New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-28
LOCAL. MISCELLANY.
,,p npowNING OF MRS. YOUNG.


THE DROWNING OF MRS YOUNG.
TESTIMONY AT THE rNoUEsT-RoUTINE OF THE
POLICE AND coRoNERs' OFFICES IN SUCH
cAsEs-rHE HUSBANDS ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN
POSSESSION OF his wIFE's BODY
Coroner Croker yesterday held an inquest In
the case of Rose Young whose BODY found Heating
On the East River IN the slip between Piers Nos Ia and
~ ON tuesday March 81. and left in the water for
nearly "a hours. .
Roundsman John IT, Curtin of the Harbor Police testi
aed that he was small boat patrol duty at about
las D. m. on that day, and found the body lie TOOK
charge Of IT, aud towed IL to the bukhead at wast and
made Il fast 20 the pier Immediately sent notice TO
the First Precinct Station and then started in search OF
the poceboat Seneca but learning that she had gone up
the East River sent second message to the First
Precinct notify the Coroner. This second message
was sent about hours later than tie first one lie
then left officer Phelps in charge of the BODY ana dd
not see il again until II removed Deputy Coroner
MaeWhinne read the section OF the act relating TO the
Corouers' Office, which prohibits any person rrom re-
moving any dead body any article upon such body
under penalty of Imprisonment not exceeding one year.
or fine not exceeding $500. or both.
Capt Irving Of the Harbor Police testified that his or
aers 70 his men are that whenever body found in the
water TO send notice the police boat Seneca she Is
near and If not to give notice at the nearest police
precinct.
Albert O. Smith sergeant Of the First Precinct test
aed that he was duty edesk at the time, and that
About o:25 D. H. he a dispatch from Roundsman Cur
It's TO the Fifth Precinct TO be sent to the ponce boat
Seneca IN relation 10 body About 445 p M he sent
another dispatch requesting that notice should be given
10 the Coroner
John p. Toa OF the Board of Coroners, testified
that OF about 4:55 p. he received from the Cehra
Office dispatch from Capt. Irving stating that dead
body was found In the East River He Immediately
ent word TO the telegraph operator TO find out the sex
Of the drowned person. and whether the body was ths
Of grown person a child; the answer came DacK al
most Immediately that they had no furiher lniorahon
witness then wrote dispatch 10 the office OF the Com
missoners Of Charities and Correction, and sent II TO
Police Headquarters ordering the removal OF the nody
10 The Morgue The next morning tho regular police
notice was brought 10 office. There was also on the
witnesses desk note follows "The body OF drowned
woman lying at Pier No. Is, East River, from
o'clock Yesterday and still In the waer should IKE
10 get hermit for her body Edward Young" The
Coroner leaves the oce about o'clock to so out on DIS
duty for the day. and about ten minutes after be had
left the husband Of the deceased woman came in ana
told the me sscnger that the body had been feIoncu
T5e witness sent the messenger 10 No ~ EaSt
Tbirdst TO give notice Coroner Croker that me Do
had been removed 10 the Morsue The husband went
James McGrath, telegraph operator at the Central
ONCE testified that he was on duty on tle DAY III luSs
I on from u. m. tn y. at about 300 p IN. ne re-
ceivcd dispatch from J. T. Toa lie was busy at me
time telegraphing n general order from the superlh
teudent OF Police To all stations, which he was anxious
10 finish before O'Clock, and laid the nessase asiue
wit rf
sage he waited until he found out the sex OF me
drowned person. aud then il too late 10 SEM inc
message which was lef, over until the next morning.
inror asked the Coroner il police authorities had
not the power remove bodies to the ation,houSeS'
Tho reDv was. Yes they have done often before.
Edward Young, the husband Of the deceased woman,
testified that he last his wife alive on MONDAY
March 20 at when she left their residence Az No
Furmanst. Brooklyn, to 20 to New ORR 10 WISH ~
night and Mr. Young started ont next DAY 10 una her,
and learned from Mr.. MckeOn that Mrs. Young htu
started tor home at $3.50 p H. on he previous d ~
his way home Mr. Young a crowd al Pler No. ID,
and recognized the body OF his vile nOanS IN inc WAFER,
in charge policeman. He asked II 1t could pe ItEen
and put on the dock, nut the lOee or'I IetoN '
SION He then went TO the New street Ponce Sla'iou;
from there he sent to the Harhur P0hcc WHO som
him TO the CorOner Ofcerbut did not tel MN WheIS IL
was The next morning he came over from oIuohfn
carly aud found The body of bs wife sun IN the water
nystander told him where the coroner once Vas "tu
he went there before any one hdu arrived li
iaft a note aud went again to the per ana
then found that the dead wagon nad aTINcu'
which took the body and carried IL TO the Morgue MT
sent Nv Nj Toa to No. 247 ThiTdst TO see the coroner
who had charge OF the case. There ne was toiu lhtt
permit could not be had until 10 a. M lne eS' oH ai
Young insisted upon seeing tie Coroner ana iouu ae
an inquest being held He served Oh tnt Jury al.oI
winch took the Cor ner aside and aed niS Gsti i
The Coroner said that he could not give permit uhtl
affer the body had been examined, DUt II Mr. Young
would have undertaken at The Morgue ~ 10 a. H. We
next day he could have the permit ana the oOuy. DIT
He ibuu lt that the drowning OF his wife was accidental
Mrs McKeon testified that she MS Young safely
In a car of belt line about $3.50 p m on MOnOa! GlIs
Young Was not intoxicated Dauut russell tne uIlftr
OF the dead wagon testified that be always earned III MS
wagon cOinus, and II made no difference whether oi
not ne knew the and sex OF the uei.d leIsOh III
Mao hunle stated marks OF violence on
the body. The jury decided that the decea7u woman
came her death by accidental GROWING Sid ~
liz telegraph DEPARTMENT at Police headquarters rs
being lOGsry managed. ana recommended more thol-
bugh ~ stem OF instruction to subOIdlud'es'