Herald Of The Times, And Rhode Islander

Stealing A Coffin—Interment was refused in Catholic ground, a few days since, to the body of a poor fellow who had committed suicide, and the body was sent up to the dead house at Bellevue, to be interred in Potter's Field. The widow had procured for him a mahogany coffin, costing from fourteen to fifteen dollars. It was discovered, however, on Tuesday, that the body had been interred in a pine coffin, of which information was given to the commissioner, and thro' him to the superintendent. The keeper of the dead-house was interrogated on the subject, and denied all knowledge of fraud, but on threat of imprisonment, however, confession of the robbery was made, and the coffin was recovered.

N.Y. Nat'l Police Gaz.