The New York herald., 1875-10-19
CORRUPT CORONERS.

CONTINUATION OF THE SENATE INVESTIGATION
INTO THE CONDUCT oP THE CoRoNERs-wHY
AND HOW woLTMAN BAIED CRoKER-vENu-
LATINO THE PROFESSIONAL JUROR SYSTEM.
The Senate investigating Committee resumed yester-
day its investigation Senator Booth was the only
member of the committee present. and he scarcely
opened his lips during the proceedings Tho
have opened at half past ten o'clock and at
that time Coroner Wotman Mr. Toal clerk Of the Cor
oners and other witnesses promptly hand but
the investigator did not put in appearance until
quarter past eleven The most important testimony
taken related to the illegal bang of Croker by Coroner
woltman, which brought out very sharply by the
examination
CLERK ToAL AND HIS SALARY
Mr. ToaL Chief Clerk for the Board OF Coroners-an
Intelligent looking man. with very ruddy face the
first witness. Ho has been Chief Clerk since 1868.
Most Of all the important adjourned to
the Coroners office and about twenty or twenty-five
on an average, were closed there every week. Mr..
Toal had to give tedious explanation OF the Of
every room in the Coroners' building. He made tho
startling admission that the cleaner, ian old lady
named Mrs. Scully," and the messenger Healy, lived
in the building and paid no rent to the city of New
York Mr. Toa owned frankly to receiving the snug
little salary OF $3 500 for keeping the day book ;"
which all the entered the 'journa' contain
ing the results the inquests the Coroners vouch
ers, and for taking care of the business generally
nRsw many cases do you enter per day on an aver
agef"
Mr. Toal-About eight per day.
GLOW many receipts given per quarter FOR prop
erty found on dead personsf :"
Mr. Toal-Seven or eight Coroner Croker had 200
cases in the first quarter of 1875. Mr. Toal said in
cases where property returned to relatives imme-
diately after the inquest no record was made
"You say you received $3, 500 year,
Mr.. Tonl-Yes sir.
"Do you receive all OF that salary3n
Mr.. Toal-Yes, sir.
Doesn't some of this money go into the "coroners'
pool, and isn't some of it divided with them 2"
Mr. Toal (emphatically)- a cent Of it,
"lsnt Of ii used for paying the expenses Of the
office ?"
Mr.. Toal-Not cent OF IT,
CORONER woLrMAN on THE STAND
Coroner Woltman examined in regard to tho
baing OF Croker He said he found Croker in tho sta
ton house in the Captains room.
"Did you consider him as being in arrest2"
Coroner Woltman-No, sir.
eDid you take measures TO discharge him ?n
Coroner wotman-No, sir; took bail from him
"If he wasn't under arrest why did you take bailpn
Coroner Wotman-No more than that wanted him
imprisoned IL he did tho shooting
''Who notified you TO go thereGp
Coroner Wotman-Dr McWhnnie the Deputy Cor.
oner and Mr.. Thomas Cooper Campbell
"Whom did you in the station house ?n
DISTINGUISHED COMPANY.
Coroner Woltman gave long list of eminent public
men who had rallied to tho assistance OF the mighty
Croker-Thomas Murphy, Alderman Billings John
Kelly Mr. Clinton and Mr. Fellows.
The Coroner said the officer who had arrested Croker
first accused man named Maxwell OF having shot Nc
kcnna, but nnaly refused to make charge
anybody. He did not hear Of any charge having been
made against Croker and did not know that o'Brion
had made such charge He therefore deemed il his
duty to take bail from them for the amount of 81 500
each.
"Didn't you discharge them?n
Coroner Woltman--No sir.
.WeI, what did you take bail for thengu
Coroner Wotman-So that they should appear before
me whenever wanted them. After the death or Nc
Kenna took second bond from them TO make them
appear at the inquest witnesses.
The Coroner explained that tho nrst bond was 10
hold them as witnesses TO await the result Of Nc
Kennas injuries, and the second (which furnished
after his deah TO attend the Inquest The bonds were
not made out separately but the old bond was by era
sures and interlincations made TO serve as renewal
bond.
"Didnt the botter show that these were charged
with murder ~
The Coroner-I didn't read the blotter
"Do you, as Coroner, claim the right TO BAH IN 'h~
charge Of murderr