New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-23
4 HORRIBLE MYSTERY.
PORTIONS OF A HUMAN BODY FOUND IN \
VAULT
80 CLUE.-THE INQUEST.

40 ClUE-THE INQUEST.
The citizens of the Eleventh Ward, in the vicinity
of Columbia and Houston street. and Union Market,
were greatly excited yesterday morning. in conse-
quence Of the finding Of some mutated human re-
mains in the vault OF the tenement house No. 10
Columbia street, which is occupied by fifteen or
twenty families.
Eariv Saturday morning William Betsch, German.
living in that house went 10 the outhoUse and there
discovered bundle under the closet seat He t-hed
il NJ and found il to contain the thigh of full grown
per.ou. Betsch. and others To whom the matter was
communicated. believing that the limb was part of
co,e which medical students had been operating upon
for scientific purposes dismissed the subject from then
minds and doubtless would have thought nothing
more of il had not other portions of human frame
been found in the spot yesterday morning by Mr.
Betsch.
He gave information to Capt. Squires OF the Eleventh
Precinct. who dispatched officers 10 the place. They
discovered two bundles lying in the sink, which, when
hooked ND were found 10 contain the thighs breasts
of p female who is thought 10 have been from twenty
IN thirty wears of age. The head and thingh' had
beep severed evidently with dull instruments, and IN
bnnoipc manner The head. feet and other parts of
the. body Isre missing. The police have been un-
able TO obtain any clue to the affair. That IN her
death great crime has been committed there remains
scarcely particle of doubt.
| From a medical examination by DR.. Beach, 1t Is
| believed that the deceased had been seduced and
had subsequently fallen into the hands OF an aDor'
ZIONIST in consequence Of whose efforts to hide
her shame she expired. As far as could be ascer-
tanned no female is missing from the tenement'house
where the remains were discovered; and, from the
fact that man with bundle in his arms was seen
entering the aley-way Of the premises about lO
o'clock on Friday night, and leaving soon afterward
without the package, it is presumed that these human
limbs were brought from a distance and thrown into
the vault, in order not to excite suspicion IN the I'M
mediate neighborhood of where the crime was con-
| summated.
Coroner Jackmap, being informed OF the mysterious
affair. proceeded to the Eleventh Precinct Police Sta
ton yesterday forenoon, and procuring the attendance
Of all the witnesses possible TO obtain proceeded with
the inquiston.
Below will be found a copy of the testimony
elected:
oui. Hess. being duly sa,s-I rcde :; No rs Co
rnba street yesterday morning Was od there was hsi o.
t.male yins the priyy; tt morning was informed the
remainder Of the body was wing . the %on,eLs = ~ pty
as though il Was the upper par Of person. ,.c,,,
Wsm Ese being swSTn ;oy:- reside a. No :, .oa,oa @
street. Friday night about half pat ten ocoek sA" man
ojus from stanton with bundle in bis arms the bande
with black cotn twas az
door when sw the man come down the street ne wen " n
alley which next TO Lay house BE- was only .ere so1-t te
nn1ies sI -, ,s mar ys. M tnon 70 NJ; the next
morning told there limb OF person onth moor oi ne
b,d 10 this pvy through alley went see hs limb was
the thigh; this morning saw 'he nk Of IN t"o
pa, these remains lying in the yard when saw h'
William Be.ch enE eay :yoIn ay' ,s;is s, ~, 40. IN
a. 50 cok and into the pryy nay CUSTOM aud while
thor, saw bundle under the seat got up l. was covered
over with two thkus-,e. poper sroSnd which piece Of
tirsf
he pice when found this b-nde there was no other one
hsIs 1 % the sTIt n e' p 20 set 40 py o ysy hcS
uoih.d the poce myself aid officer got them oat and fund
Seertiou TIA, TO body abe 81 clo,h conf
dent the last Two bundles PIT down seT e.; the nrst up
The testimony of the previous witness corrobo-
rated BY Frank Dholder and officer Hawk. of the llh
Ward.
IN. Trunk Of female lying dead TINS pe chloride Of
line hss been recently sprnset 1P3n r. ros making an
apce BODY three day. after ds4h por examination
qrd The head an P4,1tee oI ine sfe h iaei,ios
the superior edge Of The thyroid csss OF
poyed with n. sc.pus the rs, had been anpled a..
srieuson With the scsPula the inferior Limbs haze BON
head tie each limb had been divided a. rs union
with the nsea svirs ihe 1esd ND wh '.e
q The upper lumbar with the lower DORA srrb't la'soH
the umbe. thus separating tie ;runk into two pars Ell ,hs
OEgsE o the boTsA have been removed o. e spdonns.
Perdsses and Eeciam the uterus eS;eFAy e~sd,
vey large upon laying open the vagina was found highly con
geed the G;eIus Internally iolnd 10 have rs mu,ol
membrane ckru-1 sud evidently bore ctn, races N imam
son from tie esra ginous condition Il the seFhsn hici
th dec.ssed quite young FROM the appea! o. ibe man
to-ether with he unskliu manner
which limbs have been d'rnenberd snl o tae
opinion sboron has beer produced whu t.e isras
iIT,- or oUE month: inPresn.teo y ie ~ u r. -, !,
strs eh the may Rave died end II ofart
cesl the crime. committed by soae person or Pei0l' iH
| booy has thus become > nutiLslec
Police Surgeon Kmbsrk present a. inc aais oa n-o'
Dr. Beach frum lie APPEARANCE Of ne PFls ana ths
therein contained sperent 70 nm ina, ne ltls e
risrk delivery and sso I'M y y
ssys: should think the efpeeranees tHst 'te wa
had been delivered from three . ihf nouns e
AID sso tai mu.son Of the body has oeea
'uuskils6 hands" ~, =
Coroner Jeoknlsn, being unable to procure further
evidence tending 10 unravel the mystery submitted
the case TO the jury, who rendered verdict "ths
- the aforesaid unknown woman came 10 her dea'i
by foul means at the hands Of some person or per
" sons to them unknown.
Anyone Lsy Dg knowledge with respect 70 the sni
den disappearance of young woman IN the eNy
under mysteriou. Circumstance, may iuIther th'
erds Of justice by making known the sci 20 Corone
Jsckmsn, who will spare ro pains or expense U
| develop the whole truth Of the matter
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