The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-07
Tenement Graves.

ALLEGED sPECULATIoss IN GRAVES AND CoFrINs
trial took place yesterday afternoon before Justice
Stanton and jury, at HeDkes lager beer saloon No IA
Newark avenue Jersey City, at which there some
revelations TO the in which spcculaaons are
carried the n.crment of the dead ana sma plot
ground made to yield largo revenues by system OF
tenement graves.
In September last, German named Christian Yost re-
siding ut No 20 Newark avenue, lost little daughter
about three years Of age He called upon Mr.
Ed .ard 6ope Jr, and ordered mshogany collin not
ho~ever, to be costly one o engaged Of him
grave at the New York Bay Cemetery. The child was
duly buried and the grave filed up, az is usual Some
four months afterwards, Yost conversation With one
of his friends, named John Fakner who had just lost
child, rrised that the nu mbss OF their
graves were the same (,ls.) They accordingly deter.
m'ued To investigate tho matter and the following day
proceeded 10 the cemetery and the grave
opened. Two small collins removed, and the fol.
lowing two contained the bodies OF Yos aud Falkncrs
children Beneath these, they informed that there
two three cofans The feeling greatly
asieved, removed tho remains OF their children
10 another cemetery. Mr. Ycst also claimed tina,
be had purchased mahogany coGn, AMI that
The one in which he found his chd's
remains was white wood coffin. the action Yesterday
was brought by Mr. Yoet to Slc0 damages al
legged to have been consequence OF Mr. hope
nterent Of others Mr VIM H. Ies aecd as s,s sus
Eel for the plaintiff and in his opening proposed TO prov.
what is stated IN substance as above. Mr. wakemsn
conducted tho case on the part OF the defendant Me
Hope.
TESTIMONY.
Christian Tost, being sworn, sad-I reside at No IS
Newark avenues and know Mr.. Hope, who an under
aker host little GIRL two years aud eleven months oil
ON 18th of last september; on the morning after
vert over to Mr.. Hopes and told him 1 wanteo
coffin, not common one; he sent
over and nothing was said about the price,
4 I, nlno
was mahogany not; toe grave 10 which he buried my
chic was about s'x feet deep remained until all
Deo IL Was aboa, four moths afterwards that fl at
that another child been buried ia nay grave
The cay aer learned this Falkner ao6 wen,
~ 10 the cemetery and found The grave open depth
Of abont five feet, and The collin covered only
two inches with earth spoke " the Superin,en
about ~, hui he busy and could attend TO the
matter; the next day wcot up again aud found the
grave filed up; the Superintendent HAD &c opened a.
two coios were taken oct, one OF which, he sail
been sent over from osrepuable house 10 New YORK
the third colin, ne told me, contained child: could
! not believe it, and tola him that my colla was a
mahogany one the Superintendent u niece
thep opened the coffin and identified the remains as
that my cold Rope told that could swesr that
the Collin was mahogany one he wanted to settle toe
matter with me and Came TO my house for that purpose
several times he ALEC wanted TO open the grave AGAIN
see whether or not the coffin was a mahogany
John = Wood testified that he superintendent OF the
New York Bay Cemetery the number OF the grave ia
which Mr. Yost's child barred, No 72S in tho
fifteenth row this is in the common or "sraager's,
graves where they DID not give exclusive rights BURIAL
Mr.. fost had no right TO erect stone the company
surrender rights and that persons could only
privilege 10 deposit body in the grave witness said
they dg their graves from seven eight feet deep and
charge for interDent in these from SO 1854 Mr. H,oe
pad ~ TOT the the rules Of the company require
terms bodies received a$7 grave entities person to
deed Witness opened the grave. and after removing
two collins down to that Of Mr. Yoets he thou sht
from the APPEARANCE that not, but upon 1t being
opened be identified il as his child witness cut piocs
from the coin and found Il TO be white wood
Falkncr d--T Ne y
ARK avenue, and WIS acquainted With Mr. Yoet and Mr.
Hcpe he purchased grave q the New York Bay Gene
Yost they removed tho children together Yosts coffin
white wood; witness found hts cbd's remains tho
he ead be would swear that Yost had mahogany colu;
Hope TO settle t matter and witness offered
SO the he paid for the ntermeut Hope requested
witness Yoet and try and prevail upon him 70 settle
M WOOD on being recalled, said that the oo1u was
white wood stained; they In the habit
OF closing the grnvcs easy the feelings Of the fami-
es but II they leave before the grave filled then they
proceed further with IL the witness said there
possible chance for collins 10 be exchanged In the
| cemetery.
had child buried at this cemetery, and that they AFTER
wsrcs ascetained that they buried in grave
Yost, beng recalled stated that be had hts child
IS SO for an exclusive grave With privilege eject bead
| stone, &c.
Mr.. wskeuan opened The case and proposed 70 show
that the prevailed 10 nearly oil the cemeteries Of
nterr,pg pumber Of boc,ee In one grave and that Mr.
Hope had done nothing unusual in the matter.
TESTIMONY DEFENDANT, An- HoTx
have known Mr. Yos for three years previous 70 the
time he camc for coffin for hie child 70 be buried; he
came IN and sad he wanted plain mahogany GOTTA;
sskcd ir he wanted q deed or merely the right II
burial he said be wanted the right; sold him what u
dertakers term plain mahogany coilin always ask
pcrsons they want full lot decd rgh, Of burial; he
would have bad to pay 81 for grave With deed where
he only paid 81 offered 70 60 and take up The body
he refused; / never offered him ono hundred
dcays, or any money, 10 settle the matter:
have been 10 tho business eight years. and have
been 10 the habit o. buryDg this manner they DO the
at s. Peter Cemetery ana at the jersey City Gene
terry.
Mr. George r Bradley, Register Of the New YORK BAY
Cemetery statsd the regulations 70 the prices FOR
Gravct at prices es thar 81 the company merely giving
the right OF burial this prevails in all or nearly
all of the ccmeter,cs lie han understood that the
custom vas followed In Calvary Cemetery, hut did not
ktow o. hs own kpo se &c that was customary in
other ban the New York Bay Cemetery.
Mr.. Hope, on ocipG recalled, testified that the coffin