The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-09-18
HORRIBLE AFFAIR.

murder oil a female IN February last. The
facts are these: On the 18th of February.
lS45, a box was procured from a packing
box maker and taken 10 Jersey city, where
II was secreied in the rope factory of May
well. That night the body of young fe-
male, who il is charged died at Madam Cos
tello's residence in L~ispenard st.eet through
malpractice, was deposited in a sack, and
conveyed thence in sleigh to jersey City,
where it was placed in the box and snbse-
qnenily delivered at Adams& Co.'s Express
Office, and by them forwarded agreeably TO
the following direction: Samuel Whitney,
Woodstock, Vermont; care of Peter Dudley,
Concord, N. Fl. From information given
Officer Smith some Ten days ago, he was led
to believe that a certain man was ~cognisant
OF The above facts and accordingly arrested
him, and though he denied all guilty knowl.
edge he was detained in confinement till he
finally confessed the hole matter and stated
that before he nailed the cover to the box be
looked at The body and found it 20 be that
ola very pretty female with black eyes and
a prolusion of rich black hair apparently an
English girl.
There is a second charge against these
parties, which involves in its guilt third per-
son. In the month of June last Mr.. Charles
Mason, who keeps a ~dry-goods store at No.
z Avenue D, took a young girl OF very res
Pectable parents in this City who had become
involved in disgrace through her intimacy
with him, TO Madame Costello, who became
the instrument of a most foul and unnatural
deed. The girl has related all the partic-
ulars TO the Mayor, before whom the inves-
iigailon of these cases yesterday took place,
and stated that she was led to the house by
the description OF Mason, who averred that
he was taking her TO a friend of his, a physi-
clan, and that once there she was forced TO
submi; TO the operation. Several days subse-
quent her condition was such as TO oblige
her, in order 10 avoid exposure, 10 leave her
home and remain for a lime in Mrs. COsielio's
house, under immediate care, which she
did. Her father adds that her system has
been utterly Frustrated by the shock, her
health Impaired, and that her constitution is
now in a most wretchedly delicate and dis
eased stale. Mason is a married man with a
family which only aggrayales his guilt in this
most horrid affair. MIR and Mrs. Maxwell
and Mason were committed TO the Tombs
last evening 10 answer the charge before the
proper tribunal, and unless the Habeas Cor
Pus writ be resorted 10 they will doubtless be
made to suffer an adequate penalty for their
murderous deeds.--N. Y. Tribme {.
MADAME CosTELLo.-Prorision nude for
hedispOsaI ofdead bodies.-The facts which
are ELECTED by the examinations in this hor-
rid affair, warrant suspicious that the foulest
crImQS even IN a Oroafor ovtonf th.r, mas
al first surmised have been perpetrated at
the den in Lispenard ST., which we hope isat
length broken up. One of the Witnesses at.
firms that one of the parties whom we have
before mentioned as being intimately con-
nected with Madame Costello, asked him at
one time if he could not dispose of dead bod
les, and told him that he could furnish three
or four a week. Some time after that, this
same person told him that $500 had been
offered to get rid of a young female. Short
lly afte this, the witness was called upon 10
assist in getting the body of the young wo-
man already mentioned out of The city. In
the first place, they went 10 Gold ST., and pro-
cured a packing box, which they conveyed
to jersey City, taking along a young kid in
the box, probably as disguise. The kid cried
and the man of the ropewalk took it out say
ing, 'People might think we had baby in
The box" All things being arranged, they
came back for the body; the removal of
which was made the subject of much merri-
ment. Witness supposed this was the $500
case. and asked his companion if it was not
so. 80 no" said the man this is only a $50
case > and he gave witness SIS, saying that
if it had been The $500 case, be should still
have received half the money; but said be
''these cases don't occur every day. This"
he continued, ''was an unexpected affair al
together as the old woman told me, in the
morning that she was doing very well, but r
when | went home at night, she was gone"
As it fearful that the features of the victims
might betray them, they were anxious 10 des-
troy this evidence of their guilt, and the wit
ness was Therefore asked if he could not sell
the subjects without their heads. Aftermak-
ing the necessary inquiries, he told his inter-
he could not initiate them, 1--WE be-
lieve ~'inflate' was the word.)
And thus ii is that these wretches have
carried on their internal work; so hardened
as TO make it matter OF coarse joking. Fur
three or four subjects a week?-
Where did these subjects come from? what
was so careless ofihe remains of
those who died within its precincts, that this
ropemaker could procure them in such num-
bers? We shudder as we hear the develop
ment.
We understand that Maxwell has procured
tlil, and will probably be at large again. No
lail has yet been offered for the principal
lend in this work-the bag who irafics in
he blood of her own sex, is still within the