The New York herald., 1866-07-09
THE MYSTERY or THE EAST RIVER.

The Murder Not Yet Cleared Up-Dssnp-
pearance OF the Chief Witness-Four
Detectives After Him-The Body Given
up for Interment-The Post Mortem
ExsmI nation.
The adjourned inquest the body Of William Sander,
which was opened before Coroner smith, OF L0rimer
street. Williamsburg Saturday afternoon last ut half
past three O'Clock. and the report OF which ap-
peared in the HERALD OF yesterday further pro-
ceeded with yesterday afternoon i've O'Clock, at Mr.
Parkers, undertaken, Union avenue, Williamsburg.
The names OF the jury having been duly called over,
DR.. Joseph Creamer, OF II South Second street.
Williamsburg, d:-Iexamined the body OF William
Sander the deceased, the 9th inst found wound
the left side Of the neck about and half inches
long, divided the sub cellular tissue OF the neck and
were, however, divided the wound la my opnIon,
could not have produced death; the wound) has the
appearance or having been produced by some blunt
instrument; it NAV have been caused by dull knife; IL
was not thrust; II was nearly superficial at each end
and deeper in the centre from the appearance OF the
wound should Judge TO have been caused during the
mans existence; II may have been produced imme
dately after DEATH not easy to discover at which
further examination found tho throat tongue and
other suggestive organs indicate appearances that death
had been caused by drowning; the vessels In the region
OF the throat and the eye Itself were very much CON
gcsted with blood the liver presented the appearance Of
death by sirangulation; the symptoms which have
planned evidences Of death by asphy xia; believe
that death In this Instance produced by drowning
the body could not have been long In the water.
BY tho Coroner-How long could body remain In the
water before IL would 1oat2
Witness-rhat depends good deal on circumstances.
Sometimes body will float Immediately after DEATH and
sometimes not for eight or ten days afterwards the
temperature OF the water the rapdty OF decomposition
In the body and the condition Of the ungsand stomach
incccDt to their containing the depending cir
cumsances; man having an empty stomach would
float much sooner
At this Of the inquest Coroner Smith stated that
he was unable 70 proceed further at with the
qury owing 10 the nonappearauce of one OF the main
witnesses in the case, the man Thomas Shea who had
found the body Shea was probably cndeavoring TO
evade putting in an appearance, for reasons that
best known to himself; but there four detect
ives after him who would certainly discover his
whereabouts.
permit then gwen by the coroner to the pre-
sident Dof the society which the deceased belonged
to inter the body and the inquest further post
poned TO eight O'Clock, r NJ, on Tuesday Tomorrow
10 take place at Firemans Hail. Fourth street, VIII
liamsburg
The inquiry, thus far seems to show that suicide by
drowning the cause OF death; but the coroner who
has still some well founded msgyings incident TO the
indicationssof foul play which the body presented and
which noticed previously In the HERALD is deter
mined TO clear up any attendant mysteries he too
hastily concludes the investigation