The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-03
SUICIDE AND MURDER.

A German Lady Jumps into the Cen
tral Park Lake, and is Dr0wned-The
Cause of the Suicide as yet Unknown
A woman In the First Avenue Said to
have been Murdered by her Husband,
EIc. Etc.
An inquest was held yesterday, by Coroner Gam
BILE, at the Central Park Police Station IN Fifth
avenue, over the remains of an unknown female,
who had evidently committed suicide by jumping
INTO the lake on Monday afternoon, From the tes-
umony taken by the Coroner 1t appears thai on the
afternoon in question Mrs L liza Bennett who is
employed in the ladies' saloon overlooking the lake
In the Park, noticed young woman walking about
the espanade on the borders OF the lake. where the
loats are moored. Suddenly, while her back was
turned, Mrs Bennett heard SPLASH, which she at
first supposed occasloned by some boys
throwing stones in the waler, but to satisfy her
self she ran down 10 the waters edge and there was
horrtied to find the woman she had previously
noticed houndering in the water. The drowning
woman made 10 effort nor expressed desire to he
rescued But Mrs Bennett raised an alarm, and with
the assistance OF laborer IN the park, and gentle
man VINO was passing IN carriaEe at the time, the
woman was taken from the water II an insensible
were made to resuscate the unfortunate woman
but without success. he remains were then con-
veyed 10 the police station From the TACT that the
woman Invested herself OF a waterproof cloak and
q woOllen cloud before she threw herself overooard
there is no doubt that the deed vas wholly preme-
dltated. The cloak and cloud were found in one Of
the boats on the bank of the lake. The jury en-
paneled IN the case rendered verdict of "Suicide
by drowning"
about TWENTY-FIVE or twenty-three years OF age, OF
medium height, and quite stouty built, with light
blue eyes, and dark-brown curly hair. She was Iar
advanced IN pregnancy. She was attlred in light
calico loose wrapper. with dark figure cotton draw
ers, chemse and night gown white cotton stockin ys
and laced boots She wore no hoop sxlrts. On one
of the fingers OF her left hand PLAIN black ring
In her ears, gold and jet rings, and at band
OF her chemise b ack and gold stud, bearing the
initials, "a. d. M H." The remains are now IN
charge OF the Cor oner, awaiting Identification.
THE MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARANCE OF A MARRIED
WOMAN.
Mr.. Julius Matson miner, forty.fiye years OF age
who resides III First avenue, between Eghty-iour h
and Lightly fifth streets. yesterday arrested by
police, on suspicion of having, by some mysterious
means, caused the disappearance of his wife, Sarah
X. Matson, q woman thirty nine years of age. 1t
is alleged by some of the per; residing in Mat
sons immediate neighbOlhood that about O'Clock
on last Thursday morning the noIse OF a sCufile,
accompanied by the screams of a woman, appa-
rently in distress, was heard to proceed from Mat
sons house, but as Matson was man of Incorporate
habits, and frequently INDUCED in beating his
wlte, no attention was paid 10 these at the
time. The next day it was discovered that Mrs.
Matson had mysterousY disappeared from the
house (hayng LETT in her nlght-clotnes), and since
that lime hing has been heard of the miss
had TesoIted to violent measures for the purpoe OF
getting rid of his wife. thousand rUmors were
floating about the neighborhood, until the suspicious
in regald to the matter brought 10 the atten.
ton OF Captain Hutchings, of the Twenty-third Pre-.
cnct, who at once determined to make an invesuga-
tion IN he case, and, as preliminary STEP oil dered
the arrest OF Mr. Matson, which was accordin Civ
effected stated above. The prisoner Is held in
the custody of the police to await an Investigation
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