New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-12
THE GAMBLE POISONING CASE.
ryv INVESTIGATION REcoMMEYcED.


Coroner Schirmer, at the request OF the board
y, Health Yesterday held an investigation at the Morgue
into the circumstances attendant the death Oh mrs
Margaret J. Gamble. who is alleged TO nave peeH
roIsoned Tho case has for many months past eAeNou
great deal Of interest and has already been mace .o
subject OF two judicial examinations, and VIII propapy
lead to much litigation in the future The facts tus i
developed briefly these: On the second DAY OF Au
gust last Mrs Gamble died in the village OF ClarksoWn
Roekand County, under circumstances wich leu " VA.
belief at little later period that she had been PosOnseeer
she had willed q considerable amount OF properly 70
husband Robert ,Gs & W%man na0
that Mr. Gamble and Mrs. Matilda Hu)us, ha u
Instrumental in causing her death % RosSsnd
SsaUre e Une examnaton the jury
dered verdict that death resulted from ,nssd
The relatives OF the woman Were ssp pI brought to
brooklyn and deposited In GreenEood GENE to coro
Michael MURPHY q H4dsoP pe S ana asked
for warrants for the arrest OF Mr Gamble ana is
a n e Of e
Prof Ogden Doremus for anS pc uSnS the
examination not sufficient TO- iodhor, .nG
accused. and they were aceording nhls an In
subsequently, the application OF MI uhuioie, hh ~
junction was obtained from Supreme Court Judge re-
trainng Coroner Flavn from proceeding ,o
Coroner ouackenb1sh Of Rockland County Since the
body of Mrs. Gamble was exhumed In November last ~
snch was ihe case and that public health would be
endangered by the decomposition OF the pouy ,e
Suestns that some Of the coroners OF tho CITY ana
County OF NewYork hold an inquest upon me oou ua
This resolution was transmitted to Coroner sehlr-
Tmef Eewe 9nt tno
and communicated to Superintendent Dalton
his his belief that some action was necessary
TO be taken at once and that he would be ready TO pro-
coed with the inquest as soon the necessary evidence
could bo furnished The Board Of Health agreed to
was however. experienced procuring the attendance
OF witnesses owing to the action OF certain persons whom
necessary witnesses obtained and the investigation
was yesterday held at the Morgue. Before the com
capulated to the Jury proceedings OF the Board OF
Health, and his own action IN the matter ana IN feier
tain witnesses stated that he would not mention the
persons who had nterfered TO prevent the
attendance Of Witnesses their conduct dd not form
matter for their inquiry consideration Tho witnesses
present and examined yesterday were the TWO
witnesses having viewed the remains, which were In
very advanced state of decomposition the party returned
10 the u1Uest chamber, and the examination was COM
menced Mary Murphy, sister, and Thomas and Michael
Murphy brothers identified the remains as those OF Mira
OF the house. testified the fact That the body had
been consigned to his care on the 2sh OF
ing December 81 when Coroner schirmer viewed the re-
mains. 90 ..,, Al.
evidence and stated that the body had been identified
as that OF Mrs Gamble all further action In the case must
end for the reason that II really belonged 10 coroner
Ouackenbush OF Rockand County TO nVesgate the pat
ter and for the additional reason ths an Injunction naa
been issued by Judge Of the Supreme Court preventing
any further investigation by Coroner ana TINS n!uhe
ton having been sustained I'm recent hearing OF the
case no Coroner OF this county take official notice OF
the circumstances attending the death OF the ueceae
woman II however the duty Of the Coroner TO sec that
all dead bodies removed from the city limits when
the remains becoming 40 decomposeu as 20 iIpeIIi
the health the community, and 10 was under TINS pro-
vision OF the law that he had held this examination He
would give certificate Of death as having resulted from
some unknown cause. Should the injunction ever DO re-
moved then Coroner Quackenbush act In the prem
ses and reopen the Inquest Should no fa TO DO So tne
speaker would then have Jurisdiction In accordance
with the instructions OF Coroner schrmer the jury rem
dered n verdict that the deceased came 10 her
death from some unknown cnuse The body was gwen
in charge OF her relatives The deceased woman was
native OF Ireland, aged so years