The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-03
COr0ners' Inquests.

ALLEGED WIFE MuRDER.-Coroner Jackman was called
upon yesterday to hold inquest at 81 Lens street,
upon the body OF woman named Anna Burns, who il
alleged, beaten 10 death by her husband, James
Burns the night previous The evidence TO show
a the deceased and her husband had lived very unhap
PLY together for over past They both ntem
perate, and when under the influence of liquor
tnuaiy auarelng On Saturday they both drank freely,
and while intoxicated Mrs Burns fell upon the of
the stove and biackened her eye. Deceased rem
dered partially iusensible by the fall and while lying
on the h.or it is alleged her husband beat her with
ceased was put to bed Towards evening she became
very ILL., and continued 10 grow worse until half past
O'Clock, when death put an end 10 her sutfarngs.
1hehusband was arrested that night by police
man Baldwin, Of the Eighth precinct, and con
tined il in ~, the station house, 70 await the
result Of the COroners investigation Drs. Fnnell and
Beach made post mortem examination Of the body
gave as their opinion that death produced by
preston Of the BRAIN the result Of injuries to the head
There was some among the jury as TO the
kind Of verdict they should render but after long de-
liberation they agreed upon the followng:- That the
said Anna Burns 10 her death from compression of
the bran the result Of violence received the LIST of
October, 1859" Upon the rendition Of this verdict Coro
ner Jackman committed the prisoner % the acti
Of the Grand Jury Deceased native OF Ireland aud
about forty two years OF age.
BROWNING CAsuALuEs-Thomas Rock a laboring man
while walking the string piece pier No II river
on Saturday afternoon, stumbled and fell overheard He
never the surface Of the alive and is sup
posed he have become fast in the mud and drowned
Yesterday the body Of deceased found floating
water not far from where the accident occurred Coro
Okeefe held an inquest the body, when the jury
rendered verdict Of +" Accidental DEATH.
The body of Charles Smith, the deck hand who fell
ovcb beard from the steamboat Traveller Saturday
night, at Peck slip, recovered yesterday. Coroner
OKeefe was notified, and inquest held upon the
body of dec, ased when the jury rendered verdict Of
" Death by drowning"
FATALLY scAIDKD.-Coroner Jackman held inquest at
No 20 Third upon the body of child three years
old, named Elizabeth Smith, who scadcd death by
vessel of boiling water falling upon her person Yer
dict, Accidental death"
KILLED FALL-Thomas Howe, native of Ireland
SO OF fell from the second floor of the premises
No 4e3 Washington street, on Thursday night, aud in
ured himself severely that he died Saturday night
Coroner Jackman held inquest upon the body Yer
dict Accidental death"
KILLED BY THE FALLING OF A ScAFToID-Coroner OKecfe
held inquest at Bellevue Hospital upon the body of
man named Maurice Cusick, native Of Ireland aged %
years, who was killed by the falling Of scaod in Rv
ngon street, Goerck Verdict, Accidental death
CHILD KrIED.-Martha Jane Nichols a child five years
old killed AT No 2S4 Pearl street by falling down
fight Of stairs yesterday. Coroner OKeee held an in
quest upon the body