New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-25

INQUTsT UPON GRFLET, The FRENCH PRIsOSER.-
Coroner Gamble held an inquest on Friday at the e.
bridge street Jail upon the body of Eugene Grelet
of the prisoners in the French exradition case who
was found dead in his bed.
Stephen Z. Gardner, Deputy -Jailor, testified that
deceased brought there in September last, on
order Of arrest from the Supreme Court in default of
$500 900 bail; he brought there at the suit of the
Northern Railroad Company Of France; when al
mitted he appeared to be in good health, but about
three months since sick about sixteen days from
bilious attack; from that time he continued appa
rently quite well until the first OF the present month,
when he complained of pain in the head; his inds-
position was such that he took TO his bed and DR..
Hilton was called and continued 10 act as his physician
until his death DIR. Hilton told witness that he could
do the deceased good while he remained in jail, and
that il necessary to insure hs recovery that he be
removed; witness applied 10 the Sheriff for the reno
val Of deceased to quiet place, but informed
bv the Sheriff that he could not give order for his
removal without the consent OF the prosecuting attor
ney in the case.
As the deceased was delirous part of the time, he
proposed to the Sheriff that he should be sent to the
Lunatic Asylum on Blackwells Island. A. the sug-
gestOn Of the Sheriff, he called upon James Morrogh,
the prosecuting attorney and was ted by him that be
had time previously given the necessary papers
for the removal of the deceased to more suitable
place. The room in which the deceased slept was on
the third floor Its dime nsous are nine feet by thirty
feet II was occupied usually by from two TO nine
prisoners a sleeping apartment. He made the APP
pcaiior spoken OF to the Sheriff the day after DIR.
Hilton spoke to him about the Importance of his re-
mOvai.
DIR. Joseph Hilton. next swOrn-Testihed that he
was the Att hiding Physician Eliridge street Jail he
called the deceased about the third day of the present
month and found him ong under pain in hs right
temple he treated him r affection o. the bAtn hndina t.f
under the treatment administered the deceased became no O
Ter he deemed ad, sable 20 have him removed where NJ
hotter and comforts ne suggested 70
lis friends have him removed to suitable place. he spoke
10 MI Gardner the Deputy Jao upon the subject and tbe
latter showed himself willing and Ocou to do the best NJ
could deceased the decreased personally objected 10
being removed from the Prison until the night precious To ms
death found in the body of the braun ~
h opinion woud take longer than three days 70 form ne
satisfied that whatever treatment might have been USED
the decreased he could not have got WELL the noise IN
the Prison had decterous effect upon HIM every attention
was given him that his cquired his room was well
ventilated the remaining prisoners who occupied ms room
with him appeared senilemany and clearly
DR.. G.. 4. Fnnel testified that he had made post
mortem examination of the body the deceased the body was
pale and eacsted and gave indication OF having received
nourislen the brain had ye Assesses IN the rgh
hemisphere varying in size from marble % hens egg the
surrounding perfectly healthy OF the ao
the anterior lobe of the BRAIN and the
other in the middle and posteor portion intense aeria IN
the surface OF the brain the death o. ne
deceased was the Assesses referred ohey being
the result Of inflammation Assesses OF the brain like those
would three days to three weeks the
confucm deceased in would DO calculated to pro-
ucc the condition the brain found his post m1rtem ex
s,iAat