San Andreas independent., 1857-02-21

DRowNED.-On Monday morning last,
Mr.. Christopher Tomey found the body of
man lying in the South Fork of the Gala
veras riycr-left side-some two miles from
misplace A jury was summoned byS. b.
Stevens, Esq, acting Coroner. From the
testimony elected before the Coroners
Court, it WAS aseertained that the name of
the deceased was John Read. The fol-
lowing is the evidence and verdict of the
jury:
James YcHdStcr, scorn j reside at French
Gulch in Calaveras county have lived there
but short tme-am IL miner | know the
man lying dead upon the bank of the Calaveras
river; his name is John Read, according to the
best of my knowledge and belief. lie was n
partner of mine in the mining business about
ten days Immediately previous to his death |
have known deceased about five months the
last time | saw Read alive was on Saturday
last, about o'clock \. NJ he had the deleri-
um tremens four days previous to his leaving
me on Saturday last; he was quite tranquil when
he left He was about 10 years old | should
think; have heard him say he was born in the
the cabin that he occupied with me, is one coat,
one pair of old boots, one carpet bag, one pair
of old pants nearly worn out, and one check
shirt.
christopher Tomey, sworn i reside on the
South Fork of the Calaveras, in Caaveras
county. found the body of the deceased this
morning about nine o'clock, lying on the left
side, in the South Fork of the Calaveras river.
Mr.. Morfct, Mr. Humes, Mr.. McGarry and N.Y.
self carried the body to the place where it now
lies.
Horace Justin, s,corn:--I am Physician: re-
side at San Andreas. | made a superficial ex
animation of the body of the deceased and
came to the conclusion that the wounds unnn
thc body were not sufficient to produce death
| think there was two wounds, one above the
right eve and the other on the left side of the
head: were inflicted before DEATH neither of tn,
wounds injured the skull the periosteum wa
not wounded: the wound above the eye wa
cut down to the peroStcum the wounds, al
that saw, were confined to the head the
were made apparently with a pointed instru
ment If | should give my opinion about it,
would say that all the wounds were made b
his floating down the stream, his head bein
brought in contact with sharp pointed rocks;
observed about eight wounds on the head.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Calareras County, Township No. s.:
An inquistion, taken for the peo
pie of the State of California, in said Township
in said County and State, on the 10th day c
February, A. d. 1857, before me, Samuel
Stevens a Justice of the Peace in and for sal
County, and now acting Coroner, upon tn
view of the body of John Read, then and ther
lying dead, upon the oaths of J. Benjamin. L
Whtock, f. Washburn, P. ". Cornwell, "
Ferguson, N. Garry, w. Irvine, J. 0ppenheime
and G. Garretsee good and lawful men of sal
county, who being by me duly sworn to inqulr
on the part of the people of said State, INTO a
the circumstances attending the death OF tn
SAID John Read, and when and where and
what manner the said John Read came to HI
death, DO say upon their oaths as aforesaid, tina
the sad John Read came to his death by benz
accidentally drowned in the South Fork OF tn
said.
lolgned by the acting Coroner and Jury.]
90 hereby certify that the foregoing is
correct statement and account of examina
uon taken before me and the Jurors, aforesaid
at tue time and place aforesaid, and of the teS
unlony OF the several witnesses produced, sworl
ana examined thereupon
'iven under my hand this 10th day of Feb
ruary, \. D. 1857. S. B. STEVENS,
Acting Coroner.