Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-07
The Corpse in the Trunk.

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New YORK, August 27.-This morn ng
Coroner Hermann made post n,ortem
examination at the Morgue OF the body OF
an unknown female, discovered on Satur-
day in a. trunk left at the Hudson River
Railroad depot. The verdict was the
cause of death from inflammation of the
bowels, brought on by abortion. The
corpse is evidently that of young wo-
man Is or l9 years Of age.
New YORK, Aug. 29-The mystery OF
the corpse in the trunk at New York Is
being unravelled, step by step. As an
nounced by telegraph, the truckman, came
forward and acknowledged that he was
the man who carried the corpse to the de
pot. His name was William Pickett
His Identification of the boy Potts, wis
helped the woman check tLe trunk at tn
depot, was the first step in solving tn
mystery. The rest is told as follows:
P1ckETT's STORY.
Pickett says that on Saturday last, wo-
man came to his stand, on the corner Of
Twenty-ninth street and Third avenue,
and asked him to 60 to the basement 0
No. 6S7 Second avenue and get a trunk
of hers, which he would obtain by ringing
the bell and telling the people what he
wanted. Then he was to put 1t on his
truck and bring it to the Hudson River
Railroad depot, whittier she was going IN
coupe. She paid himin advance, chang
ing a ,fve-dollar bill to do so, and they
parted. He went to the house, rang the
bell, and, the door opening, was ushered
into the basement chamber. There was
no hall Here ne observed several women
and tall man, whom the carman de
scribed so accurately as to enable acting
police Sergeant Rooney to identify him as
Jacob Rosenzweig, whom he knew well.
Acting Sergeant Rooney then went IN
civilian clothes and loitered around the
neighborhood
CAPTURE OF THE SUPPOSED PRINCIPAL.
The sergeant had been there but short
time when Dr. Jacob Rosenzwelg, the oc-
cupant of the house, came from the direc
ton of First avenue. As the doctor near
ed the house he recognized the policemen,
and immediately ran into Boylan's liquor
store, at Thirty-seventh street and Second
avenue, and tried to hide in closet. Ser
eeant Rooney was close after him, and,
dragging him from his hiding place, led
him into the street BY this time large
multitude, attracted by the presence Of the
police, had gathered in the neighborhood.
As the sergeant returnedto the street with
his prisoner the crowd closed in on him.
and the cry went up Of "String the wretch
up to lamp-post., The crowd became
so demonstratlve that the sergeant and
his men were finally compelled to draw
their pistols and warn the crowd to keep
back, threatening to shoot the first mar
who dared to interfere with their progress.
The prisoner was then taken to the sta
ton, followed by clamorous crowd, which;
By the time they reached the station, had
swelled to many thousands.
KNOWN TO TEE POLICE.
The doctor has gained notoriety with
the police, to whom he is known as DR..
Ascher. He denied all knowledge of the
murder, and saidthat IL was all mistake.
Dr. Roscnzweig is Pole. He came TO
New Yorl: from Platz Poland, about sew
en- wears ago, and Immediately commenced
the practice of medicine. He is mem
Der Of the Eclectic College, on Twenty
sixth street. He is about thirty five years
old and very stout, with large, coarse lea
lures. HIS hair, which is light faXcn,
curls tightly to his hca |, and is worn part
ed in the middle He has wife and sev-
eral children, one on infant four weeks old.
Pickett said he believed Rosenzweig to be
the man who had given him the trunk,
but he was not sure th he had ever seen
the Girl before Thewe, he thought, was
in the basement at the time Of its dclive-
rv and asked him whee he was going to
take it. However, he was not very clear
on these points
On further examination it was found
that Mrs. Rosenzweig wlo first denied al!
knowledge OF the trun.. business, said
verv innocently that she was too delicate
to be down stairs of Saturday when the
trGckman called, but hastily correcting
herself, she again proiessel / total Ignorance
Of any such affair having transpired. In
spector Mailing found out afterwards that
tae woman had been down to the base
ment four or five times since her contine
ment. Dr.. Rosenzweig nus two houses N
which lie carries on his business fhose
who know him say that about Two year,
ago he kept lager beer saloon in tais
city, but probably not finding it rs pr'ita-
bic as he desired, he turned his attention
TO the practice" Of medicine He IS
fat, coarse and sensual looking fellow, with
out any traces Of refinement in person
or manners, and does not bear the faintssJ
appearance of the educate physician.
MORE LIGHT.