The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-19
Coroners, Inauosts Yesterday.

MELANCHOLY CsK oY SUICIDE Conrad koehler daguer
reotypat, doing business at No. 236 Houston street,
mted suicide on Sunday afternoon by taking cyanide Of
potash under the following crcumsapces:-On the after
noon in question two ladies' called at deceaseds saloon and
requested that he would take their keneses One of the
ladies' being shown her asguerrootype, said was an
imperfect likeness, and refused to take it. Deceased
seemed somewhat annoyed about the matter and wished
they would call again the following day, when he would
make effort please them The ladies' then prepared
to take their leave and arranging their toilet in
reception room when they heard loud in the ad-
Joining apartment On locking around they shocked
to see the artist lying upon the floor apparently in the
ast agonies Of ocath. The alarm prom pity raised
and every effort made to save the life Of deceased but
upon the floor Coroner Jackman held an inquest upon
the body OF deceased yesterday when the evidence of
Mrs Koehlcr explanatory Of the sudden death Of her
husband, was adduced, as follows
Maria Koehler residing at No 2s6 Houston street. be-
ing duly sworn deposes and saysDecoased was my hus
band he was daguereoty Pist by profession Sunday
bought three cents worth OF cyanide of potash drug
which deceased in the habit of using the process Of
taking kenees this about three O'Clock in the after
noon; as soon as gave him the drug took 1t and ate
some of IT. asked him ain the Of Heaven what be
did that for he made no reply but asked for water
he Immediately went to the water pipe and turning the au
Get, put his mouth under it, this transac.
ton informed the ladies who in tho ,ption room
having their hkenesBes taken that they would Call
again, the apparatus broken when returned to
the operating my husband staggered fell across
the doorway asked him TO speak to me, but he was
unable TO do So and stared wildly ut me- never spoke
afterwards my husband held very respectable position
in Germany he postmaster 10 the city of
Bensheim Hesse Darmstadt; have three children now
living can assign cause for the commission of the
rash act.
John Ferguson, NJ D., deposed that he made post
mortem examination Of the body ofdeceaed the stomach
vas intensely congcsed, and its mucous membrane
sotened and corrodcd and east removed with the han
die Of the scape The stomach smclled strongly OF
cyanide Of potash death caused from the poisonous
effects Of the drug in question.
The jury in this rendered verdict OF "dcath
by suicide" Deceased forty lone years of age, and
had been resident of the United States for the past
eighteen months.
An UNKNOWN MAN FOUND DROWNED The body OF an un.
known man, apparently about thirty years age was
found floating in the water at the foot of Wall street yes
terday morning From papers found the posses.
sion Of deceased IL supposed his was John W.
Hughes Coroner Jackman directed the body to DO sent to
the dead house at Bellevue Hospital for Of den
tifcaton Deceased had So and small change in his
pocket He also had diary from which IL would appear
that he was an attendant Of Henry Ward Bccchers church
for over year back Later 10 the day after the BODY
had been removed the friends of deceased came forward
and identified the corpse that Of John W. Hughes OF
Steuben county. There confused wound upon do
ceascds head which was probably produced by coming
in contact with the paddle wheels OF one Of the Wall
street ferry boats, although the friends imagine that
was The result OF slung shot wound An inquest will be
held upon the body 10 day.