Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-04
The TRUNK TRAGEDY.
Latest Developments I'm the blonde
Murder Case.

Captain Cameron and Inspector wallinc, OF
New York, are OF the opinion that the last link
IN the chain OF evidence which will convict
Rosenzweig, alias Ascher. L. completed nv the
arrest Al Paterson, ~. j.. OF a Woman snpfoSed
10 be the person who accompanied the trunk
containing the cOrpSe 10 the depot. The boy
fotts and the Ckman, William Pickett were
hunted MP and taken 60 the 22d strect s,af1on
Saturday night, whence they started With the
detectives Tor Paterson 10 identity her.
In the case Of " alter =. COnRifn
THE SUPPOSED sFnrCFR
Of Alice BOwlsby, who Was found dead Ui,h I.
bullet IN his brain on Thursday. Paterson oor-
oners jury brought IN the singular verdict s.that
he came 10 his death ~ means OF a pistol sbo,
either from his own hand or by some person o
persons unknown TO the jury"
The y. \. World SAWS. The fact of gonkiints
intimacy with Miss BoWlsby appear, to bste
justified Mn. Nilliams-Nho resides IN Newark.
and IL aunt Of the dead grim charging befor,
she heard OF The death OF Conklin, hat Young
man with being the cause OF the ruin OF Allcr
and II the public stniiment Of Paterson l. 10 H..
taken into account. the re seems % be mo- dnulf
that Walter Conklin Anew OF Alice Bowlsb,'s
condition, and advised her % take the stcp
which resulttd in her death.
last week:-That
A LETTER WRITTEN ny MISS ROW. rsRv
10 Conklin in regard 20 her condition j. in the
possession Of DIR. Kline, that Conklin had r.
peatedly mentioned % his oonhdants the farf
he knew Of Alice Bowleshy's condition; that tho
matter was stated about among his contdentiol
acquaintance FOR several weeks before he n,s-
terious disappearance OF Alice; that he hal
been advised by some OF his friends to cease NJ.
nirtations with the women OF Paterson: that
being high-strung. easily excited. paSsionafq
young man, he told his friends that be knew
how 10 take care OF himself, and that he was not
ashamed OF anything he had ever done: that n
was married 20 the Young lady whose picture
appeared rts-G-uis with has own in the locket
mat was found attached 20 his watch-ohain al
the time his body was discovered in the safe al
Dates mills; that Walter Conklin was ahsrrl-
from Paterson from Saturday afternoon until
late on Sunday night Last; that COnklin SAID 10
an ultimate friend Of his that he knew what
Alice Bowlsby was, ard therefore he could nj
marry her because be could have no confidence
IN her during his absence from home: that
Frank Tripp, whose name has been mention "a A.
LOVER OF ALICE BONLsBY,
was for one time frequent caller upon The
BOwlshy family, and that he told n number Of
bis acquaintance he was enamOredOf Alice, and
considered her one Of the prettiest and most in
teresting young ladies he had ever tmet. Also,
that Trip, who IS prominent member OF
Methodist church in Paterson. hadrepOrted that
lie was engaged 60 Alice, and that the wedding
would soon take place. Trip, however. was at
Martha's Vineyard camp meeting on Sunday
last, and had been there for two weeks previous.
That
THE WOMAN WHO ACCOMPANIED THE rrr-NK
70 the Hudson River Railroad depot on Saturday
afternoon last was a Paterson woman. and a
clarYCyant 10y profession. "a Mn. Bailey. WHO
EoeIs fortune telling establishment in Sand
ford's alley, Paterson, was questioned I'm regard
20 this matter. She said she knew Alice Bowls
fortune told, but that she Bailey knew nothing
about the trunk afiaiT.)
TIE WHARTON Casa Baltimore cores
pendent Of the N Y. World has a long letter on
the Wharton case, in the course of which he
says; "she scouts the Plea Of insanity, and APP
pears TO he thoroughly herself. and desires her
trial ar speedily as possible. The officers OF the
Jail report her as relying upon the charges
searSa ner Dedng ana tnat she expects
of the best legal talent in her defence states
that she has no idea of rtmOving her trial from
Baltimore. IL seems 20 me that il will be i'm
possible 20 obtain jury in our city, nearly every
one having formed an opinion ina reference 20
the care. Either the prisoner the State has a
right, upon fling an affidavit that fair
trial cannot be obtained, 10 remove the
case 10 some adjoining county. Mrs.
Wharton Is 50 anxious for a speedy trial that
she cesires her case % take precedence az
the September term of the Criminal Court Of
those which precede hers upon the docket. and
IL l. supposed her wish i'm this respect viii be
gratihed by mutual understanding between
The counsel on either side. The trial. consider
ing all the mysterious circumstances surround
ing the prisoner, the position in society occupied
by the accused and one Of her supposed victims,
and the widespread anxiety "a get at the facts
on the part Of the public, viii IN an probability
attract universal attention throughout tho coun-
Try, and viii prove one of the most intensely eN-
citing OF any that has ever been known in the
criminal history of the United States"
PARTISAN WAR IN NEw MExIco-!Ssrea Men
hitled and Thirty WOEnded.-On Saturday eve
ming, the 2Cth ult., a terrible election riot took
place at La Mesilla, New Mexico. Seven per
sons were killed, and the injuries OF A. many
more will result fatally, while more than twenty
others were severely wounded. The republican
and democratic parties had each selected that
day as the most suitable time for the grand
demonstrations Of the campaign. At 5 y. m.
both parties met in the plaza; exchanging de-
hant rtrds; A pistol shot was fired, when a
general fight ensued. Men, women and chill
dren hurried 10 their houses, but the tight was
kept up from the windows and house-tOps the
dead and wounded falling on all sides. The
Hon. John ICmen, the republican candidate for
judge, was the first killed. The balance Of the
Killed and wounded are mostly McNicans.
Another fight took place at Anton Chico, near
Los Vegas, in which two persons were killed
and sX or seven wounded. The people are ter
Tibly excited
THE NEw YORK WAR AGAINST TAvNAvy.-
four OF The gent, men who were invited 70 OK
anime the New York city accounts have accent
ed The task. A meeting of taXpayers and ctti-
zens, irrespective OF party, is 60 be held in
Cooper Institute this evening 10 consider the
resent state OF the city finances. EN-Mayor
Havemeyer, democrat, is announced 60 preside.
Among the gentlemen who are 10 Yentiiste their
views are Ex-Governor Edw. Solomon Congress-
man X ID. Roosevelt, Justice Ledwith, VIM. &.
Jarrett, Oswald OttendOrffer, the leader OF the
German democracy, and others. The Council
OF Political Reform j. also ID tie field and helm
ing IN the organization Of the crusade against
Hall, Tweed * Co.
CONFERENCE or ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY
MES IN BALTINoRE--At the Close OF the pas
toral retreat ON Tuesday morning, September
., at $50 a. m, there VIII be. instead OF do
cesar synod, a conference of the Roman Catho-
lie clergy, presided over by the Most Rev. Arch
blslop, at which several points OF practical i'm
IoTtance vii be discussed, aud special attention
called 10 some regulations already made Ia ure-
vious synods End councils in Bait more Tho
pfoLncials and the rectOrs OF the churches at
tended by the regular clergy are invited 10 be
rrCsent-CdthOlic AirT0r.