New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-08

straight and perfectly ngid IT, however, strongly
against the suppositiOn tina; the body hsd been pack
in the trunk after death.
In the opinion Of DR.. Ely, of the physicians vao
made the post nortem examination. deceased WAS
murdered in the vicinity Of the place where the body
was discovered. Death, he thinks, could not have
been caused by strangulstion, though the marks
left the throat were indications that an attempt Of
that kind had been made On the shoulders neck and
face, were numerous Commissions with the flesh more
less dsColored, as produced by blows Of the fist.
considerable cut was noticed on the inside OF the
mouth, evidently oceasoned by a 6st-blow which
forced the cheek against the teeth. But wound
quite sufficient to death was found on the right
tide ofthe head, near the ear in the shape Of an ex
tensve fracture Of the skull. A large quantity Of
blood had evidently flowed from this wound az the
hair was thoroughly soaked and the ground under the
head was covered with thick coat of coagulated
blood The effect Of this blow must have been such.
according TO DR.. Ely that much blood could not have
flowed from the wound more than few hours after
was given, though on Saturday last, at the inquest
blood still oozed out in small quantities The blow
was most probably given by stone, of which several
were observed on the ground near where the corpse
was found, any Of them capable Of producing the
effect.
ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE BODY.
The Coroner Mr. John W. FentOn. has furnished
our reporter with the following minute description of
the body of the murdered female, made by DR.. Ely:
Size feet inches form slender and weighing apparently
about Ito pounds complexion fair skin smooth hair d,Fs
about inch in length and three quarters OF inch in
breadth eyes light hazel cheek bones prominent thin
over the let, regular decsyed middle
iuci.or the right side nile with sod straight and
iae lons and
the union the finger. with the palm Of the hand
caoused skin the end aud side Of the left orehngt hard
eped by the Of the needle ndnct both legs
and below the knees partially weooed condition Of the
aud third Of each foot small mole the front and
side Of len about midway between the ankle and knee
vaccine the e cameo pin found on the ground
nesr thu body having design large inclined
cottage and child riding donkey between them small
bridge also esrdrop with design Of female head
pin and rdop each marked with the figure on tn in
side as il with ueede; the body dressed with three
ktshe outside being cotton or WOODEN OF lead color
sndtwo Of white muslin drawers 'n sho
estremes chemise needeworsed At the yos ,h
had bite wooden kinsf and oack morocco 'ao WIN
patent leather points s, the ted
ANY communication respecting the identity of the
body should be addressed to John W. Fenton, Cor
ouer who will give prompt attention to the subject
LETTER PROM An UNKNOWN sorRcE.
On Wednesday the Coroner received through the
Post-Ofice the following letter post-msrked New
York, on the same day. We give an exact copy;
Dear Sir il you Publish description the body Of The
murdered female in the PsPPcs of Psburr Pa You s BE-
BIZ SOMEBODY.
r ;. Ny revenge 1. sweet,
catch NE If you
New-YOrk.
The Coroner has forwarded the letter to Pittsburgh
for publication, but has little confidence in its genu-
ineness.
The rumor that the body Of the murdered female is
that of Miss Rachel Cleand who is missing from
Brooklyn, is not generally credited at Newburgh.
Miss Celand about sixteen years of age, though
looking older while the corpse in the opinion of Dr.
Ely. is not less than twenty-five. The Coroner and
Others incline to the view that the party parties to
this murder came from one of the adjoining towns,
probably from one farther north; at all events not
from Newburgh.
The body of deceased still lies in the vault of st.
Georges Church, Episcopal, and will be kept there as
long as it remains in condition to be Identified I'M
less sooner recognized