New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-22

from 70 10 100 In respect TO their nativity, 80 were
Americans lOl Irish, q German, English, French,
3Scotch and the remainder born in various other
countries
TUE JERSEY CITY MYsTERr.-The murder Of the
female in jersey City recently whore body was posi-
lively identified rs that Of Mrs Ada Richardson, Is
stl as mysterious The original Mrs. Richard
son having returned to this city alive and in good
lealth, tie question is, not who murdered Mrs.
Richardson, but who is the woman found! 1t has
been from the FIST discovery Of the body case OF
most singular identifcatons. Numerous and respect
able witnesses positively to Identifying It AS that
of three or four different First, it was recog-
nized by friends the body of Jersey City lady who
was seen walking in the direction Of the river with
yourg man. As they swore most positively to 1t, OF
course suspicion attached to the young man in question
az her murderer. lie was arrested and locked up,
but Iefore the Coroner had concluded Investigations
the woman who had thus been identified presented
herself, aud denied having been murdered at all.
Thereupon the suspected prisoner was released. Then
several different persons either fully partially recog-
nized the remains rs those Of servant girls seams
tresses who had mysteriously disappeared, but who
were subsequently AL found alive. Then the body
was sworn to most positively as being that of Mrs.
Rchadson Her husband recognized il, and said that
"unless be should rec his wife alive he should ever
believe that to be her." Other gentlemes who had
been acquainted with the lady, and some with whom
she Lad boarded fully recognized Mrs. Richardson in
the BODY of the murdered woman. Peculiar marks on
the body mot on the face and head, As stated
were identified. At tie same time, other gentle
men. equally positive, swore to having Mrs.
Richardson in New Orleans very recently. One
trtenau sent her name and New Orleans address to
the detective cce stating that he had seen her there
on the e0th Of April Telegraphic communication was
had with the New-Orleans police officers, and the fact
of Mrs Richardson being alive was established beyond
donkt. Meanwhile a Boston lady came on and den-
| flied the head being that of her daughter She
wore to It most emphatically, saying that q" she had
nursed that head from childhood, and knew it to be
| that Of Ler daughter" She took steps to Be-
cure pcssesion of the head for the purpose OF having
it barred with the body. Before this was done, how
eyel the detectives discovered the lady daughter in
the person Of patient at Bellevue Hospital, and re-
stored Der to her mother The living Mrs. Richardson
hes been confronted with her husband and the numer-
Gus persona who identified her supposed body and
| obey are now convinced Of their mistake. Mr.. Rich
ardson certainly ought to know his wife, and he
! enphaicay declares the living woman ia She There
cannot be the slightest doubt in regard to it as she is
recognized by all her old acquaintance who as well
az herself are much surprised at the grossly exagger
ated stories that have been circulated regarding her.
| The EreRiag Post OF Saturday last contained "a re-
markably unjust article in reference this case init
mating that the detectives interested in bringing
forth ihs woman and palming her off Mrs. Richard
son for the purpose Of clearing young man who was
| dof, bap ba GER
ainly interested in bringing her forward but simply
became they knew her TO be the true Mrs. Richardson,
ard in producing her. only doing their duty. The
case is certainly most singular one, but the mistaken
identity is scarcely more singular than two others that
have occurred recently in our Courts. A named
Williams was arrested and locked up for days on
charge Of robbing the PostOtice. He was identified
and sworn to by numerous witnesses and was about
TO be tried for the oense when the detectives traced
out another Williams who was Ms fully identified by
the same Witnesses. Other proof was obtained, and
he was tried and rent to the State Prison, while the
| fret Williams was discharged from custody. The
other case was that Of respectable lawyer who WAS
arrested for collecting bogus gas bills. His victims
identified him. and he was held to bail to answer.
Subsequently another was found and arrested for
the same oTcnse was confronted with the same wit
nesscs, who then admitted their mistake The lawyer
was acquitted and the swndler convicted.
| DEAD ANIMALS AND DISEASED MEAT-IHE OFFAL
DocK.-As the City Inspectors Department and the
varous highways to the suburban cemeteries are the
door by which men, women and children pass of the
scene Of action no the oa dock nj the foot Of Forty
seventh-stree North River, il where their horses,
dogs, cats goats cows sheep calves and other beasts
tIat,sl az n L 4 dad
for the purpose. The oa dock is the longest dock on
the North River its extremity being 725 feet from the
bukhead. The offensive smell is therefore out oil Inc
way Of the nostrils Of citizens.
The City Inspector has three carts always BUSY III
hauling together dead animals, and there are TWO
sloopS, email steamer, and pirdgHa, constantly
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