New-York tribune., 1872-09-23
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,,p,ru an FARRELI}s ACCUSER.


sEoUEL TO TIE WARDS ISLAND TRAGEDIES
Samuel Corden, age sc, fortnight ago one
., ,hs inmates Of the Hew-York Lunaue Asylum ON
-, I1onh died in the Park Hospital, Saturday
Garden was the only wituess who testined oeiore 'no
s.oroners ury on Wednesday last tina; he saw lhoIhss
FARRELL an attendant, nict blows upon Ornen anu oeS
mour patients, which, in the opinion OF theyut!' mas
tened death in Of and caused IN una. o ne
other Cordens death caused by paniui ulseAse'
contracted many years ago. On TUESDAY ihornins'
when he started from the Asylum he appeared TO 90 III
rood health but after arriving in New-York companeu
AT feeling m He walked to the Coroner's office ana was
there told that the inquest would be held on the lo
tng day Deputy Coroner Beach perceived the man
weakness and took him 10 the Park Hospital ana .neIo
asked that he Aight be given lodging pace untn 'no
following morning. The surgeons consented ana gave
Corden he'd regarding him in tho light OF guest
man patient He soon complained OF being SICK ana
Tho surgeons discovered that he was suffering rom
horrible disease The treatment appeared 10 De SUCCESS
full although instruments could not be USED. InrouEh
out the day he grew worse and the surgeons uu o'
pelieye his life was endangered He was visited by his
wife in the evening and had quiet conversation wlth
her The following morning, accompanied by keeper
Of the ASYLUM upon whose he leaned he walked 10
the Coroners Office IN the Basement OF the CITY Han
His voice was clear in giving his testimony during he
inquest which followed but toward the close he suddenly
showed exhaustion Deputy Coroner Beach suggested
of the Park Hospital who present, said that 1t was
against the rules TO take patient under such circum-
stances Corden should properly be carried to Bellevue
Hospital would, however, break tho rules ana re-
oeiye the man. keeper OF the Asylum then carried
Corden across the Park and into the hospital.
An attempt at made 70 relieve the parent ny
the use Of Instruments but unsuccessfuy Dr. Naieh-
tine Mott was summoned from Bellevue Hospital and a
consultation was held New appliances were then used
hut without betterng the condition OF the patient All
hone of saving the mans lie finally abandoned ana
Gordon died early saturday morning. Dr. hardy, lhe
attending ply sican in his burial certificate declared
that Corden had died of "extrayasation OF the urine
rebody othc deceased was taken the Morgue, there
10 be kept until friends shall have provided burial
placc Dr. EcheveIra the physician in charge OF the IN
Asylum, expressed himself as greatly s9Iprs@e Sp @
when informed Saturday, that Corden had dled inc
deceased having been in such apparent sooo hea' inc
In relation 10 Cordon's life the Asylum. DR.. Eche
Vcrria stated n substance, as follows COrden Was an
hcrc by his friends In July last suffering from the effects
Of hquOr. and on the verge of dehnum uemths' hs
became good Early in september his friends ana hose
eli another patient here for The same cause came 10 o
ASYLUM and wished them released. HaUngl Just returned
from vacation, declined 10 discharge them uhtl
should nave tine TO become eisUha "UG W irn m
lew days. Those of the other patient dld 80 ana i
discharged him. If COrdens friends had come tor hll
OF II hc had demanded his discharge shOuld nay N
let him there was no reason Tor holding nm ca
Sept. ne attacked with severe retention coca
had contracted IN 1851 BY hght medGl4eS @ i anu d rd
IN le.. tba dIy on saturday last discharged MN :
ne was ten wen in all respects, as he also was on sun
Jav ON mat ,ay he sat out on the damp grass and
rrobahy caught cold. On Monday he was attacked as
ON the former occasion, but not so severely ana on
uesday when he left the Asylum did not seem TO met
be IN "a dangerous condition at all. trouble so easily
removed ought have been as easily renedled a
second time Enufts 10 correct the evil by instruments
might have caused rupture OF the urethIa' Dut not
knowing particulars OF hs DEATH any opinion as 10
It's cauSe would be based upon conjecture solely"
Echcverra expressed great sorrow Tor the loss OF
20 important witness against Farrell. Edward Ban
and Patrick Mclaughlin keepers ~ Ward NJ, who les
Ihod Fauels favor, were discharged rom the
that mad attended to their duty II was lmpOssl-
bic that seymour could have been 50 aDuSed iy falfe