The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-01

The Mysterious Murder ut Jsrsey City. |
SINGULAR IDENTIFICATION OF THE BoDY-rHE MAT
TER PLACED IN THE HAM OF THE DErECrIvHs-
THE SUPPOSED MURDERED WOMAN POUND In Hxw |
ORLEANS.
few days ago We stated that there was every hope
that The mystery attending the undoubted murder e tho
female found Of the docks d Jersey City would 10
cleared up and foul perpetrators q the deed brought
70 justice At that the head and body Of the unfor
tunate woman bad bean Identified ~ those Of woman
well known In this city, and who had suddenly disappear
ed from Of our leading h. els. The circumstances
which led 10 this belief such 70 leave not the
slightest doubts in the minds Of the authorities that they
had obtained clue 70 most daring and brutal murder
and the parties who suspected beng well known In
the community, would have proved another chapter in
the annals Of crime. II appears that day two after
the facts made public 70 the finding Of the bodya
Mr. called upon Deputy Superintendent Carpenter and
informed him that he had every reason believe that
the deceased was that Of his wife, and that she had
doubleday been naae away with by we'll known mer.
chant He stated that about two years ago he separated
from her owing TO her intimacy with this merchant be
having succeeded, by means Of his wealth. winning her
affections entirely away from him. Shortly After they
separated his wife went 70 Of our leading hotels,
where abe keps 1t the expense Of her seducer and
who, said, expended no Lees than 80 600 in fitting
her out for short trip South. FOR . year every
thing passed very PLEASANTLY between the two the
woman putting up during tha time n less than i've Of
our leading hotels under IN assumed Finally the
woman was detected by the merchant rather easy
with gentleman stopping st the Same hotel, and
which the means Of long quarrel Ars- r.,
Hsn,eS The nI Ssnen.n from DESERVING her to Il
mercy Of the world, be therefore forced TO put up
heavy demands for means, which seems were beginning
70 be rather . severe tax upon hn purse He nnaiy
knewn the fact 70 the 40 friends who advised hiu
h~x. - 4 ha NOT IN
peaiedy quarreled, he making threats against her, Al
one time be committed assauh upon the woman in
material injury he 6naiy made known his friends that
be going 70 rid himeen OF the woman in some way,
Mr. r, happesrs during the two years, has constantly
kept . watch upon the movements OF his wife, un-
known TO her, and advised Of the threats that had
tetn made against her by her lover finally she suddenly
disappeared and about the 18th January was The last
her husband was enabled to her Whereabouts,
Of the female found Jerrey City, and the rtory Is 70
the mssng Of the barrel Of pitch the 18th Of January
left doubt in Mr. RS mind but that his unfor.
tunsie wife Deputy Carpenter. sner hearing story
detailed detectives Young and Elder 10 take the matter
in hand, and Mr. fully identified the remains, to at
once proceed and try and arrest the man who IL
charged threatened her lie Accordingly, Mr. r called
with the above officers on Coroner MORRIS Jersey City,
and described his wife, stating that her ears
sdersbly silt from wearing heavy eArriDgs and one in
par cusr he could tell without doubt He also described
tooth that missing and the color Of the hair which,
strange 10 say compared precisely with the head Of the
deceased woman The head was then shown Mr.. r. and
he at once Identified as being that OF his wife Coroner
MorTk 10 be more certain TO the ndentincaton ds<
| tTed TO know iron Mr.. r. he could re-
member any marks about her person He described one
inferred which Coroner Morris and District Attorney
scudoer did. Mr. then shown the body, and he
declared ibat of his vile, marks we're found in
the precise location be had stated The above officers
and the authorities at concluded that there
shadow Of coub. as 70 the identification, and officers
Young and Elder proceeded NJ once 70 ferret out posi-
be the where abouts Of the party with whom she had
been living. The inquest was also adjourned for
L. rNu~.~.
the They found, upon inquiry, the man in
question had left the city the day following discovery
OF the body which went further 10 saty them that they
were on the right track on the third day they
gentleman who declared that he the board
Of Of the New Orleans steamers in January last and
also In New Orleans. The woman having acquainAnces
in New Orleans the officers autographed on Wednesday
last TO that city, TO ASCERTAIN she could be found IAa
from which appears the woman sun alive, and in
spite Of AL the fac they had 70 work upon they well
NEW ozl.Axs, April 30, 1850.
mrs ets IN steamer .bou, 9Th of April for Havana,
letter also received yesterday by lady in this
city from Mrs R. dated New Orleans, March 81, which
4 H. however, very rensrlsSs that the deceased
should % closely resemble Mrs- r., especially
The marie uPon her persop her ears and the missing
TOOTH IL only eoes 10 show how easy for persons 70
be mistaken in identyipg bodies and every should
be taken fully establish the identification without
doubt Had not Mrs turned up In all probability her
fcduoer would have finally been arrested the whole
affair made public and be committed to prison CerAiay
Il esson 10 many who have followed this course Of
lie ana brit in instances prove great In.
10 the parties In the end Az yet no clue therefore
scerianed regarding the unknown female and al ID yet
throuced In mystery.
CONCLUSION OF THE INQUEST AND VERDICT.
Our Jersey City reporter furnishes the following
Inquest the body Of the female who gagged
and sunk with barrel Of PITCH si the York dock
the 18th Of April last concluded last night before
Coroner Norris si the station house In Jersey City The
Of the fAc, the time caused great
mert and hundreds Of people called s Dr. Qucors Office
view the head which had been severed from the body
and preserved alcohol. Some Of these called from
tiyes OF curiosity Others thinking that they might recos
nice II . that Of some person with whom they
about forty persons were Of the impression that the
description which had been published answered In
some respects that q missing friends. No person WAS
known TO have been missed from Jersey CITY, and the
inrreefop prevailed that the victim and PERPETRATORS
eordnsy spped to Deputy superintendent o.rpsnser 70
unrsyelliDe the mystery and officers Boer and
Young w,re detailed for ,he PurPose on the Tucsday
youpg man called u,on 1T Qucor and asked look u
Tie head stating thai The description answered perfectly
one ear having been torn out where they had been
pierce for eaupgr both had been torn out, but that one
hs N bad beer healed Sp esvis. ,hss, sssf Inc Inc
young msn then departed, but returned again on The
following day, and requested that the body might be
huucd. stating further, thai II was the body OF hn
wife there wo1d be found small the rish. groin
caused by en- sbsosss peculiar thick ne nail on the
reht and large bunious the large toe iopts Dr.
Quidor accompanied BY Coroner Morris md the young
proceeded W the New York cay Cemetery and caused
the remains 70 be exhumed, when The mark we're ali
iound a. described. The young man, who known |.
"Boston Charley" stated thai he bad not lived with
hn wife for years thai she bad resided At The
Brancresh Hovse, - Denis and other pieces, Nv
ing a fast me These facts we're CON mum saied 70
DcIuy Carpenter and furnished clue for the officers 70
woik upon and by which means they tracked Mrs Rich
ardson period of over two YEAR,, during which time
she hved magnificent style II the ~ Denis next 70
the hose o Doctor In Aston place from thence 70 the ~
Julien Hotel next private houss In University place
nom there 10 the Iafarre House, IRON whence she
went ca beard the steamship Cshawba the l2sh Of
l January, for New Orleans, which was The last posi-
| tive information they had OF her, The hotel
books revealed the fact that wealthy young renue-
| mar Of family and high sanding in the
community had raid Mrs Richardson's hotel bills, the