New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-11

We published yesterday verdict rendered by
Coroners Jury the body of one Peter Martin. Tho
verdict was "Death by pneumonia, owing 10 exposure
"whe at tho boarding house Of c. Ran Co., No. %
Greenwich street." and censured the proprieton of
that house for entrappng poor emigrants into such
miserable unsheltorod Lsi, 1 aailad tho attention
of the proper authorities TO these outrages committed
on poor emigrants.
In relation to this matter, requested to pub
sh the following oflidavits:
Gin and County Of Nee York Rothscbid and
of the Mayors Office being duly sworn depoae and say
d. Of January 1855 to No = Geenw,cn street ny o
say that they found said place furnished with all aceomnoda
rules Of the Department which these depoDens attached,
and that the arrangements in said house good aud com
house aIp SeIf"sa bc Of certain rom IN which
as wa. reported in the public Prints Peter Martin
suffered by exposure so much that he died N OF
square with three windows located The second door,
and that said contained ten good beds With clean linen
and sufficient feather bedding and that the windows and beds
secured and solid as to prevent any aasht o. air or
and S. y bs os 4 G a Ss' ss
house that they satisfied with tho board aud lodgings fur
nished for themi and deponents further ssy nansm ~
THOMAS WALLACE.
ALEX MING Com. DeedG
This is to testify the above copy Of affidavit
Of ANN sTd notice. s BEEN IL the books q the
Mayors office against the said Rau. LUDWIG SEaLEH,
In charge Of the Emlgrant Department.
EmioydRt Department. " the Mayors OHce Jan. TO- 1856
fs S nd ss, MARI s. yS% s.
ing No "a Greenwich being duly depose and
each for himself that they enigrauts from Germany
that they arrived IN this port ON about ths 9TH o
December lss passengers board the Ontario from Liver
deponents further that they and thirteen other
Ontario took board in the egran boarding
koufe Of one Carl Rau No "a Greenwich street and among
passengers Peter Martin aud bis family consisting
and that said Martin acty during tho
whole voyage and that he arrived In this port 90 ack mat ne
had be carried stairs 10 the boarding house ABOVE named
Opponents further that they and i've others rooned IN
with said Martin, that there were sleeping zen
persons beds eb the said contained and depo
nen that the good and secured against WIND
and that the beds good and cofoDs Dens
all feather Opponents further said Marrn
furnished with separate bed and i've pieces OF
coverings and that he during his stay In sad place
deponents further that the keeper OF SAID boadis
house Mr. Carl Rau Severel times tined 70 persuade tho
family Of Martin The sick man 70 the Hospital but
they all wished him 70 believing he would Oh oeuer
the house Of said Rau than In hospital and deponent
further that after eleven days about the Jh p %
family Of Martin removed their slck father on acAt 70 the e
them and especially the wife Of said Martini behaved very
Thankful Mr. Rsu for tbs Kind treatment which they
had hs and deponent- further say that hey
are well satisfied with the board and accommodations IN the
ANNA MARIA WERKMEISTER.
MARIA ZIMMER,
MATTHIAS bOOS,
NIKOLAUS NEUMANN.
Sworn before noe this 10Th day Of January 1855,
ALEX. MING, Com Deeda
T.s 10 testify tina, the above copy q sblays
taken signed and 20 ia presence ana sse tns 40
has been enteed m ne con OF mo
H,yo,s Oh oe az anst the said Ran. LUDWIG SEILEh,
''' ~ In charge Of the Emsrant Department
Emiqyant DepayfmeatQ ne Mayors Cree, jan 10, 1876