New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-16
mysterious and Painfully Interest
ing Tragedy.
Distracted Wanderings Of the Girl
History Of q Disreputable Boarding House
THE C0RoNER's INVESTIGATION.

residence of her sister Mrs. f. Cooley. at No. 3l3 WI
low st. Hoboken from the effects Of poison took pace
Yesterday afternoon. at Odd Fellows Hall. before CoTo'
ner Avery ard jury.
1t appears that OF Thursday last. Mrs. Cooley
sent the deceased On eirand to New-fors' ana
requested her return home by four O'clock that amer
noon II appears that the girl Ellen. proceeded to the
ferry, where she met acquaintance VI bers hairea
Ann Myers. - ,,,, O..
ono II he deck hands the ferry whom she s5'1so
che most crazy to get acquainted "Hn. .,c 800
crossed the ferry back ara forth tares cr @ 70 the
residence Of Anna Myerss sister, In Greenwich,sL,
where they remained until about p. M. when 'ney
again went ON board the ferry boat TO chat Win the
two deck hands and otter crossing the river several
times the gir took stroll up to the Eysan rie'us
remaining there until between snd ~ 3cock ~ wv
evening and again goinR on board the ferr!-ooa,
crossed tho river q number OF tunes, then let ana
walked np Sxih.ave. over into l,ioalWay ana INTO
Fificen,hst between Eirhth AID Ninto'nves a. ,nis
time IL was very lute and Ellen complain ing OF FcipB
very unwe, they sat down upon the irvnt steps ot
house when Anna Myer0 urged her to go H. stat,ng
that she WIS acquainted with the Woma" VINO %
there Ellen d. cned to 20 IN or to have anything aone
for her, ard they accordingly sat upon the steps
about honrs They then started 10 60 10 we mouse
Of AIMS sister, and after proceeding about nan way,
and Ellen feeline worse again, they sat down 10, az
hour wien IL became day Wight and TIE grs went uown
and crossed tie river Dun Der OF tines ID orcer 10
! have chat with the two deck hands inc icfry uipJ
I
towsrd night Anna Myers leit her companion asu
went Lone Ellen remained on board the boat unlit
laid Up Tor .he night when he, iose, he
ing Le would ace,Dpany hef, nut arer proceeo'na up
iowa shor distance shc roiased to go nome anu Az
mind an. finally at her request no accompanied ner
10 the Elysiln Felds whera they remaiaed u,tu be
10 ard u eO Ms xh dss : but
afraid her sis;cr would scc.d and bcs:
her md declaring that fhe w"u'd return 10
tho Elysian fields aud sleep t.ero until morning.
Nile Peer dssen,ed 10 this, and SAD he would rather
remain up all night than have her eipr'e heiser III Ias
manner She then sud II he would g. With her she
would 90 down and remain al the Ferry honrc untii
u ornirg aud ;hen would return home. Peer weui
down 10 the Perry house and watched over ,he eir'
until a. M Saturday morning and then went nome,
got his breakfast md returned nj an ronr later 10 go on
duty When the boat coumcnced US trips ct O'Clock
Zion wen. board and sailed back and frth unth
tho Inst knew of her until he heard OF her death
on Monday Where tne girl spent her time IRON sat'
urdiy morning urtii sunday evening. when shc was
found on the Ferry bridge by her brother. thrre IL no
eyden 20 show. ard bcr movements during tat time
entire mystery The above are some OF the Iaets
ELECTED vt ,Ie inquest. The follow ing Is the testimony
tnken before the Coroner;
Prank Cooley beng sworn testified: reside at No.
JlJ Willow 81 HobokcD, and mariner by profess
si0n; WAS acquainted with deccased, Who was my
sisier.in law; she vas ID years 81 age, arrived home
nv wife told she sent her 10 the barge for
ysl,e which had do an from lhinebeck; that she
had made injuries IOr her ana haC bLl
hrard nothing other he'd sent 20 Der sister In Brook
yn ana found that had not been there's my brother
IN lev brought Ellen home about Is o'clock on Sunday
evening; she came In and SMILED. but said nothiuR 20
me, and did not spesk 20 her. ut the request
OF my brother iD-law pf the room t. allow nm al
oppor unity 10 talk with her what Conversation they
had DO lot know; went ~ he'd about II y M, and
deceased and Ler preparing 10 relei aiter
ward INV sisteriL-law, Josephine. came to nv room
ana Informed that Fila laid she had taken i1ndanum
ON tho ferry boat; vent up aid smslled her breath
but could smell no laudancm, and did no, tnk sne ha9
tnken any, and told my wife 1t was 81 ian,lcatoni 1
got M again nbont O'Clock and deceased was then
asleep breathing heavily and rather unhntnral but IL
di not excite my alarm; then went to New YORK on
board Of my ship and aoout O'Clock my we cnne tna
dead deceased To absent herself over night
before. except we knew where she was ~
st. N Y. and engineer deceaser. Ellen. was
nv sister met her about o'clock Sunday evening"
on the Iobcken ferry bridge loot 81 ChrisiGpner.t
stopped there "Wednesday nights told her tnns sno
vas telling fasehood. that she had not been there;
,he then said tast at Mrs Wechs but did not
state where Mrs w. resded i then went with her
through the ladies' cabin 10 the forward end OF the
boat and stood outside she at one window and at the
other; she sat down elect under the window. aud
| a Young man presumed ~ be q deck hand came aud
! sat down by her and wished her good evening; they
conyersed together. but conld net understand what
they were saying; saw tho man look at me, and he
then got mp and went away my sister then stood up.
and rested her the windowsil with both hands
to her and her handkerchief In her hand nearest
me; / saw splash In the water and looked
up 10 who was throwing something overheard but
deceased occupying the same position a. before ON
the arrival OF the boat al Hobokcn We walked TO Mr.
Cooley . house; while going down Nihth-st, said
Ella you 10 tell me the truth, % 70 where you
have been and what you have been doing, at
iii at she did not answer ne and said, "W You tell
." she said. Yes, sir" but said nothing further
when We got TO the house, l requested Mr.. and Mrs
Cooley and my sister Josephine 10 60 into the other
ROOM until could have Q talk with her; they retired
aud then asked Ella where sho had been, she told me
she had been TO Mrs. Wechs and that she had been
else; asked her where she got the money she
had, and she replied that she borrowed II OF Of Mrs.
wclch asked Ter any had turned her out Of her
home, 70 which she made no reply; asked her IL
4 sho did 10. have good home there. at Mr.
Cooeys TO which she replied that she did then asked
her why she wanted TO disgrace the family by
living with strangers and borrowing money from them
10 which she made no answer then told her that II
she did not make mp her mind to tell the truth BY
the time came IN the nng would put her on
Tie Islands remained about Is minutes aud then left
home and did not her again alive deceased did
not intimate 10 mo that she hsa taken any posoB there
was violence used toward her nc the heuse except
what used; slapped her in tho face with my open
hand; II did not her cry met my sister on the
ferry bridge by accident. r"
| TO q Juror-Do not know that deceased ever kept
| company with any young man; do not know that sLs
was the moonlight excursion Of the Hoboken Ferry
| A Association a few nights since. N..H
Mrs. Lousa Cooley iesliied-i reside at No. 3l3 VIII
low st. am sister Of deceased was at home on sun
day evening when my sister arrived there. about 81
my brother was with her; when 1 come 60 recoect
think II was on Thursday noon sent her to tho
barge for the purpose Of getting my vase II was the
barge Enterprise lying at the foot Of Harrson.st
o'clock that aiternooni when she returned with my
where S~vo y"a bc . .hc 's ssid " "Tc M.
wslohs"i / said. Mrs. weloh's, why, she Is
sss said she mot AIMS Myers Mn. %oc ..iss on
the boat and Anua asked her to 90 there Al Mrs w