The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-28
TIE BODY IN THE Bo1,
An Apparently Impenctrabie
Mystery.
Coming from Canada and Going to Her Grave
aersrs1-The Mysterious Woman Trip,
tho Truckman-L Looking for Doctor
The Pozt-Mortem Examination.

| fact that the body OF beautiful woman could be
used In that inhuman manner In the heart OF q
arge city Is In itself sufficient create the deepest
Indignation. Where the horrible story. 80 strouded
! In darkness, began, and how iG was continued. Is
the theme or general discussion. One theory after
another started and discussed; but few " indeed
any lead to anything Ike satisfactory sou-
ton Of the mystery. That there has been
FOUL AND BLOODY WORK
done In the case Is now decided beyond oil denial,
but now u was executed or by whom performed
time alone can tell. Ono or the stores much re.
peated yesterday was that the lady had been an
actress, ana had only just arrived IN America when
some trouble befel her. Another, and very much
more probable tale Is that she came from
the country for the benefit OF medical ad-
VICE and brought up at Brooklyn,
from where the body was yesterday transferred ia
this city. Several facts In the detailed action OF the
man and woman who brought the corpse to the
depot help 10 suDsantate or at least give strong
coiOrlny TO this view OF the AFFAIR. The body Is now
lying In the dead-nouse az Bellevue Hospital ana
more fearful sight could not be contemplated.
From young ana beautiful woman III the prune OF
life 1t has changed to
BLACK oOzING MASS
tcrrible to look upon and revolving to approach.
The face Is frghtiully swollen and darkened In ap-
pearance. The eyes nave seemingly started out OF
the head. and the pupils look decreased to MALT their
ma ural size from the Immense surroundings Of
garing white around them: The cheeks lips ana
neck are leariuly swollen, while the rich abundance
OF hair Is thrown In tangled mass behl nd the head,
THE PUTRID HASTINGS OF THE BODY.
II those parted, heavy lips were FOR a mo.
ment restored TO living action what q revelation
they could make II that rottlng tongue could
move again IN speech what story would 1t tell to
an astonlshed world Would 1t be one OF trusting
love and consequent betrayal, endlng in frenzied
effort to destroy the result OF an unfortunate conf
and knowing dash INTO FORBIDDEN ways,
ending fatally Tor tn, the miserable woman
beautiful woman, beneath the scrutlnlzng and
wondering eye OF curious multitude and yet no
taxing away. No word can she now pronounce to
tell OF Oil the agony and suffering sne went through
the torments Of her lie. There, extended in ma :
common case Il the remnant OF dainty presence
that men approached with respect and admiration,
but now they ny from II, driven away by
THE sICKENING STENCIL.
This lovely woman, who during life was, no doubt.
the cherished darling OF dotIng household dis.
covered IN her death the presence OF the MANNED
and broken Ooayb the very ilth OK decaylng hu;
day yesterday the police were unremlttng In their
efforts to find the first clue to the daring murderers
VINO brought this lady TO her DEATH but up to late
hour last night nothing mad been found cut TO en-
| tighten them in the search. When the boy. Aexan-
Inspector WalIing set every means on foot
| to find the man Tripp as the hoy had said that
| was the name painted on the truck Jnat brought
the trunk with the body IN it to the depot But one
regularly licensed tracknan OF that name was
! named Trap was then found on the Bowery,
brought 10 Police Headquarters and retained until
|
| he said Trupp was not the man either. Trapp, how.
ever, told the police that man came TO him On
Friday and told HIM there was
| TRUNK IN BOND STREET
that ne wanted HIM to take away and as soon as lt
man, he said, never came back, but he knows him.
| and told the police who he was. PARKS was then
over 70 Traps house to look a. e ou
Gief the was ey se9 70 10 oo al Inc
painted upon 1t and three thin Stats on each sldet
ior the man that drove the lady 70 the depot On
Saturday In coupe. This driver was found on tho
to s Hs that
afternoon lady came to the stable and told him
to BE up and s ss a %
box He answered that he would take her there
only and aaa not ' n any
then consented to take her for dollar, and did so
Ugly n hsn ney got h to me ss
ever or the laays face or general appear
had SIMPLY taken her up at the Stable. driven 70
the work OF the police seemed to produce but little
satisfaction, but during the morning yesterday Dr.,
SHINE came to the Central Onice aud said that on
Deputy Register q Records and Vital statisacs.'
when lady came there TO look after
MISSING FRIEND.
There being no entry OF any one having been
the Register II he knew of a certain doctor In Oak
street. Search was then made In the books OF the
there. This seemed to asioDish her good deaf an'
she told DR.. Nagle that she had come from ~
Eessna sa SSaas f SfeS% assna ssd
had advised TO come to New YORK as and re e
| Gbier the care OF sha doctor. They had been Il
| New York but a few q IS wDen
from their T nnns Yq'' Ip9w .d nls ArrrARro
blond halr, Of az tJ ~ person and
a aScoras sw SO ega Il, A. NeScr,p plo
aa sus sV she ss s o s come 10 s s l
Dr.. SHINE says tit, as wei as
Ssn rS ss ssSss sk 70 LADY about was
age, ana her bar IN Il wo .rong .,yS, ygars
She appeared to De oman in good circamsss Hs
somews S"'' " aer D nner and self-possessed bus
srn anxious al nervous about her missing
T-nd. One OF the L. Jst extraordinary features Ok
tn,s strange escape and subsequent death is me
6eea managed Not once rouasoaI has
en.'re affair did the woman VINO conducted 1t for.
WORKING On her own responsibility seems impossl-
Bile TO ind ous. Her plans were SO well laid out
and carried on with such rapid adherence TO nj.
ranged system, that 1t will require
TIE UTMOST INGENUITY
or the authorities to get at her. the s,lsnlcjOn tvas
she brought her burden IRON Brooklyn Is a shrewd
one, aud shows to what extent pc ,ple viii 20 VINO
deal In Things prohibited ey law and eldanger
lie by their villanous practices. This woman
mlsas worry well have come from the city over tue
water and cross the ferry at Twenty-unird street,
i.Vhu wiciS suc Vou'u udNc Vaiheu up 10 tue uVerJ
stable from which sue procured the carriage. Even
the trunk and ITS contents, although II
might originally have come from Bond
street, Gould very easily have been transported TO
BROOKLYN and tben brought back again with tns
object or binding the eyes OF the detectives. since
the body has been found the people In charge OF It
have done everything In their power to prevent
recognition OF the woman. 1t has been allowed to
lie Ia the dead-house ia colin, accomplishing,
without Ice or any other means OF preservation
having been used.
THE POST MoRrEN ExAMISArIoN.
DR.. Joseph Cusnman made careful postmortem
examination on the body, which was thai OF finely
developed woman, about twenty-one years OF age,
who apparently had been dead for two or three
DAYS Deceased was five feet three inches In
height WIN delicate and fnely-mouded features.
small hands and feet ana mad q profllsion or au-
burn HAIR, her eyes were swollen. mouth open and
tongue protruding. on opening the abdominal
cavity Or. Cushman found unmistakable Indications
OF ABORTION. the BRAN, heart, lungs and other
organs were In healthy condition.
THE OPINION OF DR.. CUsIIMAN
4 that death was caused from acute peri onits tho