The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-10
Clty Intelligence.

THE LAST MYSTERY OF GoTHAM.-Coroner Walters
has for several days past been engaged in the nvcsga
tion of a involved in complete mystery, and ap-
likely to remain Mt least for tt present From
the facts that have gathered on the subject it ap
pears that respectable widow lady of limited crcum
stances understood to be resident of Peeksll and
according to her statement recently made ap-
pcaton to the authorities of Westchester county to
have provision made for her child, boy about
years old Her request was refused, whereupon
she to this city and called upon the Mayor hoping
through his influence to have her child provided for in
benevolent institution here and upon the recon-
mendation of the Mayor she went to the Half Orphan
ASYLUM where the admission of the little boy was how
ever denied Finding herself unsuc in the object
of her VISIT she returned down town far Chambers
street. with the intention of obtaining accommodations
at house for the night, the landing of the
Peckskl boat to be hand, and return home by
1t on the following morning The rest of the story
may be gathered from the following testimony ad
duced before the Coroner.
JAMES BYANr residing at No. 200 Chambers street,
being sworn deposed that on Thursday afternoon
came to my house, and inquired if could accommo-
date for the night lady and little boy who in the
morning going to Peekskill in the steamboat Co
lumbia; he asked me to up the street and her.
he seemed anxious about it. went up the street
and the lady, and told her that did not know but
that would accommodate her. although my house was
full and desired her to come with to my house;
carried her basket for her. her luggage consisted of
square kind of basket which appeared to be very full
she had shawl thrown her ARM after getting to
my house. took the basket stairs to the front
also conducted the lady to the same which
to remain there until ! could get room ready
for her; did not see the lady again until
about nine o'clock in the evening; she was then in
the dinng-room, and asked me for some wine told
her that | had none she then asked for some milk,
which gave her. she sat down and drank it, while she
was drinking the milk, John b Rochette, who boards
with me- came into the dining room, and beckoned
to OUT followed him into the barroom, and after
closing the door, Rochelle asked me If knew what lady
that was who was then drinking the milk; told him
that she stranger that going to stop all night
and go off by the morning boat Rochette then told me
that short time previous he had been In the prvy and
while there the lady in question had been In the adon
ing apartment and that he saw her through aperture
of the partition put bundle through the hole Of the
seattle bundle foated in the sink, and that
she took stick and pushed the bundle under
the water with which the sink is filled; have
occupied the house since the I'd of March last.
A Mrs. Smith, who a boarder in the house pre-
vous to my taking it, still remains there, and has been
confined since the LIST of May her child died when two
gave of its death and also the coffin when 1t was
brought to the honse, but ] do not know where the
child buried; believe the child was boy other
female has been sick at my house that am aware OF
the sink was searched for the bundle that had been
thrown into 1T 1t was found about o'clock that night
the bundle after 1t brought to the soop and
opened; it contained dead child; never asked the
stranger her name she said that she from Peeksk
satisfied that she did not give birth to the child
found while she Mt my house; she had little boy
with her. the infant taken from the sink when found
was wrapped in cloth
lows:I board with Mr.. Bryant On Thursday evening
between and O'Clock, while in the privy, heard
n window raised up that leads into the yard and soon
heard footsteps that thought were those of a woman
stood still and held the door that person could
get in The person then went into the other apartment
of the prvy with light; | could the light. ! re-
manned quite STILL and heard a rafting Of paper,
though there good deal of it on the floor. saw
the light at this time shining bright by looking into the
hole OF the sink then heard rafting Of the paper,
though the person in the adjoining apartment OF the
privy pushing 1t through the hole of the sink I'M
medately afterwards heard something fall into the
sink and on looking down. saw something noating
that looked like bundlewhether 1t consisted OF paper
not cannot tell-the person then put hand with
light in it through the hole Of the privy scat anu
moved the hand around If for the purpose OF seeing
where the bundle was The hand and sght were tnen n
withdrawn the person then took stick or PleSe Oh
board four Ave feet long, and with IT pusned tne
die under water after which did not see ~ agan' ,
light was again put through the sink as II ior .ne
pose asceraining whether the bundle could DC
not and then left the prvy opened tne uoor VI ee
PRIV in which | standing ana saw en1 sti"s
female alluded to stepping the back stoop ina.
into the house; she had hat also snawl on AZ ,e
time. Jaw her at the moment set square pshe'
d on the stoop until she opened the door tnat eans
into tho house when she took the basket up ana carried
nth her os soon the female had entered the mouse
I ran and looked through the window into the dining
roor, there I saw the female that had just gone
IN from the yard immediately went into
Tho house and passed through the dining room where
he ~ss 70 the bar room and called Mr. Bryant to me
ana to,d him what had seen he appeared very much
sarprsed and we both went into the yard with lamp
and to search for what had been thrown into
the link After working with hooks &c. for about an