The New York herald., 1875-10-19

The coroner-No, sir
Then your position is that you didn't know there
was charge Of murder against CrokerT"
The Coroner-Yes sir.
And finding witnesses to murder you did not even
wthitfn
The coroner-I made other inquiries, except from
cad you not heard statements that afternoon that
they were supposed TO be the murderers %
my ins SoIoner-l had heard rumors 70 that effect
'had You not read the afternoon papers In which
they were charged with murder -
The coroner-No, SIR; didn't read the papers
O'Brien and his frends7n
The Coroner, after great deal OF wrirgling, ad.
mited that he issued his warrants at eleven cock on
the same night simply on the statements OF Croker
the two Hlckeys, &c that they tO,Brien and his
irlends we're also present at the shooting
MODEL BOND.
"Do you consider such bond as this which vou
subsequently altered, one on which Judgment could be
had2'
The Coroner-Yes, sir: do
Coroner Woltman gave account OF the inquest
and said he obtained the jury BY going along Third
nue. from house to house, accompanied by Captain
lyman.
''The result OF the inquest the discharge OF all
Coroner woitman-The result of the inquest was the
verdict of the jury.
''Wen that led to their discharge9"
Coroner Woltman-Yes, sir
After the inquest Assistant District Attorney Russell
informed him that another man named Mara had been
shot, which he did not know until that time.
why did you take Captain lyman along with you to
summon the jury 2"
Coroner Wotman-Well, everybody knows that II
one has a policeman along II has more force.
''Why has IL more forcef'
Coroner Wotman-well, the policeman enforces our
demand. In parties ugly it's well enough 70
have somebody with you TO take your part
Mr.. Toal recalled-He present at the station
house when Coroner Woltman came back from the hos
pita. While he was there Mayor Wlekham Mr. Kelly
and Mr.. Cooper Campbell we're present
ALL THE CORONER DID
to inquire OF several policemen who standing
round in the Captains private room whether there
were any charges against these men. Officer Smythe
said that he had been ordered to arrest Croker by
Senator OBren upon the charge that Croker had struck
him. Thereupon the bond drawn up by the wit
ness He was sent for later in the afternoon TO prepare
the warrants for the arrest Of Croker Hickey Sc ana
they were all brought before the Coroner that night
He had instructions from Coroner Woltman to post
pone their arrest till next day The bond was changed
the bail being Increased from 500 TO $4,000 for all
the parties.
Colonel Drake de Kay a clerk in the ComptroIer's s
Office, small slim man. with luxurious red whiskers
testified that he had examined the papers
OF the coroners office for the first quar-
ter; they charged over $2l,oO for $40 cases 4;
BY an examination Of the inqusons he had found that
the coroners had charged for summonng jury whether
one was necessary or not and that the professional
jurors made up $50 of the 600 reported names
Albert Napoleon White keeper at the Morgue appeared
206 times juror Joseph Fogary 1S6 times f. Burke
l75 times, j. j. Mcdonald u.s. &c Out OF the $40 juries
the residences Of only 100 given in the inquest
papers, Coroner Kessler being the only among the
coroners whose jures thus set forth clearly with
their residences In several cases there ures OF
less than six he number required by law and thirty
i've cases the Deputy Coroner served as juror. In
ten cases there was no certificate of the attending ply
scian and onehaf of the 900 signatures of Jurors
seemed not to have been signed by tho persons ques
ton.
CORONER KEssLER coMMEyDED
Do you find the state of affairs to prevail among
all the coronersH
Mr. De Kay-From the papers it would appear that
those of Coroner Kesser the most accurate and
those of fCoroner Croker the least so.
SUGGESTIONS REFORMS
The witness was asked to suggest reforms in the
management of the Coroner's office He gave 1t his
opinion that the election OF reputable physician
Coroner from each Assembly district, with fees
half of the present rates would give economical
service placed under the supervision of the Board of
Health. The law should be amended to exclude
cases in hospitals and institutions where the cause of
death well known and the inquest has been unneces
sary 1t had been the practice of the hold
nquess in such cases and in fact every which
they could possibly get hold of If the Coroner were
always physician the Deputy's fees would be done
away with, and being in his district where he was
well known by ali the residents he would not be SO
likely to hold superhuous nquess, for he would soon
be found out
Messrs Booth and Davenport adjourned till wednes-
day morning at half past ten O'Clock.