The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-03
the NEW JERsEY-MYsTERY.
Melancholy Sequel to the New Jersey
Murder Casc-Suicide OF One or the Sus-
pected Parties.

Melancholy Sequel to the New Jersey
Murder Casc-Suictde or One or the sus-
pectca Parties.
The mystery which surrounds tho murder Of sglmnnd
Felner being gradually solved. On Friday, women,
named Albertina Fadrn and Mrs Marks arrested
suspicion Of being concerned in the crime and hardly had
the first mentioned prisoner been in the Fourteenth ward
station house fcw hours when she committed suicide.
Tho fact became known to tho Coroner yesterday
ing, and on repairing to the station house
aincd that the unfortunate had hanged herself TO
the Iron grating OF her cell door,
Tho deceased evidently afraid to face the nvesti
cation in progress determined destroy herself
rather than submit TO the slow ordeal Of trial Tho
poce with remarkable agacity traced deceased and
Mrs. Marks at timc when It was thought impossible al
most to discover any clue to their whereabouts Tho
next thing 10 do will be 10 the young jew Ratzk
whose absence at this particular tmc say tho least
very suspicious Coroner jacknan hold inquest upon
the body Of deceased yesterday forenoon when the fol-
Lowing testimony was elected In relation to the melan-
choly tragedy
Patterson jolly, being duly sworn, says;-I po-
ccman attached 10 the Fourteenth precinct deceased
was brought 80 this station house last evening by de
tcc,ive Farley, for safe keeping this morning, at ten
minutes past six O'Clock found hcr suspended by
handkerchief TO the bars of her CELL when found her
she had not been hanging long, as the body was quite
warm; life extinct, though deceased arrested
suspicion Of numbering German in New Jersey.
Dr. John Beach testified TO the cause OF death, and
stated that from tho marks OF violence the neck Of
deceased, he had doubt Of her having committed
suicidc by hanging.
The evidence Of these two witnesses concluded the in
vestigation. Tho hereupon given to tho jury,
who, after due deliberation rendered verdict Of Sn
eide by hanging"
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
Since the conclusion of the Coroners inquest
porter has obtained the following additional particulars
in relation to the affair
When detectives Tcman and Farley visited Middle
town, N j. and examined thu corpse Of the murdered
man, they found apon his person cambric handker-
chef, marked nAlbertina Flaam Thinking that this
might afford them clue to the whereabouts OF the
murdcrcrs they preserved the handkerchief and mme
diately ON their arrival in the city they com
menced q vigorous search for Miss Flaum. After
running all over the city for several days
they succeeded in ndng tho object Of their search at
No IS East broadway. She ia company with her
sister Mrs. Marks when the officers entered the apart
mcnt The sisters both arrested and brought be-
fore Sergeant Young at the detectives onicc, Fin
street. where they searched, Upon the person OF
Miss Flaum was found for 900 the Bank
Of France gold watch and chain and other Giles of
jewery all Of which, she said had been presented 10 her
by Fel'ncr. .aea 81 4
The prisoners then sent to the Fourteenth prscinct
station house. and locked up separate cclis They a
pcarcd quite chccrfal, and dreamed Of such
thing either OF them contemplating suicide. Daring
Friday night nothing trasprcd TO any suspicion
IN the minis Of the police and it not nn six O'Clock
yesterday morning that they discovered any caase os
alarm. TIC doorman, It appears, on visiting the cells
about six O'Clock, asorishcd to find Miss taum sus
tI,a III in
Immediate attendance, but all Efforts to rcsuscatc the
unfortunate woman proved iruitless.
Deceased was native Of Prussia, twenty-ihree
years Of age and woman Of prcpossessing appear
ancc and attractive manners The police still en-
gagged prosecuting the investigation and look forward
carly Of the principal in this most shocking
and mysterious murder.