The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29
The Union Place Hotel suicide.

CONCLUSION OF THE INQUISITION-CENSURE OF DIR.
NEwBY-THE LAW GOVERNING TIE CASE.
Coroner Collin yesterday renewed the investigation
previously commenced in tho Of Mr.. Edward G.
Andrews, whose death the result OF injuries re-
ceved by jumping from a fourth story window of the
Union Place Hotel the evening Of the Goth inst
while suffering from dclirium The only wit
ness examined was the brother of deceased who testified
NJ foows:--
Henry r. s. Andrews being duly sworn, says-I reside
at No. COS Broadway; am brother Of deceased Twas
informed about eight o'clock Sunday evening" the Goth
inst Of my brothers. illness at the Union Place Hotel;
went up there and found him in high state OF fever
very deirous sat down the bed with him. deceased
requested me to get him glass of ice water; went
into the sitting ROOM and during my absence he jumped
from the window; II Is ON the fourth story sent d
rectly for Dr. Newly; ] Immediately ran down stairs
he was taken into a bedroom the first floor sat
up with my brother all that night; he was able
TO but eebly he seemed to improve the latter
part of the night, and was able to eat some soup
in the morning. did not sec much OF him until Monday
atc7noon he was then just about on the point o. death
out and telegraphed To my sisters; when re-
turned he was dead and they were making post NOR
TEN examinat on
There being no further evidence to introduce the
submitted 10 the jury, who rendered verdict as
follows
tThat Edward c. Andrews, the deceased, came to his
death by injuries caused by jumping from tue window or
the fourth floor of the Union Place Hotel while laborng
under temporary 1T OF insanity and the jury censure
DR. George Newly for not giving the indirect cause OF
death and also condemn the practice of ply in Civ
ing ndscrminatcly certificates OF burial without stating
both the direct and indirect causes OF dea ana we iur
Their call attention Of the City Inspector to the fact
that the proper person to grant bnra permits should be
qualified and responsible physician, and not an under
aker the purpor OF the Revised statutes Ia TO pre-
the power Of granting burial permits from passing
into the hands OF undertakers.'
The clause in the Revised statues referred to by the
Jury be found the laws concerning the domcs
tic relations section "a Of chapter aud provides that
physicians who have attended deceased persons in their
last illness shall In the certificate Of The dcccasc Of such
person. specify the be ascertained,
the and surname, age, occupation term OF resi-
dence In said city tof New York; place OF nativity con
d,on in lifc whether single married, widow or widow
err color last place Of residence and the direct and in
direct cause death Of such deceased person and the
coroners of the city and county Of New York In such
cases as an inquest may have been held, shall In theI
certificates conform to the requirements OF this section
of this act -
Any physician who shall neglect refuse TO comply
with the provisions OF the Is subject 10 fine Of nifty
dollars for each offence onc-half OF which goes int
the county treasury and the other half to the part,
making the complaint.
The deceased was forty years Of age and native o
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