The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-01
CORONERg WORK YESTERDAY.

Coroner Eickhoff yesterday held an inquest into
the cause OF death of o child OF an unmarried
woman, named Kitty Etzel, OF No. 269 Lexington
avenue, who, In af1davtt made last Monday,
charged Dr. charles De Moor, Of No. 302 sixth
street, with killing her child. the result OF hts
amour with ner. She alleged In her affidavit, upon
which the Doctor and his brother Herman were
arrested py Detectives Bennett and Tremane, that
the Doctor, on November 81, 1874 acted as her &C
coucner that he was the father OF the child as well
as girl now q year and half old, and that he
Killed the former soon alter Its BIRTH The brothers
De Moor nave been In the Tombs iOr several days,
and were yesterday honoraby discharged alter
Miss Etze whose beauty caused sensation In the
Coroners' once had testified, as well as very un-
prepossess'ng looking friend Of hers, named annie
ErmOld, OF the same residence. While the 0n1clals
were awaiting the arrival OF the German beauty,
who had instigated the proceedings the doctor
produced a photograph of Miss Etze and exhibited
it to the de and the crowd and when she ap-
peared and testified before jury OF seven gentle
men, three OF whom were physicians. the impress
sion left upon all was there was nothing In the
case and tnat the 'beauty from the Rhine" would
fan TO convict the doctor. Such was the result, as
the Jury after being out few minutes recorded
Through its foreman Dr. George NJ Scnwerg) the
following verdict
The jury IN the Of the death Of the child Of Kitty
Ftze Ind the said chid came to It's death from the
w sas S Sf Was M
ana ns n IN aasns as oi SAID d
on motion OF prisoners counsel the accused
were at once discharged.
Patrick HolngwOOd, lao, nine years OF age,
died yesterday III the Nlnety-nlntn street kecep~
ton Hospital, to which he was admitted early on
the morning OF the 3Otn ult. Deceased while play
mo with q pistol In Nlnety-ninth street, near
Second avenue, was shot IN the lett breast Dy the
ACCIDENTAL discharge OF the weapon, death being
the result. Coroner Kessler was notified to hold
an inquest on the body.
Coroner Kesser inquired into the cause OF the
death OF Dora Miller, aged four years, OF NO. 100
Essex street, who died yesterday from burns re-
ceived several days ago by her clothes taking IRE.
He also investigated the death, at the corner Oh
hath street ana Sixth avenue, OF Patrick Grafton,
VINO ded OF consumption on Wednesday.
Otto Thomas, a German, twenty-seven years OF
ape was yesterday morning found DEAD In PED, AZ
MS residence, No. 179 MacdOupa street. Deputy
Coroner Leo will make post-mortem examlna-
ton on the body, alter which an inquest VIII De
held by Coroner kesSler.
YESTERDAY afternoon despatch was received as
the Coroners' ONCE, asking for the taxing OF the
ante-mortem statement OF Charles SchOemaker,
sailor. residing at the time at NO % James street.
Coroner WOtman last evening proceeded 10 inc
PARK Hospital where Shoemaker stated to Dr.
EARLY the Deputy Coroner, that on the 6tn OF De-
at No 95 James street, when John Reilly entered.
ACCOMPANIED by Others and demanded drinks.
which were refused. quarrel enSued, IN wnlcn
the man Reilly-whO has ever since been connned
in the TOmbs-Stabbed him, and not knowing Lhae
ne was stabbed he dubbed Reilly several times
made these admissions IN the hospital and CorO-
ner Wotman will make searching inquiry into
the case. The physicians or Park Hospital In
formed the Coroner that Shoemaker will likely
die hut rom the manner 10 which ne last evening
gave his testimony he IS likely TO live many days.