New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29
THE TRUNK MYSTERY.
ARREST OF THE SUPPOSED ABORTIONIsT
AND MURDERER

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| THREATEN TO LYNCH THE yIILAIS-PROBA-
| BILE IDENTIFICATION OF THE VICTIM BY TWO
| BOSTON PROSTITUTES-SHE WAS sEDUCED BY
| MEDICAL STUDENT.
The discovery of the body of Young w0-
man in trunk attic Hudson River Railroad Depot on
| Saturday and tho unmistakabe evidence that tho
horrible crime OF abortion had produced DEATH inspired
such indignation in the community that Il was with
great satisfaction that the Police authorities received
clue which has resulted In the arrest OF the murderer
day had interviewed since the discovery OF the crime
with the exception OF the voluntary evidence OF
oabman nothing had been done toward the solution OF
the mystery, William Pickett truckman living at No
All Avenue A, passed away his Sunday leisure chiefly
within his own home, and early on Monday morning
went with his cart to the OF Thrdaye and
ty-nnth-st, where It his habit to wait for ousto-
friend passing by In the afternoon threw on the
cart morning paper, and the soon busily
gagged in reading article, which was soon
TO DO Of personal interest. He was ac-
Quainted with Warden Brennan OF Bellevue
Hospital and Immediately driving that Institution
sought out It's chief officer Pickett told the Warden that
he had Just read the OF the discovery at the
depot and thought himself TO be tho
who had driven the truck. He said that on the
Saturday afternoon previous, at about O'clock he
waiting at his usual stand, young woman had
costed him and said that she desired TO have a trunk
taken TO the Hudson River Railroad Depot lie had
asked her for the service 81 90, but upon her
demurring, he had consented TO carry the
trunk for 81. Tho said that she was
going Chicago that afternoon and she would be at the
depot about O'Clock to the trunk which he would
find at No 6s7 Second-ave in the basement She then
left him. He Immediately went 70 the house men
toned and knocked at the basement. 1t was
opened by stout, neshy man. apparently
foreigner who appeared TO understand his mission.
The door opened very strangely, upon large room in
stead the hallway customary in houses OF the kind
no large ma helped Pickett
the the house the truck Pickett drove very
fast FROM the house to the depot as he was AFRAID he
would not catch the train. As he drove up before
the door OF the baggagerOOm at the depot the woman
who had hired him out Of the ticket office with
boy boy and the helped to carry the trunk
into the bsggagerOOm. He remembered that strap
was bought by the boy, and that the owner was very
nervous when the lid breaking. He did not
notice the trunk the woman particularly, and he GER
tainy did shake hands with the woman at parting,
did know her and had never seen her before the
day she engaged him TO carry the trunk.
cartman refused to go TO the womans house or re-
ceive the trunk unless gave him her name and paid
him in advance She reluctantly wrote in the cartmans
order book {" Julia Simmons No. 697 second-ave!"
Warden Brennan listened to this account of Pcketts
with great surprise and interest and at its conclusion
hastened with the ruckman the Eighteenth Precinct
Station On arriving there Pickett again related
his story TO Capt Cameron. The Captain thought it
most important clue and Immediately took the trucknan
with him the house Secondave that had been men
! toned. The truckman readily found It, and
! Capt. Cameron then had his suspclons
| confirmed in discovering it to be the residence
OF Rosenzwega pretended doctor, known to have
| committed the crime of abortion 1t was now 2 o'clock
IN the afternoon and information Immediately sent
| 10 Inspector Walling at Police Headquarters Mean
WHILE Capt Cameron assigned Sergeant Rooney to the
duty of arresting ROsenzweig, who was known to him
personally Sergeant Rooney called at Rosenzweg's
] that fha Hnafnr gaa
but expected home soon The sergeant donned
| a disguise and hid in drug store near by. Here no
waited without result until o'clock, when his pa
thence at last rewarded by perceving Rosenzweig
approaching The doctor however before entering his
home turned aside liquor store and called for
glass Of lager beer The sergeant upon entering the
saloon door was recognized by Rosenzweg. who in
stantly sprang for the other door. The officer
was too quick, however, for his burly adversary,
and seized him securely before he had got into the street
crowd of oaers at the bar seemed to detect In an in
slant the fact that Rosenzweg had been arrested for
murder The Doctors profession notorious that
his connection with the trunk murder was imme-
diately surmsed, and tho crowd gathered
around crying, "Lynch him; lynch him."
officers however who had been placed In the neghbor-
hood to hold surveillance the doctors house. soon
entered the and assisted Sergeant Rooney to pro
tect the prisoner Even with this help with great
difficulty that the officers enabled to drag Rosenz
vert from the grasp of the roughs and place him IN
secondave. car, by which he conveyed to the
Eighteenth Precinct StationHouse.
Upon the entry of the prisoner into the staton-Iouse
he was Immediately identified by Pickett as
the man who had helped him carry out
the trunk Meantime Inspector Wang had
teegraphed for the boy Paddy" otherwise known as
Alexander Parks who gave the first clue to the mystery
and the boy had arrived at the Eighteenth Precinct
Station House. The boy and the truckman instantly
recognized one another.
uI als "A
and began questioning the prisoner Rosenzweg denied
all knowledge OF a trunk having been taken from his
house on the previous Saturday, and on being con
fronted with the truckman denied ever having
seen him All questioning failed to elicit any
other answer, and Inpector Walling ordered
that the inmates OF Rosenzwelgs mousse
should be arrested squad Of police entered the house.
and arrested the servantg GIRL Polish pedder boarding
in the house. and Rosenzwegs The prisoners were
seyeray interTOgated by the Inspector but all denied
any knowledge trunk that had been taken away from
the house The servantgr appeared especially retcent
in her answers
Rosenzweg has an unwholesome fame among the
police He has three four offices IN the city where he
commits the crime OF abortion Three four ago
he was bartender beersaloon in Chatham-st
He has recently been earning an infamous ho'ofey at
No. 3Amy-st This is his advertisement IN an evening
journal: Old Amity Place relieves lades III trouble
at once; no fees until cared for
He was locked up and guarded well IN the ElShteehh
Precinct Station House during the night
SRosenzweig is large man, about feet lhches III
hight and with piercing blue eye In answer 10 the
questions OF reporters he said that the papers
had got enough to write about and would
doubtless soon have more than was truthful
or discreet The doctor obtained his diploma from
a medical college in Philadelphia, paying Tor II 40
At Police Headquarters during the evening numberess
Inquiries were made by anxious relatives concerning
women who disappeared during the past te" weeks
Among others was a gentleman who displayed portrait