New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-02

- "a Rrafns uissing-Arress OF .
wealthy New.York ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
n. Sunday Last, Distriet-Attorney Isaac W. Scud'
.-.a an ANONYMOUS letter, informing him tna' NM
60 Thms, wife Of John Jacob Thomas srepu'ea "e.'ny
4, I'm, and ribbons doing busns In Nsv'foE ana
,a,,, Al The country residence Of MI james oNsob
su,,,y owned BY Daniel webstsr situated on
H had died suddenly and under circumstance
Al the SUSPICION that there had been foul play
M. riveu into the hands Of ofcsS TO invosngess
,,h ,.ion, not 10 allow the matter to become pubic
h have lsbored assduousy since Sunday night isH
ana from than and other we gather the following
facts,
On Friday tho est instant. the deceased. Mrs Thomas
went TO NevYo returning again toward night In apparent
GOOD health Upon retiring to bed little before IL o'clock
aha wa, si1ed with yosnt SPANS. Mr. Thomas went to
the gaehouss occupied by his gardener and family ana
directed the gardener Dennis Murphy and his wife to 60 up
to bis house. and their TO hurry for DOCTOR When the
gardener and wfo went into the house, they found Mrs
Thomas In violent spasmi upon coming out Of 1t she
appeared perfectly rational and expressed desire to live that
se mgt rear her family she also made the remark that she
had not taken any posOn she complained Of under
the knees Ths doctor arrived, and prescribed morphine
but without effect aud be serwsd blcd the patient when
she became ese and toward morning the gardener and
wife were sent home the patient considered oat Of
danger and the physician also after took his departure
About half past the gardener and wife were again
aroused by Mr. Thomas to to the house. and the son was
dispatched for the physician Upon going into tho room
Murphy discovered that Mrs. Thomas was dead.
On Sunday morning Mr. Thomas engaged DR.. Rhein OF
North Hoboken and Ritter and Cudck Of Hoboken, to
make postmoften examination which they did. concluding
II at about D. m II understood that the funeral was to
take place on Monday, bu. Mr Thoma suggested to Dr.
Rhen that the corpse should be inferred that afternoon and
the latter conceded. alleging that the corpse began to emit
An unpleasant odor messenger sent 10 jersey City
for Carriages and hes and in the mean time hesrss and
easges returning from the cemscry to Hoboken were CO.
gsd for the purpose and those from Jeey City were turned
back The deceased accompanied by few friends was con-
veyed about p H. to the NewDurhsm Cemetery and in
tered any minister being present, any funeral
services taking place.
On Monday night by order Of Coroner Fare. the body
exLumed and secretly conveyed TO the Police Station In
jersey City On Tuesday Dr. vrick made possniortem
examination when he discovered that the stomach and brains
missing bu. facts further than that have yet been
dvnged
Tho remains Of deceased looked remarkably e,h and but
little dscOloson OF the skin was Observed while tho eaa'
via arising from scarcely pefcepole in ventilated
room.
On Tuesday evening" Mr. Thomas, who not aware Of
the q that had ten place. arrested Ut the Ho-
bolsn ferry while his way home. and Is now lodged In
the City Prison ct jersey City to await the result Of an i'll
yestigstion-
Yesterday Il was stated thas the stomach OF deceased
which was len out with the intention At hr OF having m
analysed had been thrown into the sni Of ths ont
house. the physicians decided ihs. the of death Wa
ofth- BRAIN and the remains at that time had bsen
sewn up The inquest WA commenced yesterday.
| TESTIMONY.
DistricsAOrusy J. W. scuddsr esq. appeared for the
people and Il. Gichris r retained counsel on the
| part Of Mr. Thomas.
| Dr. Augustus Wm Rettsr and testified through an
John H. Hopkins-I re.de in Hobeten and
physician; know Mrs Thomas Of Union H attended Mira
Thomas sig week, ssoi did not attend Der the 2s Of
March; attended her post m0em sunday, the ga o.
March there present Dr. Cudlek and DR.. Rhen Mr.
Hepdet. relative Of Mr. Thomas requested mo to .,'enf
this sunday morning. the two physicsns Mr. heber
lin and eh presents made an Inspection Of me BODY
s sUdy M sssg II II.
the s.omseh opensd ie WY dcwn and sppeeed 20
preserve il in case any further examination Wa
did know what became Of the .eln.shi len the stomach
,a. hey wished a. = S;v. s.'g1sd doe. sS
know what Mi. hepsa aia Snn ~ n' ng e anossa.
to excitement In tho community BY further nvess
the brain va, sna Pr. s sS wa, Of ser
ent COLOR, and IN The es,.y ihsIe vas ncm
maj 1uIn. s. ia tho voiss in the len venosl
there injection Of bood part Of the brain was In
ais. md IN normal condition except he sIIssson q
blood brain In Iceen! conditions the condition Of
but the nvOVed with let, hard very thin. bus
no blood In the vessels Of the heart in tie Last Sickness six
or eight weeks ago, made examination and found Eeky
noise or the heart, the heat weak the heart
was put bsek again in s pses the heart ise mot
ua my opinion IT, that the dseass OF the boa old snd
the origin Of s other nalAdss the abdomen hsd aheathy
M s h5s. e. SSC s death. 1la S s
csrhcste concluded the post mortem besween and
, T. DR. hSen sndsd dsSss.d during her , ns
Dennis Murphy sworn-I reside at the top Of theh have
been einroysd fdsnst with NJ NJ, T TS0a, 'iGs ace, @
Saturday week about o'clock in the morHing about III
o'clock the nigh. before Mr Thomas cane down and told
son 10 the doctor and yse and wife 10 the
house found her Ia NJ. when she came TO- abe said,
D.uni this too bad have taken no poison have been
10 New. today; hope God Almighty will not take
away she screamed and said tn. she bad In her
and did In sysn the doctor came and
Mr Thomas came 20 with prescription and tod me 70 hurry
up went NJ and found Mira Thomas dead went out Of the
room and met Mr. Thomas be asked mo wa. going for
the doctor told him there was no oeea.on that she was
dead MI Taopi burst out crying and appeared In ste.
ordered her buried that night few Of bis relatives aud bis
ceased complained Of crsp, under the knee the hs were
very seyere orc OF them lasted while was there 10 or
minutes was TO 90 for smother doctor In the morning
The District Attorney here compelled 10 leave. and
the Investigation continued by the Foreman. Aid.
Gafney
Never deceased hsd spssms during her eight
weeks sickness previously deceased about ~ year.
age MIR Thsm,s about the they bad four
children think Mr.. Thomas fr.t ia Jacob have heard
there bad feeling IN the family the sesn,s cold
me that Mr. and Mrs. Thomas had great deal OF troubs
sbou the there German In tho house
understood that Mrs Thomss would take drink Of any
perfectly able TO walk to Hoboksn and beatty strong
woman
Shortly after p. tho inquest adjourned for hour
Mary Murphy swom--I reside In the gate house al Mr.
Thomas house since August LAST with Mrs Thomas
the night she died there sothnk e matter with her
Fday that morning she went away Mr.. Thomss
called my husband aud myself up, ny boy
20 for the doctor found Mr Thomas her bed seemed
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