News from 1853
I was searching for historical tidbits on a distant relative of mine, and I happened upon the following story:
"Coroner Coyle, of Auburn N.Y., was called on Thursday, to hold an inquest on the body of a convict in the Auburn Prison. The name of the deceased was Adam Sittey. The verdict of the Coroner's Jury was that Sittey was a lunatic, and that he inflicted a mortal wound on the left side of his throat, completely severing the caroted artery, causing instant death. The Auburn Advertizer inquires: We wonder whether the present system of punishing convicts by nearly drowning them in cold water, had anything to do with the lunacy of the deceased" New York Times - Feb 7, 1853
That was the entire story. It was embedded in several paragraphs or random news tidbits. Several of the stories where quite wierd. Click the link. It is interesting reading, Plus, you will find a bit of news about my relative.
