New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-03
DrIrH or rX-coEoyEH MrSsEurr.
THD TAMMANY LEADER WAS At MENToNE.
FRANCE-HIs BODY WILL BIZ BROUGHT
HERE For NrEIAL.

HERE FOR BURIAL.
The death Of ex-Coroncr NJ. j. j.. MESSENGER. OF
this city. at Aientone France on February q. was
announced on Thursday in q message t. his brother.
Dr. f. j. MESSENGER. Of 80. l4i Second-av" beaih
was caused il was stated by complication Of dis
eases. Dr. f. J. MESSENGER Immediately teegraphei
70 have the body Of h,s brother sent to this city
for burial It was not generally known in this city
that the Coroner had gone abroad. but there had
been reports that he suffering with par"SIs III
some retreat outside Of IN" city lie haH h"' he'i
in the CITY for several months. and before ~" went
away his conduct had been so e1atc rs 10 cause
comment II was known that his health had been
destroyed 10y excuses.
Michael Jean Baptistc MESSENGER was born ~ ms
civ OF German and French parents forty-hV" years
ago As q boy, he attended Roman '"'hoH'
parochiaI school. and before Bee vas "i age, no
was graduated from =. Francis Havlers '"I''f'.
Later h., studied law for TWO years, bat D." d'-
rt1e1 no, f., he q LAWYER and begun The study ~
medicine In 1Ss1 hc vas graduated from me '"'-
lece Of Physicians and. Surgeons. l'eiofe no h"''
gained much Of a practice at his Office I'D H''o'
ave. h. began 10 tax" an active part D" P''''
and IN 1851 he was appointed deputy 'o'""'' ~
Coroner Merlle lie WAS elected Coroner b'io'" inc
expiration Of Mcrkle's term Of Once 70 s"'.''''
him. and ne was reelected in I', anu ~ If The
Coroner MESSENGER became known as one 81, VI.
~ me e. U.s. iorpr and stout with rudy face
biuo nves and large flowing sidcwhskers. itls con
ViVial habits made MIN pOINidl VIZ" -, i..,',l a..
supporters. lie WIS bachelor anu ~ 'ro,-.-,I
many clubs. He also held mcmDfIShiiS III trin
medical societies and in the IA"nriTaI 4lI '''
societies and physician To- ,i'e ,1 1"' i, tr,,
department Of Mt Sinai Hospital M ii,1,.,,,.rr
OF office as Coroner did not cHilr' "hNl - Mn
n iSo but ne performed duties rohH','' ~"
his office for many months pr'NlOu9 l ~ e. inf.,
His strong constitution had been brph'H ~ ,.,,'.,
continued cxcesses. and he was a PhS'''"' wiz"
more than year ago. I'M. r.,,,,,s ~ a.
His name was connected also win IiH"iE ~ 80
legal conduct IN the transaction ~ buslH''S III ~,
Coronor's Office Boys In hls employ N'I' 90 u"
be signing death certificates for nm "l.h,'' w. ,
tlgatiOn. and such certificate was SIb',r ~, ~,
murder case. The other cOioners maur P''(tt',r
of looking after his work fJr MN D'' " h't,,',
Of the Office got into such fanRde thi, ~, -,
investigated II came out that oilcIu I'PDI ~ 10
been DELAYED for months and prisoners ~ -,
ncsses were kept in jail for an unrrhNpha p,' I'm
on account Of such delay There W'T" usll rum" ~
aGOat also 10 the effect that employees 81 IN" ono"
had taken advantage OF the loose n"thols ID engage
in DISCRIMINATING operations. ,.,.. ,
Ab,ut a year az, the Rev. DR.. Parkhursi beam"
interested in a search for AdOph Klein boy Wh2
had been ornploved by Coroner MESSENGER ana hil
1isappearcd nystcriously. Tho case gave rise -
scardalOus reports which Coroner Mcss"mcr dcnl"l'
au1 the boy agcrWard returned nome. for uIhe
F,roner Nireselner confined closely 10 ms mono
in SccO1d-aVc.. and was not seen Except ny ms
m edIcal attendants ard close TRENDS. II was Re
rorted then that ac was suffering with parrss. Last
fail f. was said that he mad gone 10 health resort
IN Tho South HIS friends said yesterday mat II was
"nly recently that he went 10 Europe ana he ar
rived at MentOnc on February d.