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Show CAPTAIN HALL'S DEATH AGAIN New York, IS. Tlie Times in its story, to-day, of the Fuiaris investigation, investiga-tion, says Mr. Morton denies alo lutely tiiat he ever hai any suspicion of foul play, in the death of Captain Hall, or that he ever, to the best of his knowledge and belief, Wild any one that he had, or gave any one, reason to suppose that he had, when Dr. Hall returned from the sledge expedition. expe-dition. Dr. BLssclls was employed in the olservatory, a Knit two hundred yards from the Fuiari. As he saw Dr, Hall and party --approach, he went down and greeted and shook hands with them, and then returned immediately to his work at the observatory. ob-servatory. Dr. Hall ami party went to the vessel, and all partook of colli of which the crew of the vessel had previously drank. Tho cotlee was prepared by the cook, and was given I to tne party either by him or Joe or ! Hannah, The party were unaffected by tne cot lee, except, Dr. Hall, who I was immediately attacked with vomit-I vomit-I ing. Alter the vomiting lie fell into a state of insensibility, Jt was about halt an hour alter the return of the party when Bissell was suutmonud irom the olservatory 'and found Dr. Hall already in a comatose condition: con-dition: When Hall revived from the state ot insensibiti'y, it was found that his left side was palalyzed. This is considered, by medical men, an ab-.-ohite refutation of the charges of ,-uisoning. The suspicion Unit Dr. liissell caused the death of Hall is as baseless, us it undoubtedly is felt to be uarsh and cruel by his friends, many of whom were also warmly attached to Hall. The symptoms and medical treatment of Hall have beensubmilted to the most eminent medical men of the country, mid by thorn the death has been unhesitatingly pronounced to have been due to natural causes, aud the treatment employed by Dr. Bissell is endorsed as exactly that whieh was required, and the only treatment proper under the circumstances. |