The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-22
SECOND DAY.

10 have become very great within tho day two
S, and many ere he speculations and theories INDUCED
n tesohng the very singular desouss~s which have
A made CONCERNING The death u Margaret Dale, and the
subsequent conduct Of Dr. Oooover and hs wife, Ester Of
asssassd. -
on Thursday Afternoon vevy largo eonsourse Of people
hsred about the plsoe in which The inquest was being
conducted, and remained anxious listeners 70 al that trans
Isd up 70 We time Of he adjourn nen in The evening
Osroner Baldwin, OF NewAk on Wednesday morning
resolved the following anonymous communication
sr,.s an asemp to ship the body York freight
- Sleep. mo envelope ~ pnssms' ksd New York,
August TO- and directed to The Coroner Of NewHk n j.
n haste, and ran ~ folews-
August 10, 1857.
sg that would 10 Of sesvoe 70 you copce ming the mys
NV OF the Ne wark dentist 6ayKaret dale be
- = dock waere msrts so ID va:
He put the boz hoard the soop and wanted TO hp the
boz a. fre'sh. The captain thought rather suspicious
nd soub moi receive H. Tho captains ne 10 CbArIes
MN Of Portsmouth, New Jerses. IA then took from
Ne ssoop and pot 10 his vessel went no q
Hrs man By he nsme Of osntl campbell 70 TAX the
bsdy end bury II; and told him he would pay him veil for
II $ S1 The oe Of CON-, .ne
~ OF Of Npon, ashpg; he vent aong.ide OF him and
eod Pat be Waterman and did no. kno. bow
% sal boat, and hired him 70 IKE him 70 EizAbethsowu
RhSoh he did.
nvss srst though best 70 procure the Of the
pares named in the communication, but upon subsequent
0ssulanon and consideration proteos was abandoned
Previous 70 proceeding with The inquest the question
W. mooed whether Coroner Braun had jurisdiction
= he matter not, parties having alleged that the
bsdy inferred Just side OF bouoc sry Of Union
county and In clinton county, the division lines not
having bern clearly defined yet 10 the people Of the
soss sonsequr Of The very recent OF the
lAghiasure creating the now county Of Union II ~as
1nAny, however Agreed hat al correct, and the
oursne< proceeded With
THE TESTIMONY.
Envy Bradwsy, OF 10 JAY street, sworn:-
where we've you on Sunday. the Ion This month"; A.
. whaa time I'D you have homer A. len home
ntnrdsy snernonp, In c'mpany with my wife and ".
1Aam and his son; No vent on steamboat; there d
Yk By steasoai We said over Saturday night ct he
Ocean House, and I'm these 10 up he river between
ma xsn r oS 1 ~ Sd %o,Dns
About II O'Clock there were party ofsbous four i've
yssous Krave on the beach, the,e about
Dsssoea altogether, With one Of Them digsins.
Q Did you see them for or before meeting hemi A.
We w@e the other hide Of The when them
q when you met tah party Of seven persons you viii
Easass ss.e 10 The Jury What you sadS We were on
- bearing coffin on his back, and We though vesy
singular, ard roved boat the river aud
~ they went up from the river seventy yards and
eonnenoed dssng We thought possibly thss IL might be
seoeoooy that had washed the beach, but thought
90 10 ooVh have washed far up The beach;
advanced towards thorn whom Ar. BAu n and myseR,
s.ns In oopversauou, hen senusmAs ,old tina, he
yas digging up the body Of young sR, and dooestc
~ = = &. s s u s'
bsys Pcnnsylvans; one Of the gentlemen akea there
~ any Suryps ground any where near there; tne gen
saasss ssaie whether him positively or not; told
I'm that vas not certain, but that sap>oscd thero
o Odd any Of Jour party tell MIN that there
buYy ing ground In less than seven mles A. No. ctr,
oa.d about sssee mile d..Ds; siDe The -ones ysrs
about thirty or forty feet on nom the grave the party did
20 appear 70 wish Us 70 come up, and they kept OF;
0pk my wife told them iba tbere bdrying ground
about three miles CT wife rather suspect MAT
IN was not rieni; thought raiher curious pla "
barr body In; ~ this time We thought thsy kseE all
about the all around that vicinity AMI sspe
cial At TIE Ocean House; the gentlemen did no. wish
say vent a~ay, and I,hnA aI the res sNh the OK
sspton OF Mr. Baum be s'sd three four inmates
Steward; 81 this time they wn to the zee,
sver whiih were thrown some weeds; they ses med
bsA; cent OF the ground and The boat end scu,.
- around In tbo river, while t'o party rcsurned 10
waded through tho eater 10 tho boat and pat they
we.o Sumo nfy ysrds ON rs ,ns sime; one Of tnem
me boat, :: .ssy we're going out, ssset the question,
ooean House hat red TAI place. this hs nrst dss
A. bad any indication but tbss they knew all asoa
Ders hem;" Mr. Barn made ahe rpy We men wen
mp the House and unspuooed ths oisoanstAsce
sansosa .f,er the bos, bo, We ADVISED hin iha war
pSpeocs'Ny 10 do mat; Afterwards cent the ground
vsA Mr.. rI nadsc and showed him the PAoe whore tno
Q was any Of your party out vsdtns In the wser' A.
We vao,ps In the yssr the osbsr side q the
vs~ near ibis plAre urul Ier they went away; there
vas argument In our boat ab 'ut the COLO vhen we
s aca. HON the mao had on hs shoaldcr and Zoe the
pspcse OF solving The nstier ne vent oser tbs river
Wien you met the ooot y did Tell him thu, there
vS bury grounds oil rospd2 We told hm that hore
va bury Ing ground be other aide OF the river and
n said that he could stop, he ~oah lose he TIE,
- On hh way hone be would stop ~ Keyport and
Amer kou ief, The srouni -as there anything said
sseos there being ou yine grounds oil 1ound No,
M there vas nothing sad about stopping 81 the Ocean
Hsuse bile 90 .eye on The ,cson; AN pyrve that
vs Mr. B.um iha. replied 10 the question from tho doc
Gr rema'n about stopping NJ the ocean Hone
. Csn GU remember particularly whether the ladies'
sah anything shout there being Other burr log grounds
vthh great deal nearer an ihs, a. Kes port lh.
vHs raid ., the gave 90 the beaoh that
NE socpr id ne should lose The tide and would not &c,
ece that night ney stopped 70 bury her any where in
Q 10, hr was The ladies on nom the rrsvs when your
vile made the remark aecu. ,aere being osber bu,yps
ussndsl A. A near |" I can tuege about afeen
o Bo- far wHs u from the grave 10 Tho nearest dwell
NJ boosei A n "a ntey that there Is . dwelling house
vn hall mile Of there, scron the river; don, think
thai on coult see II from The beach.
q Mr. Broadway, dom you suppose that II the Drctor
- vsbei, be could have procured coffin there3 A.
He could have procured boz .. the Ocean H,u.e; The
Doctor sad had been buried there or two ushls
~ Told that she died the beacn In boat bc ap
pared DO willing 10 answer all questions tns vere
mhcd him, bui QUO nos seem !" vsns our parry 70 come
ncaS 10 them
khn gBsum rworn-I reside Il No "a Domnict st-ees
Sew Yorf, and am ce.k q Washington ma sct rhii
every essential rartouis-
Mrs. Ann Oonover, wife o. WIN. H. oonever, swovn--i
reside n 822 Broad street, Newark
q. Have you been on . pleasure exourucn with
yvur busbsndf A. Yes, str, We started on tAe sh Of
Angnst, returned homo the f2h; there were nv
husband, myself and sr children and Mrs hackni and
hew two children, and Margaret Dale - .
q whsi time In the osy y. thai you nNredu =, a =,
We started sbout O'Clock Ia the morning, ard sent 70
The flank Road ferry, where We oct IN Csps Douglass,
vho piUted ~ down Ubien City; be remabet win ns
ever night, ard csme back the next mornings We left
Vnpn about IL O'Clock the next day, Wednesday, there
we took 10 Mr. Grimm, who plotted us dow 70 Rcd sank
ne temased ovev night, and cft She nex, morning; ve
aho remained tbere ever night
Nere you on The boat or shore that night A. ]
vent on shore a night with my babe and Mrs Msckn
and leh my husband and other children and nnsarss
Dale On tbe boat
@ ". M.g.,e in good health when you lem A. she
wa sot IN good health.
o Was sne Affected by The move Of the bostp A. No,
~ The next morning my husband sept for ma m come