The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-14

the back room oil the detectives office to get =
look az Louisa and to see the exhumed coffin in
which were buried the nineteen bricks. 1t was nos
little amusing TO notice the effect upon the differ
emf spectators which these .'mementosr from the
tors are snuQy domiciled under the paternal roof
OF the state, and that they can have no further
IT BECOMES INTERESTING TO GO RACK
10 the Story Oh their crime and tell 1t some OF
uhem nave toa u themselves. In carefully laid
plot Ike that when has been In this case brought
to light and exposed, 1t was necessary that the
actors ~ the proceedings should have taken care
that their footprints could not be traced and to
this end smart, willy man, such as the Cnevalier
undoubtedly Is, must have been at some pains to
cover up traces OF his movements and TO ward on
s1splclon by throwing out defences OF deception
This was very evident in all the scenes Of the
swindle from the first day he went to the once ~
the insurance agent In Allen street to the moment
he was discovered behind the ladies' dresses in
the bedroom in Twenty-fiftn street. But
THE STORY OF THE UNDERTAKEN
as told yesterday morning by himself as COMES.
sion OF his own guilt, and the snatches OF her own
interviewers, by way OF pleasant cht-char. reveal
the whole plot in all Its nakedness, without any OF
go to heighten the interest OF such remark able
comedy as that OF the Brick Mystery. Very lew
people believed that undertaken Finch was guilty.
But he sold himself to the Chevalier for his share
OF the spoil, in case the conspiracy became an
deceive the inquirer by the GOODNESS OF his manner
and the pretentious innocence ne assumes. He
deceived the police at first, and persisted in
ing his Innocence until yesterday morning when
he was informed that Louisa Germs had been ar
rested, and that II he had any truth TO tell he
might as well tell 1t then at any other time.
Then Then indeed he abandoned mis- rather star
IA upon her leaving her there il the very identi-
say any longer that when he was lifting Louisa
INTO the CONN ne remarked to Uhhng how strange
on the coffin plate, which made Germs read ..Krin
metz was not merely stupid blunder In his
scared i she had seen her own name
to the house the coffin and the aths, knowing wei
the purpose lor which the laths were to be used.
Ide that Ma fe ne was 70
and for all his services including the procuring OF
the burial permits, the hearse conn and one Car
ns conn IL 81 from dh nss an ne S ncsns
more since: The night Of the supposed death, he
stated, Madame Maria ana LOUISA were oGtn IN inc
nes Louisa As'p who rode with Uhllns and
himself IN the carriage to the cemetery M It was
1 %Ssd yh we a ssf
Of how p IN on Dusty they worked together It Is
only necessary to recall the scene at Headquarters
on Sunday when the two men were confronted o,
the Chevaller II he would not pay him that $40 OF
balance due for the funeral, and the equally de-
LOUISA GERMs' CONFESSION.
The explanation of the whole affair, as given by
LOUISE. Germs, was characteristic Of that young
lady, In her favor 1t may be said that she had told
no hes about her part In the conspiracy, and that
she neither WINGED In telling her story nor did she
believe considering that sne loved the Cheyaier,
that she had done anything very wrong. Louisa
makes no secret OF her ardent affection for Cheva-
ller de Bagnick ana starts IN the telling OF her
tale by saying that he asked her to consent to the
serve him. and That when he had secured the
$4,000 they should both start for Germany on
Wedding tour which would be one ss Of the greatest
perfectly well aware Of the Itason between the
Chevaier and Louisa, gave her consent to the
she could. Louisa admitted the intimacy with
Uhling, but she denied altogether that abortion
er sine
admits examined her will hear this state.
men Mt. Is Their business, considering that one
trary. The question has also been raised whether
or not 1t was Louisa or another woman that lay
sick for two months at No. ll6 Forsyth street, and
there cannot be doubt that 1t was Louisa, Tor she
went directly there from the house in Twenty fifth
street. These are iacts now which have very liz
tie to do with the charges OF conspiracy and per-
jury which are to be preferred against Uhling, and
they may be passed over to come to
HER STATEMENT AS TO THE CORPSE.
Louisa states that two nights before her sup
posed death she leigned to he sick Tor the better
carrying out OF Uhling's plan. Dr. Kranowitz and
for the Chevalier's purposes, so a DR.. Kurz was
to be called in. On the night named Tor the visit
herself look as SICK as she De could She TOOK
to bed with her cake OF soap, so that
when Kurz should arrive she would be ready for
soon as the doctor arrived she took mOuthrul OF
the soap, chewed 1t violently and raised foam in
her mouth. Kurz approached the bedside, louisa
spat out some foam and kicked In the most ap-
proved form, and Kurz pronounced the case q
violent form Of commissions and went away. This
was the man whose AFFIDAVIT was sent to the in
surance company, testifylng as to the cause Of
this occasion in RETAINING from LAUGHING at
the disturbed vtsaRe OF Kurz as he watched her In
the spasms. Unling, having thus secured Kurz's
affidavit busted himself with the undertaken for
the next two days. Nine. Marie daily paraded
the streets looking for bricks suitable for the
had pile OF bricks in the basement, with old
newspapers sufficient to cover them neatly, q
work which the old woman performed with grim
THE PART LOUISA HAD TO PLAY
was that or the corpse. In the inner room Of the
basement stretched on bed, Louisa lay, while
Madame and the Chevalier operated on her face,
dexterously working with chalk and whiting, to
make her look as CHASTITY as possible Louisa
rather enjoyed the fun, Tor she was helping the
Chevalier, and visions Of the bridal tour in Ger
many ioated through her mind. 1t took several
hours before the Chevalier satisfied with hls
work. AT length a. ne announced to her
that she looked .,beagtlfaln and ne then
upper part OF the house to come down and see the
poor dead young lady, his dear cousin. None OF the
Louisa got tired of being .'dcad,' she rose and
helped TO cover the bricks. Next morning Louisa
was again put on duty, but when the undertaken
came with the coffin she thought things were ap.
preaching too rapidly and she bounced out OF bed
and refused to play ''corpsen any longer. She
then saw the undertaken fitting III the
bricks, and the undertaken saw her and
Madame Louisa says 1t is all mistake
TO say that she In the carriage with Uhine
and the undertaken at the funeral. She did not
leave the house that day; The lady Ia black, whose
face was 80 closely yelled as to defy all Observa
ton, was patient OF the Doctors, named Maria
Younger, whom he brought there to be o mOurncr.
The Chevaler did not tell Louisa the whole truth,
however, In regard to his scheme. He led her TO
believe, she saws, that the money with which they
were to start on their bridal tour was
to be swinded out OF an insurance cOmpanyi
IL was not, however, to come from the policy on
her lie, but from that on anOther's. Louisa forgveS
her chevaer this little breach OF good faith, as it
was, she thinks, the effect OF dislike on MS part
to make her feel nervous. She explains
HER MOVEMENTS AFTER THE BURIAL