The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-01
THE MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY AT NEWBURG.

THE MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY At NEWBURG.
Curious Developements The Clue to the
Identity of the Body-Culpable Disclosure
OF the PIans to Discover the Murder-An
Editor In Troubls-Full Report OF the Ne
gro Browns TestimOny-Probable Clue Ia n
Recent Murder In New York-Arrest OF
Important Witnesses.
The mystery which has surrounded this curious case
seems TO deepen with advancing time and before Il is
solved the efforts FOR its solution bid fair 10 deyelope the
circumstances Of recent murder in this city, whose per
peator has not yet been discovered Since the discovery
OF the body and the Sarah Bloom excitement tho Sheriff
and he Coroner have been In the daily receipt of snony
letters from all parts Of the county, containing hints
to the identity Of the body. Among the many letters
which were received, and which kept the authorities
pretty busy in tclegraphing and travelling, the fol-
loving
MnHBs.| have just noticed In the Police Gdseae the
account Of the Newburg murder aud the description Of
q the ws &C. Nov Vow q n sss
2s,h Of last month This lazy was decoyed from b. ton
New York BY "bssd II rebbers and the writer of
mrsiug lady and The band know Of her disclosures.
Now, II You will 90 the Seventeenth ward station beuse
Ezsea Market in the cy Of New York. and see the chief
Of that police station, who knows the misang lady by the
name Of Casharne Ashbell and him 70 satisfy him
self whether she in the city-now, he cannot
Ted tina. she has been dealt with fouy. There is also
man by the name Of VIM Sparks who keeps . place Of
ot corner Of Pearl and Chatham streets who should
would be likely 70 know this lady but the matter must DO
KEPT . secret from him. Now, this Lady cannot be
found knew from circumstances thai ecognize the
men, you win trouble yourselves in the natter and fol-
low the dir econs have given and al exerons find
this Catharine Ashbe and give me the result and who
confer favor, and II en- wanted In the matter 1t
your command. viii you answer this without fail.
Direct your letter to Gustave IAroche, Lowell Mass.
Sheriff Edwards Immediately went to New York, aiter
obtaining the sanction Of the Coroner upon proceed
ing to the station house Indicated found that the lady
described very well known there and had been
rested IN company with Mclaughlin, for robbing
of large amount Of money the Mr. Sparks referred to
having gone bail for her. her trial was 70 have of
the first Monday In Nay, but she had forfeited her bail
The ocer In charge described the Sheriff very fully
breast pin and earrings which he said tho Lady wore and
the description corresponded exactly with that found
upon the body visit also made to tho other places
indicated In the letter, and there could be doubt that
woman answering the description stated, had gone
through the experiences stated In the letter. and had
been seen recently by those who knew her. Immediate
steps taken 10 procure the attendance of the anth
Of the letter. and BY the sraAgem OF following up letter
he was discovered At Lowell; but what was the asonsh
ment Of tho on1cers find that he o negrol was,
however, ascerained that the ct ofh, having had n
parently white wife, was true and he was accordingly
tsken 10 Newburs 70 view the bedy On his way there
With sheriff Edwards and ofcer Clark, they converssd
freely with him. and from his description Of the body
were convinced that was that OF bis wife, He accounted
for the mark over the eye having been produced by
burning Win seear aud for the mscsrrage by the tate
meut that bad been oocasioued by her inning tub.
His description OF the teeth ana general appearance as1
tailed with that Of the body. He taken inNcw burg
quietly On Wednesday az his pre sucr
was endeavored To be conosalsd BY tho ofacers YET
through some strange, unaccountabc bundcr he a.
lowed 70 roam about the town perfectly unrestraiped
and bis story became generally known On Thursday
secret inquest held locking the after the horse
had been solen the evidence which the negro had
been retailing about the town. 90 post up those
who did know the whole story sufficient TO war;
Who might be the watch for the purpose of
implicated parties Though the nesre did not divuge ths
of the suspected parties 10 the street. be was
TO dvulge who he was and what was his business there
As one OF the officers knew that he had been followed Ia
New York and as the possibility Of securing the guilty
parties depended on the secresy OF the this
was blunder number one