New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-18
THE NEWBURGH MYSTERY


Tie g.cat excitement which this mysterious affair
occasobed week or 40 AGO has, 50 far a. general
speculation in Newburgh i. concerned, TO cerain ex
tent subsidized There il still however, deternnatloa
on the part Of large number Of the citizens Oh UT
apge County 30 arrive al snGe clue 10 the ldeh! vi
the victim Of some nhuman wretch, as sso anu more
particularly the base villain Tho comineu the uee"'
And although they have not fully succeeded, yet they
think that from facts which have been Drought 10 inc
kpoyeage of ,be Coroner that bu' very short time
can esp~e beforethe mystery shall have been uurav-
.led !, has been stated that the body found might
have be4o that of female subiec which some doubt
full .pstomst had left on the roadside to avoid the eI
pense Of burial but this is not credited by many in
deed only those who make Themselves happy BY hop
inc that such might be the venture upon such
theory Gossip has sent inquirers in many directions
10 ascertain the truth Of statements which have been
vented by persons unknown 10 fame, and in most
strangers TO the truth. AnOny lett have poured
in upon the udicious Coroner, but without the effect
of drawing him off from tracks which he thinks safe
and proper to follow up. Last we TX he received let
ter from woman in New- london, Conn, signing her.
self " T.. Doan," whose daughter has been missing
snce early in the month of April. She inclo,ed lock
of her daughters hair that the Coroner might compare
II with that upon the h ad of the murdered woman,
the other marks however, such as a Strengthening
plaster on the back do not correspond but the suppo
rson of this dsconsolate mother, that her daughter
had been seduced by some vile rlffian' lcd her to
write TO Coroner Fenon al all events so that no stone
should be left unturned in the anxious search Tor the
mised daughter The Coroner sent lock of the hair
from the head Of the woman who was found near
Marlboro, but since has received no reply.
A gentleman from Duchess County, who IN tile
TO-
pire, also writes to inform the Coroner Of i'm
portant matters which may lead to the development
Of something useful This gentleman promises that, in
the event of his information leading to anything advan
tsgeo,ls TO the case, he will then appear. rumor
was current last week that "a certain man. had
seen an elderly man and young woman in the cars
coming from New-York on the Wednesday previous to
the discovery of the body. This " certain man OBJ
served that they paid their fare separately and that
they acted in a very noticeable manner he ai1erward
raw them in Newburgb talking with great fervor at
the corner Of Water street, near the Orange Hotel.
This however, has developed itself in smoke
AS was stated In The TRIBUNE a few days ago, the
Coroner applied to Gov. King urging him to offer
reward for the apprehension of the person persons
who may have been concerned in the murder. Letters
were also written to the Governor by Mr. st. John,
formerly Bank Superintendent for the State, aud Mr.
Joel 7. Hcadey, Secretary of State, recommending
the offer of reward; but the Governor through his
private Secretary, replied that the case had not been
sufficiently developed to warrant his taking any action
in the matter. AT this reply the people in and around
Neburgh who have watched the progress of the in
quest and the action of the Coroner and the Jury
thereon, have waxcd indignant, and everywhere ex-
press their dsapprobaon of the Governors refusal to
aid in facilitating the demands Of justice. Up to the
present time the Coroner, Sheriff and one of the
Police officers have cNerted themselves prascworhily
and at their own expense Having gene to the extent
of their in the pursuit of duty, and the Gov
ernor having declined to offer reward, on Friday
evening last the Trustees Of Newburgh met aud re-
solved that they would aid, far they were able
the officers of the law in prosecuting their search with
view to gain some traces of who the unfortunate
woman was and of bringing her murderer to justice.
1t is believed that there persons within ten miles
of Newburgh who are able 20 tender important in-
formation, but will not give it until approached with
some pecunary guaranty Under this state of affairs
the Trustees at their meeting provided that they
would pay the expenses incurred by two officers, who
shall start out this morning with the necessary elements
for collecting information at least to the identity Of
the body.
The Jury met at Middlehope on Saturday evening,
and after duly considering the state of the de-
veloped by the foregoing facts. adjourned for two
weeks. The Jury seem as determined to prosecute
the investigation now as they at the beginning of
the inquest.
Another application is abou, to be made TO the Gov
srnor for the offer Of reward The Jury appears to
be sangune Of success should his Exccency acquiesce
with their desires
The Coroner continues remarkably cautious in his
representations to the Jury Others and sits every
thing brought to his notice before he reveals il TO The
public lie listens TO suggestions with great camness,
and takes due advantage of everything calculated 10
enighten the Jury on the subject.
The body Of the unfortunate woman is yet in the
vault where it was first deposited and is in an extraor-
binary state of preservation.
The following from the Newbugh papers shows the
state Of feeling existing there at this time:
From The NerbHygh Daily Nc''s Saturday Nay 10.
Although the public d" excitement" caused by the
hrst announcement of the diabolcsl murder near this
village has In measure subsidized there has been no
letup IN the efforts 10 ferret ont the perpetrators OF
the foul decd The Coroner, Sheriff Edwards and
officer Clark have been unremitting in their excrtions
Obtain some clue to the identity Of the murdered
girl yet so far unsuccessfully. Still they do not
despair. II incredible that at lcast i should
not be known sooner or later, who the victim l. even
4 her murderer is never discovered.
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