, 1861-02-12
THE ST. LOUIS TRAGEDY.
A Strange and mour1ful SEQUEL.


Some startling facts yesterday trauspired,
which have given new yet scarcely lcss In.
mentable aspect to the tr.agical affair which
happened ut Seventeenth and Mullau1hy
streets, last Wednesday night. As nlrsuI,
published, witnesses at the Coroner's iuapest
testified that the deceased was Anna Alarja
Durnae, the young woman So frequently re-
ferred to Of late in the city prints. She: was
known to have some hundreds Of dollars uron
her person. She had frequently been arrested
for inebriety, and tha facts of her history tins
became PUBLIC, together with the la:t that she
was usually IN possession Of considerable mo-
ney. The circumstances amid which lie cornsr
was found will be remembered by the re;1t1pr
IN: body lay partially beneath the brilnr.
with only under clothes remaining ou the t..r
son, white the rest of her clothes were 1yiu,,
In the mud some thirty feet distant. Tlerc
were the tracks Of a mans tect on tue spot,
aud the indications that mortal struggle had
taken place there. When, therefore. Il E,s
sworn that deceased was tho rich and diss:.
pated young woman named, the conclusio,
wills irresistible TINT m unuttcr:ably tlauuRble
murder had been perpetrated.
As heretofore stated, the body was removed
to to tue dead honse at the City Hospital, there
When taken thither it was so thoroughly coy
cred with mud, that the features and person
seemed really to be almost unrecosnizablc.
When cleanscd, the deceased exhibited an
appearance which It soreIy puzzled the Resi-.
cent Fhysiclan to harmonize with the state
ments elected ut the inquest The woman was
evidently above forty years Of age, 4. nd ga;
hairs upon her head, and presented no decided
marks Of fatal violence. Cndcr tue circum
Stances he concluded to defer the post uaor7s7a
until the arrival Of Coroner Bois1inier,
The young woman, Ann Maria Durmae, for
Mtrly lived with Mrs. Anthony NJ. Foster, No.
130 North Eleventh street. Mrs. Foster had
taken an interest in aer, and received her in
the hope Of restoring her to sobriety and han
pincss. On last New YEARS. day, Mrs Foster
was compelled to exclude Ann from the house.
but subsequently learned that she had bcel
placed BY the police ut the House Of the Good
Shepherd on Morgan street.
Yesterday, reading in the morning papers
that the young woman had been murdered.
airs. Foster recellscted that Ann had once said
to her substantially as follows: ~ expect
thai something will some day happen to me.
am afraid shall die suddenly perhaps be
at Chicago. and If die here, wish YOU VI u wouId
write to Mr: D., my father-fn-iaw there,
that my body may be taken there and buried"
Mrs. Foster proceeded to make Inquiries at
the house Of the Good Shepherd, but what
VIVA her astonlshment On being told by the
SISTERS that Ann Maria Durmac was still there,
aslFe, and IN very good health. Mrs. Foster
declined going in to see her, but after leaving
concluded to visit the body ut the Hospital.
Ne happened to be there present when the
lady, accomp .nicd BY female relative, ar
rived: Mrs. T. on looking at the corpse, in.
stantly said that it was not that of Mfs. Dur
mae but her companion Us promptly sai.i that
it WIS. Nrs. F. owned that therr was consjl-
cradle resemblance in the features to those Of
Airs. D., but insisted that the person was a
different one. Ann had certain acar over the
lett eye and mark On the forehead, These
were on the face Of the deceased Ann had
Airs F.'s friend thought that Ann adj have
ear rings, and Mrs. +. finally agreed With all
present that the deceased w:la ann. As to tho
question Of age, she probably represented her
self as younger than she was, and, besides, her
conFse Of life since would tend to change the
features and make Them appear older.
:, We are now TO give the second chapter of !
THIS still mysterious affair. Justice John
Young, whose office is on Fifth street. near
Morgan, read the reports Of the caSe in tho |
morning papers, and conceived curiosity H. |
witness the posi- naeTtem examination. Meetinr
VI; Colnyn on the street, the Justice expressed !
10 him his wish and WIS invited to be present |
1t tue investigation. At noon Justice Yonny
rode down to the Hospital and tlned with the /
DOCTOR: The twot hen proceeded together to
the Dead House" in the basement. WHERE
ne Doctor removed the cloth from the face Of
ne deceased. The Squire started back, grew
oalld, and was evidently intensely atftctet}
md staggered from the room. Dr, Cornyn
'egEed to Know what was the hematter-whetIer
lis friend we're Ill ETC., but scarcely RECEIVED
esponse. Inc visitor at once left the Hosui
N, bearing with him the crushing KNOWLEDGE
nus feve a!ed with startling aud terrible sud.
eness, that this dead woman ,c1s M ofdrr sh,.,
rs otcn s,aotAtri Such was Iudeed the awfni
act, nor can description add anything to the
eader's appreciation Of q disclosure 90 dread
ul w @Ae''4-
Mrs. Young resided at the corner of Twelfth
!, treet nnd christy avenue. She was accustom.
y 20 slslt among her numerous friends, and
remain at 1helr houses all night. On We'd
esday afternoon she paid visit TO the fanjir
'ineteenth and Divisions streets, Thounb NJ ~
:latlse ot this family, she was exceedingly in.
mate 70 Nth them After arriving there, ehe
I'd that on her way she had met In the strest
old acquaintance, a lady whom she lad moi moi
e3 sen In long time, and who Invited her fo
u and see her. Between six md eere,,
CLOCK, Mrs. Young (the deccased} took her
:5'!9ure, !! sE', saying tAat she meant to see her
q a .flena m pelofe returning home. This is The
oss IN open lot, towards Cass avenue srhere :
le expected to find the house Of her friend
leaving, she MRS in excellent spirits and !
aItn' anu apprehensiye Of no danger or dim
~. one vas ne1t found de d, rs described. | i
me muddy hollow on the north side of
png at, ,sttrest, between Sixteenth and |
other members Of Mrs. Ann YounR,s family
We visited aud identified the bod7. as VII =
recognized the articles Of deceaaed's cloth. Il
3 and her house"key, found in the pocket Of :
dfess. She was forty-ninc Years Of asn 7
y mineral VII take place on Sunday, rs eise-
11le aoSert1sed in onr columns. :,
1ae mystety OF her death remains unrayel~ tn
Mnetner the case is one Of murder or y
aaen insanity, Or some other calamitous r
lee, Will doubtless soon appear. The de-
ssd sss Was highly respectable Indy, Of unex. =
lhe IN result Of the post mortem, and tho i. I
Eact OF the eoroners jury, are ret to trsna- p ps