs' Leslie board he Being very drunk told the
penter he would have tome board soon, the
iaDaker Che deceastd) and the third mate drunk
or soirr to tbe eans~sJ saw the deceased as much
too steps OF the ladder. and Then go back; At this
time he tr, se. Mr. IAsle board Of the ship
Mr. L~tle pad It not his ship AFTER Les 10
On beard the chip did not fsy anything to him about
tbs declared.
The jury rendered tho folio wing verdict"rhst the de-
cees.d ssme TO his drah by drosniDg The juy further
ray that the evidence does not warrant the to
hold William Leslie third mate Of tho soip eanoraln
NJ. Lese Ia vrg beec arre,ted and held by tbs police
The above yerdst OF the jary dsohArg
cd bonorably from custody.
EMIRD BY FAILING FROM A BUILDING Coroner Gamble
wss yesterday called W bold an iDqast on the body o.
william Bntps q bicklayer who ac;dcnty fell yestsr
day afteI from the bnildipg which he work
ing, titpsted IL Fi'tytecoDd strest The Injuries in.
ieted by the fall csu.ed his death almo.t instantly
The deceased conveyed TO his late residence in
fls,enth avenue Fift' frat sneet. verdict was
rendered In accordance with the above facts.
DrArH FAILING A HOUSE, The Coroner was
last evening p0tIhed TO hold inquest at tins New
York Ho.Ii'a. the body Of James Haekett, a
native ri Ielsrd, eyed % years, Who, last SUNDAY
accidentally fen fioa the upper story of house No.
1C6 Water street frncturug bis thigh and othet wise
r.csiyeg bodily injury which he died YES
t.roay afternoon In the Hospital. An Inquest will be
hello this morning.
DEATH by DgowYTxG Coroner 0'Donnall yesterday
blc pquest pier So Fast river on the body az
John K..nlI q aged thirty years and native Of Iceland
pbo vrs fouDo DEAD ia the bot ON Of at lying
Ia fad docs 1t seems By the evidence, that iAr.
Jsres b Nichols, the ferry master, as he ~ss going to
the ferry early N the mofspg, the dscseed lying
H. the boat pitb hs head under sater Poll seman Du
Moulin. Of the Thirteenth ward, testified to nndox the
oecsa IN the bow OF the boat With his head under
the vater. Ths dctased desler 10 chacos There
no evidence to bov tn dsces ed came In the
boat verdict was rendered By jury OF death caused