The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-10
ASSESSOR ANDERs0Ns DEATH.

Allegations ~f POisOn-Thc BODY Disln-
TERED and tho Stomach To he An
alysed-A Singular Case.
Assistant Assessor Edward o. Anderson died
rather suddenly ut his residence, No. 43l Fulton
avenue, on Tuesday, the eth Of April. On the 18th
OF April
THE BODY WAS REMOVED
from Brooklyn to Yonkers, the residence OF his
father and buried there, In ST. Johns Cemetery.
The deceased had been attached to the ONCE OF
General James Jourdan, In Brooklyn, as Assistant
Assessor, for the past eighteen months:
Some few days ago Mr.. Alfred Anderson, father Of
the deceased, went to notary public in Yonkers
and made an afndavit emb0dyng the following
statements%That Edward o. Anderson was his
son; that he died at 431 Fulton avenue, Brooklyn
Irishs name ID mentioned in the afiidaviD to be
acute gastrits that his said son, Edward o. Ander
s0n was man Of and had
ward 0. Anderson died after very short illness;
that he was sick for only twenty-four hours that
BURNING PAINS IN THE BREAST
and stomach, and that he was very much purRed
and sick at the stomach, vomiting great deal and
with great pain; that the said Edward o. Ander-
sons wife, Sarah Anderson, gave him to drink what
she called toast water" and that he drank it, and
states, that from information he has received and
from good authority, that the late Edward o. An
derson had just cause to suspect that
AN IMPROPER INTIMACY
existed between his wife and Dr. Irish and that de-
ceased was about to sue for a divorce; that the
said deceased had frequently said that he lived I'M
happily with his wife, and that he had also stated
to his mother, who Is now living to testify to the
fact that he was afraid to eat anything In his own
house that his wife cooked for fear of being poison
ed that the said wife 0fdecaased had frequently said
that 1t would be pleasure to her to him, the said
Edward O. Anderson, come home q corpse, and that
she wished when he went out that he would never
come back unless as a corpse The deponent fur
ther said that he believed that his son had been
na thnrn huA hoo
inquest held, he prayed that the body might be
taken up and proper investigation made.
Upon such affidavit being presented to the COro-
ners of Kings county Coroner Whitehi took hold OF
the case first taking the AFFIDAVIT to the District
Attorney to ask II 1t was legally drawn up and ifhe
Coroner WhitehilD would be empowered to act
upon 1t. The District Attorney wrote a letter to
the Coroner, stating that the adavit was perfectly
sound and legal, and Judge Tappan also confirmed
Coroner Whitehill at once went to work, and on
Tuesday night last went up to Yonkers thaving first
obtained the necessary permits from the New York
and Brooklyn Boards of HEALTH, taking with him
the city undertaken and some of his men.
and brought down to this city via the Hudson
River Railroad, and at two O'Clock yesterday morn
ing 1t was placed in the Morgue and has ever since
been under lock and key Coroner Whtehnl went
personally to see the corpse taken up and sat close
TO the coffin all the way down, SO that he will be
able to swear that no poison has been introduced
into the deceased's stomach or other organs since
its disinterment.
Mr. Anderson, the father has engaged Professor
DoIeIuus W mahc careIul aiAy ucal examination
OF the stomach and organs OF the deceased. DR..
Shepard made a post-mOrtem examination upon
the body yesterday at the Morgue, and the various
organs were delivered over to the Professor in her
meticaly sealed jars.
Mr.. Anderson, too says that II any poison should
he found in his sons body he will spend every cent
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BRING THE CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE
If there is found 1t is his intention to let the
matter drop altogether. He would not make a
charge so serious either against DR.. Irish or his
sons wife unless he has just grounds SO to do
Dr. Irish heard OF the above facts yesterday, and
went TO the COrOner's office and asked to be pre-
sent at the post-mortcm examination, but was re-
fused He seemed to be very much excited about the
matter, and said the deceased died OF the disease
which he certified to- He states that there Is no
poison to be found and that the analysis will clear
him Of all suspicion.
In the meantime the matter awaits report from
DOremus. 1t will take about month to |
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