, 1873-03-01
CHEATING THE CORONER.
ANnrrowEscnpo from n Living Bnra-
n1--CnrrlO Johnsou's Death, Which
Wns No Death nt ALI :.

nl--CnrrlC Johnsou's Death, Which
Wns No Death mt ALI =
from the Nsao Yort Herald, Feb. 9o.
Mr.. Do puy, living at % Morton Atroot, had q
colorcd servant nai1od Carrie johnson In Ills
family. sho Was accounted good >sorvant, and
did her work vol. She had not boon long In
tho family, and wns not on worry intimate torrs
she WAS 'takon sick, and seemed rapidly to DO
Waa esod in n0Gs to VII Will he osn but t';S
1huraday ,she was dead, at oil. events
to Mr. po ruya ssttafsotion, tor on Ell.
received notification. at .hla residence that
Qarrlo johnson wna dead, and requesting him to
como and make post-mortom examination. 4
pormit waa thoroupon granted, aftor he had
and circumstances Of bor death, to hare tho
body removed to the Morguo. Mr. Do Puy even
then did not think 1t necessary, to call in q
physician, but wont Immediately to the station
to tho Warden Of Bolloyue Hospital TO- nond IN
ambulance to have the body removed from tho
house. Tho most curious ctrcumstanoo. Of tho
whole waa that whon Mr. Do Puy had left his
out on tho bod. tho bend supported BY pillow IN
tho middle. Whom he went homo ho remarked
TINT tho girl's head was leaning out Of the bed
towards tho floor. But ovon thia e1traordl-
awakened 1lr. do Puy' . suspicious: 10 simply
Thought that domo curious person had gono Into
the room while he was away, and had, In touoh-
Ing the body Or examining II, caused change Of
position, which accounted TOR tho hoad dropping
At about a O'Clock on Friday afternoon tile
doad-wagon arrived to take tho body away, The
driver wont upstairs and took hold Of tho body
around tho loins to load It on hs back to take It
body. Is warm I don't believe sho' Is dead" Il
mny be imagined that this exclamation cauRod
no small suEprise among tho lookors-on. They
began assuring tho NdElyer, that :ho Was nttosly
dri7or nado thom fool tho stomach and
Were got warm-Perooptibly 49,. MI. do Puy,
OF course va yery much frighten3od, and I'M
time, the driver Of tho wagon priod open. tho
teeth Of the presumably dead woman, and in-
serted some salt In her mouth. This had no I'M
mediate etfoot; but. when the doctor arrived, ho
said that ufo wan not quito extinct, and that it
Ho then applied tho usual roatorativea to restore
animation Of the vital functions, and, after aomo
time, his efforts were rewarded by seeiDg tho
girl como to herself and open her eyes, and In q
All ;thia was, Of ooirae, dono to the intenhe j..
toniBhment Of tho persons gathered around tho
bod whereon Bho reposcd. They hid oil conaid-
cred her SO perfectly dead that It was only out OF
deferonce to tho poaitiyauess Of the dead-houae
keeper that the physician had beon sent for. ,
IN. tho meantime, Coroner Young and hia
deputy had gone to tho Morgue to hold tho
thsro, and wera shortly Afterwards informed 81
the particulars. Coroner Young oalfedsht the
house Of Mr. De- Puy, and asw tic girt on Fri.
day afternoon. She was thero In = atate OF
1ourishmont. on Friday night she romsinod IT
MI. Dc Puya house, and on Saturday afternoon
got up out Of bod; and, dressing. herself, went
out OF tho house, took q Sixth avenue car, and
went up to the Co1ored' Women'a Home On
presont. It is said that the g1rl was affected in
tho Ha1no dangerous Way as that desoribed nomo
time ago, and cxme very neer being buried whi1o
In her state Of synoope. sho eaoaped oven more