The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-13
A LIVE JERSEY CORONER.
NOW THE MORRIS AND EssEx RAIL
ROAD co. DRAINED REYENGE.

road co. OBTAINED REVEHGE.
The TaIlcst Sell Of the Year Perpetrated
upon n Jersey City Onieini-A Body Poll
| tic Cruising on the Mcadows-A Fruit
| less scnrch for Bodies-An IngloriOus
| Return.
| Coroner Burns of jersey City and Hudson
| county Is said to be live man. II any accident
SHOULD occur, with loss Of life. within his district,
the live Coroner is promptly there 10 investigate, and
draw lis fees. Sometimes, II report IS true, he in
s.ts on interfering with the subjects OF his neigh
Dor Coroners, and lately sat over a man In Jersey
City, who had already groancd under the weight OF
| n like djcnitary in Newark. But always ready
is lis motto, and his actions and travels of yester-
| day bear him out In this maxim. When 1t Is said
| besides that Coroner Burns is the individual who
compelled a railroad suucrintcndent lately to ap'
pear before him holens r0lsHs the proof that he is
| live man Is abundant
| An EPISODE AT the TUNNEL.
| About Ii A. NJ. yesterday, an excited individual
| might have been seen At the wost end OF the Der.
gen tunnel reckoning franticaly to an approaching
| Morris and Essex train going west to stop On It's
| doing So tue individual aiorcslil stated he was
| going too, and clambered up into the one car Of
| which the train with the engine consisted. The
| Assistant superintendent OF the Morris AMI Essex
| Railroad calmly demanded whittier lac was going
| anu what Ue NauAtit hhu INV 'N''S''''s ~N''Nt 80
Excited iudiviiall-l want to % to the accident;
! am a jersey CITY reporter.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lccilcnt'
Eoportor-Out on the Patterson branch Where
| sale bridge; 3 killed and lots OF wounded, 1es,
r. r sup,~Bat there is no accident, nor could
there be one. The road is not yet nnishei ami
there Is not an engine train save thls one this
side OF the Plssaic bridge. The draw OF the bridge
Is broken. aud none can come from The other SIDE,
so there IN he no accident Tnis car contains a
| party OF engineers, and Others gong To visit the
| new branch ami iii trouble you to step of.
| The reporter did So and the train moved on. lie
entered into conversation then with track man, 10
whom he impaired further particulars oil
the DIREFUL ACCIDENT,
and was so couversiug when a handcar manned by
four men. and Win two persons IN black sitting
| therein dashed by aud took the line of tie new
rold, evidently intending to follow the train
| Reporter-WnO was tlatf
Trackman-The doctor aud the priest oh, holy
Moses there's a fearful murder done; Run, dear,
| and tell Coroner Barns sure; he's live man, aud
| knows these railroad murderers, the soalpeens.
oyer Bergen lii the reporter dashed, ana painting
with a two mile run IN the neat OF the daY rushed
into the live Coroner's oGioo with the news I'm.
mediately the plan OF the campaign was laid IL was
decided that unless prevenei We rairoaa eo2any
parted in:o another county, when justice and the
| i've Coroner Sould be roo0ed Of thelr cues. gar
rage was obtained IRON the nearest livery stable
| and the Coroner, reporter, two tuprOvised Jurors
| and a constable to mahs arrests started lor tht
| bergen lin the carriage WAS brousSt u q stand.
| stili and the inmates took TO the old fashioned
| equip ige-Shank's mare.
Tie new line runs through the slt meadows 20;
| many mile, without the ghost OF tree TO AFFORD
any shade, and the road was dry one, without ~
| County poorhouse stands on snake hill ald ~
Warden happening TO be near the railroad track ~
| was hailed, and tie fearful news WAS gently imp1r
| Ell to lin Iustinty his soul was IN arms, and he
determined join them. Another couple OF juror
were summoned from the NJrknen OF The io9r
| house and now, fully constituted US body polite,
having Coroner, constable. doctor, reporter, an
qualified TO sit upon any body or any thing tna
d, | might be met with. 1ne party passed o.
!, Penn Yam oil depot, IN good order ,c.,, H.
c VITA the noble representative OF the pres
val.sn;ly pressing Forward, anu the Coroner brlnl
INK up tic rear Nitl an eye TO fanen man upo
| whom to sit should he happen TO drop. Opinion
at Penn IAN were diyiiel as 10 tho business an
pros the party, but the general idea preVae-
| mat there VAS a live man somewhere IN the part
Coats by this time were carried upon the arms an
= not on tie bacSs Of the owners, the constable as
faithful Icnchmln bearing that Of the Coroner IN a,
IA diton to his At last the bridge over u
u Iiackensack river was reacaed, where It was decit
d cd to halt and rest. TIE rain began To IA
y freely, and tue psrty stoNed themselves under
cheerful iour miles from The tunnel and ihtce mile
'e fiou the nearest house, "4sh sore 'ee' and "a
e rltner
~ The idea Of walking either back to the bridge
- on TO tie house was a rainful vision. just ihcn
n | car VAS seen approaching from the opposite dire
"a | ton to which they had come aud evidently was Do
m | Ing pus0e! along by ioegm1tiNt. lug Unl
bearing the wounded said the coroner, anu Il lee
. | ing OF loom peryaded the party. Constable, la
that tram" said the CorOler but The Constable h
"a his master. had mad words with the heads VI IA
road. aud indeed, the Superintendent, who mig
OF be On board. tue one whom the hl-h and MI l
y Coroner mad once forced to appear before hin. III
reporter was next ordered ~ tie 'front.' but RENEE
AZ berlng lis reception la the morning. requested pc
. mission Il remain in the background Al last I'll
10 Poorhouse Warden volunteered TO nail the trdln an
~ | tie others crUlcaei lover ani s'lN ilElher
ne OUT OF siGnr
ID under the bridge. The Warden waved his hat. n
IS | the train STONED. " What's wanted now = quo
n the Assistant Superintendent; but 10! Is lie spok
N Coroner, constable. doctor, reporter, aud Juro
~ | rose W anu approached the train " We re up he
| about that accident said tue Warden. bless 9
he | man rs said the Superintendent; there's no &C
IN | dent. I've already told tult young ieuow so on
en pointin, 20 the reporter), We've been all over
4 road up TO the Passgic Bridge, winch bounds 20
| Jistrct | believe, Mr.. Coroner, and no ones be-
ur | hurt up there. II you want rlue back jump /
ng but dout cay accident 10 me, or out you 90 again
n, But the Landcar With the doctor aud tile priest
s | gasped the Coroner.
us pale as the Assistant superintendent pointed The
| out and SAID, Only tHo Of our party let bchiI
60 VINO followed in hand car; do the 100" Ike d.
~ tor or prlestf'
IA The SOLD PARTY
he allowed they did not, as indeed would any W
le | Know those gentlemen TAe city authorities VI
X | mute the rest OF the way. he reporter sat alO
A | he remembered he had victimlzei the Coroner,
ITO having himself been first sold. lie slipped VI At
AZ. | early olpurtuuity 70 look for the ttu hmin "
a | sold him, and the Coroner and his men soon
he | lowed 20 look after tic reporter.
ug | The worst Of all II, some Ieuple say the repor
WI. was u-iead purpose to Give TIE Coroner an