The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-22

Mystery Hors Mysterious.
ANOTHER REMARKABLE CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY
ms. ADA MCHARDe0N, TIE ALLuGBD MURDER
I'D WOMAN, ALIVE IN THIS CrrY-ngR IDENTIFY
CATION ~ ovER DOZEN PERs0Ns-HER STATE.
NKNf AND THAT or HER HUSBAND AND orHEas.
M case Of the woman who was found gagget and
sunk Oh Jersey CITY, near the end Of York street dock
has aumsd new and startling phase Of mystery. Mrs.
Ada Richardson the alleged murdered woman proves 70
be alive and she nov In this city, having arrived here
three days ago from the South.
A more startling case Of mistaken identity has rarely
been rsoorded-she noted Williams forgery being
near approximation 70 II. The nrM intmauon Of her own
murder came 70 her knowledge, Mrs Richardson says, n
New Orleans Fearing that Innocent parties might suffer
from suspicion Of being implicated In her murder she bur-
RED 10 New York. Yesterday she met her husband
for the nrst time In nine months. Their Interview
BRIEF but the Of the latter Of seeing her.
10 hsown language woad not have been Crater had
be seen her raised from the dead Tue interview took
place ire presence OF ocers Elder and Young Of the
Detective Police. IN whose charge Mrs Richardson had
Follo~nx the interview with her husband, Mrs Rich.
ardscl wss confronted with the wealthy youog gentle
nss as he psIsrs esss1 s,s me psrssn Who lev
boies The gentleman, although wealthy, net youpg,
but corsiesrsby past'be merd m Of life, and ha wife
pared him for sees her, but hard TO reazs that
the whom be had supposed and 10 be dead
kCuhfuHon
rt seepg Der former friend and supporter,
and time before she 20, them. She prQ
iesied that abe cane hare 10 save his life.
Mr.. Rchsrctou - youpg man OF pleasing appearance
and prepoesessns address ae sepnated from his wse,
be ssys. over t~o years ago, the separation being
viewed the remains OF the murdered woman ct
krsey City, be wss perfectly assured they we're those
Of bis wife. He could not been certain Of any
ihrg HIS wife had pesut III act OF neth, from which
only one was wanting Her left ALT in peculiar
AID hsre were peculiar marks upon her person, all
OF which characterstcs evident The remains
Mr. sapuel KmbaIl, . friend Of Mr. Richardson, who
ssdy . Be hsis The msroas. fPi:nd q sr: i Rcs.rs
touching the Identity Of The re mains he being rulded by
the same physical characteristics On these posiuv We
posed beyond ali douS, ana he poles =; % WORK q
find the murderers. Captain wallfng Of the desec.
tive police, rsiisrass hs siassssnt publshsd By "
aresponsble rescent Of New Orleans announcing thsI
Mrs Richardson was In that city. and be shows ihs an
patch confirmation Of the fact rhs despatch vas re-
svcd IN rcpy 70 one he sent aer having trsoed her
departure ffom this city board Havana sesmer TO
place The matter beyond all doubt - 10 the hentity Of
that che bogus psrsouaec. got up 10 screen
guilty pasties ODcers Young and Eder yesterday took
her 70 scvcra hotels and boarding houses whore she bad
prsv,ously boarded. In every pAce she
coESi.ss, -. ,s., s. 49,, ,,,.u,... ,, s...v
ssses Ss,ss @,imsss ssy SoSy out g their char sSs
cash She len hsr husband because she thought
abe did right In doing 10, and deterDnatoa 10 DO right
she ASSERTS hes been her ruling motive since She h
very lady Ike In manners, dresses elegantly aud hes
hancsome features She propose 70 stay In the city bu
rhs desuoossps o Mrs Rchsrdsou In the positive and
inoonsrovcrbls stated above only deepena the
my sssry envecping the tragedy 81 Jersey CITY. The
ne 4 ss no
impossible aer the layss years aitsr shc commits
sion a the foul murder.