The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-09

TIE LATE MYSTERIOUS roIsosISG cAsE-rosr nOR-
TEN EXAMINATION AND INVESTIGATION BxFoSE 4
coRoSERs JURY.
Coroner Hanford entered into Investigation yesssr-
day, relative to the mysterious ydeath or MISS sarah
McCormckan account Of which appeared in yesterdays
HERAIn-andHp pmpannclled the following jury:-AndYsw
johnson, Henry T. Rosentha John Barrett VIM Austin,
Asa Marks and Alfred Horton The post mortem exaui-
nation made al the dead house. 10 which place he
boiy TAKEN and the inquest held the q
Reuben Powell, No. SIS Hudson avenue where the young
woman died. Thus far her own statements before
death, made TO different persons, all the lsb, that be-
been obtained in regard 10 the mysterious affair. Ths
following Is the evidence ellciied-
Dr. Arnold halett says--I am n physician and sur
gcon; reside at $40 Atlantic street. yesterday msde q
nick in presence Of nrs Rhodes and Van ncyne found
opening the brain that there considerable
gesuon oil the membrane OF tho brna and considerable
congcsicd found considerable undgescd food In the
stomach, butsno traces Of innamfnaon the other
oil healthy these post mortem appear
arc what we Gnd when death has resulted from nas-
co,c poison opium ardanurn would produce such re-
sults.
rr Robert r. Rhodes said-I an a physician and sur
rccn reside n, the Of Myrtle and Vanderbilt
called attend deceased about half yas twe
O'Clock the 10th instant eyi6cn,ly under ths
tEtci or some narcotic; she told me at about twelve
the Roosevelt ferry, she selscd by party OF dark
men, and when within half block OF the ferry
Wa held and quantity Of lsudsnum was pour.
opium 10 her breath NJ the time; thinking
Lad taken sufficient quantity 70 iniure her lef, hss
for anc after giving directions 10 have her occasionally
aroused; saw her again abeu, hslfpas O'Clock;
At that time, she was in dying condition; bloody
aroused; her hands aud feet were cold and very i,s
pGl-e applied externaf s,imulsnts, but Unable -
srousc her 80 that she could swallow she died about
nae O'Clock The Fae evening" my impression l. that aha
hat been taking chioroorg the post mortcm appear
asces showed congestion Of the membrane q the sra.
and OF the lungs and liver; there quantty-abous
tshlcspoonflof blood the brain if she had takeu
sufficient quantity OF Opium 10 have caused such
vhtn was nrst called bu, from the TACT Of her being
% easily aroused, sad nom other Appearances,
| Judge that NUT be some other narcotic;
80 violcucc bad been done 10 her pcrson she
was virgin there notbang this case TO shos vny
chcrocrm might no, baye been administered think
she perfectly rational whom nrst saw her she said
she knew was laudanum that givsn her, by the
taste, as she had taken laudanum before.
Mrs. Margaret Ann Powell being sworn stated that sho
ivcd here mo 3's Hadson avenuc) deceased oams
roon thought at arst she might be liquor tut the
Ulcer who brought her said she not I fornd she
not lntoxioaed asked her whe . she had been and
what caused her 10 come she told she had been
her cousins ssa Thirty. sixth stres4 New ysrx she
sad sbe GOT of the The Roosevelt stree
dressed % u sailors sohS. h vas ssoS, 10 middle :;
the block she asked them 10 . ser pass she wanted
70 &c, o. ne esAa they told h.r she cous NOT pass ua
said shs would not drink = from ser dcscrirsl "a
was two ounce val she se.a the contents
when she sick Of the men held her head bac,x
and the other poured the eontcnts down ho~ throat:
ahed why she did not cry cut and she said she could not
rs strspgled her one Of the men sayA aMy S,od
there comes my father, and no knows What have don.
he Nm XII me- she tsen made cncut 70 get 10 thh
man, and they pushed her inao the gu,n befre al.
coud get up they all in.s n ce,mr rct ous 4
Rh' sne men we.A 70 The fry, and ga the boat
sVon as possible sac took sick ON board and youI,e
everything looked blacks one or the u,su said she -.
orunk and pusA her cn the Brooklyn sids ana sh
was gwen ID csArge OF oHhcer who took her 10 IN
station house, was proved that she was nos IN ,r,,
nsr reqn<st she Was brought here; she sad she ha
ncner sar nor mother, and no friend but Mrs powc
twtnesse she lived "a servant at No. s74 next doc,
4 lev thess H1th July turned her or and she Ian h.
,aings here; told her she could say ill Monday, ~
sayed tll Wednesday when she went over 10 Ioos !
| with them. ~
Adjourned Till saturday, al 10 O'Clock.