The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-27
THE NOBLE ABORTION CASE.

II would seem that there is a screw loose somewhere
among officials who have been concerned in the
investigation the actual OF tho death Of Mrs.
Noble whose demise mentioned in yesterdays
HERALD and the Health authorities. According TO law
coroners we'll practising physicians required
furnish the Registrar Of Vital Statistics with the
of every death that may under their official notice,
and the certificate Of death ia all cases the name Of
tho physician who draws 1t must be affixed
= a signature.
In tho case Of Mrs Noble besides two other imperfect
certificates. one certificate, which mentioned only the
estate, occupation birth place and length OF
residence in this city Of the deceased, presented
the essrars Office al unusual hour OF the day four
different times by different persons each time Ii bore
signature either OF physician, and
cause whatever Of death. permit was, Of course,
denied each time IL was presented.
Four hours after the inquest had been held and ad
ourned Sunday the following letter receiv ed
from the Coroner by the Registrar
DR.. HARRrs:-
Guished aud had post-inortem examination
There S1x 1s 0s play Ts s s
spectfuuy, JOHN w1LDEy.
To this letter the Registrar replied that, as sworn
officer Of the Board OF HEALTH and bound. therefore
obey the aw regulating the manner in which permits OF
burial should be granted be could not issue permit
for the intcrment OF the body OF Mrs Noble until he
should have received certificate which would give the
result the medical inspection, showing the OF
the woman's death. This certificate he earnestly
quested the Coroner 70 send 10 tue Board before
O'Clock yesterday afternoon
During the afternoon another certificate certifying
that John Wildey coroner, had commenced an inquest
the body of Mary L. Noble, aged thirtyeeht years.
native Of New jersey handed to the Registrar by
Mr. NOEL! with note from the Coroner, which closed
the correspondence between the two officials with the
words:-"I can make alteration in my Certificate
and added, In regard TO the other papers demanded
OF me by you may say that the Coroners last year
concluded not to file nquests In your Bureau after
january 1867 makes the disposition OF them re.
quired by law The statute regulating the matter you
will 1nd In Revised Statutes title !, article sec 50
Unlike the other imperfect certificates this was
slgned but like the others IL gave OF death
On the receipt OF this note and document the Registrar
seeing that to all appearances the Coroner bent on
refusing to make out perfect certificate giving the
suit OF the medical examination which held on the
body by Deputy Coroner Wooster Beach, Jr NJ d.,
assisted by other ply scians and which certificate
physician, Dr. Beach could have Of his will II
not az the suggestion Of the Coroner given
ON the spot alter the examination, DR. Harris
requested DR.. Finnell, who assisted at tho medical
examination, to state the cause OF Mrs Mobiles
DEATH that permit might according TO law be issued
Coroner for his opposition 10 the permit s that for
.lack OF witnesses ho had to postpone the inquest
when he OF all others knows tho Board OF Health
that the evidence OF his deputy coroner regular ply
was all that required 70 obtain legal permit The
Board OF Health contend that OF death is what
the physician ceres to- the facts Of the being sub
jects for the jurys attention alone and they therefore
cannot see Ia the lace OF the evidence OF George Wait
Carson In this case which conclusive facts the
physcIan's-deputy coroners-must have been a. TO
cause OF death, why, as for not giving the
cause IN the certificate che inquest should be adjourned
an entire week for slack Of Witnesses,
We learn that late last evening Registrar Harris
granted burial permit The evidence OF DR. FinneI.
who made post norton examination OF the body
stating explicitly the cause Of death.