The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-10
Cur Albany Cor1espsndcnco,

Oc-1sr cUHnery Before ne 0vr norTs< CAS, os Isst.
Him, and he D5enoe.
Coroner Osanery arrived In this city Tuesday last
subp 10 the 6ovegnov his answers 70 certain charge
preftrrod sgaESe him. TO she manner In which ho con
Quoted the Burds1 investigation. He lott yesterday sf
ter bavip1 had several nsorviows with Governor King
and u rumorsd that ssalrs tho respectful pet
tons" end malicious sorts Of ths "rttlo villaio Ray
uaond, sid shs fi5rw philoSophsr. he succeeded IA
making very hvoEarss impression upon his Exoellcnoy
The Coroner landed In 0writcu dot nce and plesdcd
.ause propra p~sora sofaxs she Governor. BY whom
he was ,r ated with mucr kpdnsss and respect II 4
tie general beEe. here tina the whole thing ID
tr.ck gotten up ty the counsel Of Mrs. Cunningham
excite public syn ,sshy In h favor BY representing Hs
the victim OF savage and brutal porssouaoa by u
Coroner
The Csse prov.ded In The Revised Statutes, will
doubtcdly como beore The Court OF Common Pleas
where testimony Wit De taken before or The judges
Of that court ard the, DO hansEed TO tho Governor
for nns adjudication 2he belief serc ls that she Coro-
ner csDnot be touched, .,r though Ia known greAt,po
cal iotuenoe has seea brought % bear against hum,
and ext aordir aYy eor5 high quarters preiu
dice the Governor NINA his Excel'e0oy
sider sEy Of The charges and specifications (asr ths
ground. Tor bis % removal Your oorrO.poudea. Ss: :uo
ceeded In obtaining synopsis Of the charges, an1 tue
and sHss sS%s
eevenseen di0ereut speoiltssions They arc, In Sab
s'sDos, ~ ,onowrI T.-, IL. c.-,
cxcess OF his power Coroner to tho oppression OF n-
dsvlduas aud ,he prejudioe Of pu bio jus'ioe
Tho spect6 ,aons undor this charge 'e, and
70 effect thai the Coroner tue 20 wer and au
,heriy Of ac police and com oeod Ihs pooo to act
borcnate to bis orders that hs uus vfully resaosd OF
tbe liberty pending inquiry the parties I'm pho Aed BY
The veydi od the jury, vis-Arn Emma Augusis Gun
nnshan, her two caughtors, lonu Eckol and Gsorss
SnodkrAss; that he also daaied Mrs. Cunniug ham
SnDdErna0
oouasei and refused Ers CunDiDgham's ia nlY physl
oisn access her when abe vas M and required his
medi sl e5 that re TO posse;on OF lac B,ad
auett snd held hs iaqaed hegs tue being leased
to and In ibe possession OF Mrs CaaDnsnsn alo siog
tberciron, TO tae mi ,ry OF her house snd fdrnurs
Charge eeoond--That ths Coroner guilty Of CON.
tDucd and erors import,noa ard bcas.ia,y 10 Wit
pesss and tne,eby Injured the Sl morals aud the
prcpcr standardization D, ius.os.
The specifications uader ibs ,hsys are eight aud refer
priDripely 10 the evY aac ~laC.sms whnh the Coro-
ner so,rsed OF baving porpe..sied turax The exAml
pston u witnesses, aud At ot1er shines duttng the nvos
,iestioa. lie 10 Aso socased or having caused and
moor ed Mrs CunpDeham 10 be stripped stark naked Ia
she presence Of policeman, .ns Deputy Coroner aud
Cosrse ,hi,dTnai the Coroasr conducted the tuqu,u
iion 10 pnrte manner ard with sided vs~ of
The case. soitug the theory that the nmhes " she
tcche we've the probable gnllsS parties
The specifications under .hl cbsFgs are svs ADD ara
20 the e6s CT thar the uoronef compelled John T. Eoke
that ne pcrmted Judge CsprnD without the cota Of
he Dtstrst Attorney Attorney 0enoral to examine
wltneescs ,Dc efu1ed 10 receive test opy whioh wocid
have tended 20 thios shi On to cause ., ns death OF
Dr Godell.
cbsre fcur.b-rhs, tbs Corouer violated an orse~ q,
Jpoae Brsdy, Ct the Uour, OF Common Pleas made wNu
respect 10 the custody Of Mrs Cupninshan.
The spsy,acs,on under tals charge scta forth that
Jroge Brady In re nsndipS rs 70 the Gus.
tooY Of s Coropsr ordered th she shold bs ned
in o. Bocd s,reet uo the rendition of The verdict Of the
Coroner ry arc thai the Coroner violated sas order
ny esns'ng MS. Cunningham |" be removed from u
Charge nfbibst ue Corooer ins tns Invesoxatasu
repeasoiy violated the Jlgh's o, wi-sesscs
Zoe sterilization under ths rssrss res forth ,ha tina
orcrer cnnset wi,rcsscs to be held for era nnatsu i'm
pbcned ~ Bond street snd "a he Feteen.h ward
lion beuss.
Tie Coroner, snsusr oissr aad % ths point 40
esadcs roihnr hut boldly meets ,hs charges in de,a
To tire drst ctarYc and 's hvr .ubd an speoH.
csiNos he deons that no eroecde1 his powcrs ~ Cs,o
nor or THAI be usurred the powes ~ too police whose
serv,oes called "a and aysiscs h,seIr or AZ by Isv
snatied to do, 20 aid him 10 the luvosugsuon He ed
Of the de,'o,icn BY him OF tue Ouoninshsn ronsles
tcLol sud saoe.rs,s "a perts. npiiesed by evisnss
bcforc him 10 The murder s3J iasiles thBr rnton
BE doDse that be refused the the ao,usod ae
oefc 70 them ., MI propr tunes and uader proper re
rhytcsn u her vhecsvsr Applied 20 Ho asut,s
no hell his inquest s 81 Boy street ~ bound 70
teiclo by cay Osc and lhsi sps0lsoes eater aud DO
pert
70 ,he ,sccpd charge and u eight ss~ted subdivisions
re dsplcs toe inpertneoCe ani h0stNly np1lef
To h'n or that TIE cause OF morals as sdunslrsioc
Of 'u,uce were injured
Hr txpa5sozs on ths charge are rsasr amusing sod
taccuous aso understand allied forth gress laughter
tho wh.n tho Coroner vas xravciy read.
irg thtm The legend Of n ady Grady 90 " whose euy
perulinrty that Tho oarried her sA behind neri
ard the Irsh soos ouadea lcgand ase set forth
~n rood eject rho charge OF having caused Mrs. Oip.
n'r1tsm W he stripped stark nased met with pos,.
d. ptsi and IN, dcnsl supported by tho cerhdoss
rvto by yrs Cunningham ~ the time that her exsmina.
,log by Dr. woodward vas oDatuotJi ~th the almost
dfllc~cy
To ihs isrd charge and ~ .wo subdivi,us ne dones
tire -gh o, tte party ,xhibnz he chsryes or tho 90
tn require from bim any explanation othe theory
o. ,be couvse which ho adopted he not beiny liable
ivdlcia tHcc- 20 be called for aocount He
deres tcsci did take or hs coat and better
70 sssbc Fsrre 20 Identity him, staough he reauestcd
bn % dos0 Ne ADMITS that ~ pr nll,sf judge "a.
prcn JodTe Rusre snd tire Htcorior 10 aid him wi hou,
se OF ths Ulcs Aaotney tho Attorney aene
rs atd sckno.icages the sso assistance hs re,eivod
harmed ueecs aud dcnss toa he refused 70
receive The tesmcty o, any wi,nsss vhs could throw
,ny n,st on the muronr or the perpetrators OF H.
To tne fourth CD AMI Is s,ocn ,aou he forth
nunonlnn n him iron y1dge BrsiY, a. 20 the o.
ect sas the order aud ira, be acted upon
'ritnsucn giveu him by Jsge Brady, and not oppo
src, % the order.
To re enh charge the Coroner dsnlss any voaion Of
the rights OF Witnesses lie aserts his rgn 10 hold ma
teria vresses for eysmipsian, and 70 call them ia
10 ind sureues 70 .upeu soi Testify sfors
ihe stand Jury s1f nsss tbs. ne has scted o,ustnu
iicusfy ant viia vigor W 70, bat no, SKoeetbe ais
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