The sun., 1872-11-29
THE CORPSE In THE LAKE.
a CONFIRMATION WITH JULIA DIN
GEE,S -MARRIED LOYER.

for Juiis-Her Father CopsuIts n Clair
voyant-A Lock Of Hair wsnted-wbat
the Neighbor's Say -Besjsmin's wife.
The excitement In westchester county
In regard TO the mysterious dsath of Julia Dingee
is at Its height. The report published in THE
BUN about two weeks ago having been read by
everybody, the authorities were stimulated to
renewed exertions: but so far nothing has been
discovered Of sufficient importance TO Justify
action by the Grand Jury.
Late on Wednesday night SUN reporter drove
through the freezing slush OF the Crum Pond
road to the door Of the Leveridge mansion,
where he hoped 70 ind Charles Benjamin, the
married lover Of Julia Dingee. The house Ia In
dcsoiate section, but the tidy fence and paint
ed piazza, with Cornthian pillars Of pine, were
signs Of comfort within. The reporter entered
the yard, and knocked at the door. A hand
some woman, about e5 years Of age, opened the
door. She politely beckoned the reporter in
and in reply TO his inquiries said that she was
Mrs. Leyeridge, the mother Of Charles Benja-
min, and that he was at home The reporter
was ushered into the sitting room and kitchen,
and Charles BENJAMIN was summoned from the
cellar.
CHARLES BEHJAur.
Benjamin stepped in. He was smiling, but
his face was ashy pale. He was attired in his
rough working clothes, which did not set OF his
weii-knit ngure as well az the Sunday suit which
he wore at the CorOners Inquest. His boots
lingering a dilapidated hat. His head hung
down, but he was apparently not desirous Of
eyading questions: His replies were neither
ready nor straightforward:
asked the reporter, about the cause OF Julla's
dipsspP,earannGe, before hef body was found.
=, benJanln looked At his mother who was slt.
her sons appeal, and at once replied
why when BENJAMIN nrst heard she was
ko".i h. ne u.uh khow whht 70 .n,hk. Sometlmes
~ ,p. .np.EhI E sne was crowned, ana then ne
I'M, ~, ~ sne nsa rnnnea away and ne was wait.
panto % n ns. cnea,, Ioh M, 81, cninea N
isl, hesa, th0ught as now u she runned away
~ udidn., aJ 49, :" nv n.ei ei mnnei wnsn t
must be dead" '"' Nv ''' '"o'N"' '"'
800 az i, sLie y. .ne naplt Oh corresponding WIN
'ou' "SAe" 'ne reporter
HIS LOVE FoR JULIA.
"sometimes she writ me letters, but not
often" replied Benjamin. 81 liked Julia Din
sna ahs sha 'es ags, "a ~ h hrt 9rsn' h blue eye
ways from the truth.
Reporter-How long had you been acquainted
with herr
Benismin-we knoved each otber for six
months. / got aca,isinted with her down At
eet acnu,Lnted with girls a. snvhodv IraiIng bis
head half denantiyJ MY ''1' ""''"'S "''
"1n ~. ,.ry,i yo' ~ o,i W ~ ,ea,
wife amt lived with him nigh onto a wear She
was a-workin in factory over at Croton Fall,
earn,n s. ~ month, and he thought everything
was was 60 goin. on nice. and one night he went home.
ana nis vile WAS gone, and she took everything
In the house that belonged To her"
,ot, teP0Iter P NO. Ole Benlanlnsufou are positive you
ri,h ,JiJ luna Dhlsee near her ia'hers gate that
nbbnat bbiattt -,
De''sihh n,
Reporter-How do you suppose that she came
by her deathf
to think.
. The hother-He don't know what to think.
He came bone at ten minutes past ten and went
To bed. I'm positive Of that.
Reporter ito BenjaminD-Do you think Julia
wandered on the bank Of the lake all that night Z
Was IL not too cold
Benjamin-Yes n was cold that night-thesi-
tatine). lt was cold in the evening.
Reporter-You can't imagine where she spent
all the time between nine o'clock, when she left
you, and Eve o'clock In the morning, when her
cries Of murder were heardf
neh1hmin. can think nothing about IL.
heRprterLl see you uenied having made GER
TAN remhrr att-ibutedt to you 10y Justus Spracue
and and, Others, The about yous being hanged, and
bnJanin- Yes, didn't make no such re-
marks; Justus sprague said something TO me
never said nothin' to:snybody about il being a
good while before they would ind the girl.
Mrs. Leveridge again assured the reporter most
positively that her son returned home about ten
O'Clock, ana ola Mr.. Levendge, the stepfather
"i ,i ~, was sure hat the latter got
up IN the nurnhg thsi Juha Dingee was miss
ing and prepared breakfast
THE OPINIONS or THE NErGHboRs.
The St.S ,c,or,ar h.da a. ,.,,,t, ,,...-.,,
ard droys ~ fIo,arsnn VIZ liz iA'niS isrsWeu, even,
onininns arc ." ve,y nn,h s,Sli In, In tne valley
general heliaf "a thai IuIIa nir,,aa -, -.
suicide, and that Charles Benjamin was with
ner much further into the night than 10 o'clock.
oqulre peah oi MAhopsc, one OF the most eX-
peIiennCSSu nS yusilces IN the country, Is conndent
u nat 1uiha i was murdered, and Justice Curry OF
rtehskiI lhcnhes 70 the same opinion The
plhgee hge IMn,y nave changed about, and profess
70 Veneve tnh lSsipanln was not accessory 10
JuilA ueah. Ihe Iather, roswell Dingee, Is
repottsu 70 nave consulted ciarvoyant The
anost-ihsPieu couhseuor iell INTO three-dollar
uhiSe, ahu assured ine DereaVed father that
DenJanlh was not Win JuIa Dlngee on the
nlght she Was drowned, but that another young
man anew All aDout ~ anu sne could Tell his
s haIhe nIst seeing lock OF Junas har As the
uean grl - purleu uhuer SIX ieet OF ground u Is
@ @not pLooape thh tue Infatuated parent VIII dis
@ .ip ner iehais Io ootAh tho Mystery-solving
uesses' , ,.,,,..,. =. ..
WHAT JuhfAAN THINKS.
MI Henry Crosby. one of the jurymen, said to
the euh reporter that the verdict was meant for
an an open one, though somewhai curiously word
min was living snd tbs, he ,a,as ra. " iesya ps
son Valley by the road that night. hut I cant
see what motive BENJAMIN could have had in
numbering her. II anything was ever proved IL
was proved by testimony that he and Julia Din
gee did not come by the road that night, and
that In saying they did BENJAMIN swore falsely.
But then there Is no apparent reason for his kin
until early In the morning, and then he NAV have
left her, and she went into that boat. padded
from the shallow shore into the middle of the
lake and threw herself overheard"
Though theories are numerous and the author
ltes are making earnest efforts to ferret out