New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-18
NEW-JERSEY ITEMS.
THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF A FEMALE

| THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF FEMALE.
| CRIES OF MURDER HEARD--MIsslSG PERSONS
| MEDICAL TESTIMONY,
The excitement in regard to the mysterious murder
of an unknown female whose body was found in the
York-sree dock Saturday last continues unabaed,
and as the facts become generally known inqui
rea from persons who have missing friends from
al directions. Owing tie rapid decomposition of the
remains, the undertaken Mr.. Hope, caused them to
be inferred at the New York Bay Cemetery on Toes
6ay morning. Previous TO this, DIR. Quidor, the City
Physician, removed the head, which he has preserved
spirits Tor ideDtifeati)n. The Doctor, on examina
toD, found small scar close behind tle left ear, ap-
Isrtnty cansed BY running sore. The left eye was
also found TO have been affected. During Tdes1ay
forenoon over thirty persons called at DIR. Quldors
Office, in Washington street, with view OF identi-
fyiDg the bOdy-iFey having missed friends or ac-
| quaintauces answering the descrL tion given.
Among them was a Mrs. Kelvin, who keeps an in
teigence office at the corner of Grand md Chrystie
streets NewYoTk. She states hat three weeks ago
last Saturday young woman giving her n6me as Kr.
lev from Boston, 10 her house for the purpose of
pocuriDy situation. The girl stated that her mother
kent clearinghouse in Boston, and that she left
home in consequence of having step-father with
whom she could not agree On the Monday folio wing
Miss KTley went lOtase situation az house 10 East
Broadway, but not liking the place returned again.
After dinner che changed her clothing, putting a
silk skirt with blue groundwork, red crimson merlno
bodice, trimmed with black velvet, short sleeves,
CATERS and stockings. She then went out aud not
been since or heard Of She left behind her her
old clothes snd two Boston brass baggage checks Mrs.
Kelvin thinks the feures Of the deceased are an ex
act resemblance 10 those Of the mesing girl and the
description as her size and form also agree. She also
noticed TIA, Mics Kirley had defect in her eye aud
when in the presence of young men, averted her face
in order TO conceal II.
A German named Jacob Hartman Of New York.
called 10 rec the remains he having daugh missing
for the past three months. She came over TO
jersey City to see the Captain of schooner, aud
be bad rot snce heard any diDga of her Tae
features of the face and the description similar to
those Of his daughter. He thought, however that n-
stead Of an eye tooth being missing, 1t was tue one
next TO il.
John Trainor formerly resident of Providence, r.
l., had wifewbo addicted 10 intem ,erance, mis-
sing since the 9Th inst, at which time she dis
charged from Blackwells Island. The descrip ton
answered exactly, except that the front teeth were
separated sufficiently TO admit Of inserting pin
between them; those of deceased cose together
Yesterday morniI Detective Officer Roach found,
at No 342 Water street. the former servant girl Of the
gentleman heretofore mentioned as doing businees i'm
Chambers street and living in jersey City, who left
her employers residence go mysteriousy abOut ten
days ago. The mis,iDg girl was reported having a
mark behind ole OF her care, corresponding with tina.
found behind tbs Of the de ceased IL believed
from this fact that the two might be identical The
name Of the servant girl Ieferfe to s Emma Herehan
She says that she ran away With her lover.
The inquest on the body Of the deceased was con-
timed last night the Recorders office before Coroner
Morts Up TO the present time, the affair is as much
a mystery rs on the first day when the body was
found and yet person has been able TO positively
identity the deoeaed. One ofIhe witnesses last even
inc testified TO having he ard four five voices in front
of his house, in the vicinity of the York street per-
one of which was that Of a female, crying murder
This oc urred between ana o'clock on the morning
of the 18th or 9th Of March He did not 90 ont for
fear of bodily harm. The Court room was denSely
crowded with persons anxious 10 learn if there Were
sny rev developments by which the mystery Is haely
TO be unraveed.
Joseph Il. Ruones test6ed-I au whsrf-msstsr IN
Je CITY cannot sAy that any vessel loaded with Ptch mas
Il any the York street pier has been rented
an used by the Cunard Company for two weeks past
joseph III Strobtr tesiliied-Ae near as can re-
member five sx weeks German woman about SO
Year, the Cuuard cock between enc IA the
bad dinner aud CURED Tor retr tst ~ss loaded io
she ssid she wOud not know the lighter II she ga" went
WITH her 70 III could lind DE lighter hat she wsne ana
coud not So then dec her around 20 the fofk street
p know nothing for her shout IL saw The body yesterday
I Hopes bot could identity the b-dy there we're some
came there
-. Woosey testifed-On the lith Of January last
he'd 80 barrels Of Tosn nd % pitch landed al the York street
Psfj u lad there until Monday had Il GATED my
store bnd 10 md that two barrels pitch missing (Ocer
ana Others dosed yesterday a. this pier and felt what
lt! supposed to be the other missing barrel Of eb but did