The New York herald., 1871-02-15
TEE HEw HAMBURG SLAUs.
An Impoeter Making Capital Out Of the d.
Arrest OF the Woman Cennest-The
motive Rai.ed-A Pressndment
NEW HAMBURG. Feb. II

NEW HAMBURG. Feb. IL 1871
The papers have oil given credence to the reI|
that Mrs. Sarah Bennett had been here al
thursday last waiting to Drd the dead body Of |
husband. Her stories. always well told, excited |
greatest sympathy In tho breasts OF all who he|
them. She gave ont that she had been Marcted|
James Bennett FIVE years; that he was prolesso}
languages. They arrived at the Ere depot |
week ago yesterday, In the afternoon, as the q.
dent occurred on the Hudson River road that MIC
She said that her husband left her AZ the Jer|
City depot, at . quarter past I'VE, she be
en- rotto to lnglewood, where he had
tanned board for her, ana he en- routs |
tho Thirtieth street depot OF the Hudson Ri
Railroad Company, whore no was TO take passI
on the unfortunate train for Buffalo, there to II
for employment He was to write to her on the |
lowing Wednesday. She went 10 The post Office
that day, but got no letter. When about to retI
she purchased New YORK paper, aud In IL req
the disaster. Then she came directly here, and ID
this point telegraphed to Buffalo and other placed
ascertain II her husband Was still alive. To Y
kilograms she said she got no answer. Wnlld1|
shc also stated that within two months she
confined ut the National Hotel, IN Corslandt scT
with twins. She had with her bright little q
about two years and SIX months old. She said .
husband was Free Mason In ST. Louis, end had
tended . Grand Lodge meeting at Memphis.
child was worry scantiiy dressed. and from It's shi
Ing cold appearance excited pity everywhere.
THIS woMAN's STORY
was as before stated, always told with extra
nary precision, and, as o consequence, drew Or
her very many warm friends. Among them was
widow lawson, OF this place, who took her and
child II and DID everything IN her power to mi
them comfortable. 30 did Mrs. sacxrider, the !
OF tho tavern keeper here. Yesterday Mrs. ben
went tc Poughkeepsie to see Ii sne could idef
any Of tho clothing winch was taken from The WI
and stored there 10 Mr. Audrus' store. Upon On
lng the store her eyes rested upona hat, ana Sit.
exclamation, ''That Is my husbands DAt,H IAN
Coroner Andrus states that afterwards anU
mans name was found IN the hat. Neverthele 81
woman thus excited PoughkeepsIe 81 IL pa.
found friends on every side, some OF whom
money. sho reached here On saer return
after three O'Clock +. M. and went direct II
Lawson's, and there told the stery OF her
kccpsle VISIT the identification Q. the hat the
ing dt ana the gathering OF sympasnesic irieu
then came more friends. party OF P0lgl
gentlemen mad on Interview With her, apG
hearing her story naae up purse o. SO and
ii TO ner. She alterwarus eald they gave he'd
Si5 / know they gave her S20 che oil them xiv
SHE WAS AN MposToR.
At nine O'Clock last evening sae was ocastlj
toxiclred and conducted herself In the inost
rageouS manner, whereupon every one turned aa
her and shc. was sent away from MIS- Laws
Oil disgusted with her, bus having tie iveliest
pathy for the poor little child az her a,Ge, whom
made sure 10 cl0tne warmly. The woman stag
Into the depot and fell at full length upon tae
when she WAS pcSed up and laid upon sst.ee
then quilts ana blankets were sent froin neigh
houses WIN wbicn to keep her warm. While
there her room at Mrs. Lawson s Uas scarchtc
two pawn tickets found. one represensed
| at simpson y Co.'s. No. l95 Bosery; IT was sIav
January so, 1871, for my cents, and the tica
signed "RGiner.' The other represents one
and pin, OF No, lsa Canal street. ILeJ
was also bottle found III her reom. This III,
size lett here, goiug south on the foushka
tain, but was taken from the tram at Tarrytow
PLACED UNDER ARREST
as an imp0stor ana started for Poughkeeps1e ia
ftis q glooily day at the wreck. Another
storm prevails; and work about the oridge
diver, was to descend this morning. eot he cay
atmosphere IS too thick, and besides rhe sia
over the lecometive shades tho warcr below
makes everything dark, SO the submarine exp
tion cannot taGe place.
THE ENGINE
is not much broken and has been placed up0
track. THIS morning trunk was partially ha
from the water, but IT slipped rom tue nook
ladies' unGer garments were also nau ed out
rles that bodies may nave hoated oat into thu
and away with the current, hat Mr.. tolx, the
IS OF different opinion entirely. He says to
his explorations, IN his diving suit, he found
piles or debris on The west SIda OF the lecOnl1
and tnaI 1t must have been impossible for any
to get through u hy the action OF the current.
less they were crowded far down into the lnud b
falling locomotive and tender. Mr.. IGlt, tie
ED rneer or the New York and Eric railroad
MI haei Volk, Gil engineer OF tnat road, are he
ascertain II the man VINO was riding on the loo
tive was an Erie Railroad engineer. The Serg
alarms OF the Senate is here to-day sIbDpl
witnesses for the Legislative investigation.
noon to-day, In consequence of the severity .
storm, work was again abandoned ut the "
The cola increases, and the Clothes vi the lao
are covered with Ice and many nave ears fre
Besides, the blocking planEs and tackiln3
covered with ice, SO
FURTHER EFFORTS FoR THE DAY ARE UskLE
superintendent Toucey has gwen tho orde
cease working. the mcn having gone to shelter
Polk, the diver, has gone back TO Poughkec
There are now no more bodies at Pongh keepsle
there Ii q pile oil unrecognized clothing gc
man from Buffalo states tEat Vosburga, the see
car conductor, must nave had q prosentimeut D
accident. When be started from Buffalo to
east he told MIR. Gates, the sleeping car agent,
he dld not want 10 come; that he would give ~
thing he had Ii he could be let OF. lie also bad
wife goodby three times, and when he LEFT slt
lowed MIN for BALI a mile. On the night OF the
dent she walked tho noor all night, and when
Of II IN the morning said, Don't go any further
expected it,"