The New York herald., 1873-08-25

how he had found the body, along with his as
Omcef GALLOWAY next rendered testimony stint
lar 70 Mr. 4Aars, for In making up this caso tie
TWO gentlemen have been closely associated.
There were several other Witnesses examined,
and the ''hesrfng, 3" as It b called was exceedingly
long. The testimony offered by those whom do
not mention shed no additional light upon the
mysterious passage Of the corpse from the Morgue
10 the ptcktng vsts Of the University of Pennsyl-
vs1ffa
william McEwen, the driver OF the dead-wagon
and the person who took the old man's watch ana
pawned It, swore that he saw Baxter take the spec
tacies nom the pocket OF the old man after the body
had been taken from the carriage and put In the
yard at the Morgue. The two pawnbrokers inter-
ested in advancing money upon the jeweiry found
upon the corpse testified that William McEwen
was the party who received IT, IN pawnine one
article he represented 1t as git from his father.
The counsel OF the Deputy Coroner spent great
deal OF time in cross questioning the witnesses.
and the young man acting as counsel for Baxter
initiated him TO somewhat limited extent.
". 4 K, 81 VIOLATIONS OF THE STATUTES ,o1,
Briefly recapitulating this case deduct from IL
the following deputy Coroner Sees In failing to
record the letter found upon Thomas Munce, In
failing to leave the body on exhibition for seventy
two hours, In neglecttng to have the face photo
grapedat the expiration OF forty.eight hours, and
paying no attention to the drow mans clothing.
which, according to the ordinance given above,
Ia required 60 be kept on exhibition for
one year. was guilty Of Q great neglect. But
it was hts violation of that plain ana
clearly defined State law which iorbids tnatth
body Of stranger traveller shall be disposed Of
for dissection under any circumstances, and which
directly commands that every such body shall be
decenty buried. 1t was In consideration OF this
law tnat warrant was issued for his arrest; and
the statement that he has IN his negligence simply
initiated the example OF his predecessors cannot
render hfs vfeat Of these laws any less iiagrant
or direct, while the rumor that ne did not render
the p oper records. because ne had no books given
him in which to make them, involves the question
whether Mr.. sees has ever at any time sgnthed bis
need OF the came BY asking for them. The fact
that Captain Thompson swors Baxter had told him
that he could conduct this oflcer TO the place
where the body was put away shows clearly that
Baxter does know something concerning the de-
parture Of the body to the University, with which,
in tie svidence Of Nash and the negro, the public
was not In the least familiar Nash and
the negro we're both stubborn witnesses, ana
though both are employed where sne body was
found, neither seemed to know anything about
the identity Of the parties who brought it there.
Nash swears thnt he has known Baxter q long
whilc, that he has time and time again brought
bodies there, that he saw and helped the men
handle the corpse OF Thomas Munce, and also
swears that, although 1t was broad daylight, he
cannot tell whether one OF these pa ties was
Baxter or not. The case at this unsatisfactory
point was postponed.
! wniam McEwen was ordered as folows:-"You
are bound own for the sum OF $1,000 TO appear at
the present ferm OF Court TOR the larceny OF
ate,a audc tl,o ,artv Ov
Superintendent Baxter and Deputy Coroner Sees
were boand over In So, 500 to appear at further
hearing on Friday mex. ,'sio -seod i'jaa aldrun
Although the examination THIS AFTERNOON was
one OF tue most extraordinary character the hear
ing Of next week WIN be one of 'sti greater and
deeper interest. because Professor Hodge Will then
be present, WHO is a prominent gentleman In the
University, and VINO, no doubt, will be able to
identity the party who brought tire body there. he
was out OF town and could not appear this after
noon : Il. nj .e y q p D., ,l.s.stl. "a fa4.fsl II
THE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF TIE DROWNED
MAN
will also come on, and they all parties Of lib
eral means, they win doubtless silt the matter TO the
fullest extent. The assurance has already been
expressed that $l0 900, $4,000 or $4,000 Will be
wilnngiy spent to punish ali who have dealt iie-
galiy bartered with their brothers. unfortunate
remains while the moral erect which such pro-
cedure woad have upon the disposition OF unortu-
mates in future cannot be overestlmated. had this
gross careessness not oeen detected by the police
the AFFAIRS OF the deceased and those OF his rela-
tives also, would have been thrown into the most
perplexing confusion. Nor is this all. What could
have prevented some particular individual, who
had Deen made aware oi the death Of this man,
1rem appearing before bis relatives with forged
will, in which 1t could be ANNOUNCED that Thomas
Munce had transferred everything to hisn Ihe
gentleman who was drowned owned extensive es-
tates IN Ireland and nad the detectives not found
his body there would have been no record what
ever at the Coroners office to prevent the
appearance OF another TchoOrne claimant,
WHO, rs Tar as anything the Coroner could prove
to tue contrary, might in perfect security claim
tlat Thomas Munce had wandered to Greenland,
ana, linaiiy Yielding to him MS property, had eX-
pred IN lus arms Therefore, the Police Depart
ment deserves the greatest praise or the earnest
ness SHOWN at every point OF tue investigation, as
well as ior the aggressive pocy tney have pursued
from beginning to end. The writer knows from
his own familiarity with the eur Ter developments
oil tgis case that SPECIAL detectives had been put
to work long before there was any suspicion o
reward, and hence ali statements that 1t was the
hope OF gam wnicn led these men TO pqrsue their
thauEle5 task unflnchinsly and against every
oDstacle. may be regarded as ungenerOus, an
manly and untrue.
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