New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-09
CORONERS' OFFICE ROW.
Schzcanmecke Holds LaSoyer for
Contempt at Private Hearing.

Alexander c. Young, an attorney OF NO. zSS
Broadway who is counsel for the Board OF COrO-
in Manhattan, was arrested yesterday lor COIi
tempt OF court in the cOroners Office in The Bronx
bv order Of Coroner Albert F. Schwannecke, whom
he had called an ignorant and pig-headed Official
Young left the office under parole. declaring tnd'
he would bring charges against the coroner oe1ore
Governor Hughes for Incompetence and ignorance
of the law. Schwannecke told him TO go as Iar as
he liked.
The trouble took place at the inquest into the
death of Virgilio Del Genovese real estate dealer
and contractor, in The Bronx, who died under sus-
picious circumstances on January p, his wife say
ing that he had been locked in a small room and
drugged and later removed to the Kings County
Hospital FOR the Insane. He had been in South
America for ten years. and returned to this coun-
try a few months ago After his return his wife
said he went to see a brother to whom he had
given power OF attorney, and that was the last
she saw OF him until she found him in the asylum
She got court order and had her husband re-
leased. and took him home, where he died shortly
after
Coroner Schwannecke started investigation at
the time. and had number Of things belonging 10
Del Cenovese. which he found In house in Brook
lyn, where he had lived for while on his return
from South America removed to the coroners
office in The Bronx The autopsy showed that Del
Genovese died from tumor the brain.
In a trunk which opened at the inquest yes
terday will was found leaving all the dead mans
property to his brothers and ignoring the wife
Joseph Del Genovese was named as executor in the
will and It at this stage OF the proceedings
that Young made his presence known.
Whom do you represent" asked the coroner.
The executor" answered Mr. Young.
The executor has no standing in this court: this
is private inquest and request you to leave the
ROOM" replied tho coroner
Mr.. Young however, refused TO leave. and the
coroner threatened to call policeman.
"Cio ahead and call by all means" said
Young.
Policeman Cook appeared and the coroner shout
ed: Remove him. the case Is adjourned for the
present. Throw him out"
going out called pack: Wen show these ignorant
and pig headed people a few things"
The coroner then ordered the attorneys arrest
on Il charge of contempt Of court, and paroled him
for a hearing later. Young demanded that q def
mite date be set but the coroner told him he would
be told when he wanted
The inquest then resumed. Mr.. Young again
interrupted, and asked that record be made OF
the proceedings, for him to use later. Coroner
Schwanuecke again ordered the policeman TO re-
afterWard that he had right to DO present and
was not in contempt and that a public oficer had
no right to hold private hearing He declared
that the contempt charge would not hold, because
the court had been temporarily adjourned when the
remark to which the coroner objected was made.
Coroner SChwanneCke laughed last night when
Informed that Mr.. Young had threatened to bring
charges against him before the Governor.
Mr. Young misbehaved, and also called me VIE
names said the coroner. He had no standing IN
this court and when l asked him 10 leave ne acted
have him arrested I cannot stop Mr.. Young from
preferring charges against but unless he knows
more about preferring charges than he does about
how conduct himself In court don't think no
will get any results from them You may rest as
sured that / am not going TO worry myself about
Mr. Young and his charges.