The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-04

.ver O'clock rad he sIma clothes On have On
Wednesday, With :As exception OF white sh'rt
Cornelius Desmond being sworn sa.a-l reside st 10
Jackson street, New Ycrk; Am huyer Of Old rope
was in company With M-. Noies on Wednes-syi ne.
soe I'D 9ope and pscss # old nan 81 tie psoosyn ie
Of the East river back sri sold t and took so-e
dinner we then vent grapoliae asan 800 two 1cook
ferry was about l8 feet ds,auce from the dock We
brought to pier 20 the New York side, and ny part
inspector weei here informed the Corouer ttst qusn
tty Of stone resembling the piece found attacked 20
deceased's body wss len lying On tee dasx
spot were the body was recovered by the grapplers
There nore cf tba. description Of stone 70 Pc
found the New York side 0. tie river One Of the off,
GERS presented piece Of brought from the dock in
question st Brooklyn, which doubt, OF tbe same
character a thar found attached 20 the body OF deceased
The inquest was then adjourned Until Monday morning.
at 10 O'Clock.
Supposed Murder--The Body Found at tho
Hudson River R~ilroad Freight DePot-- The
MutiIsted Remains OF q Female Sent To New
York via the Suspension Bridge.
We yesterday noticed Of unusual occurrence in
the snns,s of crimes human body packed IN whsSey
cask sent vs rail 70 the depot OF the Hudson River
Railroad at the foot Of Canal street the body re-
moved 10 Bellevue Hosra, and yesterday Corcner Hlls
with the asss:Ance of Dr. Beech Jr, made exani,s-
ton of the remains
Tho body one Of female, aud presents most horr-
Tying spectacle. The legs regularly sawsd of a. the
thigh and tie abdomen has been cut ripped up TO
nearly the neck the inest.nes gone, AMI nothing
mains but the liver and hsart-some demon in human
shape must have scopped" the lungs out Of the unor
tlpa.e being There g . significant appearance in the
right leg the aacle and that le6s several 10 sup
poee tha. fol play must have been used. The ancle
Is literally chopped of, Ss If by ha,chet adze,
and indicates that medical ge,tIernsn nave previously
Used the remains for dssectng purposes Al the mutt
atoos OF the corpse present the appearance that no
deal a1otoical experimentshsve been tried hss
science been aided by the extraordinary wounds found
upon the body Of tie deceased Il appears from the
animation Of the medical gentiene1 that unsuccessful
ssful and unprocessOnal manner n which the lance.
applied Only presents stronger prsof tia. nysteri
Gus murder has taken pace.
Corooer Hills yesterday ernparneled jury, but from
want Of testimony all na. could be done was 10 view The
remains and ad dourn the inquest. The vigant and gen
tlemsnly Coroner has instituted all tie inquiries N his
power aDd tie agent Of tie Eldson River Railroad Il
the freight depot teiegraphsi 20 al the stations IN
Canada in hopes 20 gain some information that will throw
Eight upon the mystery.
The bIrrel IN which tie Yer,ans "pecksd"
Is ordinary waszey barrel but painted black each
head Upon end ae address is painted 10 white 10:
ters, ''W T. Jennings 1856 Leonard street, New YORK,
and upon the otter the address written n sctoo boy
hand on q common piece q card. The cssk is iced
tbroughou: With @ heavy depDsit OF chloride OF lime,
which, no doubt, mas preserved The remains rom decom.
poss,n.
the cask found several articles OF female a.
perel-a chemise, with torn OF, no doubt tie
upon which the initials OF the unfortunate deceased
large piece OF ba-ege, which spcears white, Srt still
taiDs traces OF the Original pattern, though suoieei "a
such chemical ordeal There Is also piece 9. linen and
pretty quilted white petlcoat which mus. have zee,
worn oy party in good circuuns:aoces
Az yet elrci3atop of ,hs mystery hss been disco
yered, b.. is hoped By Coroner Hills snd al ps-::es,
thai the inquiries and elegraphes dispatches which have
been Instituted and forwarded will result IN discovering
the perpeIssor OF perpetrators Of this ioul decd.