New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-29
CORONER TAKES EVIDENCE
TESTIMONY IN HENDERSON CASE TO BE
FORWARDED TO THE AUTHOR
TILES IN FLORIDA.

have jurisdiction in this case more a ,ah de-
notify the authorities In Florida OF the nacts ue
veloped by the autopsy made by Dr hai'uns
This statement was made by Anthony j. Bur
ger Coroner of Kings County yesterday con-
corning the death of William Henderson, the
well to do mineral water manufactured OF NO.
305 Thirteen th-st. Brooklyn, whose death on
march II al Thomas F Nevins's hotel at River
view Merritrs Island Florida, is somewhat
mysterious
when Mr.. Henderson's body was brought TO
Brooklyn for burial, March IL, 1t was dis
covered by Mr.. Curran, an undertaken VINO hao
been employed to prepare the body for purlai'
that there was deep wound two inches long IN
the head On a cloth which surrounded the head
was discovered a large clot Of blood The DIS
covery of these facts led to the suspicion that
Mr. Henderson's death not caused by heart
disease. as given by the death certificate, and
aroused considerable excitement in Brooklyn
where Mr. Henderson had been we'll known
figure in political circles.
Coroner Burger yesterday devoted much Of the
day TO collecting evidence concerning Mr.. Hen
derson's death. He will forward 1t to the au-
thorities in Florida to-day. This evidence in
cludes the afidaYits OF Curran and his assistant,
Charles NJ Starr. and the testimony Of Dr.
Hartung.
In answer TO a question put to him by Coroner
Burger in an examination yesterday DR.. Hartung
said:
made a post-mortem examination of the body
Of William Mcpherson at the Eau 1a IN f"TO9
upon examination. incsed wound, with ragged
on rarh5ving the scalp found blood cot about
five inches in diameter on rem3Hing che soap 4 Pie
base slight ahrasOR on the KnqSke Of f and RPg o
the side of the left eye.
The examination then proceeded follows:
o-CouId you tell from your findings whether
the hemorrhage was the result OF bIo"-posl-
o.2couid You tell whether was a direct blow
from an instrument or the result OF fair A
o.Ecould it have been possible for man suffer,
receive injuries such as you found on the scalp OF
this man? Alt could .to+ N.
man died of cerebral hemorrhage! A.-Ihats an
Mrs. Henderson, the widow, said yesterday
that she was positive her husband had no enc
mics, and that he lived a quiet life. He was
a Republican, but he did not take an active part
in politics, although he had a wide acquaintance
among politicians. She said that when any OF
his friends were running for office on the Demo-
cratic ticket he voted for them Continuing,
Mrs. Henderson said:
1t had been Mr.. Hendersons custom to spend
part Of each winter in Florida for the last len
FOUND dead. -Four DAYS before his death he wrote
that he never was in better health
DR. J. NJ Raub of no. 295 Clinton-st., who
Mr.. Henderson's family physician, SAID yes
terday:
Mr. Henderson was not subject TO heart disease,
the of death stated in the transcript which
came with the body Jersey City. made an eX-
f6a Fo4da OF M NTH
any organic trouble slight bronchitis. In
my opinion Mr.. Henderson did not die of heart
brain due the rupture of the vessels. His skull
not fractured
1T understood in Brooklyn yesterday that
DR. James Roache. the son-in-law Of Hugh Nc
Laughlin. and member Of the party at the
hotel where Mr.. Henderson died. his
way to Brooklyn, and that he would arrive pos
sibly to-day. He is expected to give the full
particulars Of Mr.. Henderson's death.
Mrs. E. ]. Maoney, of No. Ala Seventh-ave,
Brooklyn. a married daughter of William Hen
derson said yesterday, when asked about her
fathers death: Il feel sure that my father did
not meet with foul play
1t appears that when Mr. Nevins gave the
Curran Jersey City a significant conversation
in turn communicated to Under Sheriff Dunno
who is close friend of the Henderson family
Neither Of the men would say anything yester-
day regarding this talk with Nevins. 1t was
apparent that Under Sheriff Dunno was await
ing developments from Florida before opening
his mouth concerning the assertions made by
AIR NeVins in Jersey City
The opinion which prevailed among the friends
Of Mr.. Henderson last night was that he had
fallen downstairs in the hotel where he was
staying while overcome by liquor. 1t is sug-
gested that his friends tried to conceal this un-
pleasant fact from the family by methods which
caused good deal of excitement among Mr.
Hendersons friends IN Brooklyn.