, 1864-06-08

Information, accompanied with threats Of fn
veeugnnon, hc called upon the parents IL
Brooklyn and told them that she Wss yer1
Nek, Il not cead. n consequence OF m abor.
Rakeley, about = mile from Bridgepoft5,
This Information, theugh doeignsdly fAlse
q to the location Of the house, (which T1s In
John street, Bridgeport } finally I'D the anx-
lous parents to find the house. Bnt the wo-
man denied that aay such girlbad been there.
saa yaqaes told them Lie, To- ths effect that
me g1i! Id got well and gons hons the night
sefors to Brooklyn. This induced them to %
back to Brooklyn; but discovering bic fs,ss.
hood they returned to see Jaaues. VIM f1naI,
4 aid tho girl had died sf typhoid feYer.,
1he eame paper says:
! M Leland then deMaaded thu body Of 1,is
eargn.s5 Ill., ths d9etor put hin anaer ths
the facts IN the cass, and especially not 70
lnjufe him, and then, on those cendftions
ne agreed to make u effort to Obtain thn r.
mAlAh He said be did not Know whtre they
we're bsried, hut won1d zee ths man Who
ou5leu 1ne no6y, and e1deavor to obtain it
~ SEND It to Ar. L. Ut the earliest e.ossibIs
msmsat Hs subsequently, said that tke ~
!s mAins Ners p1s into tho water NJ Laland
tn9a inquired fer biz dauxhter'a clothInc.
8s1d watch, 5ewely, meney (ffty dellarSi
and other TaluAbles, which she Brought with
ar 10 bfldgspoEt. The dsetor said thai thoT
HEGoTC-
ance With her dying request, ~ she did not
wash TO leavs any relic OF hersslf or have
FER friends know what had become of hrr
MI. "akelcJ confirmed this statement and
4sened that she was present whom Ill there
th1bGs were destroyed
Jaques and smother person, by n,exns of
grappli1g irons, took the body from the nv.
e Into boat, took of the cords by which !
~ Nelehn "ere attached to it, threw them
bsek 1stothe rirer, plAced the body in swao-
Cd, covering It with blanket, Is it was Il |
ques barn and put it In tie msnger. He
next procured q coffin, placed the BODY there.
IN, The cofln WAS put in a boz. that boy In.
cloeed IN another and much larger ono, and
o. such form AZ to avoid all appearance n
! lts containing coffin. It was then shipped
! - = HGm a o,k g tue steamboat, directed to
II was duly received BY the family. They
opened the colin, identified tie remains. nna
.ook them to Newton Corners, Mass' the
u1. oaucI residence Of Mr.. Leland, for inter.
deS, = Hazt ana tne1 were buried In the Cemetery
On the 5sh Of fMay our authorities COM
aenced the Investigation of tia case. They
eca1ed Tho assistance Of james C. LoomIa.
ssq:. and have been very successful In un.
asslling the whole mystery.
On the Esd Of May, Mayor Spooner Mr.
-ooAls and others, accompanied bY NTs
Gland, went to Newton Centre, and h.1inr
otained the requisite authority, exhume3
Ae remains and took them to Boston far a {
ost mortem eNminatisH. Mrs. LeIsud I
gain identified them IS the remains Of her
aushtsr. They found that the body VA
mapped up In IN old sheet with a little I
lalted bosom merely covering the breast t
MAS IN good sta1e Of Preservation, tho ]
lafks OF tia cords around the neck and
nkles' 'aSe' % Which the heavy weights were at c
nd her hair Nas filled with the sand from q
20 bottom Of the river The examination =
II Laorough. careful and scientific. She
as found to have been remarkably hea1thv
sfson, and the proof was conclusive that :,
'e DID not die Of typhoid fever or of any -
seaee S1 that Kind, but her condition was =,
und to be such as TO give ro.dY solution =
the whole transaction. = !
although ths watch, clothes, DC, have y
yer osen returned to the parents, ret Dr.,
ques called ut Mrs.. Le1and's house, In
'ooklJn, rhiie Ars. Lelsnd was in Massa- q
nsetts, on the occasion above referred to, I
q returned hoop.sktrt. vell and three u
Wels; ne also LETT $500 in payment for tho r
rned up. "N~e e1
Nj. Han nford, Mrs. Wakely and two other II
rsons. hare been arrested and put under Ia
nds for their appearance before Justice n
ompson to ans~er to these charges on is
esday Of next week. al
u. Jaqucs left tosn last Friday morning. to
hour or Two before the officers called tn ht
est him, and has not been found. az
he trial will be one Of great interest. N