New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-08
R1DLy MIXED OV.R LYTT0NS DEATH.
CORONER MESSENGER TRYING TO DIsENTANGLE A


CORONER MESSENGER TRYI> &c TO DISENIANGLE
MYSTERY.
A Hurried group consisting of Coroner Mes
semer his deputy, Dr. Justin q Herold. four young
Fpishmen dressed the latest style ana hysiercal
woman filed little office Of the coroner at No 100
second-aye last night The object Of the meeting was
TO throw some light the death of j.. j. Lytton who
died last Thursday at the clearinghouse OF Mrs.
Brainard No. l59 West Twonty-third-st The
reports OF the death stated that tho dead
man was Z. J. LcvisOn-Lytton. cousin OF
Lord ton and that II was shown by an autopsy hat
Mr. L tons heart the right side In letter on
the bureau Of LyttOn's room WAS note saying that
Washington Briggs OF No. GO wrst-st. should be
Informed He took charge Of the body and told three
other intimate friends Of Lytons that he would be bur
led m Briggs private plot in Woodiawn on saturday
al five o'clock The three friends. MI Clark. medical
student: Arthur Bennett and Samuel j. fiaveII were
inclined to believe that Lyton bad committed Sulcde
They fouua that no autopsy had been made, so they
sought the advice Of the BRUSH Consul ana no SEM
them Saturday to tho COroneFs once MI CiaIh
tod Coroner MESSENGER that Lytton was to be CURED
at i've o'clock Coroner MESSENGER had been anxious Il
look at the body when he Dcaru ina
the heart was on the right side, 50
no order commanding that the body be not re
moved from Copelands shop until heaw It, This noteh'
inrusted Clark When tho latter gott the under
place 3 o'clock he found that Briggs had al
ready taken the body to WooGawu.
The meeting IN the C0rOucTs private OHCc WIS u
straightcn IL tange relative tc the permits for re-
moyal AM the alleged qstopsy The Coroner sot Out
beer and cigars refresh his visitors ana heard the
Conflicting stories three at time Mrs. Branard amid
tears told how she had got mixed III tho matter OF
coroners First after the death came Dr. HcrOld who
gave certificate. stating the cause Of death az pumo
nary hcmorrhage; thOn Coroner Martin dropped
IN fresh from Mr. Hendricks's funeral; ht
gave permit TO remove the BODY
nrally Dr. MESSENGER himself called had his identity
doubted anu WAS compelled TO show his paPers Be
tween excitement and che many cOroneTs. the per
NIT death, certificate, undcrtahers aud 0niclal ponce
visits Mrs Brainsrd did not know anything except thai
she kissed the dead man.
Coroner MESSENGER said that he tried 20 mako An
autopsy, but the Ray suicide and half dozen ante
nOrenS Congressman Muller and other things delayed
him. IIe supposed. however that Ly ton was TO be
buried on sunday. When he found thal
Briggs had taken the body To Woodlawt
he felt like kicking hluseG Dr. HerOld denied that be
had made autopsy. lie pressed the dead mans chest
and maGo other jcsts Which convinced HIM that the
death from hemorrlage. Mr. Briggs said that ne
buried Lytton Saturday because IL was not arst0
cratic 10 bo buried on sunday.
hcssrs Clark. F,avol and Bonnet shook their heads
~ Mr. Briggs They said that tho English custom
wa to make an autopsy where NO physician Was neal