The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27
BOXED UP BODY,
The Remains of a Woman Found
in a Trunk.
Checked to Chicago by the Hudson
River Railroad.
A HORRIBLE BAGGAGE REVELATION
The Supposed Victim of
Abortion.

II was growing dark at seven O'Clock last even.
ing when four persons three or whom were repre-.
sentatves or the press, entered low shed, little
more than six feet high within the enclosure OF the
Hudson River Railroad at Thirtieth street. The
object they had on hand WAS to examine the con-
tents OF a piece OF baggage lying inside this shed.
fearful remor was abroad upon the air that the
body OF murdered woman was discovered
In trunk checked for Chicago, and everybody
around the station had been talking or 1t for several
hours News OF TINS character spreads rapidly, for
shortly after the dlscove had been made men and
women came stealing into the enclosure by way OF
the passage which the trains make In moving
out TO the Eleventh avenue They came
in twos and threes, apparently lettering about the
platform from whcn The trains depart, but intensely
absorbed in seeing the remains OF what was re-
ported the victim OF some terrible human tragedy.
The party that entered the shed forgot to provide
themselves with light. One OF them, whose whole
mind was evidently concentrated upon the purpose
of seeing the mystery unravelled, called
for match; but another OF the party, less disturbed
by the exciting character of the affair, suggested
railway lamp. The lamp was brought. Mr.. Van
dervort. the baggage master OF the road, supplied
skeleton key, by which the trunk was opened and
then there was certainly presented spectacle
which few people in sane heath would care to
look at twice. The lamp illumined a small
portion ofthe low shed in which a few old trunks
and odds and ends OF ropes and rusty iron tackles
seemed to be deposited. The light was a dull yellow
glare that made gloomy the whole surroundings.
gentleman or the party, of iron nerve, whose ex-
per1ence In the war embraced the handling OF dead
bodies with pitckfork, undertook the task
OF raising the lid or the Inflated trunk which stood
In the corner. II ordinary trunk, or the
character one may see In front OF most trunk
makers shops on the Bowery labelled three dollars
piece, and with rivets OF peculiar style, following
q recent patent which pretends to more ornament
than utility. He unlocked the trunk with skeleton
Key, and for moment there was thrill OF panul
suspense.
Tom O'Brien said, Gentlemen. let the doors be
closed, for there is crowd outside and they want
TO come anyhow" The response was, "Ah, no
let the doors be left wide open or the smell will
st1ne US to DEATH" policeman on the outside.
whose distinguished name 1t was impossible TO Sc
cure as he lifted soon after the shed was opened,
exclaimed just at the same tlme:-
has any raison to go In there, and IL won't be
s!!owed:n The reporters had, in truth, most OF the
trunk was opened every eye was directed with
2 half averted gaze towards It's contents.
snoweditself on the surface there was pause In
the high-strung excitement OF the moment, and one
ment. ''Can it be hoax ?" Tne,man who had been
down with the Army OF the Potomac, who had
s se at n asd
whpt OF the last remaining covering
"a Wnlte Counterpane) ana DISCLOSED 10 the appalled,
vision OF the party present the body of a young
female, perfectly nude and fast decomposing. The
eeaa ~ Tas ana e say sanst as
the fashion we see specimens OF phenomenal HUI
manity cured up in glass bottles in a useum.
The face. which was well formed, nose and mouth
being OF regular Grecian type, had become par
tally black. one arm and hand rested on the hip,
and the mails or the hand looked exceedingly long
rs though The woman had been for a con-
siderable time Ill. The flesh RON the shoulders
dowDwards had fresh, almost glowing COM
plexi0n. but TO a medical eye the woman evidently
appeared the victim OF malpractice, and this In
Decd appeared 10 be the general opinion all around.
Her nair-which was OF light shade OF
brown. approaching TO blonde-hung over her
forehead. Her fingers were small and decarey
taperng. Her whole appearance, packed as 1t was
into that small compass OF trunk gave the idea
OF a woman who had Just died that morn NJ in one
OF the many houses where erring women are taken
In and done Tor by one OF the many quack doctors
that infest this city, and whose system OF
practice is 10 pack OF the dead remains
10 distant place like Chicago. After the party
inside the shed nad seen enough to convince them
that this body was nor one upon whom visible
marks OF murder could be discovered they retired
OF this body at the Hudson River kaIroad depot.
In tho sweterlDg afternoon OF yesterday, at two
O'Clock, 3 coupe followed by furniture wagon,
drove up to the baggage entrance OF the Hudson
River Railroad ON rhirtleth street. between Ninth
ana Tenth avenues. There were few persons In
front OF the railroad depot al this hour, save
two Idle men leaning up against the iron railing
and waiting for Job IN removing passengers
ing the early editions OF the evening newspapers.
young woman rather meanly dressed stepped from
% SI sw yaras 20 where tue e driver
M ", iasni ,as wagon PREPARING
only, freight he had, down to the curbstone. The
sharp little newsooy, every ready to turn penny,
stepped in when be saw the truckman had
more than ne could DO to carry the trunk in by
himself. and said, :I'u hep II you give ten cents"
this for q friend OF mIneh The trunk was taken ID
between the boy and the furniture wagon men; and,
BY the way, the name on the wagon. as the boy
afterwards stated, was Trip"
The trunk was brought in, and, by the voluntary
counter ' Of the baggage once The little boy boy
Potts remarked. "fou had better have strap
around That baggage Of yG1rn" she sad she had
ONCE, and notcingithe glrPs appearance which was
rather seeay and, as ne thought. not commensurate
with the expense OF paying dollar for a baggage
strap, said in an interr0gauve tone, This strap Is
dollar "Al right, she replied "rll pay adollar."
The dollar was paid and the trunk was checked.
while at the same time she showed her ticket TO
Chicago ts22) and requested the baggage man to
take good care o the trunk, as 1t contained glass.
Frank Clements, one OF the porters at
the station, took no particular nouce OF
her put nc remarked that she was more
coming there. she departed abruptly after the
trunk was checked, shaking hands with the driver
OF the furniture wagon before she left
In Hhe meantime the trunk exposed IN the open
one OF the railway porters. by directions
OPEN and The Contents we're al once recocD n
&C those o. the dead body OF female. Intorma " on
was sent to the police station on Thlrty-fourtn
street, where, when the particulars we're learned
two detectives. Messrs. Brce ana Mcconnell
were despatched 10 the scene for the pur-
pose OF looking out for the girl who
brought the remains TO the statioD: but
though they renamed there up TO me last de.
parture OF the Nus Uound West they faled to find
her,
Superintendent vandervort says another snch case
occurred six years ago on the roSd and II was
NOT discovered till the trunk was some distance
the carr.
How many cases like this are daily occurring and
not the malpractice doctors " Auity and other
streets u ore or less respoDsDleS
Ofrcerg Furman and Carnachgn, OF the Twenty
sixth precinct at midnight, arrested carrnan
named Metard Trap, residing al 25l Bowery, and
having an once al ga BOwery VINO answered the
description Of the party whom the boy Parks nelped
so carry the trunk TO the depot. Inspector Whlling
Immediately teegraphed TO Captain Ca1ery 10 pro-
duce the bog for the purpose OF idenuiying him.
Trap states he carried no trunk 10 Hudson River
RAILROAD yesterday AFTERNOON, but statee mat on
Friday afternoon young man came 10 him and de-
sired &c hire AiD1 10 carry trunk from Bond street