The New York herald., 1870-01-05
TnE BAUkAN-ALMEJ0 TRAGEDY.
No Light Upon the Cause of
the Crime.
The COroner's Investigation at the
Morgue-Heartrendlng Scencs-The
Mother and Sisters OF the Un.
fortunate Woman Present
The Grief-Strieken Parent
Sw00ns - Interesting
Testimony.

The inquest ON the bodies OF George Banman, the
murderer and suicide. and his unfortunate VICTIM
Annie Afmej0, held yesterday by Coroner Flynn,
~ Bellevue Hospital Long before the hour fixed
Tor the commencement OF the proceedings quite q
crowd Of men and women had gathered about the
gateway OF the hospital, In the vain hope that
Warden Brennan would afford them an opportunity
to look upon Inc bodies OF the victims OF the tragedy
A great many persons who were privileged charac-
ters, who at least thought they were, and acted
accordingly, managed to make their way through
the hospital grounds 10 the entrance OF the MorQue
where they crowded ABOUT the snaky wooden gaze
and regaied another with what each was able TO
nee through the cninks and breaks in the fence.
THE ABODE OF THE DEAD.
In q small apartment, scarcely eight feet square
which IL used as a sort or halfway house for the
known dead before they are either consigned TO a
dogs fate In Potters field rescued from the ign0
miny OF an obscure grave through the charity OF
the living, there were yesterday dozen or more
rude coflins one piled upon another almost every
one containing some remnant OF what had once
been life ana vigor There IL but single win
dow TO the room, and through the dirt
stained panes the daylight has to struggle
for an entrance, and when u does force Its
way In 1t only partially succeeds IN making the
objects In the place VISIBLE The door for obvious
reasons always Kept tightly closed and the conse-
quence is that when person enters from the fresh
air he is for second half stined with thick. close
atmosphere, rendered nauseating by the slow cor.
rupting bodies In the collins On the top or the prin-
c,pa pile OF stained boxes were two that were placed
side by side and on each, written on q small piece
Of white paper, which fastened to each lid with
a pin, was the Morgue's iavorlte term, "Unknowr."
Underneath this word was written IN the same
Handwriting, supposed to be Geo. Bauman,n and
ON the other, supposed to he Annie Aimejo"
THE DEAD BODIES.
The lids were not screwed down 10 the sides OF the
boxes, and all one had to do TO obtain glimpse OF
the bodies within was TO sllae the lids to one sidc
nIoD one OF the adjoining collins. The woman was
laid out In simple night dress, and her wealth OF
black hair lay in thick tresses upon the fair neck
which the delicate lace OF the white night dress
could not fully cover. The lace was that OF hand
some woman; the features were regular and the
head wen shaped, and although the imprint OF
the hand or death had caused the eyes 10
sink somewhat in their sockets ana the cheeks
TO lose some of their natural fulness there was
something about the whole face that attracted one
even as II lay the nard plank in the rude box with
The lie blood stains mating the hair under the ear,
where the fatal shot had entered. The wretch who
had brought about the whole deed OF horror by his
lust and disregard for all that Is considered sacred
and right IN The eyes OF the really vlrtuous lay
stretched out In his slroud in the ad-
joining box, with the teeth firmly set ana
an appearance OF most intense agony resting
about tile mouth, which was rendered all the
more repulsive by the struggling mousrache and
the neglected beard that covered the long, pointed
chin. The eyes were not fairly closed and seemed,
NJ first blush, as though endeavoring to peer out
from beneath the heavy brows, which were drawn
thor.t
iectual face look that was by no means attractive.
AN AFFECTING SCENE.
Into this room, with It's atmosphere Of death,
where the collins lay piled like logs Of wood IN
regular order, just before the Coroner had arrived
came the mother and three sisters OF the dead
woman. The mother-she who had nursed The
dear dead one wnen little prattng chiId,
she VINO had brought her up In The know
ledge OF the right. aud who had rejoiced
10 know that ner teachings had not been wasted
upon her child until that fatal night when the intel
iigence OF the terrible death IN an infamous house
came to her, with all the crushing force o! hope
lost forever - staggered INTO the abode OF the
dead clinRing the wne 10 The arm Of young daugh-
ter who tried III VAN to quiet the heart that gave
vent 10 its anguish IN sobs that made the most
hardened present feel as tney mad PROBABLY never
felt before slowly she dragged herself into the
room, ann guided Dy the girl ut her SIDE on whose
shoulders her head leaned heavily, she made her
way TO the comm in which the corpse OF her
but her hand touched rne coilin, snrank back
with an involuntary snudder and low moan, fun
ana the hand fell helpessly al her SIDE,
A few words OF encouragement from tue young
woman on whom she leaned, and the hand was
again lifted to The col, and the mother raised her
head 10 look upon the race VI her lost one Her
eyes stared wildly and not, for the outstretched
hand wandered about the collin TOP for a long time
before IL touched the pale, upturned Iace winch 10
sought; but wnen IL did come IN contact with the
ice-coid forehead ana toyed IN mechanical sort OF
way WITH the Struggling locks OF hair that hung
DOWN on both sides OF the lace Of the dead, tn8
heart, bowed down with its awiufweg0t of oe gave
vent TO It's feelings, and the mother IN the iuiness
of her sorrow. sopbed aloud ana called again and
again npon the one who heard not annie OH.
Annie speak 10 me ~ she cried; III You could only
tell ue aIl;' and the Only response was the echo OF
the questioning voice and the splash OF the waves
that broke upon tie stone fronting beside tue
horgue. Again aud again was the name Ol Jne dead
one called and again uid the same response come
back and at last in the midst o her great grlef the
poor mother was led from tnc sde OF tue conn and
taken to an adjoining room, where she eii into "A
deathDke sWoon
THE INQUEST
The arrival of the coroner caused great rush OF
the crowd for the room where inquest was 10 be
held, and Il was soon iillea every pa. Ihc first
witness called was Josepnine McNainaEa one OF sne
sisters OF the dead woman. She Was attred IN deep
and during lie whole time she Was IN
the she kept her nelyy black vel closely about
ner lace. The aIllicted ulother Win her eyes star
lng az space and her head leaning upon cne OF
her young 1augnters shoulders sat Ia one OF
the mons seats, aud close To her Mrs.
Beck, the Keeper OF The house where Anne
AlmeJ0 met her DEATH Mnlie tue one seemed 10 DC
dcai 10 every word uttered the witnesses and was
W1en one vi the witnesses told OF the awful sIynt
that bau met the eyes o those who rst entered The
room altcr the iatal shoa uad been nred, the
looked benigaiy about her, displayed her jeweilcd
coarse hand IN way 10 atlract attention, and
seemed as perfectly unconcerned as though sne had
had not Tor her indirect CONNECTION VIVA the rag-
edy, something 70 answer Tor before tue great God
to whom all, good and Uad, WIN one uay have to
render q strict account.
The following Is the testimony Ia ken:-
Josephine Mcnamara sworn---l reside III li6 South
Fourth street. Williamsburg; am sister Or the de-
ceased ANNE Aimejo. me- McNamara; size was en-
gagged IN teacang at the Turner'S school, Meselole
street, Brooklyn; sne nad Deen engaged there aoUut
three years; Bauman, WIN whom sne was acquainted,
was principal OF the school; knew nothing Of their
being particularly Intimate together; j last saw my
sister alive, tnlnk, on the Thursday aiVernoon pre-
vious to the murder; the next heard of ner Was
what saw III the paper yesterday.
The wItness here stated thaL the published stale
meut that her sister had been expelled IRON the
school was mistake. The only trntn aoon the mat
was that Baum1 IN mad been requested To resign.
Pauline Beck sworn--l reside III Elizabeth street:
keep an assigGaton house; 4 never saw The
face OF the deceased woman until sunday last;
! was not acquainted with Mir. bauman strictly
speaking; about nine months ago he came 10 my
house and said he belonged TO Rochester. n. T.,
md asfed me III he could have q the