Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-08-30
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MYSTERIOUS CAsE-SuppoSed Murder.-On
the goth of last month, Mrs. Brennan, wife of
Capt. Brennan, of the United States army,
was in New York, visiting some of her friends
in the upper part of the city. She told her
friends that she was going home by the after
noon boat. Mrs. Brennan has for some time
past been staying at the residence of her
mother at Chelsea, Staten Island, and when
speaking of going home, she meant to this
place. 1t appears, however, that she did not
return to her mothers that night, and the fol-
lowing morning her relatives and friends made
inquiries for her at various places throughout
the city, but were unable to obtain any in
formation of her.
On the 22d, information of the circum-
stances was given to the New York police,
and an investigation was Immediately insti-
tuted. They ascertained that a lady dressed
in black, was seen at the Port Richmond
Ferry at thkee o'clock, few moments after
the boat had gone, and that she appeared
greatly disappointed at being left. She took
an uptown stage from the ferry.
Officers Widey and McDougal subsequent
ly traced Mrs. Brennan, or lady dressed in
black, supposed to be her, on board of the
seven o'clock boat-the last boat down to the
island for the day. A gentleman was found
who said that he had noticed the lady on the
boat, and, from the fact of her being unattend-
ed, took more notice of her than he other
wise would. He saw her go to livery STABLE
and subsequently saw her get into a hack,
into which she was followed by man, and
the vehicle was driven off
The officers visited the stable and saw the
proprietor, who told them that he reeollected
a lady answering the description coming to
the stable and asking for carriage. She
asked him if be was acquainted with Col
Crane, and he replied by sight only-that he
knew his brother. His attention was soon
after directed elsewhere, and the lady made
an agreement with one of the drivers, but
which one he did not know.
The gentlemen above mentioned said that a
man followed Mrs. B., but did not speak to
her or she to him. He approached the car
rage after she had got in, and saying some
thing to the driver, jumped into the vehicle,
which was then driven off. From this and
other information which the police for the
present withhold, the officers came TO the con-
clusion that Mrs. Brennan had been murder
ed, and her body seereted somewhere on the
island. Owing TO the darkness of the night,
the gentleman was unable to distinguish the
countenance of the person who followed her
into the carriage. and could not for the same
reason identity the driver.
From all the facts obtained, the police are
certain that Mrs. Brennan lett Quarant tine or
Tompkinsville in a carriage, and that some
man got into the carriage along with her. The
drivers of the carriage were closely questioned
and one of them, who gave suspicious ac-
count of himself on the night in question,
was apprehended. Other parties are suspects
ed, but facts enough have not yet been OBJ,
tanned to warrant their arrests. An investi.
ton is to be had in the case before magis-
trate at Port Richmond next week, when
some interesting facts relative to the dsap-
pearance of Mrs. Brannan will be elected.
A thorough examination has been'made on
the island, but no traces Of Mrs. b. can be
found.-NeW York Tribune, 18th.