The New York herald., 1873-07-18
A STRANGE STORY.

Remarkable Case OF Mistaken lden-
tity in Brookiyn-A Romance in Real
Life-Love's Quarrel and Its Result.
A very remarkable case Of mistaken identity has
Just been revealed in Brooklyn.
On the morning OF the Sd OF July the body OF a
man, about thirty years OF age, was found in the
water at the foot OF vandykc street. Brooklyn.
The nand OF the deceased was firmly secured by a
rope to a satchel, and the satchel was found to
contain seven large nat irons. 10 was also discov-
cred that the deceased had a bullet hole in his
head, and a box OF percussion caps aud nineteen
pistol cartridges In the NIP pocket OF
his pants. Some believed that the man
had committed suicide, while others were
OF the opinion that he had met his
death by iOu play. II he had been mur-
dered, 1t was argued, he would have been robDed;
but 1t was found on searching his clothing that he
had $21 In his possession. Strange as 1t may ap-
pear, there was nothing about the body except his
clothing which would lead to his Ilentity. Coroner
Jones being notified, caused the body to be
moved to the Brooklyn Morgue, where it was re-
viewed by large number Of persons who had
missing friends whose appearance corresponded
Four days after the body had been taken to the
Morgue, u lady residing IN Grand street. Il. D.,
three weeks, called at the Morgue ana positively
recognized the deceased as that OF the missing
man Charles Diehl. Dehl she said. had married
not lived very happily together. he went on she
said, In y ut OF anger, and had In all probability
committed suicide. His wife, knowing his dlspos-
ton better than her mother did said, mo; ""H
that Is tue body OF Charley he was murdered. He
never committed suicide, for 1t was not like him."
The uncle OF Dieh also visited the MOrgue, as
well others who knew him, and they all were
firmly convinced that the unfortunate young man
had come to sad end. His family were thrown
in great grief and set TO WORK at once to make
preparations for his funeral. Diehl had been en-
ployed as agent Tor the Atlantic Life Insurance
Company in New YORK. and being pretty well known
In the vicinity in which he resided the funera. was
largely attended. The body was put in the family
plot and Mrs. Dlehl mourned the loss OF a husband
to whom, with all his iauits, she was deeply at
tached, aud dressed In the naoiiiments OF q widow,
Time wore on and nothing occurred I'll yesterday
to lead her to suspect for a moment that she was
not a widow
Yesterday, to her unbounded astonishment. she
received a letter IRON her husband VINO was when
ne mailed the latter, at Key West He wrote that
ne regretted leaving her 30 abruptly regretted his
nasty temper; said he was well, and hoped that
n0tht ng had occurred since his departure from the
city that might cause her any uneasiness further
than what she might ieel concerning her errlng
husband.
1t required considerable eYort on the part OF Mrs
Dehl To read the letter, for, as may be imagined,
she almost tainted. She would have been more
surprised had her husband, whom she sup
posed dead and buried In the family
plot, walked In and held out hrs arms to her. but
the letter was nearly as great. She had buried
some one for her Neutrality-suspicious. somebody
else's husband, and who could 1t DeS Who the
man Is who was buried by Mrs. Diehl Is a mystery
which Will probably never be solved for now the
remains have passed beyond recognition.