New-York tribune., 1873-12-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
KINGS COUNTY FRAUDS.
oo,oxvu uu,rvuuI's ADMISSIONS.

CORONER WBIIEHlt.Ls A"io''"'''
IN. r,n vnittee of the Kings oounty Board
=, s.narv,.ors ,npointed TO nve''sS'e 'he onarses
OIL eopo. =, ard and the Coroners, met yester-
against INC -.,.s, ~-ss afforded ample opportunity
oay' eorouo' s~d s,atems IT. In which he claimed to
, sar many Of the c>ses OF irregularities
s.~.a by TEE TRIBUNE. He was not sworn.
~ons Of the witnesses who had peen sub
~sn'.d oy supervisor Coe. and who were
orensred 10 testfy TO nagrsnt cases OF fraud, were
c.lied to the stand Coroner Whitehll testified that
,here were is OF out of the list OF smallpox men
t,oned nv TuE TRIBUNE where he had not the de-
ceased st all aud that the only evidence he had that
thev died OF smallpox the statement OF persons who
lived in the houses. although he had been paid for mold
ing ioGuess. lie said that he prepared TO show
that all those IN whose name he had received
money actually buried. and he produced the ada-
Wits of underakers In several 10 that effect No
record OF the sCemetery Associations was produced as
Mr. Coe had requested and large number OF the Super
y.sors. were members of the Committee, took
mart Ia the proceedings The impression seemed 70 De
that all the testimony which would be permitted 10
he introduced by the Committee would be IN the way Oh
explanations on part OF the Coroners Tho admis-
sious OF Coroner whteh numerous that one OF
the Committee stated would DE TO their interest TO De
represented by counsel The investigation was finally
adjourned until Saturday at p when the witnesses
who had been subpenaed by Supervisor Coe, but who
failed to appear, will be summoned by order OF the
Court.
Louis Godovosn testified: lived Nov. .. 1872. at
the foot Of Twenty-third-st lost child a. that time:
for the undertaken Mr.. Fletcher; there was no
CoroDers jury aud DO inquest.
Anna Godovoski. wife Of the preceding witness. cor
roporsed this testimony. The signature on the inquest
paper Of Jane GodOvOsn was not written by me. and
do the person Jane. signed no paper az that
Time
Frank Sale undertaken and partner OF Mr. Fletcher,
testified chat he buried the child of Godovosk there
was inquest Peter Freee, who was called as juror
tins said the signature on the inquest paper was
written by hin. As there appeared 10 nave peen
another in this whose name was Groehch
there doubt to whether the witness was the
Yerson meant OF not.
John Defiance testified: lost q child at the time
named. did not know what was the matter with ~
there was an inquest held but the jurors disagreed
MT. Defiance asked Coroner Whitch why the cause or
death had not been stated Alter explaining the mat
ments with reference TO THE TRiBUNES reports OF te
cases OF smallpox published last saturday He said
he had made list OF names from the paper ana ltd
it several undertakers VINO hau. Dufleu the
bodies said To be fictitious. and that the
nderakers prepared to verify his statements In
INC case OF the numOer said by The TRIBUNE 10 have
been engine house, he had been 10 the undertaser
who buried the body from No. l0 Ewen-st, and he
WAS prepared TO substantiate the truth or hls
record. "Out OF the 700 OF smallpox said the
Coroner. "that have come under my notice In three
the bodies and in the certificate OF death
NAV not filed Health Office" To the question
of Supervisor Prentice "Thcn do not always view
the bodyi' Coroner Whitehil replied that there
might be II Is cases III which he had not
the bodies but he always took evidence In Tefcr
ring to the IN THE TRIBUNE list when are signed
with cross said these were correct, ior was the
fact that ia many the father and mother we're
frequently they were suffering from the sinail-pO1
Themselves aud not in condition to be up and dDoot