Another Victim of the Canal and Dock.
--Acting Coroner Sanxay was called upon yesterday to view a body found in the race leading to Claiborne's Mill, near Mayo's Bridge From the dress of the deceased, by appearance, an Irishman, it is supposed he belonged to one of the regiments now encamped near this place.
There were no marks or any papers on his person by which he might be identified.
The Coroner did not deem an inquest necessary.
Another Casual death.
--The acting Coroner was called on yesterday to view the body of a free negro man called Sam Smith, who appeared to be about eighty years of age. Sam died in the Second Market yesterday morning.
He was subject to his, the last of which ended his existence.
Alderman Sanxay did not deem an inquest necessary.
Died from his Injuries.
--We made mention yesterday of the fact that William D. Bowman had been brought before the Mayor on the previous day and held to bail to appear before, that functionary to day to answer the charge of having dangerously wounded Private George Balley, of the Davis Light Dragoons, by striking him on the side of the head with a brickbat.
The injury turned out to be more serious than was at first imagined, Bailey, who was taken to the Medical College Hospital, dying yesterday from the effects of the blow.
Coroner Sanxay held an inquest over the remains soon after being notified of the death of the party.
The evidence before the jury was only as to the result of the blow given Bailey, which medical testimony established had fractured his skull and produced death.
The verdict of the jury was in accordance with this fact.
Other testimony may be introduced on the examination of the accused before the Mayor to day.
Supposed death from poison.
--A member of Capt. Reed's company, the President's Guard, named George C. Bozelle, died yesterday, four hours after having swallowed something sent from an apothecary store in answer to the prescription of his attending physician.
The friends of the deceased very naturally thought his death owing to poison being sent by a wrongful interpretation of the physician's order, and requested Coroner Sanxay to hold an inquest, which he was engaged in doing at a late hour last night at the residence of the parents of the deceased, corner of Clay and Henry streets.
Inquest.
--Acting Coroner Richard D' Sanxay, assisted by High Constable Freeman held an inquest yesterday over the body of Augustus B. Arnold, a citizen of Georgia, whose dead body was found lying at the Monticello House, Broad street. The evidence showed that deceased came on to Virginia to see a brother who was in the army, and that just before the regiment of the latter departed he grew dispirited, got drunk, and then sick, and that while stopping at the Monticello House he, on Thursday night, ended his career by blowing his brains out with a pistol.
Mutual shooting.
--Alexis Mercier, one of the proprietors of the Secession Club Restaurant, and a man named Michael O'Connor, were arrested on Saturday for shooting at each other in the Club House.
Neither party was hurt.
The dispute arose about the size of a bill for refreshments.
Alderman Sanxay bailed the parties for their appearance before the Mayor this morning.
murdered man and in such company as the record gives him credit able specimen of a public officer.
We learn from Baltimore men — Government employees — that he once aided a man while crossing the Potomac in a boat, and was never brought to condign for it. He declares he did not commit the murder, though the bloody knife with which it was done was found on his person.
Pearce alias Duff may pass in some other localities, but not in this we feel confident.
At 11 o' clock on Saturday, Coroner Sanxay, assisted by High Constable Freeman, proceeded to hold an inquest over the body of deceased, and elicited considerable testimony, which we are not permitted to insert for want of room.
Enough was testified to show that several other ruffians besides Duff were engaged in the melee.
Alice Hardgrove, Julia Selden, Susan Beveridge, L. M. Carter, (policeman.) Ann Lee, Mary Jones, and M Petzenhardt, were examined as witnesses, by whose testimony it was shown that a certain McKay, one Frank,
Found Drowned.
--The body of a little girl, six years of age, was found in a fish trap in James river yesterday, below the Danville railroad bridge.
Her father's name is John Roberts, and works at the Belle Isle foundry.
His daughter had been missing since last Wednesday.
Coroner Sanxay was notified to hold an inquest over the remains, which on being discovered when the trap was visited for fish, was taken off and conveyed to the Manchester side of the river.
There being no doubt but that the drowning was accidental, no inquest was deemed necessary.
Inquest.
--We noticed briefly yesterday the fact that a resisting deserter had been shot on Friday, opposite the Beauregard Saloon, by the guard sent after him. The affair was located in the wrong place.
It occurred at the corner of Franklin and 17th streets. The man's came was Samuel Hays, a member of Captain Bayly's company, and he died yesterday morning, at 4 o'clock, at the Infirmary of the Medical College. Coroner Sanxay held an inquest over the remains yesterday, when the following facts were elicited: Sergeant McKenna had been sent out, with privates Coleman and Henderson, to hunt up deserters.
They met Hays at the corner of 17th and Franklin streets, and knowing that he was a deserter, Coleman said he had been looking for him all day, and he must go to camp.
He said he be d — d if he would, and jerked away from Henderson, who had hold of him, drew a pistol and presented it.--Hays then went into a house near the corner.
At that moment Gen. Winder's police came along an
Negro boy drowned.
--Acting Coroner Sanxay was summoned to the vicinity of the Pump-House about 9 o'clock on Saturday night to hold an inquest over the body of a drowned negro.
Arriving at the locality indicated, Mr. S. found the body of a mulatto boy about seventeen years of age, who had evidently lost his life by the means alluded to. As nobody could tell his name, or whether he was free or slave, or how he came to be drowned, the Coroner decided not to hold an inquest.
We heard yesterday from parties living near the scene of the casualty that the deceased was induced to go in bathing on Friday evening below the Pump-House.
with several soldiers and that one of them tried to convey him across the canal on his back.
During the performance of this feat the boy slipped off or was pushed off and being unable to swim, was drowned.
The parties present dressed themselves and left hurriedly.
