Sunbury American And Shamokin Journal

Daniel C. Payne.

An inquest was held by Justice Merritt of Hoboken, acting as Coroner, on the body of this individual, at Hoboken this morning. It appeared in evidence that since the death of Mary Rogers, the deceased had been greatly dejected in mind, which had increased upon him. On Thursday afternoon he left his brother's residence apparently well. He was next seen, a few hours after, on the spot where Miss Rogers is said to have been murdered with some writing before him, but took no notice of any one. About ten o'clock at night he called at the tavern in the village, having lost his hat and apparently much intoxicated, but with rather an unusually sleepy appearance. He soon left the house, having been provided with a hat, and was next seen about daybreak on Friday morning lying beside the road breathing in a stentorious manner, and almost senseless. He was roused up and was again seen in the afternoon in a similar condition.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon he was seen sitting on one of the benches near the cave, leaning his head down. At five o'clock he was found, having fallen backwards from the bench, on which his feet rested, and was raised up alive, but immediately ceased to breathe.

This morning his hat and handkerchief and a broken vial having the odour of laudanum were found on the spot where Miss Rogers is supposed to have been murdered. The papers found upon his person prove to be of no value in relation to the development of the murder of Miss Rogers. A post mortem examination is now taking place, after which the Jury will render their verdict.—New York Journal of Commerce.