The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-11

NxAssuoIT evuDs N HAvuss.-Ysstsrday foessssa
Corouer Hilton hsA inquest sbs 30 ~ q Prussiaa.
named Louis Gosdstein 1t ths house Of his nephew No
Les Hester street. whe tied suicide BY hasgisg
himself The following evidsacs was tsksa On the
inquest -
A. 9. Van Prsug, Being duly swern, dspossd-TNat hs
resided ~ Brooms street the Aecsased was reading
with his nephew Mr. Henry 0e'dstein, ct 1855 Hester
street. where he then lGd dead Il Mr Henry 0sll
STEMS children very sick witnsss ssal at h house
on Wednesday night sitting up with II; hls vas on the
story deseased went to bed Wednesday night
fore bed witness heard him compaia ofa paia
his head; the child spoken Of expired about o'clock
inform ~ uncle he decsaS
after his going up stairs witness heard him cry
frightened, and Stair after him. when he found
which was attached to . clothes rack In tue
room; tie end Of deoeasod's great toe touched
witness thinks that he stood ON the trank While he
adjusted tho rope, alter which he jumped Of,
hsrs.s hG, s , :. stated hs body Va. quite warm
witness Immediately for tho DOCTOR Add also
the station house for assistance.
sworn, deposedThat deceased his unols his child
died about O'Clock as stated BY the previous Witness
lie vent up stairs inform his uncle Nat the child
dead when witness found him hanging stated decea
ed bad one son and wife aud two small children living
In Prussia be arrived here two days he insane
years ego and has planned pains Ia his head
ssce his arrival here he would cry and rub his head
with his bands be was never in this ccuntr. before Wit
knew that deceased insane from being informed
Of that fact by his relatives.
Edvsrd Chestner D., being duly sworn said from
examination of the body Of deceased he Of opinlon
hcicame 10 his death from hanging
The jury in this csc rendered verdict, That the
deceased to his death by suicide hanging during
ut Of insanity" Deceased ftyfour years Of ago.
FATAL Act1DSr-Coroncr Gamble held IN inquest yes
'erdav upon the body Of John Mclaughlin, who camc
his death BY Injuries received in d9ckysrd ct Staten
island the bth July last. peceasets hand and
badly crushed by the accde and told witnesses in the
hospital that the occurrence purely accidental aud
that nobody 70 blame Tho medical testimony Of Dr.
Wright e the City Hospital went to that deceased
Mas admitted there on the 9Th OF last month"; with
crushed The injured limb amputated and the
patient apparently doing wcu. until few days ago.
when he grew worse and kept failing until the hour Of
sidental death" deceased native Of Ireland and
was aged twenty one years and nine months.
DEATH USE CAxr1MNE. ques. was held
yesterday upon the body of Mary Berton aged twenty
years. by Coroner Gamble, who came 10 her death
from severe burns received while In the act Of filing
lighted camphene lamp appeared that the deceased
the act Of repenishiug burnise fluid lamp the night
Of the 9Th ult, severely burned about the head
arms and body from the explosion Of tho OF fluid
that she holding in her hand at the moment. The
jury rendered verdict that the sed came TO her
death from burns accidentally received while filing
lamp with camphene on the 9th Of July last.
CHILD FOUND 4 SINK Coroner Wilhelm held an In
FAINT just born to all appearance that found tho
privy Of the house of Mr. McCulom In Third avenue,
rear Eighty street. From the evidence ssdaced
named Margaret McCullom has been pregnant for
weeks past ard being delivered few days ago Of child
which was still born and which found In tho prvy
by the neghbors who watched her closely and found the
child in the place above stated. They then notified the
Coroner Of the circu Of the Tue jury
this case rendered the following We and that
the said male intent not alive when born the jury
strongly suspectng that Margaret McCuuom ia the mo-
ther Of said infant and that she threw into the sink