New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

merely served 10 intensity the horrible stencil m aros
from tho rapidydecaying corpse The face was xpod
Dackened with putrefcation. Delicate looking women
gazcd in morbid horror. and turned away merely that
they might be startled with a sepond glance At3p M
two women presented themselves to Warden Brennan
and stated that they wished TO the body IA they
thought from tho description that IL could be none other
than girl with whom they were acuuainted
They gave their names Josephine Norton
and Mrs. Kelly Of Boston, Massachusetts. Both
were very gaudy appearance and were dressed in the
manner peculiar to prostitutes Mrs Key stated that
she kept an designation house Boston, Of which her
companion was an inmate Warden Brennan took
them TO the deadhouse, but the features
OF the girl were 50 badly deoompased
that recognition was almost impossible Still they both
saw or thought they great resemblance TO the girl
they wished TO identify. They said that their acqnant-
ance had beautiful snow-white complexion, and blonde
hair Her teeth with one exception were white
and regular. This irregular or decayed tooth
slightly marred the beauty OF her coun-
tenance. Her form was slight and very symmetrical
When examining the mouth OF the corpse IL wa.
discovered that tooth was missing. IL proved
TO DO an eye-toOth, and in the position IN
dicated by tho The supposition IL that
IL the girl was their acquaintance she must have had
the tooth which spoiled her beauty removed
Upon leaving the Dead-House tho women were
questioned by Warden Brennan az to tho ante
cedents OF theirt friend The details Mr. Brennan
thought, could not be divulged with pro-
prety. The walked TO the Eighteenth
Precinct Station House, in East Twenty 5econdst,
when they were questioned by TRIBUNE reporter
They stated that tho girl who lay in the Deadll0use
was 80 like the girl they looking for that they could
not believe they were mistaken This girl, they said
came to Mrs Kellys furnishing house in Boston about
two months ago She gave the name OF
Rush Billings. Tho given name, they believe
was assumed, but Billings they thought was her real
surname She was three months advanced in pregnancy
and remained one month. She left about a month ago
This would make her now about i've months
advanced in pregnancy, and the physician has stated
that the girl at Bellevue about five months advanced
Ruth Billings they said, seduced by medical stu
dent who becoming alarmed at her pregnancy, fed to
California levng her unprovided for During her stay
at the Kelly House she never visited by any
ono but this medical student whose name
they did not remember. When there she
expressed desire be relieved Of the child and when
leaving ntmated that she would take to be 30
relieved While at Mrs Key's house she frequently
visited by her sister, who passed under tho name OF
Abby Billings, who had also been seduced. They believe
Abby's real Christian Susan, she was fro
quently addressed as "Susey" by "Ruth."
Abby" Billings was a dressmaker, and also came to
this city, where she was employed. She lived in Brook
lyn but her patrons principally people in Greene and
woostersts appears that the condition of her sister
was no secret TO her patrons about week woman
in WoOsterst asked her about her sister ana she re-
Piled That she doing we'll and had got rid or her
trouble" This WoOster-st. woman invited Abby Billings
call and stay at her house. Since that time however,
she there The Boston women called there
10 ferret the case with the result Of finding that she
was in Brooklyn The two, after telling their story,
were permitted to depart by Capt. Cameron.
THE PRISONERS.
when Abraham Iiel, the podder, and Kate
johnson. the servant, were brought TO the
staton-hOuse by Capt. Cameron. Liel who
ia eheminate young man with waxed
mIstaches, gazed around him in stupid
bewlderment. The girl, Johnson, however, was
bright calm and cool She volunteered no information
but in short sentences denying all knowledge
of the affair." She was closely questioned by Capt Cam
eron and Warden Brennan with but little result
At abOut 8 p. she was taken to Bellevue
Hospital where tho trunk produced from the
clothes ROOM and she called upon to identity IT,
Every article OF clothing I'm 1T was removed piece by
piece by her, but she denied that either trunk
or clothing had ever been in the house.
She very cool and appeared 10 be thoroughly awake
what she doing disappointing all who hoped 10
get information from her.
Both cOmmitted-the girl TO the Captains room,
aud Iiel to a cell down stairs.