The New York herald., 1870-05-20
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THE BAYONNE MYSTERY.

The CorOner's InQuest-The Evidence Points
- to Foul Play.
The inquest on the body Of Cherries Dofleldecker
of Jersey CITY, was compsenced last evening before
Coroner Burns, al Tie Fourth precinct station.
John Kelly; a watchman for the Morris Canal Com
pany, residing at "Fiddler's Elbow" deposed that
james Birmingham told him a man was in the
woods and apparently about to destroy him
self; In the afternoon his told him that man
was drowned in the canal; deceased was found with
his coat pulled forclbly over his head rendering
IL invisible; there could scarcely have been
water enough there to drown him at the time;
he wore gray coat and dark pants ana vest; saw
by the badge he wore that he was fireman; told
the boy to tie the body with rope While went for
justice Of the peace; subsequently gave the body
in charge of policeman.
William Kelly, son of the previous Witness swOre
that he discovered the body OF Dofreldecker; his
head was lying between two rocks there was
deep mark over his eye and scratch on his FORE
head he could not have got into the water himself
unless he climbed the steep wall which is there
Mrs. Dora DolYeldecGer, wife OF the deceased, who
resides on Monticello avenue Jersey City, was then
sworn-My husband left home at seven O'Clock on
Tuesday morning. he said he was going to his work,
and was in excellent health and spirits as usual:
| don't know how much money he had in his posses
sion; he male no remarks about coming back; don't
! know of the slightest circumstance which could
| least threat to commit suicide or TO in]ure
! himself III any way; lie never spoke Of being in
financial difficulties; he felt unwell. however. for
TWO days, but said that 1t attack Of rheuma-
tsln: he came home regularly every night and never
was drunk; he took his break kast heartily as usual
before ne left the house, he spoke OF being in
| debt or Of being involved in lawsuits know OF no
| business which could bring him to Bayonne; he had
| not his watch with Him.
The next witness was DR.. Amos G. Avery who tes-
| tlfed-I made q post-mortem examination OF
| Charles Doreldeckers body and found that the
cause of his death was asphyxtathe indirect cause
| being drowning; the membranes Of the brain were
slightly diseased and would probably induce vertigo;
the drowning may have been accidental;
the bruises were not heavy; there was
| no strong liquor in the stomach, 1t being
| full OF salt water. The doctor took pains
| In describing the bruises on the BODY but did not
say whether the man might have been violently
| thrown into the water. His testimony was cor
| roborated by DR.. E. b. Buck
James Birmingham saw man In the forenoon
and when he (witness) advanced the man went back
In the same direction, then returned ana retreated
once more along the bank Of the canal; he seemed
TO wish that witness shOuld not see him; he could
not swear that deceased was the same man he had
| seen.
Junius Washburn deposed that he met Do1eldeckel
at the corner OF Henderson street and Newark
avenue Jersy City, about half-past eleven O'CLOCK
In the forenoon OF Tuesday; had conversation with
him about the performance Of aJop In W hich Donel