The New York herald., 1871-09-06
A Probable Clue to the Woman
Who Checked the Trunk.
The Second Avenue Den a Per-
feet Charnel House.
The Case Of Mary Carroll-Her Sudden Death
aud Hasty Burial-Rosenzweig's Horrible
Treatment Of the Dead Bodies Of His Vic
tims-Does Hughes Know More than
He TellsEA Mysterious Woman
en- Board Steamboat.
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Ulster county representative prOceeueu tnitner anu
gathered all the facts Obtainable bearing upon the
case in hopes that some new names or facts might
be CLEANED which would give some clue or lead to
the discovery Of the woman VINO checked the trunk
containing the body OF Alice BOwlsby. 1t is
evident that this woman was the special
agent OF ROsenzweg In matters of this KIND,
and probably the only outside OF his own family
employed for such purposes, as 1t Is not likely tat
he would dare entrust his criminal secrets to more
than one person. II, then, as IN the case OF Mary
Carroll, woman should be found 10 figure proml- |
ncntly IL natural 10 suppose that she was the
same one who checked the trunk on that eventful
Saturday. With thls theory IN mind the HERALD
representative started for Highland, Ulster county,
and upon his arrival there learned that Dennis
Carroll the father Of the deceased, lived about seven
miles distant.
INTERVIEW WITH MARY's MOTHER.
Repairing thither he found only Mrs. Carroll at
home, the father and sons being at church. Mrs,
Carroll IL lady Of about seventy and the nrst init.
nation she had Of the nature OF her daughters
death was from the reporter, she supposing that
Mary died OF dropsy at the Bellevue Hospital. Upon
learning OF the cause of Mary's death she broke out
into pitlrul sobs and exhibited great anguish, de-
claring that
THAT DOCTOR HAD KILLED HER DAUGHTER.
AS soon as she became more composed she made
the following statement:-"Mary was about thirty
nve years Of age, with black hair and eyes ana
clear complexion, and was rather ROBUST ana o
little above the medium size. She had lived away
from home the greater part OF her liic she was a
modest girl. good, KIND daughter, and the last
one ! would suspeCb OF doing wrong. the last
saw OF her was in March. was sick and she came
to attend me. Our family received notice OF Marys
death through George Hughes, my son-in-law,
THE NIGHT BEFORE SHE WAS TO BE BURIED.
HtaJ n
Newburg on the Sth. was sick ana could not go
10 the funeral My husband and sons went.
George Hughes said she dieu at O branch OF tho
Bellevue Hospital, of dropsy. In May last one or
my daughters was SICK. We sent to George Hughes,
with whom she had been living, and at whose
house we supposed she still was, for Mary to come
home anu see her sister, Hughes said she was IN
Poughkeepsie. We sent to P0ughkeepsle Tor her,
but
SIZE COULD NOT BE FOUND
Hughes afterwards told US that she had gone to New
York on the first "Trip Of the Mary Powell The next
heard OF her she was dead. l am sure that DR..
Rosenzwelg Killed my darling daughter"
Bidding the aged lady good day the reporter
started for Patrick Carros, brother of Dennis, who
lives lew miles distant Arriving there he found
the family, consisting OF father, mother and two
daughters at home, and at once stated the nature
OF his VISIT rhey all with one accord declared there
must be some mistake aDout the cause OF Marys
death, as she was good, modest vrtuous girl, and
above reproach. They were deeply affected upon
being informed that there could be no mistake
about tue cause of her sudden decease. The lacts
elected from them were substantially as !0iiows:-
Mary had been aim Ost like one of the family, and
srro now residing fesa Or at Poughkeope As d
not know OF Marys death until alter the 1unera,
aud thought it very strange. The deceased for the
keepse ana went win him TO Newburg. AT the
time Mary's sister was sick and they sent for Mary,
Brooklyn, having met lady on the boat TO whom
she hired out as servant since the death OF Mary
at a branch OF the Bellevue Hospital. He showed
Mary Ann telegram which he had received rOm a
second ave9ue ana mat he must down To- for the
body. Hughes went down ana brought the body
ns point M Mrs. SarS aIa se,
tested great emotion. The reporter, thinking it
might be of service requested Il, and IL was gwen
the case and referred the reporter to Mary Ann,
their daughter at Poue ehkeepsle, who would be aole
to furnish more Information on the subject
The reporter then started for Pougnkeepsie 10 in
teryiew Mary Ann Carroll. Sne had gone TO New
burg, but he was warmly received by the master OF
the house. That gentleman said he had spoken TO
Mary Aun about Mary Carroll the DAY before, when
wouIu DO such a thing; that II she was u man she
WOULD MAKE HIM SUFFER FOR 1T.
The servant greatly Sat nse ana was as
herself, and crying. she also SAID she mad
SEEN THE TELEGRAM
which the best OF her recollection read as fol-
lows:-"Mary is very sick with dropsy at Second
signed Mrs. war ng TINS was corrobOrated by an
otner servant Alice, who was by when the telegram
was read. Mary Ann also told the gentleman that
Hughes had told her nat be went down to branch
OF the Bellevue HOSPITAL anu iouna INA mary sun alive:
Hughes also told her the startling fact that kOsen-
zweig's den was
that he saw number OF dead bodies lying IN the
house and that 1t was sckenlng and horr bic
sight To see the brutal manner In which they treated
them
Alter learning these facts the reporter started for
Newpurg, in hopes OF meeting hughes ana Mary
Ann together. Upon his arrival he found that
Hughes had lust crossed the Terry to escort her TO
the cars. Hughes subsequently returned, and was
found with his wife at his house about nine O'CLOCK.
Hughes Is about thirty five years Of age, full face
black chin whskers, and rather pleasant appearing
man He is a carriage manufacturer. and is doing
a prosperous business. His statement was similar
to that published in Sundays HERALD. He as
Blooklyn and was unsigned. 1t read, MARY Car.
roll Is dead; cali at No. - Second avenue; come
down at once for the body" He couid not remem,
Twenty.thlrd and Twen,y-iourrh streets. He
reached there apous ten ocIock at, at night:
buried the day after her DEATH out the
second day after. He was not certain whether he
had the despatch now OF not. tie got an under
laser block o. two above to take charge OF the
booty; thouant the undertaker's name was Conway
the conversation she thought the worst feature OF
tie Bowlsby case was packing the body IN the
trunk; that IL was WRONG ior hosehzWei9 W pIuG
tce In these cases II lie was not regular physi-
clan; that gr! who went there ought To be pun
ished; mat Rosenzweg ought not TO be punished
too severely.
There can ne no doubt that the telegram was
signed, AMI that. too with the name OF MIS- Warlng
Patrick CarIoil's family, Dennis Carrops family,
Mary Ann carroll and the servant Alice al assert
positively mat II was. Against this we nave only
Inc statement OF George Hughes. Admitting this 10
! be true, then the question arises,
WHO rs MRS. WAXING
To the solution OF thls enigma the detectives
| Should at once turn tneir attention.. but Wnetner
! II was signed or not, there can be no
! Cuesuon that this woman was In some manner
! connected with the death OF Mary Carroll. II she
was Is II not probable she was acting IN conjunction
| win RvsenzwelgY Ii so, Is 1t natural the Doctor
wou,d have score or more Of confdants or agents,
| or only oney Woad lie be likely 10 trust more than
| one person on iside OF nus own family with tne
I knowledge or his crime2 lie might be able to con-
| iro one woman, while he might be poweress to
! oyerawc number. Is II not plausible, then, that