New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-19

,p,.3a rreians had died of his injuries, but such
p,ovea No, % he the Gaze Late in the day, Coroner
Perry who Is taking preliminary steps toward secur
ing the ante-mortem examination ct TINS victim 10 the
Nnyot's mob law called at the residence OF Mr.. Gro
fp No 1884, Ludlow street and found that the sufferer
was in an extremely critical condition. although quite
sensible Of all that Was passing around him. The
Coroner gave orders that outsiders should see MI
Crofut except upon q written permit from the attend
ing physician. Since the brutal attempt was made u
murder Mr.. Croiut various persons have caieu "p'"
him, several Of whom, after expressing their 'y"'p''
tbies have with great impudence upbraded nun Tor
not clincipg TO Mayor Wood in preference 70 gong
over 20 the new Commissioners. While the reports
vsro IN circulation that Mr. Crofut was dead the
Mavor sent to the Coroners Office in great haste for
foroper Gamble but that official was not in.
Whether the Mayor obtained an interview with the
Coroner he was so holly in pursuit of we did not learn,
but Coroner COnpery was aiterward seen hover'ng
about the Mayors Office. What his lIOnors business
was with the Coroner Just at this particular time the
public can Judge for themselves.
TAMPERING WITH THE CORONERS.
Mayor Wood. learning that Officer Crofut, one of
the Metropolitan Police, was dangerously wounded by
his men while engaged in assisting in the service OF
civil process and was likely to die, yesterday sent Tor
Coroner Gamble. That officer however, did not, as
we are Informed, visit him. Subsequently, Mr. Coro-
ner Connery waited upon the MayOr-whether by III
vitatiOn or rot we could not earn-and was eioseied
with him for some time. Previous to tins, Coroner
Perry was informed of Crofut's critical condition and
mont IN his residence. Mrs Crofut informed him that
n Police Surgeon Hasbrocuk, one OF Mayor Woods
officials. had called there several times to see Mr..
Crofut and had frequently expressed his regret that
Mr. Crofut had not remained in the Mayors Police,
Ma.r tan ftTpn q
further stated that she bad endeavored to make him
understand that his visits not required, and that
in order to make him keep away, she had given him
piece Of her mind. Eut still lac persisted in coming
there as did others Of the Mayors agents, and she
wanted the Coroner to stop their visits if possible a.
they only excited her husband and made him worse
The Coroner proceeded then in view Of the precarlous
situation Of the injured man, to take the pre- urinary
steps fer holding all ante-morem examination. Find
ing that Mr. Crofut was feyersh and somewhat wan
derng in his mind at that time, he concluded to deter
the examn ltiOn until he was moe tranquil. Before
leaving, however, he placed member of the Metro
poitan Police in charge of the house, at the request
of Mrs. Crout with strict orders to admit no one to
the sick room, outside the family but the family ply
sciaD and such byscians he might wish to call to
bis assistance in the case unless at the request of Mr.
Crofut or his wife.
Yesterday afternoon, Coroner Perry soon after
making these arrangements, was informed that COro-
ner Gamble had visited the house of the sick man.
with the intention of taking the into his own
hands Such course being unusual and out of order
the Coroners all agreeing that when a member of
their body had entered upon al investigation he was
to continue it to the Coroner Perry sought legal
advice of Dstrict-Attorney Hall
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
II is not true that Coroner Perry is watching the
case of Crou to keep out of the hands of any other
Coroner 1t is true that the Mayor has endeavored to
thrust forward another Coroner to prevent the case
falling nte Coroner Perrys hands, or else why did he
send to the CorOners office for Coroner Gamble or
Connery, and as Coroner Gamble first arrived at the
Mayors Office it is fair to be presumed that he was or
dered or requested to go at once to Mr.. CIRCUITS
house. At any rate he did go. But Notwithstanding
Coroner Gamble is Democrat, he also is gentleman,
and will not thrust himself into position in dishon-
orable manner to please Fernando Wood
1t is due to Coroner Perry to state why he has re-
peafedy called upon Mr. Crofut since his injury. 1t
was Coroner Perry who held the writ that Wood re-
fused to allow him to serve, aud was Coz onct Perry
who called for police force to protect him from the
horde of rufiians behind whom Wood had ent euched
himself Officer Crofut one of that force, end he
fell beneath the savage blows of Fernando Wood
-
lie of Coroner Perry, who for the
time being his commanding officer. AS man the
Coroner could not desert his fellOw-man, after being
wounded and carried to his houte in dying state and
his natural sympathies drew him frequently to his bed
side, not in an official capacity, but as friend and
physician The wife of the wounded man alSo looked
to Coroner Perry for protection from the annoyance oil
Woods spies, who have crowded themselves into the
sick man presence to such degree that she has
been obliged to call for Police officer to
keep them out. Here is specimen of
the impeltinence of one of Fernando Woods old po-
lice surgeons who he undoubtedly sent there else
why did he 60 to administer to one of the Metropolitan
Police
Mrs. Crofut states that DIR. Hasbrouck first came
Wednesday forenoon and insisted upon his right to
zee Mr. Crofut, because he was police surgeon
che told him that she did not wish him to see the
wounded man, she found it would disturb him, and
that her regular family physician was in attend
snce upon him every day. and DIR. Perry also
called as friend But he insisted, and then told the
sick man that he sorry he was on the wrong side,
if he had not been he would not have been hurt-and
now he was disabled and would not be on the police
long at any rate the Court would decide in Mayor
Woods favor and that he would be Mayor four years,
longer in spite of any law and if he got well he would
be dismissed from the police for taking the wrong
side.
Mrs. Crofdt indignant at his conversation, told Has
brouck that she had rather see her husband lay
there on his sick bed and herself suffer in poverty,
than to see him on the side of Mayor Wood.
DIR. Hasbrouck's conversation seemed to excite
the sick man so much that his symptoms were worse,
and sbe told him che wished he wOuld not come AGAIN.