The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-13

HE CASE OF ANN MCELRoY.-An extraordinary
outrage and murder have just been committed in
New York, the nature of which is explained by
the following remarks of the New York CONNER
ciat Advertiser of Saturday afternoon:
"Ihe advertisement which appeared in our paper
yesterday land was referred to editoriay, will have
acquainted our readers with the principal points
connected with the disappearance of Ann McEIrov
young woman employed in the house of Mr.
Charles H. Clayton, in this city, and the subse
quent hnding of her body in the East river at Will
hamsourgh, with unmistakable evidences of brutal
outrage and murder. The subject was very pro-
perly introduced in the Board of Aldermen last
evening, Alderman Alvord moving that the Mavor
be authorized to offer reward Of one thousand
dollars Tin addition to $500 already offered by
Messrs. Bushnell, Busting and CIayton) for the
discovery of the fendish perpetrator of this almost
unparalleled crime. Aldermen Peck, Denman a nd
others proposed and advocated a larger reward
and the resolution was finally amended SO as TO
authorize the Mayor to offer s. 900, or any fur
Their sum that be may deem necessary, to bring the
perpetrator of this outrage TO Justice We cor
daily concur in the remark of one of the aldermen
that 10000 had better be offered, or twice Sl0,
00O rather than the brutal murderers should 90
undetected. The resolution was concurred in BY
the Board of Assistants.
"Let US look at the facts of this case The victim
was young woman, about eighteen or nineteen
years Oh age, well known to the three respectable
gentlemen who have united in the offer of 500 re.
ward, having lived awhile in the family of each
and won their confidence and respect by the uni
form proprlety of her conduct. On the evening of
the 2lst OF May, between and o'clock, she went
to store in the neighborhood of Mr. CIayton,s
residence which lie in Sixteenth street. near Fourth
avenue, on domestic errand, which would have
detained her but a few minutes. She never re-
turned, and the last authentic information OBJ
tanned respecting her is that on the way to fulfil
her errand she called in dry goods store on the
avenue, where she was well known. The clerks
were busy, and she turned to leave the store. One
OF the clerks promised her immediate attention,
which she replied that she would return shortly
Between the dry goods store and the one to which
her principal GRAND would lead her, are, we be-
lieve, some open lots. All attempts to trace her
further proved unavalling. When the body was
found it bore evident marks of etrangulation and
outrage, and the strong probability is that being
robust girl, she struggled 30 violently with the
brute or brutes who were malreating her, that for
fear OF detection they strangled her. and subse-
quently threw the corpse into the river.
That worse than robbery was the Villains mo-
tive. is apparent, not only from the condition of
the body, but from the fact alec that the trinkets
upon her person, and the contents of her pockets,
were left untouched. We are cognizant of some
minor incidents in connexion with the case which
we do not feel at liberty to mention, but which are
doubtless communicated to the Mayor for the
guidance of the police. To Mr.. Clayton, and the
gentlemen associated with him. much commenoa-
ton is due. Ann McElroy had no claims upon
them beyond those of common humanity, made
more potent with them because of the estimable
conduct of the deceased while domestic in their
respective families. Yet we know that from the
very evening of her disappearance Mr.. Clayton
has red neither time, labor, expense TO die
cover her fate. He has acted as became man
and Christian citizen, and on the broad principle
that the crime is the same, and the duty of discov-
ering the criminal equal, whether the victim be
humble and unknown or star in society; whetnes
she be a hired d 'mestic or a beloved sister, ar
daughter or wife. In seconding the efforts already
made and still making. every Citizen must re-
member that any female member of his family:
stepping at early evening into neighboring
street, may fall into the power of some providing
brute, who may be emboldened to CRAFTY his lust,
II the murderer. of Miss McElroy escaped unde-
tected or unpublished.
/" This is horrible condition of things in this
Empire City, and is another illustration, it is
the fruit, of the impunity with which offences
against the person committed in midst.
And this condition of things will continue urtii
there is greater fidelity or the part Of the admins
traitors of the law--until certain Judges cease to
screen rowdyisrn and outrage because they are
committed BY political allies,