New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-31

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN THE SIXTH WARD
Coroner Schirmer impannelsd Jury on Tuesday
morning at the Sixth Ward Station-House, and COM
menced an inquest upon the body of the unknown
rag.picker " no was found dead on Monday morning.
in the hallway oiNo Al Baxter street. Officer Tim
otby Golden of the Sixth Ward, who found the body
about 81 o'clock in the morning. testified that the de-
ceased lay on his back with his feet toward the front
door, When found he was ice cold. His pantaoons
were unbuttoned and his belt unfastened. bag hall
full OF old paper and rags was found near his head
and his cap lay under the bsg. There was only one
spot Of blood visible the hail. and that appeared to
have been expectorated. Officer James McCoud de-
posed that he standing at the corner OF Baxter
and Park streets between > and o'clock on Monday
mon rg, when he saw half dozen young men, who
locke Ike newsboys, passing Oh the opposite side OF
the way. toward Chatham street. They came at
prettv fast gait till opposite him, when they made a
partial halt and then, after passing increased their
speed very materially. He would not know them
AGAIN Int a grocer who was with him recognized one
Of them by his clothes He heard no cry previous to
their passing although the night WAS very still, so
that il there had been disturbance in the neghbor-
hood he would have heard it. The testimony OF d..
Bouton, who made the post-mortem examination ga
not differ materially from that already published.
He found the skin broken slightly over the right su'
perciliary bridge, the lips were somewhat aoraded,
the left ear considerably discolored, and confused
and ragged wound behind the ear, about one inch IN
len 9Th Upon removing the scalp extravasated blood
was found various points upon the top ana DacR Oh
the head and upon the right temple. The BRAN was
somewhat corgested, with considerable Serious exud.'
ton large quantity Of fluid blood was found 10 te
abdomen. the eighth ninth and tenth ribs were frsc-
ture5 and the spleen ruptured. Inc cause OF deatn
was hemorIhage from the rupured spleen, the result
of the fractured ribs At this point the inquest was
adjourned TO Thursday morning, at the same time ana
place. no evidence having yet been obtained TO show
who the deceased was nor whose hands he received
the Injuries which terminated his life.
TurCty1oy.srREET PoIsoNISG CAsE.-The family
of Mr. Hewlett Peters VINO were poisoned last oatur
day evening mot Monday evening" as previously re-
poytedl. are row doing well, Mrs. Hewlett, alone
being somewhat injsposed from the effects OF the
poisoned food. IL appesrs that immediately after 'es
the whole family consisting of nne persons, were At
tackled with acute pains in the stomach and peeu-
liar smsrtng sensation about the fauces ara mou'n
Mr. Peters as soon as he had finished his tea, went
out to the stable to look after his horse, ana the
far ill., becoming unwel aud noticing that he did not
He was found in the stable, in great distress, his eN
tremes quite benumbed, and it was only blythe most
up,eui,tiug efforts that his life was saved. IL Is nov
nr.tty certain thst the poison was tartar ernetc,
which was probably Finished to them in mistake for
cream of tartar. The symptoms were al those oil tar
tar emetic poison and persons who hSve since par
TAX en- very small quantities OF the homemade cake
and biscuit used at tea which were made with the
suppoeed cream of tstsr have been seized with SINH
lar symptoms. DIR. Evans the physician who attend
ed the family drank quantity OF the tea, without
experiepcpg any i'll effects There ia no doubt that
the poison was accdeI tally obtained, aud unwittingy
mixed with the food, by some member OF the family,
no servant being employed in the house
VISITING WAIIAcXs N MEN's CLoTHiSG.-A fast
voupe widow giving her name as lsabeili White, on
Mopdsy cht figured in the front seats OF the dress
circle a, Wallack's Thester a. gay representative
Of the opposite SEX for which she was yesterday
repr;msnded by the Mayor, having spent the inter-
vennc time in cell at the Fourteenth Ward station
House. She promised never to do 80 again
Sc,,, Matters IL THE FOURTH WARD.-A
vou,c married woman the wife Of the captain Of one
Of the Liverpool sailing vessels appeared st the City
u.u Police Court on Monday, and stated that her
;.,er young girl of eighteen, was detained az snst
~ =, M. 81 James street. dancs-house OF the
~. h.,.cterzpg that locality. An officer Wa sen;
AH1 ,bs 0ir and arrest the proprietor lsster-
W wv 10 demand in company With A