The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-07
Mysterious Muxder-A Woman the Victim.
IErnru TIE thiladelrhia Buletlu August 81

N0YOey-A oman
From the rhiladephia Bulletin, August 81
About halfpast two o'clock yesterday afternoon
two men, who were fishing near the mouth of Cum
ners run, discovered the body OF female lying upon
her face in the mud upon the bottom of the creek.
They tied the body to boat ing near, and officer
Currey subsequently removed it to coal wharf in
the vicinity.
CORONER Delaveau was sent for, and upon his arri-
VAL had the remains taken to the 18th ward station
house where q jury was summoned and an inquest
commenced Upon examining the body it was found
that three wounds had been inflicted in the throat Two
slight superficial cuts, while the third and fatal
wound was caused by thurst Of small instrum ent
probably penknife-which had entered about
-four inches, seycring OF the carotid arteries and
without doubt causing death.
The victim was evidently German. She WAS
abOnt twenty five years OF age, had dark hair and
was about five feet six inches in height. Her tea-
lures were good, and she was beautifully formed.
She dressed in a dark delaine dress, with row
of fancy buttons down the front OF the body. She
had on lace under-sleeves, stockings black lasting
CATERS, ear rings, and common cnamelled breast
pin, the latter representing two female figures.
In the pockets OF the dress were two pairs of old
gloves one pair OF which were light KID and the
other pair Isle thread; two pocket handkerchicls
small comb, and q German Lutheran pocket prayer
book Upon the ayieaf Of the latter was the Follow
ing written with pencil, in German:-
Michael Alblecht, from kuenzbach, married the
18th July 1866"
Upon the cheraise and one Of the pocket handker.
chiefs were the initials IS. 7. So or IS ). IT,
combined in monogram.
II was the opinion OF the physicians who examined
the body that the wounds had been inflicted quite
recently.
The following evidence was elected before the
Coroner's jury
G. W. Currey, sworn-I am an officer of the
Eighteenth wal police; was standing ut the corner
OF Queen and Vienna streets; my attention
called to female who had been found ia The creek
with her throat cut: went TO the spot and found
large crowd there, and the body oil the woman tied
TO . canal boat; united the body and placed it on
the Lehiyh Company wharf
Michael Henhoeher, sworn-I was fishing this af-
terroon, and straw bon ct on the bottom OF
the creek; found on examination that IL was on a
woman: thought she had been drowned, and tied
her to q cacal boat
Joseph Ginhart testified that he was with the last
witness al the tine Of the discovery OF the body The
latter was lying upon it, face. | turned the body
over and washed the mud from the face. | heard
somebody gay that they heard murder ~ cried the
night before; don't know who heard say
John W. Bun.m sworn-I yesterday woman
20 on board canal boat that was lying near the
SPOT where the body was found; | don't think de-
ceased was the woman; the woman quarrelling
with man; they spoke English: don't know what
they said
baker Shetzline sworn--About quarter past
O'Clock yesterday afternoon saw woman In that
height orhocd: she resembled the deceased, but
DO not think it was her: the woman was quarrelling
with man; between midnight last night aud
O'Clock This morning | heard great screening
come from the direction Of the spot in which the
body found
The inquest was here adjourned over, TO enable
Drs. ,. Z. Brown aud j. X Coad to make post
mortem examination.
The AFFAIR created great excitement In the old
district OF Kensngton and many sur nises are ahoat
concerning the fell deed aud iti victim. The latter
Is unknown.