The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-07
Astounding Revelations Promised by
the Coroner.
A Few Parallel Cases Of Brutality and Neg
lect by Policemen. Doctors and Nurses.
ONLY HIS INSIDES WERE WORKING.
A Horrible Story of the Charity Hospital Of
Blackwells Island.

collecting all the Information attanable as TO the
mans movements from the time he lett his home
on the morning OF the 2o.h OF February until his
arrest b, Onicer Falon. At the inquest on Tues
day the Coroner VIII take testimony IN the order
IN which the occurred, anu 1t Is most likely
that the case Will be closed until the end of the
week. The Coroner yesterday assured the writer
that he has
DISCOVERED VALUABLE WITNESSES.
One Is son OF George A. Moss OF 10, Reade street,
who saw Mr.. Stockvis on the morning In question
III Reade street. Then he has found TWO respecta-
bic merchants who were present when Fallen
made the arrest they will natiy contradict him
and prove that 81 ockvis was neither drunk nor
dIsordery when ne fell into Fallon's custody. Mr..
Kessler further stated that The police had not
shown the slightest nclinar on 10 assist nim in the
Investigations that the I'M ortance given the case
by the HERALD was iuily justified by facts
MAT have recently come into his possession,
which, II he was at liberty 10 give III
advance OF the legal inquiry would astound
the community. SO Tar be
learned about Police Headquarters the Commits
siOners do not give the case more than passing
thought, ana have not even asked Captain Mount
tor report to indicate or criminate their Ori-
The commissioners OF CHARITIES decline TO
express an opinion on the until the inquest
" held. warden brennan, however, insists that
the man was not beaten on the island The stale
ment OF Faon, published In yesterdays HERALD,
~ not de- med OF much importance as mis- vndca-
ton. II the man as dis0rderly. as alleged, he is
guilty OF breach or the rules for not making that
charge. as well as inloxicatlOn, at the desk. He
certainly does not better ms connection with the
case by his statement. Tue Coroner states That
deceased is a brother Of Professor Stcckvis,
OF Amst erdam, a distinguished authority among
German physicians.
ac q a nv IN m ga in,
the instll rtons on the Islands OF the East River
and the police courts and prisons, and yet they
are hkely 10 continue SO long as political influence
controls appointments IN the police ana charities
departments. IL should not be test OF a mans
hsness for responsible place, requiring judgment,
Darence and humanity, that he Is clever at ma
DlpulatIng prmare or stuf1lng ballot boxes; vet
in the past appointments have been mace where
one or more Of these was the only thing that
recommended the candidate.
THE CASE OF GRAND MASTER FRENCH.
The readers OF the HERALD will not have for.
gotten this case, winch was OF q most outrageous
character. Mr.. Nathaniel French arrived in this
city rom the Bahama! Islands in July, and dropped
into dissoiute HABITS owing to the allIrements
the city afforded. One night he was arrested by
policeman, committed 10 prison and subsequently
to tue Charity Hosp tai, on Blacgwei's Isl and,
estaDlHhed that neglect IN he part OF tie police
officials III not Gaining a surgeon FASTENED the
mans death.
A worse feature OF the case, however, is to
come Although papers and valuables on has
person Gould nave enabled the pouce 10 identity
him. he WAS entered an unknown vagrant,
conveyed to POtters Field and buried, unmarked,
IL trench with nlnet, nine others, Tue Masonic
fraternity, IN which lie he'd hlgh rank, Instituted
inquiries. and hnaliy the body was entitled and
Ieturnea 10 ms llenas; Inc Aiarrmen RAISED
man, 10 investigate the case; but nothing came OF
IT. other than the passage OF an ordinance re-
mntlg ndu
Guy hecoTd tue day succeeding the death
discovery OF body, a fUn description of the same,
and regulating the inlerments on Harts Island.
EoUody was punished
THE CASE OF SAMUEL WARD.
In September oil tne same year another
equally as garlng as TO the neglect OF Charity
hospital officials came TO light in the month.
OF Mr. Taylor, al No l63 b. very, was arrested by
the police on the steps OF his residence. on com
paint Of nis VIE, v no had arranged to have nm
was made late in the day ne was temporarily.
committed to me Blackwells Island workhouse.
Charity Hospital where he died TWO or three days
after. lie was committed under his lull name,
and had 1t marked his pocketbook,
yet he was boxed up IN CONN,
has name maj ked upon II, and the coffin and con-
tents sent to the deao house At Bellevue Hospital.
The family, VINO supposed he was IN the Inc rate
Asylum, knew nothing O mis- death until after his
remains had been inferred in a pauper's grave
one OF them visited the Inebriate Asy lup TO see
Mr. Ward, and, learning that he had never oeen
IA 'nere ne seatc th tnat re-
ties looked IN the CITY Directory they would
have found Mr.. Wards name and place or busl-
ness tnere. Up to he present time the remains
have never been recovered, and they to-day lie
among the UNKNOWN panpers IN Potter's FEED. 1t
pu nlshed lot this gross piece OF criminal neglect.
SriEL ANOTHER CASE.
During the investigation by the Aldermanic
committee OF the french case Dennis 5. SULLIVAN
gave another instance OF Official stupidity. IL
T. und SICK In the stl eel and conveyed TO the PARK
Hospital. There ne dled the following day, was
removed to pot,el's feld, his remains hustled
easly have enabled the attendants to identity
nm: yet the cody has never been recovered and
nobody has been punished.
AND STILL ANOTHER
During that investigation Mrs. Mary ROdican
OF No. $40 Second avenue. sent communication
to t"e committee, making tne following
0uarges: That on August 2. 1873 her husband
Patr.ck Rodlcan, was crowned IN the East River
She went to the dead house, gave keeper White a
noGlhed lew DAYS aner the body was recov.
cred. The sorrow stricken vile Kept visiting the
Moraue every day for Jour weeks, and at last was
shown her husbands clothes and told that he had
been inferred IN Potter's Field. she applied to
Warden Dunphey, OF Harris Island Tor the re-
mains. but he refused TO SURRENDER tnem,
although she alleges she Was willing TO
pay $500 Tor them. 1t has never TRANSFERRED
that the keeper o the dead mouse received any
punishment, and ne IS probably to-day somewhere
IN the depal tmcnt Mrs. Roaican lived only three
visited IL daily. President Lambeer characterized
u at the time as an outrage.
ALLEGED MURDER BY NURSE.
Cases like the above are but too numerous.
There are Others Ia which deeper guilt Is charged.
On May j. 1867 Patrick UROrke ana James Nc. |
Greary appeared before Judge Dodge, at jefferson
Market, ana made compaint against one Mathew |
Henderson, an under warden IN the Charity Hos
pital, charging HIM Will goUglng the eyes ana
kiilng q Fellow patient OF tneirs named John |
thompson. Ihey claimed that they made the |
complaint, because they bencvcd 1t to be their
duty. In the aIldavit they charged that they and |
thompson were ward No. OF the hospital |
that Thompson was paialyled IN botn legs; was
"A
was selected a. assistant Ia The ward and That |
Henderson had charge OF IT. as orderly that OH |
the afternoon OF April 2s Henderson thrust ms |
thumbs into Thompsons eyes; tnat Thompson,
VINO was very weak, succeeded In getting his mead !
away ana opened MS ewes; lhat HENDERSON |
repeated ais brutality, wnen the complain
ants and Thomas irwin and John Cousins |
demonstrated with Henderson, telling him that |
thompson was not dead Henderson replied that |
MS soul nad lett the BODY and ut was only ms In
sldes we've w0rklng;' that Thompson was not then |
dead, but opened his eyes, that Henderson Iuied |
ne plll0Ws rom under ThompsOns head wnen the !