New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-05
THE RAILROAD DEPOT HORROR.
Fall classification Of the vicfim-Sufcide
of the Seducer1-DisciOsure by the
Doctors Servanf-The Mother of the
Girl Tuy0Ived.

Doctors servansEThe Mother of the
Girl Involved.
PATERSON, N. j., August 3I.-Miss Alice
A. Bowlsley, of this city, residing with her
mother, on West street, has been identified
as the body of the young girl found in the
trunk, in New York, at the Hudson
river depot. She was universally respected
here.
Walter Conklin, who, it is understood
was her seducer, committed suicide here
this noon. He was employed at the Sales
Silk Factory. He used a revolver, and died
soon afterward. 1t ID believed his connec-
ton with the Bowlsleg affair led hum to the
sact
Upon the application of Mr.. Howe, the
counsel for DIR. Rosenzweig, Judge SIlther-
land to-day granted writ of habeas corpus
in his case. The discharge of the doctor is
asked for on the grounds that the charges
made are unfounded and unjust that there
has been no official investigation before a
magistrate, and that he is illegally detained
without legal process.
New YORK. August 31.-The public in
terest in the trunk mystery has in no way
abated to-day.
Several important developments in the
case have occurred.
Mrs. Harriet L. Williams, the aunt of
Miss Bowlsley, visited the eighteenth pre-
cinct stationhouse and stated to the cap
Jttln blldt sic was sdLlSucQ JIlt DOuy lOuuQ
in the trunk was her niece. She also gave
other information concerning the history of
the young lady and her movements during
the few weeks preceding her death. At
police headquarters she identified the hand
kerchief found at Rosenzweig's house as
having belonged to her niece.
A daughter of Rosenzweig was arrested
this morning, charged with some complisity
in the affair. Immediately after she was
taken into custody several officers were
sent to Rosenzweig's house, where careful
search was made of the entire premises,
but without finding anything to throw any
Light upon the mystery.
Rosenzweig is much depressed in spirits
by the developments now made, and in
quires anxiously concerning all the facts
discovered.
The body of Miss Bowlsley will be re-
moved by her friends for burial, after the
inquest, which takes place Tomorrow, has
been held.
Nothing thus far regarding the move
ments of Miss Bowlsley has been learned,
with the exception of what has been learned
from her mother, who states that her daugh-
ter and herself left their home in Paterson
two or three weeks ago on visit to New
ark, New Jersey. She returned on the fol-
lowing day, and Miss Alice left on the
Wednesday morning to go home by way of
New York. Nothing more was seen of her
until her body was found on Tuesday at the
Morgue
Her uncle, Mr.. Williams, on Tuesday last
left description of her with the clerk in
charge of the Bureau of Missing Persons at
police headquarters. Strange to say, the
description, though minute, was not seized
upon by the police.
PATERSON, N. j., August 3l.-Paterson
was intensely excited to-day by the an
nouncement, In the morning, that the re-
mains OF a young woman, found in the |
trunk at the Hudson river depot, in New |
York, had been identified as those of |
Paterson girl, and, later in the day, by a |
report that the young man who had kent |
company with her had taken his own life. |
through fear of exposure and punishment.
With regard to the suicide of young Conk- |
lin the following particulars have been as !
certalned: COnklin arrived at Dale's silk |
mill, where he was employed, early this |
morning, looking pale and nervous. He re- /
manned at his desk during the forenoon.
conversed but little, and when spoken TO |
concerning the reports in the morning pa |
pers, spoke of it as matter of no conse- |
quence to him.
At noon, when the other clerks left for |
dinner, he remained at the mill, and shortly |
afterward the report of pistol was heard. |
and Conklin was discovered lying on the |
floor in dying condition, blood flowing |
from the wound at the back of the left ear. |
Word was at once sent TO Alderman |
Conklin, his father, and doctor was also |
promptly notified; but their services were |
of no avail, and the young man died shortly |
after their arrival.
In one of his pockets was found the fol- |
lowing note: II have long had a morbid |
idea of the worthlessness of life, and now
to be obliged to testify in this affair, and |
cause unpleasantness in my family, is more
than life is worth. Good bye, dear father,
mother, brother and sister.
WALT
All day the excitement continued in Pat
erson, thousands gathering around the
building and discussing the last sad phrase
OF the tragedy.
NEW YORK, August 3i.-At a late hour
TINS evening Jane johnson, servant of DIR.
hosenzweig, made partial confession which
proves mat the unfortunate young lady
states that on Wednesday, August %. Miss
Bowlsley came to the house. and after
snort conversation In the parlor. was
escorted to the Doctors nriyate room
She saw him enter with her. and did NOT
see her go out again. She asked the no.
tors daughter next day where the hody
was, and she replied that the youne IsJyy
had been taken away last night bv heyr
iriends. On saturday morning Jane was
something very unusual-and it was al /
that time the body Was removed. !
Jane declines TO tell ything more about
the affair tonight. She is very reticent.
and would say nothing to the reporters
who were present.
PATERSON, N. j., August 3l.-Conklin.
who is the seducer of the murdered girl,
Alice Bowlsley, and who shot himself in ]
his city, has wife living in st. Peters j