The New York herald., 1872-09-19

returned from the Court in Harlem l was informed
Seymour, in ward M, was in a dying condition, and
at the hands Of Farrell according to the statement
Seymour, and found him with symptoms OF acute
peritonitis; he told me then that he had been
KICKED AND ILL TREATED BY FARRELL,
and gave very rational account OF the manner in
which he had been kicked and struck. He repeated
on ee he nT ha
man, with the lump on the eye, he kicked me
hard" In this way he identified Farrell. not know
Q. Do you consider his statement entitled to be.
lieiY A. do, so far as could judge; he died on
Q. Can you state what you found upon examina.
tion OF his remains A. can read 1t to you.
TIE POST MoRTEM EXAMINATION
was made about twenty-fOur hours after death.
The following paper was then read-
Post-mortem examination of Horato Seymour. negro,
madc about t"enyour hours after DEATH September H.
The body was not emaciated had wellmsrked mnsou
There Their wasa cut on the top Of the head little 70 the
sa ons nats wS entg The On % s
s aPccs and e of vsbs s
on below ne
midway between the M knee and foot There was large
S%ar oh the ns s1 & nd s % % ra %ase r % n s
ssa hsH saSs Was !es
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three inches from the cartilage both fractures appearing
ofrecen occurrence onth right SIDE the sixth and
S rHS5ass ws nas By 81 srs
were slight adesions extending the whole Of both
e9S wsn asFsass
nation beneath n the RIBS on the sh side
right lung The heart was rather large but The
Sc & o % 1hf Tn %
pale ENLARGED and locked though in early
g S"as1 S
sfSfa Sss" ne s
superficial to the brain under The duramater as usually
observed IN Of severe violence the head over
firmly SneT parts TRers
thick No rupture Of The membranes Of the brain or col
rsd lection I or c q 69Sd ~ Scoy
sistency and appearance in every other respect
HEEL PRINTS ON sEyMouRs HEAD.
@. What kind OF violence was administered, do
you think? A. Kicks; the marks seemed on the
head to show the form OF heel; forgot to say be-
fore that there were marks OF pus on the walls of
the ward; Gordon told me that this man Farrell
slapped Seymour once so hard on the side OF the
head that he burst an abscess and the matter
gnshed out on the wall; the marks are seen there
now. eli .Y a4T
THE STORY OF SAMUEL coRpEN.
The testimony OF DR.. Ecleverrla was here ended
and the next witness, Samuel Corden, was called
He is an old man, with perfectly white head,
weak, trembling and emacated-a very picture OF
death He sa reside at S Newark va X, aysnus
asylum on Wards Island; two weeks ago the resi-
dent physician considered me recovered; had been
three months in the institution; was in ward Ii
part Of the time-about six or seven weeks-and
part OF the time was in ward NJ.
HAPPENED s i in y the last two WOW weeks Yes, sir a'
Z. Do you remember seeing either Ornell or Sey-
mour while they were hvingy A. o, yes; remem-
Der Mr.. Orneil, an elderly man, coming there the
same day that did.
Q. DO you remember Seymour A. Yes, sir;
remember his coming in
O. Did you see either Ornel or Seymour receive
any injuries from any one A. Yes, sir; Ornell had
been in for some days. he hoped around to get to
fond of lying down on the foor saw Farrell kick
him while he was on the door on several occas ons,
Q. In what part OF the body . A. Either on the
arm or side.
Q. Did You ever see blood on him after he was
@. Did you see him every time that he kicked
him ? A. No, sir he might have kicked him when
did not see him.
Q. Did you ever see any one kick or abuse sey.
mour, the colored mani A. Yes, sir; he was struck
OH the right ear with the hand,
BREAKING AN ABSCESS;
saw Farrell, on one occasion, stamp on him after
he had knocked him down. .cE G.. E
Farrell, seated In the corner Of the room, here
arose and said hurredly-" Gentlemen, win you
allow me to speak for one momentr'
The Coroner-Please sit down; you win find an
q. why did Farrell knock him DOWN A. know
no occasion for his knocking him down; he was
Farrell made the remaTk enTtkts 10 HIM after stamping
upon him, "You wouldn't mind entering den OF
tigers, would your" Seymour said, "No, sr;n
saw him strapped sometimes
BEATEN WITH STRAP:
with Saratoga trunk strap. lLaughter.l
The Coroner here commanded silence.
Juryman-Who used the strap A. Thomas
Farrell.
Q. Do you know of his being hurt elsewhere
A. His head was hurt when he came into the
O. You know of no accident where he received O
violent blow upon the head A. No, sir.
sometimes A. Yes, cir; I've seen him black and
blue oil over from beating by keeper whom they
O. You didn't see any one strike the deceased
except Farrell-nether Keepers nor inmates? A.
No, sir; except Que inmate named Dennis Q Brlen
mour in the back with his fist and shove him to his
seat; there are no weapons in the ward that
with which Farrell struck Seymour would cause
deathS A. l should say that 1t was dangerous,
death; the last time saw either OF the patients
beaten was about Two weeks ago; he was put to
''' EDWARD wallis TESTIMONY.
The next witness was Edward Wall, who ex-
planned that his name had been misspelled on the
books OF the asylum. He said IL am an attendant
in the New York Asylum for the Insane on wards
Island.
O. Please state what you know OF this case9 A.
John Ornell was man whom knew very well
when he first came there he had an iron shoe at
tached to his body, his leg being distorted; 0rnel
was such person as would frequently, when pass
ing through the ward, strike patients with his
right hand. His left, think, was paralyzed; he was
OF mischievous disposition: some time during
the month OF August he was transferred from Ward
to Ward NJ; he was very feeble at the time; some
times he would come to his meals and at other
times he would refuse them; about three or four
days previous to his going to bed he became very
filthy: about two weeks ago, perhaps, on the
morning that he was first confined to bis bed, he
got up as usual and dressed himself, and McLaugh