The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-04
Coronera' Inquests.


Henry James Skinner Lear, native Of England twenty
years Of ego, and clerk in merchants ofce committed
suicide Monday last by swallowing quantity ofssryeh
pinc Coroner oKeefe held inquest Ia the case yes
terdsy at the New York Hos ,al whittier deceased had
been conveyed O. soon d ID ascertaned that he had
taken poison The friends Of Mr.. Lear stated that for
several weeks past he had appeared much depressed In
spirits. He would occasionally absent hi nsef from his
mothers house for weeks at time, taking with him
bundles Of clothing and various articles Of cwclry be-
longing to himself and would return without shem, de-
cnng to state where he had been what he had done
tnings taken away IL was, however, asccrtained
shortly before bis death that he had been secretly
ried; but he declined to state who his wife was, or
where she be found and this fact Is sim unknown
On Saturday msrpiag he entered his mothers house Ia
very excited state and shortly afterwards taken
to that he had taken poison He was at once
taken tho New York Hospital where died in about
SIX hours after being admitted pos. moriem examt.
asccraincd that the poison taken was strychnine
The jury rendered verdict that deceased came % his
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SINGULAR POISONING CAsE.-Coroner Gamble called
upon yesterday to hold inqucsts at No 16l West
Twenty eighth rect upon the bodies Of Anne $ White
>bcas q otl
died from the effects Of poison administered by them
selves, uuder the following cacumstancesrhcse child
rem IL appears got hold OF old bottles aad
mcnced playing with the same In the yard One OF them
nlicd tho bottles with water ani then passed them
around her companion and 80 other little girls about
the They all drank water Out OF these bottles
and 10 short while Afterwards we're attacked With
vomiting and purging Two of the children recovered,
but the other two died. apparently "a from the effects
Of poison. The Coroner ordered Dr. Beach 10 make
post mortem examination In each case, and TO submit
The stomach and intstncs of the deceased 10 chcms,
for tho purpose Of analization Meanwhile, Tho invest
CATION stands adjourned un IL some day next week
hue ink ppcsed ~ have been The cause o. all the
mischief
A PERRY Ear1orr Dsowxrp--An inquest was held
YESTERDAY by Coroner schrmer the Wall street ferry,
on the body OF Patrick Donahoc, who was employed by
Inc ferry company attend the bridge and prepare the
signal lights and who found dead IN The water, be
meath the bridge Tuesday morning last The evidence
showed that deceased had not been seen alive since the
nrcvtou, Saturday night, when he 10 the
rcmlty Of the slip TO place signal lights supposed
that returning he lost his footing ana tel into the
water The Jury rendered a verdict OF death from
drowning deceased 90 years of age, and native
OF ireland. He resided at 50 state street, BROOKLYN
where he leaves widow and hmily.
CRUSHED To DrAm.--Gcofge W. Knowlton, boy
sbou, eight years Of age, whose family reside Al lss
Fast Thirysx,h street, while playing in lumber yard
adjoining his stbcrs house, on saturday last was fatally
injured BY the falling upon him OF pile a. timber, which
he was attempting climb. His legs were terribly
crushed and after lingering u great agony until luesa
morning he died Coroner Jaekman held an inquest IN
The case, and the usual verdict was rendered.
Honrmr nrAm-fAwrence Robertson, child about
three years OF agc, whose family reside IN Eighty
street near Tenth avenue the absence Of his mother
,cok shelf small bottle containing nitric acd sna
swallowcd the poison. His attracted the aten
ton III his mother and reaching the room she found
him running about In great agony. physician was sent
diving in aou, sir hours after he had widowed the poi
son Coroner OKece held an inquest 10 The case, anu
verdict Of death from Accidental by swallowing aquans'y
Of nitric acid - was rendered
prowxyc cAss.-Thomss Clanc, lad about ten years
Of age fell into the dock FOO, or Thirty tb street, East
river on sunday afternoon and drowned before any
assistance could be rendered him. Tho body srssc
on,iv recovered aud removed 20 tho late residence q
Jeceased No els East Thirty th street, where Corone'
qbe FAME Coroner was also notified TO hold inquest a
No 4se Canal street upon tho body Of d eight year
old nan "a Cord who was accidentally frownea az ,n'
foot Of Forty third street, North river scrday morning
Brruyo rtrrp nrSr--An nques, was heed BY Coro
ncr Gamble upon the body Of Cathsrro Peter, chh re
siding a, No 2o West Thtynnh street. who dsod iron
the effects of injuries accidentally received by no ups
ting of lighted burning nuid lamp upon her perSoo
the Goth ultimo.
Kicxrp TO DyATu ny A Hossx.-coroner Gamble bel
IN maues, or Monday cpon she body Of Mary Kiernan
native Of Ireland, aged ic'y eve years, who was acc
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tng vortv seventh steei, peag sixth avenue, when