The New York herald., 1866-07-11
n. Ea.s River Mystery.

CLOSE OF THE ooKosss's INQUEST AhmGrIoa
or SHAY AND BROWN. rms soArxxs wns sousD
rus soDv--vsRDIor or rHs JURY. sro.
Tho inquest on the body Of william SandAr. krand
noang In the East river last week Was continued su1
ofoush. 10 close last evening At Firsmen's ash
Fourth street, Brooklyn, r. Ala quarter past eight
oelocs, " Coroner Smith put upon the siand rhoma
may, VINO deposed foows:-Resife at No % Scam.
% msn street. Nes York found ths body OF deoeaxsd a
hpous ono O'Clock on tho night of Thursday i
n-h,ny; found the body 4 ATTY yards on ths io
and 81 chs FOOT OF North second street. wu.sn as-
burg the % nos w. ,rn f,,n,ng ,,ag ap s.rong tho tina y
then went homs; ara not look for any poceman: ss%
around but mro IN canal boat afor tying thA
body ~ thu dock vent home dd take Il over 10
Nav Ycvk becAuss the tide etrons. could roe
tns. Il luo the boa, and bring over against nrong
tide; that there (rolnt hg to Chas Brown we
with Tho that ght never had decenss4
in life; OF course did not know him; ths night ~aS
quite dark forud body by having KNOCKED aainss
II whiio rowing so~n tho woad NOT hsys noticed
during the darse~s but for having fowed 6Dsn apos
n; when ind Crowned person always ITO tho body
To : aJurymsn--Ths body was With tho fare down. IN
Tho waer had eiothcs dark TO he sble "
Mscovev blood. carso over nert morning: sous
buod on deceased shirt; noticed cut on his nsckt
think u va knife woura; found shs body on NoriA
Second n1cci. .
To Tie uoroner-Came over next morning 70 see shs
body af shout nine O'Clock.
Charles Brwn sworn--Re,id" Al 2ss MADISON "trssA
New Yo<x W. found tho boc7 nj about ono clock on
Thnrrdsy morning; there the Coroner crss gucsttonf
10 know shcthc~ I, vas Friday morning or Thur~iay
night; witncss rcpcats THURSDAY morning J ~s were
both pulling dows tho river whgn came upnn the
body: Shay ~erd u Sokcd hike msn We found that "
shay art hold u IT, and puIAa tho boat IN % wAA
Ebay who Sstd u lnctei like when got In goS
rNcarl n ca-ni b; procured psasc of rope aud tisd
tao dy 10 hs docs, abou4 nfiy yard. on The
deck foot Of North Second street ~ the time Of Ind
,ng tho body after tyius sEid "Lsss e. home We
hac tied tho body the North ccnd street. PIER there
arount but man a canal ,oat. ovss
next morning u see the body, raN crowd aroundl
Wallet nv, minu@ befors . policeman camo dawS
through the lot, Shay Rim his name ~huu aAkedy
had dccesr~d bsfo-@ s~ldorr the rivrS
night; do not nAkr Jrsctice of row sr up ami
down the NJ night tho policeman 'od mr 70
turn the body and look TIL face; sag
Cut neck and some blood spots on Tho short thAts
all noticed, never deceased before" We hal orcn
fishing on Wards leland, vent np there Ia slc htsr
noon tho Body dosiisv FAC" S,en tho nfvht ~aG
top dark b. 40 but tho body alongside our bosA
and ouai distinguish thnt mrsh, never f"rnd .
drowned boiy before; can't fs- tho blood DO
c-nsed's collar
To a Jurymgr-wc nry ynrir from Tho iocE
when found the BODY were IN Il- iiia
To Coronsf--Ns woro aIono IN tho brat
The jury, sftcr henrng M. Coroner charge eF"sxh
IN q vcriict Of death by drowning "
rhus onds Tho mystery II wog,d APPEAR from ND
idrnos clear ~ suicide by drowning sf,sr tto
victim had aiicmptcd To cut ha own lhrcsi