The New York herald., 1871-09-01
JANE JOHNsON'S CONFESSION.

She Saw Miss Bowlsby Go In, But Did Not
see Her 60 Out.
Last evening" between eight and nine O'Clock
Warden Brennan received despatch IRON Pater-
son In regard to the remains OF Miss Alice
Bowlsby:-
THOMAS s. BRENNAN, Warden bellevue iiospiiaI:- -
s @s & asSs the body s'
shortly after Warden Brennan informed the re-
porter OF the HERALD that he was about TO
visit the cell of Jane Johnson, the servant of
DR.. Rosenzweg, as she haa finally deter
mined, after much persuasion from the War
den to make q clean breast OF what she knew.
Jane is about to become q mother, and the news
that the seducer OF Miss Bowlsoy had blown his
hand she was informed that evidence ike the snow.
fakes was falling ali round
THE DEMON RosENzwEIG,
all these circumstances combined induced Jane
Johnson to tell what she knew, anu she
had informed the Warden that after sup
per would let him know all that
she had witnessed. Accordingly. little before
nine O'Clock Warden Brennan, together with Cap
tain Cameron and another witness, entered the cell
OF J2pe Johnson to take her statement.
JANE JOHNSON THEN GAVE KER STORY
freely ana without hesitation, as Iollows-
On Wednesday week, August %, in the after
dress, tucked up behind, ana answering the
description given by the friends or Miss
Bowlsby, as alluded to, entered the doctors
tRosenZweg's) house, No. 6S7 Second avenue.
by the front parlor door, After entering the above
named door she was Immediately taken up stairs bv
the DOCTOR ana was escorted to his private room.
1he doctor came into the house iu great haste by
the basement door ABOUT two minutes before the
walked to the door Of the Kitchen In in which IL
was ana looked in-someihing very unusual for
Kitchen door after looking Sharply al me- wnen he
let ! opened the door easy and looked after min
and listened, aud then ran up to the parlor floor,
SAW TIE YOUNG LADY
going uo 10 the second Moor; l t2ok no more notice
could near her gomg out OF the house, which
tailed in dong; He same afternoon l asked
Rosie. the Doctors daughter who that lady
was that went up stairs. when Rosie replied, 'She
Is patient VINO wanted to see lather.' again
was here yer, when she answered .un no.
her friends TOOK her away last night" then said
to Rosie "How could that be2 now could 90
III all that ram. when sou told me she was vcry
sicKr' kosie replied, .rney mad "a nice carriage
right until tins excitement TOOK place Alter
mn r star G tnere r"se or some es9 we n
then retarue1 to the ktcael to get cup OF tea
MRS. kosenAwelg which gave ner anu Rosie took
1t u her mother: 1 always toos the food 70 the
family before tnls IS al remember OF tue circum-
stances until
IL.
striped on one side, ana with large palm leaf
noures on the Other, ana also the oaby's
diaper, winch | recognized as bang the
property OF Mrs. Rosenzweig, which articles
were lound In the trunk ana were shown
10 me by Warden Brennan. Tue chemisc laled 10
recognize, as weii As come other articles beside
which did not know. on Saturday morning. Au.
gust 20; Mrs, R3senzweis came 10 me
work quick and 20 out and take The
children out to walk" This was a very unusual
thing Tor Mrs. RosenZweig to tell in the house,
|
quite treat TO Ret a walk; took the chdren ont
when had nv work done which was about Twelve
O'Clock, aad was accompanied by Miss kosie. | re-
turned aO0ut iiali-Dast one O'Clock from my walk
with the children ana Rosie and knew nothing
about what TOOK place during my absence.
JANE JOHNSON.
Warden Brennan notifies all trunk dealers and
trunk manufacturers III the CITY and vicinity lhat t
would further the eudS OF justice II they would Cali
and endeavor To identify the trunk In when the
body was packed aud Is now waiting lOr recosni.
ton at Bellevue Hospital.
THE TRUNK
is OF wood with black steel cross bands at the cor
ners, wooden stays inside TO hold up the snort
drawers, brass bands corner fastened with
brass nails, and has the following dimen
siOns:-Length, thrfy-0ne lnchea depth, thir cen
inches; width, seventeen and q half lnches ana Is
and strips. The probable cost OF the trunk when
new would be about 81 So but this IS evidently a
second hand article. Jane Johnson Identified the
comforter which had q hole IN IL, made as IL -
supposed TO take out some Of the thick waddlng IN
order that the body might be packed with more
ease. Pieces OF the wadding saturated win car
bone acid were taken out oi the trunk last ngnt.
IL ~ believed that some OF this saturated wad ling
was placed in the mouth Of the murdered girl as
dsinIecianL