The New York herald., 1874-12-16
NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY,,

and Michael Mcclure, tie keeper OF the Morgue
About hall-pas two O'Clock two women entered
sne tne AagoeT Police OF SeW York and were NIT on
the threshold by Patrica Mcclure, the keeper.
They asked TO be permitte t. view the BODIES OF
the two who were snot Bay Rloge the
night previous. One Of the women was dressed
IN neat green dress OF merino with
and leather. and red shawl. The otner woman
was In deep mourning. and mad q wedding ring
splcuously in the presence OF the GRO OF m N
VINO gathered about them on their entrance ~
the dead house.
who had dark brown. .ild, expressive ewes. wore
Lavender kld gloves and was excessively aeitated,
wnile her companion, VINO was aoout thirty-hve e
years old. or ten years her senior, was quite cool
ana collected. Inc visitors we showu into tine
rear room In which, in an ceoox or sloll conn re.
Razed upon the features o. the dead man Tor q
moment and turned gnastly pale. rne smaller
ana younger oi the two women trembed like an
aspen leaf, and her eyes assumed u start.e1 ex-
preston as = .e turned 10 her emaie riead, VINO
was less affected Oy the slgnL o the dead man.
They spoke lew words In whispers, and the
younger woman asked taat she nigAt he permitted
70 see the remains oil the ether man, Douglas.
The Morgue keeper tnen ordered the men VINO
were lndu-ing taeir curiosity IL tie lower vault,
winch was relcned by hiteen oot deep step
ladder to ascend at once. 80 as TO clear the apart
menr be ore the woman maue the descent. The
signisee-s scampered up hurriedly, and Officer
LAWYER descended 20 the vault, followed by the
Older female said she had seen suricient
and had no desire 70 go below: A
had better not descend, AS the slgnt was a
very offensive one Ior woman but sne paid no
attention 10 the warn n9 and descended me lad
der. After the lapse OF i've minutes she emel ged
IRON the vault nutcnwa., wn,te AS ghost and
shaking with cold and excite nent as sne eiared
from sue 10 SIDE. She would communicate noth.
Ing as to her IDENTITY or The object VI ner VISIT.
Oricer Lawler when approached upon the SUBJECT
saa they were relatives oi the dead men nailed
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should be maze public. he would say, however,
tnas the young "onan was reIatiye OF Dou las
and her Irlend sas d c. meet Oh Oi MoSner. fney
were shown INTO the oihce o. the Morgue, where,
by the small s.ove there, tley warmed tnelr ieet
and tnen .eit tue place "ltn their police guiue.
About hal; an hour alter their departure
tall, piaIn-lookin4 woman about twenty y-nlne
years vi age, called al tne Murgue and inquired
whether TWO women ndu been there e. see the
bodies oil the burglars. Mr.. AcGulre, the keeper.
wnv answered Toe su nlnous, replied that there
had been no women there tnLt DAY, a piece oil ln-
formation whIcn seemed to asronisn the visitor.
A sou ol the Keeper, a o0y o. ten years, VINO was
standing by at tue time, not being cognizant OF
the llduen object when MS atner mi-nl nave In
mind III concealing the TACT, poxe out and SAID,
"fes, iatner, there We're two ladies' lere Il tie
while ago; oon't you recoi.ect them ~ "O1, yes,n
sad the keeper. II 40; but those women wanted
to see some one IN the hospital" The visitor
asked wasfner sne could see the remains, and,
upon being answered ~ the Affirmative, pressed
in through the crowd 10 the threshold OF the room
In which
THE BODY OF MosHER
body and remarked, 'that Is the oldest one."
Then sne turned ABOUT aud made neT way to The
versatlon with the reporter Tor the HERALD, she
made the following interesting statement CON-
cerning the deceased burglar, William Mosner:-
| am = sister-In-iaw OF Wl,llam Mo,her the dead
man whom nave JusG seen 10 the conn; am
the vile OF Albert Mosner, the youngest orotner
OF the Mosner lamlly: there were fifteen sons oi
that family am married aud nave i've children !;
the deceased Is flty-twO years OF age he would
be 1ity-three had ne hved unui next
for the last SIX years, ior the reason
tnat our ianiy mas not been on good
terms with nim. NY " nus u,a ana - knew Of the a.s.
would not, therefore, recogulze him III any way,
shape or Iornl. lie w0uld not permit nlm to come
the house, as he did not visa TO give cognzauce
to his disereditaDie career. l nrst read TINS
awful occurrence In New YORK evening paper
wuile crossing on the terry boat on Monuay even
ing. Ilesiue in New York city, but do not wish
10 state my place VI residence; have lived there
only since last election day, wiien We moved from
make q correction OF misstatemeLt-and there
have been many-which appeared IN tO-day's
papers. The detective oilicers Keep talking aoout
Jonn Mosher as having worked witn mis- brother n
the commission O. the crimes with wnich they
charge ,. MN; s.y aney ,s,aaa must mean sn "G,l,"
John, wac Was gentleman in every sense OF the
word, mas been uead THESE six years past. Tnat
know myself aud II Is not rignr 10 talnish his
memory In such . manner without any cause.
Though have not seen any Of Nliilam's family Tor
several years, wnen last I heard Vi them they
was ABOUT two weeks ago Tne Mosa r boys we're
boat builders Uy trade. About Six years ago viii
KEEPING AN OYSTER SALOON
In Grand street, near Wooster street. New YORK,
and would nave got along there nad ne only been
let alone Nv some parties; but ne lost cnld while
solely. lie has .elt wife and Tour
chlidI en-ne nad SIX children, the Oldest
boy is eight years and his name IS William.
Then there Is George AID another boy, whose
name / forget, and y nttle girl / tuougnt GER
m. 1spa A 4
body. THIS Is mourniu. visit, indeed, ior me. lor
though we aid not reco.nze MIN living Tor Jears,
now that he Is dead IL Is Dut right ~ pay suIne
attention to the remains. II some Ui those per-
sons tine aetectives) VINO ave had so mucn to say
about MIN would put tnelr hand over tnelr mouths
they would, perhaps, 1ud more nearer nome ihan
they have mad to say about him. | tnink, from
the description nave nad, tnat know the two
women wnJ were here awnlie ago. The younger
woman was Mary Doullas, a. ieast sne went Dy
that name, anu ne salu sue was his sister. Doug
las was ABOUT my age, tweuty-nine years. Knew
him wnen was a cnild RE AiUsflers were porn
In New YorS, but the.r iather and mother nalled
from Little Neck, l.. l. The older woman, the per-
age and Is tne wioOw o John Mosher. Had tney
been here when Came IN should not nave taken
ing terms Tor long time. Mary Dou LAS reslues
in columbia street; bat sne Is not MARRIED, as lar
as know. ! met Dougas last SIX years ago,
wuiie in company WITH my ur0bAer-in-ias Gilbert
Mosner ilyes IN Deiancey street, and is lty-seven
years OF age. do not want my name mentioned,
KAKlSo UP OLD SORES.
was told BY a negnOOr thai Two women had
called at my house anu ieft word for me that they
were going 10 ia, hluKe. and iron tie description
! lnierled tnat tney were Mary Douglas and Mrs.
Jonn Mosner. On going out tnere learned mat
they Had come nere, W The .dOrgue, winch ac-
couuts Tor my presence. nave not mad an tang
10 say 10 the police on this case and came here
entirely unsolicited. Williams Vile Is stout,
ROBUST woman. My husband would not accompany
Inc, Though ne never Ur q moient beiieved that
his Drotuer mad anything whatever u do with the
stealing OF that boy, Charley Ross uun't believe
there Is now no way OF dlSpiovng the cnaIge as
lar as ne ~ concerned. He could not nave stolen
anyDody's enid. as ne was lar too lOnd o nIs own
offspring aud OF my III st chid 10 do such tnlng
AS tnat no matter what his faults may nave been
Ia Otncr respects de was gOOI man as
walked the earth, but stealing was mis- lault, aud
everybody mas ms faults. William MOsner
seiaom or never drunk liquor. never smoked nor
uscd profane or obscene Language. He uau u good
education witnal. and while, as my husband says,
1t Is wen that ne Is out Ol the aorid, 1t Is very
SAD that ne should be taken OH Ia such terriO,e
mdDneI.u Al THIS point the loquacIOus sister-In-