New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-20
A CARD FROM CORONER ROACH.
THE wARNE INQUEST.

NEW ORLEANS March 10, 1870.
To THE EDITOR OF THE New ORLEANS Re
PUBLICAN:
petition has been filed in the Fourth District
Court by one Joseph Beaslsy, VII en- charges me, in
my official capacity as Coroner, with acts of which
was not ana could not be guilty, and which acts
the man Beasley modestly estimates to have
await trial, satisfied thst Beasleys petition and
tn at the allegations of this petition have been pub
lshed in full by the public press, and that have no
result OF the trial will meet with the publicity.
The only defense l care TO 70, offer Is my ows
by every member o. the Coroners jury. and without
hesitation leave the public 20 judge between Ress
notified by the police to hold il quest at sos Mag
azine street, on the body of EDWARD Warne an
at DR.. Pa'mers Church Accompanied by my depu
ty proceeded to the bouse. and met with consider
that she had certificate. She, however. either
could not or would not produce the certificate
int 3xic1tion, and although he knew me
and knew my business there, ordered me
castle and that no inquest should be held on the
body of deceased. de behaved in such an extraor-
binary manner alsF the gravest suspicious were
aroused in mind rs to the cause of the mans
DEATH and bg these suspicious only could account
Tor the remarkable interest Bsssley in whose house
Warne had died seemed to have in preventing an
inquest Under the circumstances felt it my duty
so much Under the influence Of liquor. and was
behaving himself in such an outrageous manner
that felt compelled to arrest him, and him
to be confined in the police station for interfering
with me in the discharge of my duty
Tbe post norton examination was duly made by
Doctor Poelmap an d the lett lung of the deceased
was fou nd to be entirely gone OF course his ex-
very naturally created by the conduct OF Beasley
and his wife in the first instance. 1t was only with
the greatest difficulty that Mrs. Beasiey could be
induced TO leave the room during the st.mortem
exanin ation-a scene TO shock the propriety and
modesty of most women. 1t did not require force,
her to retire.
1t is true that took possession of the effects of
the deceased, as the law required me to do but l
found no money on his person, all
discovered that Warne's keys, including
the key of his room in the second District,
were in the possession of Bsasleys son. from whom
1 obtained them the following day. Whether he
investigates the contents OF the room not before
he surrendered the keys to me, am unable to say
the deceased to Beasley. and had for my refusal
the very good that Beasley had no claim
what ever to thai property discovered the natural
heirs OF the deceased in the persons Of his two
Hicks. OF Belvidere, Boone county, Illinois. whom
lost no time in notifying of her brothers death,
writing to me under date of February FL, among
other thing says: I'VE would wish his effects to be
Forwarded to US BY express as soon possible and
though his Ell ects would be valueless to stranger
they valuable to us, and will willingly pay for
the carriage Of anything that was orr brcther'A
think have sufficiently reiuted the illd1gested
charges made By Beasley and. while congratulate
which to flesh his almost maiden sword, doubt i
his client, with his powerful assistance will
be able to satisfy his avarcious greed for u
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