Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-10

REvoLTING DEvELoPMENTs.-We have, fol-
some time past, been in possession of certain
revolving developments touching Mr.. Ma
thaniel Gray, an undertaken of this citv
which, if true, will cOnsign him to the mer
tied obloquy of the public, but had resolved
to suppress them until they had assumed an
official character. The testimony Yesterday
laid before the Grand Jury, by a. IT, Davis
formerly an employee of Mr.. GRAY. and bv
Others, now calls for the publication of these
developments, as the community is immedi-
ately concerned. 1t appears that a Mr.. Eli
OFT Higgins, relative Of Mr.. j. j. Lecoupt
was drowned at Yankee Jim's. some time
since, and Mr.. Lecount had his BODY BROUGHT
to this city and inferred by Mr. Gray, pre-
ylous to sending it On to the Atlantic States.
The rights Of sepulture were duly performed
and the remains of Mr.. Higgins ineased in Il
oan Domingo mahogany coffin and deposited
IN Lone Mountain Cemetery. As soon as
possible, Mr. Lecount received advces from
the near relatives of deceased, requesting
that the remains be shipped home without
loss of time. MIR. Gray was again employed
to sriorm this work. and accordingly dsin
TERED the deceased. The coffin proved to
be in excellent condition, but was not of the
kind necessary for such trip, and the body
was transferred to another more appropriate.
Instead, however, of destroying the ole cof-
fin, it was taken to Mr.. Grays establishment.
soaked with water for while, and painted
white on the inside, the paint being well sat
urated with spirits Of turpentine to kill the
noXlous eiiiuvia emanatng from the coffin
This work was performed by John n. Spear.
who subsequently committed suicide in Mr..
Grays coffin ware-rooms The coffin 50 doe
tored was subsequently, sold to the Masonic
Lodge, on Broadway, and received the body
OF Mr. Lewis Thompson, Of Washington City,
who was inferred at Yerba Buena Cemetery,
grave No. 1866, the old screw holes being
plugged up, and the heads of the new screws
placed over them to screen observation.
mus much for second hand eofins, soaked,
re-painted, and lesold to make money.
The next charge is still more revolving, 1t
is alleged that man named Clark died on
Market street, corner of Third, and that Mr.
Gray was encharged with the duty of put
ting him up in alcohol, for the purpose of
sending his remains home to his friends in
the East. The body was accordingly taken
ny Mr. cray, and the alcohol purchased but
instead OF using the pure spirit as p, rchased
Dir. Gray aduIterated it to such an extent
that the body swelled with the water it con
-, "''N NIe pldttu seven BdilOuS OF tuc
bloody, putrid liquor.
Instead Of throwing away this nauscous
stuff, MIR. Gray had it put in cans, and
after certain amount Of evaporation
had ensued in what remained in the
coffin, supplied its loss by putting back
two gallons of the fluid from the cans. The
body emitted such an intoerab bic stencil, that
Spear, his foreman, refused to remain in the
establishment with it, Mr.. Gray, however.
shipped it off, still preserving the horrd IL
quor in the cans Subsequently to this,
man died at 3l7 Stockton street, relative of
Mir. Gardiner. ship and blacksmith, on
Front street This body, too, was delivered
to MIR. Gray, to be put up in alcohol in order
to be sent ho-Ie, and now comes the most re
voting of all the revelations. Instead of
pure and clean spirits, Mr.. Gray
very complacently applied the FIVE remain
ing gallons of "Clark's MIXTURE" as it was
called, which had by that time become ex.
cessivey putrid and nauseous, and then find
ing, that he had not enough, added two and
a half gallons of water, instead of alcohol.
Such are the revelations, in part, that have
been laid before the Grand Jury.-S. T.
Herald, 8M iHSt.
1t seems that the Grand Jury found no in
dictment in the case.