The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN BALTI-
M0REl!
THE DEAD BODY OF WAN POUND IN
LADY's TRAVELLING IRuEE.

LADY TRAVELLING LRUhA'
The Baltimore Sun says A very mys.
tcrious affair has just come TO light in
Baltimore, the particulars of which, so
far as has been ascertained, is as fol.
lows: On the arrival of the steamer
from Fortress Monroe, on Friday morn.
ing, a woman dressed in black Of medi.
um size and thin features, who was
passenger on board, engaged Mr.. John
Stark, hackmOn, 10 convey her trunk
to boarding. house, 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
ly being closely vei!ed. She declined
eating during her stsy, partOking only of
cup of coffee, alleging as an excuse
that she was suffering with severe
headache. About O'Clock the same
evening. Mr.. Stark again called for her,
and took her 10 the station, who she re-
questod 10 attend 10 her trunk for mo
ment. until she stepped across the street
10 make some purchases. She went oul
oithe front enhance, which was the last
seen of her. The hackman waited some
hours when he put the baggage, very
large s'zed 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, and sent for Mr.. John
Bcr;s, residing at No. oS Cranky ST.,
who on arriving at the house, and after
consulting with some friends procured a
chiseI and priced ii 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 uaiorluuuto unknown
appeared to be that of man about forty
yuars of age. sandy hair, dressed only
in shirt and pants. There were no
marks Of violence on the body, and the
pretailtng ia,proOsiOn is That tho man,
from some motive or other entered the
trunk alive, and died from sulfocation.
There vera several holes in tho sides of
the trunk, made from the inside, as il by
the unfortunate man in order 10 get ar
| Coroner Brewer summoned jury Of
inquest yesterday, full investigation of
the matter was had, butno facts other
than those given above were elected,
and the jury rendered verdict OF death
from causes unknown to the jury
The general suppositiou is that the
man was either soldier or "bounty
| jumper and. aided by the woman, was
in the act of descrting, but being left
too long in the trunk, died for want Of
air. A colored porter on board the Fort.
rcss 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, the woman connected with the
above mysterious affair gave herself up
to Captain SuayeIy, of the western po-
lice Station, and she made statement
Substantially as follows:
Her name is Mary Louisa Linder, .
native of Germany, residing at the cor.
ucr of Little Water Street and Good
Side Lane, Norfolk, Va. She acknOw.
ledges herself 10 be q woman Of lewd
habits, and had lived GU terms Of inlim.
acy with the deceased during the past
three months. The name OF the man
was Samuel Freeborn, but she is unable
to state from what part of the country
he hailed; he led her TO believe he wOs
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