The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-13
THE BRICK MYSTERY.
UhIing, alias lie ChevaIier Ernest de
Bagnicki Arrested.
Thrilling Theory Of the Coffin
maker.
WAS 1T A CORPSEp


The romantic story OF the misfortunes OF Louisa
Germs is still in ali the delightful entanglements
OF the plot with which her lover, Uhling 80 clev-
erly surrounded her. Her first meetings with the
doctor, and her history all through her down ward
career until she finally disappeared from this
worlds gaze under the veil OF death, have all been
told. But the late OF the girl herself. and many or
the circumstances attendant upon the last scenes
OF the burial OF the CONN full OF bricks still remain
in obscurlty. 1t is not positively known that
Louisa has departed this life, nor Is it by any
means certainty that she is at the present time
burdened with the ills and the ailments of NOR
tanty. The point in the tragedy now is,
WHERE is LoUIsAY
The detectives set to work earnestly yesterday
morning to seek to solve the mystery. They la
bored diligently and secured the city and every i'm
agnable place IN which any OF the missing persons
might be expected TO be concealed. At length,
after being bafled in great many efforts. they re-
solved to try the basement OF 100 Eldrdge street
and searched every hole and corner OF 1t before
finally abandoning 1t. The people who occupy the
upper part OF The house stated on Friday that
the place was deserted, and were posi-.
tive that no living human being had occupied
it since Uhllngs flight Strangely enough, the
detectives did not seek to force an entrance to
the basement on Saturday. Yesterday al
ternoon, however, Detective Tlly with Frank
Bollet, visited the notorious apartment and
knocked for admission After the lapse
OF few minutes the door was stealthily
opened and the head of young man cautiously
protruded itself, but was quickly withdrawn and
an attempt Immediately followed to shut the door,
The effort was Intellectual however, for a foot OF
one OF the two men on the outside intercepted the
door and
AN ENTRANCE WAS IMMEDIATELY FORCED
The scene inside was gaddening to the new
corners, for there before them was the "old hag.'
and scattered around everywhere were papers and
articles Of various descriptions, which the OLD
woman and the young man had been stuffng into
large yalse which stood in the centre of the
room. The old woman, the young man and the
valse were at once huddled of together to Police
Headquarters, where they were speedily brought
before Inspector Dilks for examination. 1t was
not likely that the old woman was going to say
anything that would criminate Uhllng, and very
little attempt was made to get her to do SO; but
with the young man ii was different affair ana
A SUCCESSFUL RUsE WAS PRACTIsED
on him. Frank BOllet called him out to an adoin-
Ing room and explained to him the dangerous
position in which he stood. He represented TO hun
that Sing Sing for ten years was his doom for the
part he was found taking in this great swindle.
Such tate was inevitable, as experience in
criminal courts had established. But there was
one way oil getting out OF this serious trouble and
that was to tell the whole truth then and there
to spare nobody, to make .scean breast' OF all
he knew ABOUT Uhling, the old woman and>an con-
cerned. The young man, whose name is Auriel
Ivanykyi, hesitated, and repeatedly asserted that
he was merely employed there to lend hand in
packing up the valise. But selipreservation
finally OVercame him. and consented tell all
he knew ABOUT Uhng, and the reason why he him.
self came to be in the basement when the officers
entered.
was that DR.. Uhlng Is an Austrian by birth, and in
early life moved in the highest circles OF Austrian
society. But he was q spendthrlft, and squan-
dered his property in fast and reckless living
Ae we're obged to to this
For number OF years past ne has been making
living by practising as physician. The Old
ignated as the :.old hag" is Uhling's real wife,
though she has said she is only his sister and
name OF DR.. Uhling is Bagnlcki He Qvanykyp Is
Bagnicki's nephew, his father being brother to
Bagnickl's alias Un!ng's wife.
UHLING CAUGHT.
This statement having been obtained, 1t was
easy to induce lvanykyt to tell the destination OF
OF Unling. The detectives, The lawyer of the COM
pany and Frank Bolet were soon their way TO
No. 22s East Twenty-ifth street, tenement
house, and, having arrived there, all Of them sur
rounded the door OF the sitting room OF apartments
on the second floor. The landladv said Uhling
was not there's that nobody was there but the
family, and she kept her shoulder to the door
while she was speaking. One OF the detectives,
however, while the coll0quy was going on, stepped
down to the hall bedroom and peeped in He
thought he heard rustling OF some ladies'
wearing apparel on the clothes rack on the
wall, and, turning his eyes in that direction, he
noticed a bulge at one particular place. upon
which ne concentrated all his observatory powers.
there was no bulge IN the wall at that particular
point and he quietly stepped up IN front OF the
meath the clothes were visible two legs and two
feet, and seeing these the officer lnvoluntariy
claimed 'AhF' and IN second two ladies' dresses
were drawn apart and Uhling, "cool as a Cucum-
ber." stepped out and IN the most nonchalant
manner informed the hunters-for they were oil
now on the scene-tnaJ ne had intended to go
down town tomorrow and see about this AFFAIR.
Ne was at once conveyed TO Police Headquarters,
where on his arrival ne was taken
BEFORE INSPECTOR DILKS.
Several questions were put to Uhng by the In
spectOr, but OF course, nothing OF any serious I'M
that he had buried coffin full OF stones in Union
Cemetery he replied that ut was B0et did it,n =
remark which sent that gentleman. VINO is OF large
proportions, into great reuneSs OF the face and
pufring OF the breath. Gnllng however, quietly
Insisted that 1t was all job OF MIR. Boet and
seemed to think that he was hmse, an injured
man. Mr.. Finch the undertaken, who has been in
custody at Police Headquarters since yesterday
afternoon, was confronted with the prisoner.
Finch asked him il he would pay him the balance
OF the money due for the funeral expenses, but
uhlng repned that he would not. as ne had now
QUlJe enough 10 90 with MS money, Inc JOIdi OIL
Tor the burial of the cotfin full OF bricks was
$50 all OF which had been paid but the $40 here
asked for by Finch. This circumstance went far
to relieve the minds OF the police that Mr. Fincn.
who has always borne an excellent character, had
nothing whatever to do with the swinde.
SENT DOWN.
Uhng was well dressed and comportcd himself
very coolly. IL was said by some, however, that
he shed tears before he was sent to Ills CELL He
was not confronted with his wife, nor viii he be-
it is deemed better for the present to keep each
in ignorance OF the arrest OF the other. the old
gree, removed from every possible grace Of manner
or appearance She has a most f0roiddlng face and
is always eagerly seeking notice to repcl II. she
occupies cell IN the opposite side OF the building
from Uhling. The young man Ivanykyi was set az
liberty, his place or business as bartender having
been ascertained in case he should be wanted
Among the miscellaneous
CONTENTS OF UHLISG'S vALIsE
were found numbers OF old patents, correspond
ence OF little value, addresses OF former places OF
business &c. From these 1t has been ascerrained
that Uhling formerly practiscd as doctor at No.