Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-24
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Remarkable Case of Mistaken identity.


aud then murdered, was fonnd sunk of Jersey City
near the end of York Stree, Dock,
The murdered woman was supposed to have
been n Mrs. Richardson, and a man who it
alleged had been on rather intimate terms with
her was arrested the murderer, and is ut this time
in prison awaiting his trial The New York Herald
of Friday, gives the suhjoned singular denoument OF
the affair so far as Mrs. II. is concerned
Mrs. Ada Richardson, the alleged murdered wo-
man, says the Herald proves to be alive aud she is
now in this city, having arrived here three days ago
from the South.
A more startling case ofmistaken identity has rare.
Is been recordedthe noted Williams forgery be-
ING a near approximation to il. The first n,mntion
of her own murder came to her knowledge, Mrs, Rich
nrdson says, Mt New Orleans. Fearing that innocent
parties might suffer from suspicion OF being mplicnt
ed in her murder, she hnrred ON to New York. YES
irriay she met her husband for the frs. time in
ninc months. Their interview was brief but the ns-
ionishmcnt of the latter Mt seeing her, 10 use his
hrgnage, would not have been greater had he seen
hcr raised ro the dead" The interview took place
in the Presence of officers Elder aud Young oi the
Detective Police, in whose charge Mrs Richardson had
placed herself
Following the in'ervicw with her husband. Mrs.
RichsrdsuIswas confronted with The "wealthy young
gentleman, as the papc< designated the person who
few months ago paid he board bills nj the leading
Broadway hotels The n,leman, although wealthy,
Is young bat considerably past the mcfi Ian of
lfe and has wife Lnd several children, A telegraph
c despatch hnd prepared him for seeing her, but It
was hard to realize lhatthe woman whom he hid snps
- ,, - =, ho .lo,,, ,,.s ,e,Il bcf ar, him
M ,,r, into xalo,, hysc,irs al seeing
s . e..,n NV ,in, and nn,rter nnhit wns nn,, ir
hocrn she , o,er iLr She nroie.,rl that she came
h,o =, snv. lis III,
Mr.. Richardson is young man OF pleasing appear
Ii,c Ia ,,.s nyer tue yc,rs oco ,hr sc,,,ra,io,
ij = ,,,nni a,r,ir Ia ,,y dorInr,s ,h,t vbrp Ln
;na5 io ron,ins of mo murdered woman NJ Jersey
,',, h y,, norf.,Iy ,ssur, ,hev wero those Of h'i
;E un call r,t have b.en more certain nj npy-
thi, ITis ,yife had beautirnl set of teeth. iro,,
L;I .Ir r,o go ,r.,,;,, Ur lof, oor was slit il,
. no,,ior',or and thor, wcro neculi,r marks anon
hnr ners, nil or wbich characteristics were evident
i; hs ror,a;ps ny n,sed IN Tho office of DIR Ouidor
" ~, w 80, U;I,Su . ,rinI ~ Al, R,.h,rasor
who had hnnwn his wife for years ns nosi,iyely assert
oa n ho ~ he hsrs Ths mercantile friend of Mrs
p;ha-IsoT roxe as decisive testimony il will be re-
heina g,;dei hy the same pbysical characers,ics -
On 1lese nosiye statements the matter of identity
was nlsced, il was supposed, beyond all doubt, aud
The police set to work TO find the murderers. Captain
Wnlinp of the detective police; rcerates his state
ment published by some time ago, that be received
!, despatch from responsible resident Of New Orleans
announcing that Mrs. Richardson WAS IN thnt ci'y'
and he shows the despatch in confirmation oil tue l"c
The despatch was received In reply 10 one ne Sent "
Ter having traced her departure from 'n.s cary on
'o"rd "'an" s,eamer, 10 pi'ev ane m",'er ~? o'
all dono' as 10 ,he iuenli's ., N'S'
e"spe'on nn',ns oee"
nogns rersonaee: gu' up " setrr' @ s"tli
orI ha,ois and haarna houses whore She h,l nrr,i
s,r hnn,5nI In oy.ry nI,ce .be vos -, onrc rre,g
"ns'g na '0''u'u !" V's's p'''e '"' "''' "
TLe stories that hoye becn circulated REGARDING her
self Nrs Richardson saws have been much eyngyrra-
ted She denies hnying yictimzcd' nny body out ot
their character or cash She left her husband because
she thought she did right in doing So and deermi,
nation to do right she asserts has been her ruling
tive ever since. She is very lady like in manners.
dresses elegantly and has handsome features. She
proposes to stay in the city hut short time.
The identification of Mrs Richardson in the positive
and incontrovertibe manner stated above only deep
ems the mystery cnvelopng the tragedy at Jersey 'H
The head of the deceased is still kept preserved IN
spir's ny Dr. Qud"r npd the identification oil Tue e
ceased Is no, YET 'mpossioie even ner ''' '"Se o'
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, i"'S '''''1'' '''""'e" Nv '''1 ,'"o' "' Va i'"'
Seneca; twenty miles above hsm'ra ana near t"o
Iahahdo'S"" anu h'm,ra ha'lroh" was me S'''e
o' m 'e'r'o1 "'o'uc"' i"'s "'o'h'"S' u! "'''G WV
'es "e,c 'o''' 'hrve pe,sonS ".'o s'''""S'! SIi,
ueu' anu t''e S'e'hooa' Den hooer Di'"n hea''y
To pieces =,
h"".' s.H 'Iooh a. w. I .'''
uef cast "n net 'h"orlhg ana swung nr"unu 'n.o m
the Lake on the hrst application OF steam to the
hAc'''ery o"o Vi "er o",ie's eApiooeo WIN ,t'
menuouS eohcuss'on. inc ooat' whlen IS inc Iar
geSt upon the lake' was shattered IN all her upper
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