The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-27
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THE GIRLS FORMER EMPLOYER.
Barnard s. Davis, the proprietor of Excelsior
Park, was called, and, in answer to questions put
have employed the deceased, Della Corcoran,
Tor about year and q half; she was good girl to
would nave been even more sea made several
efforts to reform the girl, but was not successful
Tor she would not keep her promises: have reason
TO believe from the dress and the shoes OF the BODY
that the woman was in my employ; saw her last
on sunday night, July 20 at halfpast seven O'CLOCK
ths sSe wanted q TO ' pe oWs
see Pompy and his wife; these were two negroes
doing work for me they went home at night; no
heard OF her about eleven O'Clock on Thursday last.
ECCENTRICITIEs OF BAD LIQUOR
days ahe d moi 70 out much this year las
l had man in my employ by the name oil Byers
my barkeeper informed me OF Delia's absence
Byers was employed only at intervals
Byers reputation was that OF q good, steady
me that he went over to Yonkers with Della, his
wife and other coored men j.; he says that he was
returning at balfpast ten O'Clock on Sunday
night. and saw me as was crossing 70 take the
AN IMPORTANT MOMENT OF TIME
Byers told me that he lett the girl on the bank;
had q conversation with William McLain on my
front stO0p; asked HIM several questions, but
get % aS oT q he
would not tell who the other white man was; her
waterfall was brought to me by the friend OF Della
the shore or in the water near the shore; gave
her So on the 10Th OF July, but she did not nave
much money with her; she did not carry porte
monna1e.
IA piece OF the dress was shown and ldentiued.
1t was compared with piece taken out OF the box
and was found to be identical.1 l have seen the
shoes aud believe the ones found on the corpse to
be the same which were purchased for Della; she
was exceedingly sociabe, too much so for her own
good; she was sober 10 the best OF my belief when
She left on sunday; never heard her quarrel with
when Mrs. porES n
suited her, and Della ordered her out of the
house; after the body was found had talk with
George Byers; told him that the affair was very
suspicious; he sad that he did not know any
thing about the case, as he had been at home OF
left Della and his wife at the doors he locked the
door; this does not tally with the time he claims
to have seen me on the river: rrhe shoes were
here shown to che witness and identified as those
of the deceased] The body was found and the
first inquest held and the body buried before re-
turned.
Francis Hannibal, q colored man, who was en-
gagged, in company with Matthew Westervelt, in
dragging the river for the body, was next exam
ined. His testimony only corrObOrated the latter
part OF the succeeding statement, which was OBJ
tanned by the HERALD reporter who called upon
The inquest then adjourned until ten O'Clock
Monday.
REPORTER AFTER FACTS.
Matthew Westervelt OF Alpine, stated in reply to
man and had often seen her. owned the boat
time she was at my house and had the dress
made which was on her when found; my daugh-
ter made It, l was passing George Byers house
about ten A. NJ. on Wednesday, and Ann Byers,
his wife. told me that would find the body OF
Delta down at the boat landing; she had been
found while we were fishing for her; she was
found one mile down the beach,
Mrs. Mary Babcock, who first found the body,
was hunted up, and made af1ldavit to the follow
ing Il saw the body Of the deceased Arst at the
dock after she had been tied fast; ! thought saw
finger marks on tho back of her neck; her
dress was ripped down the back; ! had
the impression that the marks were those
OF fingers tightly clasped |; the spots were clearly
defined, with the white skin between; the body
was lying face downward, and blood ran out OF the
mouth.
Doctor Crazy made the following statement to
the HERALD reporter:-I visited the grave this
afternoon. found the corpse in a state utterly
beyond recognition. found 1t impossible to de-
termine anything whatever BY pOstm0rtem ex-
animation. The body was in state OF putrefac-
tion 1t would nave been impossible to have re-
moved the body in wlole condition from the
box.
Such are all the facts at present obtainable, and
all these latter will be elected in evidence Mon
day.