, 1880-04-18
WALTER MEYER.
The Fight Between the. Coroner
and the Undertaken.
i General Rush for the Possession Of
the Dead Mans Property.
.nnearance on the Stage Of the Lady to
Whom He Vas Engaged

~ he{ore Justice Wallace yesterday NOR
The chief witness for the prosecution wa
.ha cononer himself, who testified that Elto
t.ad haen notified that an inquest would b
ha,d 11pon the body Of Walter Meyer, an
that there should be no funeral until It wa
nver. ~ Elton had also been notified that, j
sny money was found on the body, it was t
- tnrned over to the Coroner, who woul
s1anre for the funeral. Elton had refuse,
toturn over the body when a second deman,
r.s made for 1t, and he then had the under
t,tpr arrested for disorderly conduct. i.
Tndertaker Adams testified that he had a
nsCoroner's request made demand upo1
rl,an for Meyers body. No violence wa:
nod in the removal OF the remains.
Mr, Elton said that he had permit from
~ Health Department for Meyers burial
d considered that, under the circumstances
h. had not transcended Ills authority In thu
premises. .
considered that Elton:s action In the prem
ises at least tended to breach Of the peace
IA had certainly misconceiyed his rights
He accordingly fined Elton SIS.
The undertaken took an appeal
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Mann yesterday concluded at the
Ar1nory the inquest upon the remains o1
Walter Meyer. and, after hearing a number
Of Witnesses me Juls 4eeu,n nea ee'lolc1 ol
death from congesnon OF tne brain and ty'
plold pneumonia. No one was found CEN
surable for the manner III which
be was neglected while i'll, and
~ taad o"s +o iva nm m tho monav and athar nr",
fe1assa ese aeaapaI o ,'nh sha o ha ~ ptop
e1Iy OF ue ueGeaSeu ~ mit!Gu ~ sne Hao 1l ie1
possessloa, e1alaE n 1i@t .u0 ..;L, LILY aulll-
lsato1, ! IT. aa,tf 1 for tha ea 70
ntam POSSES POSSESSION s1ota ~ IT. ~ M e 1 present
iae e~.ouJt ~ claeh ~ wtth ~ tha % P,'h,fa ~ ~ ~
sue ~ c'asI m. matn ~ ,a,,4 upc AZ AZ
m1als2tr, nltaSu t a,d 9 5,,+;n a" liat1He
to me Go1onelS a % oMce + aho au.is uisunctlT l
o1aeIeu uaas o'cea e.. ~ ~ 1Ae & poSs1ssion " az
enects Ipon ',,,o VI .;rod e. MI SJ oon;s upon
Mnlen ae w b;meaSf +harn} ~ 1a@ al H. n9ueSt:
taxing oiaas,efa an inventory 81 ne % e4ects ~
tae possession u MS flood- but
the coroner old ootaln POSSESSION OF
go!o Naicn; snirt-sl4oS, , sleeve-ouL1ons,
coAlng g1t ana otner tfaps 9e!94glng % the de
These are valued It from SEQ to $:o.-a sum
sufficient to pay me expenses OF the post
mortem and me lnqnesL and also to give the
body decent bnr1al. The funeral, Coroner
Mann sta1es, VIII take Place surely ut 10
O'Clock t1ls morning from Undertaker
Jewish society may conduct It; but should
they not, me oody WILL BE- taken to Grace
land 23 ana buf1ed tnefe.
ihe impression when seems to have pre-
ah;a Saled taat yonng Meyer might have consid-
efacs PR P,oPsts mas 1espitea ns IN ~
to secura the nossession of vrbatavar ha.
longed to him. Monday or Tuesday eK-
Mayor Mllnken notified the Public Admins
ua:or OF Meyers death, and stated that be
aad ie1t some property, the greater part OF
]! II " lne possession OF lady, Mrs. Flood, at
40; az North Clark street, though watch
ana q some other valuables were at the Mercy
cGGsspllal c.sIa W1ere me slck man had been taken;
% o. Mrs Flood and told her not to turn over
Ae LUZ. pt1pe1ly IN ner possession 70 any one
I iA! , sne wou1d oe responsible in case
y y ~ Rasseu W. o. net nands. lnto those
4 Ky unauenoIizeG pels9n Sext several IN
,,sa t.r x;t nie;,ms -, ~ ;eet h;a 10 Meyers
ss Sze TacS o IhSIe was niso one
,,.o 1.os lazy 91adau, ""V c!d!uea tnat she
i No. Is Nnrth Gr0ye street. Her sfatamanf
Eas that Meyers father was a distiller in
Brooklyn, and that Meyer had been here
about three months. There also came in
VI. J.. ". HELD, cabinetmaker at No. AIS
State street, who had some claims. And
then some lawyers began telephOnlng to find
out about was known about the estate. These |
inquiries and demands, coming from all sides. |
convinced the Public Administrator that It |
vas proper to. take action. Night before !
M last Mrs. Flood called upon him, and said |
that three or four individuals had |
esa, demanded TIE property OF her, and she didn't
could not give it up,-that
NEITHER TIE CORONER NOR ANYBODY ELSE
had auy chin as far as he conld sae Yestar.
day marDne she called nnnn hin ao-,in and
stated ft1af ia Tnroner haG aaain % dsrao,,Gnd d
the propertr where1non the Pnh1;o dTu c,n;n4
strator directed Mrs FIood to tnrn 1 o1or +ha
s00 tn him. and ranort ~ fba faata T'i- e; th nc
:ase was moda e Toe+aIgo1 :, -, iT hI 4s ~ AZ sne
eate Cnnrt N' ~ "44n ;" @A0 aAo
Now. fhis 1favar .,eo 70 mt t., ,+,o1+ ,,,,
Il any narticnior coEsaTonoa - W. LII tten e or uno
han iike]V That +ha I,o,3nG fa,1o1n hoe 1o1o
money leff hae NJ Teo7thT roietivoe ahE,aT ~
nd vas s|mniv wiid nv 4rho 60 1D,vu+ ha,,;,,r+
ONE into the nosseSeinn 1 3' of fn9' Il m "
0, set mt tn have oond +;na III, - ~
endine nossihi1 fo o. goou + ,r Iu9 t,,a1 o - - ~
L spcnt mt Rt'' ~ So ~ "'AA "1en ~ ""o
rtrpr -.
.A1 n11-,, nA'k BEEN 4 GOOD MANY CASES
naer other Coroners where there have been
aqaests otess" SIMPLY tor the purpose OF getting
ah1ss h1ts1ch W. q tne Little money or the few val
aeaes. anles winch the dead man might have. I'm
dea{ ,nds lnquests have been held, and the