The New York herald., 1870-11-24

Mrs. Davidson's Death Not . Murder Tho bur-
rick case-Suicides and Violent Deaths
Found Dead In tho Guttsr-Invsstiga-
tons ana Post ortsm Examinations.

The horrible stories told concerning the death
OF Mrs. Mary Davidson, at 300 Cherry street, prove
10 have been greatly exaggerated, as she did NOS
die nom violence nncted at the hands OF her hus.
band, as was at frst surmised.
DR. John Beach yesterday made post-morteD AK
animation OF the body, ana found excessive fatty
degeneration OF the liver ana kidneys, most Of the
other internal organs being much tnnamed. and, In
the opinion Of DE-. Beach. urenic Commissions was
the cause OF death, and not violence which may
have been in1ictcd upcn deceased by her husband.
An official investigation will take place before Coro-
ner Rollins on Friday.
FOURTH WARD HOMICIDE.
Drs. McEwen and DolaGa Id yesterday made post.
morteIn examination at the Morgue ON the body Of
Mrs. Nelly Surrick. the woman alleged to have
been thrown down night OF stairs In front
0f premises No. a2S Water street by George
Woodruff the particulars or which have
already appeared in the HgRALD. The examination
showed that Mrs. surrick had received compression
OF the brain, fracture Of the skull and other injuries
doubtless the result OF ne.ux prccipftatcd down ths
stone steps. The Investigation VIII take place ON
Friday before Coroner Fi,un
srAssKD IN A QuARREI-
Coroner Flynn took the a1re-m0rtem statcment a.
the Centre Street Hospital OF William Doyia. hvlnx
OF No. 80 Greenwich street. On Sunday Doyie ann
James Clark qInrreed over game Of cards, during
which it s alleged the latter stabbed hts adversary
IN the breast, innlcting dangerous wound rhe
jury rendered verdict against clark, and tho Cor
oner committed him awar the result Of his vcrm'g
injuries
SUICIDE OR ACCIDENT.
Shortly before O'Clock yesterfay afreruoOu
Mr.. George ID. Hall, who l0r nearly year past haA
been a. inc Tey M % Teh m
tiers IRON the third sl0ry 81 the ground noor and was
severely injured that he died soon afterwards MI
Hail. is sated has been drinking 10 excess or late
and III all PROBABILITY lis death ~ ue 10 over indu
gonce In alchohoic stimuants Deceased was = CONF
mission merchant at lis Broad street. The banis-
terp over which Mr.. Hall fell are SAID u be unsafe
aud may be subject for inye1tigation before Coro-
ner Keenan,. Both tho skull and spine or deceased
were badly fractured BY the faii. Mr. Hall was .
bachelor hut friends Will lake charge ol the re-
TAs Kun SUICIDE. y
Coroner Flynn yesterday hcid au inquest on tho
who committed suicide at 100 T1Ird street by cut
ting his throat WITH butcher Enife. No motly0
lished in At the Ss hhaxfS ifiSs ~ - - ~ f'
ANorHEa srABsrSG AFrsAY.
Warden Bren an, OF Bellevue Hospital, yesterday
requested Coroner Rollins 70 take the e-Inortem
examination Y, m Of sohg Bars nov lying IN .ne nos
| Burns, Philip Mcclure and John fcrres had quar-
| rel on the corner oi sixtythrd street aud ILrd
II tie slde back, breast and arni for nnctlng which
Mcclure and Ferres were arrested ana held t0
! OF the ARRAY were published in tic HERALD Of
| Monday last The injured man is I'D IRISH laborcf.
Yesterday morning. before seven O'Clock, the body
| OF Charles McMenomy a laborer, ABOUT fortysilvD
years OF age, was found lying in the gutter at l12si
street and Harlem lane, by citizen, who informed
officer Crout OF the Twelfth precinct II Is believed
| that during The night deceased fell down an eng
bankmcnt into the gutter. face down wards and Wal
| sufrocated. Deceased was married ana lived III
| Lawrence street, Mannattanyillc. The body was
| taken In charge by the brother Of deceased and
| Coroner Flynn notified.
Lewis BroKan, o man thirty eight years OF agc,
| died az Bellevue Hospital on Monday last. While In
the act OF descending ladder In new building IN
Eiftythird street, near Seventh avenue, deceased
missed hs footing and fell to the bottom, thereby
receiving fatal injuries. Mr. Brogan lived ut No. 618
! East EQnrteenth street Coroner Rollins will hold
al ijiquest -
The BODY OF the man run over and killed last sat
urday evening corner OF West nhd Morris streets by
4 one Of the Belt Railroad cars naelsen identified ~
Hugh Kelly late rcsldas OF Crservpoint, l.. De-
ceased had wife 20 6Socssndren. lie was car
| driver by oceupatoM