The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-22
Interesting Case or BODY srotoh,cg.

Tho particulars Of interesting case OF body snatchng
have Just 70 light Tho facts in the case as stated
reporter AZ Bellevue Hospital yesterday arc bre ~
foows-on The 7lh inst. Coroner Perry was called
upon 10 hold inquest The Mechanics House. No 4lS
Pearl street upon tho body of unkno wn man. had
died without the benefit Of medical attendance The
was plan one and did deain the Coroner long. Soon
after the oibcas departure a vohice, exactly similar to
the dead cart nsed by the Anshouse Department drove
mp 70 the premises, and tree the body or deceased
was lifted into the wagon and driven OF The body
snatchersfcr such hoy weremade straghtway for the
Medical College, in Fourteenth street, an there
disposed OF the corpse TO the students, who
anxious to gel hold of "fresh case"
All went well for few days, whom, 10 and behold! the
friends Of the unknown came TO tho Coroners Office
and made inquiries the whereabouts Of the
body stating that the dc ccaseds Carey, and
that they were anxious give him decent burial Tho
Coroner directed them Bellevue Hospital for ntorma-
tion at tho time telling them that it than
likely they have search the corpse in Potters
Field. on the friends posted to bellevue Hospital anxious
that time should DO lost in the premises. What
their asonshment however when they learned from the
warden Mr.. Daily, that body bearing the description
Of deceased had entered tho walls of that
tuition. The suspicion that the body had been stolen
for dissecting purposes naturally flashed across
tie minds Of deceaseds friends full Of indignation at
with the view Of discovering the guilty parties. They ap
piled his Honor the Mayor for relief the matter when
officers despatched TO the different medical colleges
the city instructions leave unturned
until the friends of the deceased made perfectly
tsied Alter delay the police discovered the body
in the Fourteenth street college. had been injected
with proservtves, and had been operated upon to
extent and the students were loath tn give that
disigured condition However, they determined to
make the subject look natural as they
could under the circumstances So they patch
cd up with pieces from othor bodies,
and endeavored 10 remedy the evil much possible.
well knowing that there would be quite noise about the
matter II they did not do But all their ingenuity
state Of the corpse loud their condemnation
OF the conduct Of medical students generally and those
the Fourteenth street college especially The body Of de-
ceased rather what lett Of it. conveyed 10 the
dead house at Bellevue Hospital Thursday last,
aud efforts were made TO get Coroner Conncry 10
hold second inquest with the view Of frrrctng the
persons who stole the corpse from It's place OF deposit
Pearl But Coroner Connery with his astute
that he had power oact in the premises and
accordingly declined 10 interfere have anything To do
with the And thus tho matter stands at present.
The friends VI tho deceased strongly suspect
VI H. OF being the leading spirit In the affair but steps
have yet been taken have him arrested brought
account Tor his unlawful conduct. Tho affair has pro-
oaccd great deal Of talk and around the
Coroners Office and in the hospitals and medical colleges
and the nois OF the Is looked to with unusual de
gree Of interest.
The brother Of the deceased informs us that the body
still laid al the Bellevue Hospital last night and although
he very anxious TO have dcccnily buried he viii not
do until the matter s fully investigated by Coroner
Connery other official As the is naturally
much disti osSed nd is to be hoped thai the Mayor
viii aid him In bis endeavors for justice.