The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR In BALTI-
MORE!!
The OEAp BODY OF a MAN FOUND IN
LADY's TRAVELLING LRuEK.

lhe Baltimore Gun says a very mys-
tcrious affair has just como to light in
Baltimore, the particulars of which, so
lar as has been ascsrtained, is as fol-
lows: On the arrival of the steamer
from Fortress Monroe, on Friday morn
ing. a woman dressed in black Of medi-
UNI size and thin features. who was a
passenger on board, engaged Mr.. John
Stark, hackmOn, TO convey her trunk
to a clearinghouse, where she could
spend the day, designing to leave in the
evening train of the Northern Central
railway for Chicago. Here she kept
herself very secluded during the entire
day, whenever seen by any Of the fami'
" being closely yelled. She declined
eating during her stay, paFlDking only Of
a cup of coffee, alleging as an excuse
that she was suffering with q severe
headache. About O'Clock the same
evening. Mr.. Stark again called for her,
and took her 10 the sta zion, who she re-
questcd 10 attend 10 her trunk for a mo
ment, until she stepped across the street
10 make some purchases. She went out
olthe front entrance, which was the last
seen of her. The hackman waited some
hours, when he put the baggage, very
large sized travelling trunk, on bis hack
and drove home, placing it in his house,
where it remained until Saturday even
ing, about 8 o'clock. The wife OF Mr..
Stark who was absent, about this time
imagined that an offensive smell came
from the trunk, aud sent for Mr.. John
Boris, residing at No. 9S Cranky 81,
who on arriving at the house, and after
consulting with some friends, procured a
chseI and priced il open, when 10 his
horror he discovered that the contents
consisted Of The dead body of man.
He at once closed the trunk, and giving
information to the police, it was carried
to the central police station, and the
body placed in the dead house.
The body OF the unfortunate unknown
appe arod to be that Of man about forty
years of age. sandy hair, dressed only
in shin and pants. There were no
marks of violence on the body, and the
pretailrng- ia, p toOsioh is that tho man,
from some motive or other entered the
trunk alive, and died from suifocation.
There we're several holes in tho sides of
the trunk, made from the Inside, as il by
the unfortunate man in order 10 get air.
Coroner Brewer summoned jury Of
inquest yesterday, o full investigation of
the matter was had, butn facts other
than those given above were elected,
and the jury rendered verdict oil death
from causes unknown to the jury
The general suppositiou is that the
man was either a soldier or "bounty
jumper and, aided by the woman, was
in the act Of deserving, but being left
too long in the trunk, died for went Of
air. A colored porter on board the Fort
-css Monroe steamer is confident that lie
saw the trunk on board the boat on
Thursday night last 90 the trip up the
bav.
Previous to leaving the boarding
house on Watson street the woman nail
ed card to the top of the trunk, on
which was written Mrs. Brown Chica-
60"
About haf pest o'clock last even.
ing, tho woman connected with the
above mysterious affair gave herself up
to Captain SuaveIy, of the western po-
lice Station, and she made statement
Substantially as follows:
Her name is Mary Louisa Linder, q
native of Germany, residing at the cor.
npr of Little Water Street and Good
Side Lane, Norfolk, Va. She acknow,
lodges herself 10 be q woman Of lewd
habits, and had lived OF terms of inim-
acy with the deceased during the past
three months, The name OF the man
was Samuel Freedom. but she is unable
to state from what part of the country
he hpiled: be led her TO behoyo he was