Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-01-06
iPlom the baltimore Glletls. JAnuarya1
Mysterious Affair In Baltimore.
a DEAD MAN FOUND IN A TRAVELLING
TRUNK,

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Some little excitement occurred on satu,Jav
night, at the middle district station house. upon
the delivery there of a large travelling trunk.
containing the dead body Of q white man. Ii
was brought to the station by some menbers of
the police, accompanied by Mr.. John STARK. a
hackman, in whose house the trunk hal been
opened. Coroner Brewer was Immediately NO.
nhed and summoned jury OF inquest, who met
yesterday morning at ten o'clock at the station
Ihe iacts brought out Rt this investigation are
substantially as follows, On Friday morning.
upon the arrival Of the stea ner from Norfolk. a
woman dressed In black, heavily veiled, about
lotty 3ears oi age, engaged Mr.. Stark, hack
man 10 convey herself aud baggage consist
! iog only OF ono large ltunk-to a boarding
house, she rcmarking, that AZ she intendeJ to
proceed further North, IL would not be necessary
to 50 to hotel. aud she would prefer a priyate
mouse MIR. STARK then drove her to the board
'us muse OF MI. S Pamatory, No o. Watson
street, "here he was acquainted, and Where this
woman was accommodated With a room on Tho
second fior The trunk was also oarriel 10
the apartment
Mr, fnlmaiory states that the female re-
ma'ned IN her room all day AT dinner time
she Was called, but excused herself from dining.
sayips that she was i'll aud would ouly tnke a
cup OF coffee This was sent to her BY a ser
'au'' VINO upon entering the room. noticed the
woman lying upon the bed, with her head go
nuiiled up that her festures could not lie dis
tinguishel. The stranger remained nt Mr. p "a
house until about eight O'Clock, and then call
ing one OF the household, desired hack for tie
purpose as she said, Of proceeding to the depot
u 'hr Northern Central railway, where she was
to take the cars for Chicago AIr. STARK was
sent i1f, beiuE in the neighbGrbood mud aOain
had the woman aud trunk in his cnre IIr
drove TO the depot where the female aii,htpd
und ASKED the amount Of his Mre, at tho snmo
time handing him Ave dollar bin telling him,
to get II charged, and also saying that she Ind
one or TWO lnIchases 10 make on the street, aud
mat sue wouli retutn in few minutes MIR
S,brA then Ind the trunk taken eT the b.ck
and carried inside the depot. The woman dis.
hppeated aud hns not been seen since. Stark
Remained AT tue depot until nearly elssen o'rlocl
and, tile owner not appearing, lie rIaced lilo
trunk ngain upon his hack and drove TO his
house, No 63 urpnhy street, wnere he tlepo.i
ted it.
Ga Sainr lay Stark went to PhilA ielrhis ami
before his return at night MIR Burna a
nrighhor, visited his house on busine.A W,irn.
there, Mrs. STARK remarked to Burns lint tl.re
Was something mysterious about the truut tbnt
IT was very heavy, aui that very uuplpnsant
od9r etchped from il, aud desired him io uren
IL. burns trled unsucces=Iully several KEYS.
lie then took clisel aud pril ID OIL the hasp Of
the ock. Upon raising the Ii j Of tho trunk h,
their amezement and horror. they diseoysreJ
thr dead body, lying face downwafds. the leo.
being doubled up under tie stomach. Tho nolice
were at once made acquainted with the ritcup,.-
stance, aud the body taken 10 the dead.bous.
The dead man was apparently between tlirtv-
hvr and t1rty years OF ag. about five feet 6yc
inches high light brown straight hair s,,i,
niouslache and beard under the chin no IN.
whiskerr He bad on blue woolleu socks. v,h
extra eoes of some green and red mn,r,u.I
bewsi 10 them, black cashmere pants ,Itawa,s
oi course sun lied ut the ancles under sblft
mus IN sulrt' and gray army ehirt over all,
ln 'he ,tunk 'here were pair Of top boots,
wonana dress, Of haf mourning calico. a towJ
pair OF thin drawers, blue and blrk ,rt
cravat, aud a soldiers cautcen flied win voIa,
There was neither cap nor coat the bn,lv h.,,
headed aud eoatless lu the pocket II The d.
ceased there were found n small pen knifs -
pencil aud comb, There were no marks ma,
the body or the clothing or the things in ina
trunk by which any cue could be had ia ,hs
iudentiy Of the man.
Th're Was diversity of opinion among the
Jury as to the cause OF death Some thought
'na' lhe man hhl been placed In the trunk
When alIve and hal smothered to death; while
Otl efs believed tLe body had been ,acs,I j.,
after death. la 'le sides Of the trunk there
neie two OF three small heles, as ttnade win
gimlet Que hole appeared to have b,en bored
from the inside with the blade of a knife leo1
ing some to suppose that the nau in biz agonv
was endeavorius 10 procure air. His KNIT.
however, was found in the pscket closed mn IN
the top Of The iiunk card had been tackeJ hv
the woman white at the boarding house. win
the following inscription "Mrs Brown. Cb,,N
cargo " Detective Cassel yesterday ascertainrd
that lne woman ohlllned pass at Norfolk 10
60 anu return IRON ialtmoIe under the name
oil M'es L'nder. Tli9 officer yesterday pro-
ceeded TO Norfolk for the purpose, if uos-ible
of procuring the Identification Of tie iscea.eJ
aud other Information which may throw some
light upon this mysterious affair. The iurv
rendered verdict that death eusued irnm
causes unknown. There were no marks of via
lence upon the body at all. The skin Of the
forehead aud right eye brow wns abrazed some
what, but this was caused by the jolliug and
moving Ut the trunk.
Since writing the foregoing il has been ascer
'ained thnt about9 . O'Clock last night u woman
appeared at the Western police station, and
stated to Lieutenant Chenowith that she was tLe
woman who had charge OF the trunk above men
u med She was then sent to the ihee Of the
Marsha Of Police, and in the Ir,sence Of Com
N ssiouer Hindes, tho Marshal, and Deputy
Marshal stated that her name wus Mary Louise
Llnder that she was thirty seven years OF age;
woman OF III rcpute, and had lived ia Norfolk
for IL number Of years. The name Of the de-
ceased Was Samuel Freedom member Of COM
pAuy NJ, 20th New York cavnlly; that be en-
Listed about three mOaths ago aud deserted
about month afterwards, siuce which time
he hal lived with her, being concealed iu her
house by day and going about nj night
Tue travelling in the trunk was his own pro-
Jeet and he he slept in il all uight on Wednes-
uay night last, in order to test the practicable
" OF the adventure. About three O'Clock on
thursday afternoon be got into the trunk, hay
ing previously made n email hole in it, aud bl-
tween eleven snd twelve o'clock the same nisht.
while on board the boat she raped upon the
'ruhE, aud he answered. "Go away m oil
right As soon as the trunk was brought 10
her room, upon her arlival here on Friday
morning, she opened IL mud found thnt he was
deal She subsequently put upon it card,
anu married 1t "Alrs. Brown, Chicago" and had
II removed TO Calvert station, though ehe aid
not lultnt leaving Baltimore. She states that
sue then commtnced walking tho streets, anl
iid 80 until seven o'clock last night, when she
determined to give herself up. as she had been
greatly worried in mind about it. She WAS con.
hhed ~ the Middle station house fur the night,
anu ths morning will be turned over to ,he
military authorities
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