The New York herald., 1871-09-06

pay Mrs. Burns. Harry PuIlen lives at No. lOl East
Broadway. lie is not married. He has not been 10
see me since he gave me the money TWO weeks ago.
When Mrs. Burns performed the operation on me
| there was another woman present, VINO was toid
| me against the wall while Mrs. Burns performed the
operation. am too weak 10 sign my name.
MARY = russell.
When this was done l. In company with Detective
Walker, went TO East broadway and arrested Harry
Puilen,
THE ALLEGED sEDUcER.
| l also made diligent Inquiries, ana found Annie
| Ryan, who was companion OF the deceased, u
roommate with her. and that she lived a. SO Broad
way. In the morning sent down for her, but she
had gone to work. The Oicer went to her place OF
business and finding her there brought her to the
station. Further inquiries led me to ascertain
pretty satisfactorily the address oil the alleged abor-
| tlonlst, and l communicated immediately with
circumstances OF the case. l obtained permission
| from MN to send ont OF the city two officers TO
tion For this accordingly / despatched, without
delay, sergeant Quinn and Detective walker 10
tons It must be- understood tna Sergeant Quinn
knew the woman, while Walker Was unknown to
| ner This Is my share IN the matter no to this
| point. Let me refer you now TO Sergeant Quinn.
Sergeant Quinn, who had inst entered the 0tice.
was called upon and, after some Introductory re-
ARREST OF THE WOMAN
We started for Long Island, via Hunters Point,
Hunter Point. where we took o stage 10 a village
called Connc We ascertained that Nine. Bru.
|
cottage neat comfortable house, pleasantly situa-
ted IN the centre OF l20 acre farm and shaded by
| 1rnn trees. The Madame recognized me lmmed-
ately ana expressed her surprise at seeing us and
INQUIRED % what was the trouble: told her that we
r 70 pay nes sne wcn 10
"on, was afraid you wanted me for that trunk
business. | SUPPOSE you expected that was the
| woman who carried the trunki'
ION, no; we only came to see you," replied.
we were then IN her grounds surrounding the
| house, hundred yards from the house. We entered
together and fOund
THREE YOUNG LADIES
| there whose ages seemed TO be from eighteen to
| TWENTY-FIVE. One OF them was evidently dOmes-
| tic, the other two were ladies OF Il mucn higher
social position They aid not seem to me TO be
| under the medical treatment OF the Madame The
latter volunteered the statement, before we retired
tor the night, that TIVE OF these ladies' friends
or hers, VINO mad lately come Oh a visit. We had
supper together, and we're courteousy and politely
treated. The Madame was ANXIOUS that we should
remain over night and we accepted her courteous
nvitat,on. In accordance with country practice we
retired early. Walker and took u KIND OF rabbit s
rest.
KEPoRTER-who was The rabbit, scrgeantf"
Sergeant QUlNN-GOOd enough. To go on with the
story. We watched the Madame reGre took our
observations, and found that there were no means
watch during the night AT Two O'Clock In the
morning we neard
| and Immediately asCertalned that Madame was In
her room. We let her rest ON until twenty minutes
past four in The morning, when we told her she
| must get ready TO accompany us TO New York, as
we had told her previously we should take the early
train. She was very anxious know from US If
"trunk arrangement"
mo; you can trust in MS" we replied; eve Will
| tell you When we know something about it,"
When We got fairly started told her what we
wanted her tor,
and said, "My God my God can IL be possible
! don't know TINS woman. might know her II
tnat came there On the road 10 the city she aaai
referred to the case, and said that she supposed
w So oe an@ ES BE- sns @
mad something to do with The young woman who
was put INTO The trunk Sne asked me to obtain her
Counsel ana gave me the name or a lawyer, friend
OF hers. his lawyer is shyster at Jefferson Mar
ket. We brought her to the CITY and locked her up
An Interview with the Prisoner.
In the upper tier OF the female cells at the Tombs
had been securely placed, yesterday afternoon on
the Coroners warrant Mme Brumldge, or, as she
been familiarly known for many years on the east
side OF the city, Mrs. Burns. the alleged murderess
Of Mary Russell.
AS the HERALD reporter pulled back the iron
door which led into the cell, AMI threw little
more Of the light OF heaven into the
little. narrow, me-washed apartment, q fe-
peculiar bundle Of emnniy f'f ia T6ei &hs hs
cleverly how to arrange themselves INFO when they
are getting KIND Of "or sleep" put up Its head
and gaZed with look OF surprise at the door.
The head was wrapped round with clean neat,
white handkerchief, evidently to serve as an impro-
vised nghtcap, and, leaning her head Oh her arm,
she awaited her visitor with calmncss. 1t was a
face that betOkened all its years, which numbered
fifty; but 1t was
HARD, UNREADABLE FACE,
comely, clean and with the norid flush Of color
peculiar to healthy country women Her clothing,
which was disheveled, indeed so disarranged that
her bosom was as visible to the naked eye as though
she had been dressed for a bail, was scrupu!ously
clean. She wore dress Of the ordinary material
used by women Of the lower classes for wrappers,
on which the colors are always faded red and the
patterns invariably stripes. The bed linen and
every appurtenance Of the cell was In harmony with
this cleanliness, and as her aims rested on the snow
White pillow 1t required an effort Of the mind
to realize the fact that 1t prison cell and that
the woman surveying in that recunbent posture SO
calmly the visitor before her was murderess.
"Wel, Mrs. burns, said the reporter, "When did
'.we, they brought me here to.day.'
''Yon don't flnd II quite so pleasant rs that beau
tiful cottage OF yours on Long lslandr'
'Oh, don't Know about q beautiful cottage; it is
only only a plain house tnat is JUST good enough TO
"why they tel me. Mrs. Burns, " Is cottage
and estate the President might envy ~
al don't Know about that; 1t is not mine. There's
| heavy mortgage on 1t anyhow"
"That don't make IL much the worse, Mrs. Burns;
whose property 1t IS, then? ?"
"Wel 1t is Mr.. Brumidge's."
..us, "ile Is ~ yonr a husband is he notr
'Then that don't make mucn difference. 1t is
yours as WE'LL VINO are tne young iauleS VINO are
staying at your cottage at Cornieyv
"Why, they are friends OF mine. ! have friends
staying with me- OF course now and then, like other
folks"
.,Are these young ladies troubled with
THE SAME COMPLAINT AS MISS RrSsELLpo
al don't know any body or that name"
al suppose you know Miss Russell is dead, don't
you2u
"Well. they tell me go. suppose she s."
"I don't want You to say anything 10 crminate
yourself, Mrs Burns, but may tel YOU II you nave
not already found II out, that know something OF
what mas brought you here. Pray may ask you n
you are known as female physician or midwife ?"
"Me ismnR), me a physclanf No, am no physt
clan. don't do anything In that way'
"When you are IN the city you live In Clinton
street, don't yOu Mrs. Burns-No. l16W
"Yes, have lived there twenty-five years. am
pretty well known there. Everybody about there
Knows me. They know me as Mrs. Burns. never
changed my name, though l have been married