The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29
THE TRUCKMAN GIVES HIMSELF UP.
ARREST OF THE DOCTOR.
The Murdered Woman Said
To Be Identified.
Course Of Crime-The Carman Clearing Up the
Case-Hunting for the Woman in the Calico
Dress-Excitement in Laurens Street
More Mysterious saratogas-N Nuisance
in the Neighborhood- Regular Den
Of Infamy- Walling's Work.

After nights and days Of weary work the police
have at length been rewarded by some light upon
the dark and horrible mystery which so strangely
discovered itself on Saturday last The pnblic mind
was so thoroughly aroused by the atrocities prac
tsed by scoundres in the midst OF q large and en-
lghtened population that the police felt put upon
their mettle and determined to leave no stone
unturned until they brought the perpetrator
OF this last murder to justice. Throughout Saturday
night all day on Sunday and during Sunday night
the Inspector worked with the hope OF finding some
thread In the mysterious wndings Of the case that
would lead him to
THEORY OF THE AFFAIR.
One after another every truckman in the city was
sent for, examined and confronted with the
boy Parks, but to no purpose The driver
OF the coupe who took the woman to the depot
was found, but he knew nothing more than the
bare TACT of having taken her there. Bond street
| was searched for the friend OF the missing lady,
who was supposed to be living there; but she, too
| PROVED A SHADOW,
| and so the Inspector was again thrown back
| upon his own resources to unravel this tangled
crime. Unremlttng in his zeal and untiring
| In his Efforts he continued to search
and root among the villanous horde OF abortioniss
in the city, with the expectation Of getting at
length to the proper parties; but In the midst of
his toll, and when all hope OF success had begun to
pale, fash OF sunlight broke in upon the chaos.
1t was astounding news the telegraph brought TO
headquarters when it licked the information that
THE CARAVAN HAD GIVEN HIMsE UP,
The eyes of the weary watchers frightened and
every nerve was strung in expectation. The truck
man who took the trunk containing the broken up
BODY of the young lady to the railroad depot SAT-
urday had gone to Warden Brennan at Bellevue Hos
pita and said that he was the man employed to
carry the dreadful luggage to It's place OF
discovery. His name, he said, was William
Pickett, and lived the OF
Twenty seventh street and First avenue. lie stated
that on Saturday afternoon lady came to him on
his stand corner OF Twenty ninth street and Third
avenue, and
DESIRED HIM TO CALL FOR A TRUNK
at 6s7 Second avenue which was to he delivered at
the Hudson River Railroad depot She gave him
five dollar BILL which ne changed for her, giving her
back 81. In the early part or the afternoon he
called at the house in Second avenue
and received the trunk, which he described
accurately and he then delivered 1t at the depot
| the regular order OF business upon which he went
| home and thought no more OF the affair until yes
| terday morning, when his attention was called to
the case by the papers. Mr.. Brennan, uoon receiv.
ing this statement, took Pickett TO the Eighteenth
Precinct station house, in Twenty.s econd street,
where he repeated the story, adding the informal on
however, that the man who occupied the house was
So far the case seemed clear enough, and fnspec-
tor Walling at once detailed Sergeant Rooney TO
weg alias 1octor Xscher as soon as he made
| his appearance. Rosenwcig had undoubtedly some
misglvings In his mind about his security, from the
noise that mas been made In the case. and Kept
| away from the house during the day Toward
OF the street. thinKlng that the coast clear. and
| that he could slip into his place unobserved. To
! make sure, however, he dropped into neighbor-
| ing barrOom; but the policeman MIN and soon
| pounced upon his man. Ascher IS a man OF low
| hundred pounds. lie has prorusion OF light cur
ling hair, low forehead, sinister expression of
| and
COLD CRUEL LOOKING BLUSH EYES.
His principal Office Is IN Amty place and the house
on OF his lrIghtful trade. When arrested he denied
all knowledge OF the truckman; said heehad never
that any one could harbor suspicion that the tranR
came from MIN. This man formerly
KEPT LAGER BEER SALOON
in Chatham street. and about year ago procured
diploma from spurious medical college In
Philadelphia for 500, since which time he has been
practising his profession Of abortionist with
wonderful success. Beside the house IN Amity
place lie has several Others in dlrerents parts
OF the city, and numerous corps or assiStaut It's,
when Pickett had given himself up Inspector Wal
ling sent Tor the boy Parks and confronted HIM with
| the trucKman. whom he immediately recognized as
| the man whom he had helped with the trunk into
| the baggage room. He was SHOWN the cart and he
said that was the same one: he remembered 1t ais
The stories told by both the boy and Pickett are
exactly alike, with the simple exception OF the
| Misunderstanding referred TO by Parks as the lady
leaving the place. This. Pickett says, is error.
He did not shake hands with the lady as lie did not
HAD NEVER SEEN HER BEFORE
in mis- life until she came hire MN. and when his
work was done he went away about mis- business
The truckman having come 10 the surface and lead
Ing to The arrest OF Ascher greatest interest was
manifested In the whereabouts Of the woman VINO
accompanied the remains OF the unfortunate creature
VINO doubtless lost her lie in the hands
to the house IN Amity place and hal
it surrounded by force OF police to prevent the |
again sent for and during the time occupied IN |
bringing MIN to the place the people IN the house
of women living there. but no one answering the |
description OF the party wanted. The place
w ,sa who S0n calls herself Mrs. Ascper and
whose family consists OF an idiot son; Tle
ment, in which the DOCTORS" Office was, and at
the rear there is large and elegant garden. From
OF the residences in Amlty street one can see
that and all the surrounding gardens. Every
house in the immediate vicinity has
Is an abundance OF trees in every one of them.
While the detectives were In front OF the house
and from the place In Amlty street could plainly
see by the moonlight large sararoga trunk stand. |
tue place, the people who live there and the trade |
they carry on, the suspicion starts almost naturally |
into ones mind that u is there
WAITING FOR ANOTHER VICTIM.
The canvas covering, In the pale, uncertain light,
hrosn Is IL IN g We pS s a Of some
understood In the neIgnborhood that some unusual |
interest was ueng manifested IN tne particular |
house., and people began to wonder whether they |
going to get rid OF II, as the character OF the
establishments Is well known. lady living on the |
opposite side OF the street said she
SAW TRUNK LEAVE THE HOUSE ON SATURDAY
wife other furniture, but what Kind of truck
10 was carried away on or by whom 1t was taken |
she did not remember. young man living In the |
same building also saw the trunk and other things
leaving the house on the opposite side OF street.
bat 1t made no impression on his mind until ne had |
seen the case OF the body found In the trunk re- |
ported In the journals, as 1t was
ALMOST A WEEKLY OCCURRENCE
rom That place. "Ihey are constantly changing
something or somebody" he said; "for have often
noticed that not week passed but things are
bNMght or taken away from that house, The po
lice, however, made no arrest there up to late
h0ur last night as the woman they In search OF
was not there.
Insnector Wautnc boa n r,,cr,o .,oscrIntion of !