Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-02-01
a munpnR IN NEW oRLEANs.

A very remarkable murder was committed
at house in Magazine street, New Orleans,
on the night of December 14-15, 1866, and, |
except on the principle that public excite
ments are governed good deal by the pun
lie caprice, it is not easy to understand why
1t has not created as great a stir as the mem
orable Burdell case. The occupants OF the
house in question were Mr.. and Mrs' MIC
Lin, and girl of 10 named Dora Hennerichs,
who lived with them as friend and com
panion. She was young woman OF excel
lent character plain in her appearance, re-
firing in her habits, and great favorite with
the McLins, who purposed adopting her.
She had, as far as any knew, no enemies,
and-what is perhaps not less Important
no lovers. On the night OF the l4tn the
family sat up late with some guests. Dora
went to bed Just before 12; Mrs. McLin,
being sick, retired earlier; Mr.. McLin sat
up until /. His room was separated rom
Dora's only by q thin partition. de nearu
no disturbance either before or after retrlhg.
In the morning Dora did not appear at the
usual hour, and her room, after some delay,
was broken open. She was discovered lying
in a corner, with fearful wound in the BACK
of the head, apparently made with blunt
instrument. A smoothing-iron with ploou
| on 1t was found in the room. There was
blood on the pillow, as if the girl had been
struck while in bed, and strange 70 say
feather bed had been removed from the peu-
stead and dragged to the corner where DoLs
was lying. Otherwise there were no marks
of disorder; there were no Indications OF
struggle, and apparently no attempt nau
been made upon the girls person. she was
still breathing, but unconscious. She uleu
in the course of an hour or two.
1t is equally difficult to conjecture the mo
tive and the nerpetrator of this deed. A lew
articles of underclothing were missing, Du
, they were Of too trifiing a value 10 haV'
temnted any one 10 murder, even admitting
thew were stolen; and beside, there were
; other things in the room which purgial
would have been much more likely 70 JAKE
The traces left by the murderer seem 70 com
plicate the mystery. These traces were
handkerchief, marked with certain unrecoe
nized initials, and footprints stained IN re-
> brick dust. The prints were found on tn
window-sill, and on the fence separailh,l
McLin's yard from that of his next nelgn
A Dor, Mr.. We'll, and they were tracked agull
4 In Wells yard, where wet brick dust , ma
4 been used in cleaning the pavement. An
q foot-marks were evidently those OF woman
hut it Il not easy to imagine how woma
could without assistance have climbed I'd
fence, which was quite high, ana onereu \
rest for the foot within five feet OF the groun'
= A robbery of few small articles had nee
IS committed in Mr.. Wells house about
p o'clock the previous evening; but that,
will be remembered, was three hours betol
i, Dora went to her room, and in any CA
s. there are serious difficulties in the way
IL connecting the two crimes. There seems
at be no reason for suspecting any OF the
re mates Of either house, Dora being on
m cellent terms with them all. The police,
all appearances, are utterly at fault; and u
coroner's inquest-as is apt to be the WI
n, with inuuests-has left the case as mysterio
Az as eyer.-Nelo York Tribune.