The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-17

The Hystsrsous murder IN .yerssv CITY.
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siAoe the aanaaaoenent o. Saturday ansrnsoa Il ths
nndng Of female gagged and sunk In the river 1t the
York street dock IN Jersey Cy, with marks Of violence
on the BODY which leave no doubt hat horrible muir
der has been committed, large number Of pssssns
visissd the ndsr.iers with view peble Of ideu
rom New York and Brooklyn who hske missang female
Ienca, but al failed 10 identity. Coroner Morris and
cline % the mystery, but up q Tie present time
tney have been unable 70 obtain any intor-
nation which win W likely to lead 70 the deutidoa
Il is believed by many that The body has been in the
water for the past three months the barrel Of pitch With
i4h Of G and ss Is. Body was not
decomp0sed from the fact that the weather has been cool
and The remains have been constantly immersed in the
water, without bong exposed 70 the atmosphere Tho
coroner DESTROYS tosS any person who viii be likely 10
furnish any information respecting this affair viii be pre-
Commercial Han, in Jersey City.
Yesterday afternoon gentleman, doing business II No.
!46 Chambers street. New York, called upon Coroner
Morris, and stated that good looking Irish girl In
employ nurse bad been missing for the lest days
She left bis house TO come to jersey City for the purpose
with for me with intention Of discontnuug her
correspondence and further acquaintance with him Tho
gentleman Whose name, well that Of the girl the
that the missing girl had scar behind one Of The ears BY
which she could be idept6ed Dr. Ouidor eubseoueutly
made an examination Of the head, aud found scar
answering the description given, and word to this effect
was sent 10 the gentleman, who viii be present
quest this Tuesoay) evening The lover Of this girl Is
supposed 70 be employed on one Of the railroads from this
city.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
Since the above was penned our reporter visited tho
residence Of the gentleman who alleges have suddenly
and mysteriousy lost inmate of his house while in his
employ as seamstress and In West Thirty ninth
street, and learned that the girl missing thcrefrom has
since been indirectly heard from by attache OF the pc
lice, who understands she has eloped with lover and
departed for parts unknown; therefore the hopes Of tac
ing cut the murcerers OF the unfortunate likely
main mystery for come time to COME not forever
The girl question missing less than I've feet high
about eighteen yer OF age rather pretty regards the
face, and very attractive In Der The scar at
der and indeed, SO far back from the that In
dressing the wound 1t WINS necessary TO cut away
on the corpse liz pronounced by DR.. Quidor. the
gentleman who conducted the post morem examination
a. peculiar ~, one ano would DC essy recognized from
shot. II had the appearance, In his opinion OF being OF
long standing, and certainly must have discharged mat
ter upon cutting away the ear and part Of the flesh
surrounding, twas found these holes extended down 70
the null bone.
Arotber circumstance has come to light Of girl who
bss been missing from the American Aid Society for about
three weeks. gentleman connected with the society
visited the place where the corpse but unable
make definite recognition. he says she was sent by
them 10 place, and having effected engagement en-
tered actually into the service OF her emploS after
short time bad eoped, left suddenly and at hight her
employ ment, leaving behind Der clothes and wsges due
and has not been heard OF since although active search
uas since been daily made and extensive inquiries inst
Still another case has been discovered Of young LADY,
about ~ years Of age answering to considerable
tent the size, form, and general appearance Of the de-
ceased. This woman has no. been heard from seen
for more than month, the general presumption is
chah aah
away by some designing person who after accomplish
ing her ruin has either senced her tongue by foul play
or conveyed her to some infamous place where abe Is
now detained by force.
Thus rests the matter up to the hour Of our going 10
press To morrow, no doubt something further viii de.
velope itself, and we hope it will.