The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-27
lOND0N'S GREAT MYSTERY.
ruE STROvG CHAIN or ETTDENCE
IC4INST TIIE PRISONERS.
lptccodrnts Of Wainwrisht-The History Of
Harriet Innc Stokes Finds Reported
missing Woman Ht the Inquest.

missing Woman at the Inquest.
Prom ne Eondon Bm,,. S1h15
An extraordinary chain of evidence has
nov he conlpieicdi ,eaY ~ ne reasohIao,s
multi co body was discovered In southwark on
htctp, iomcdi,tcly uron tho information Of
,bs "a .e4 StokDe. the dtyi iunai police of
soutl warh. with the Divisional police OF Wlitc-
sterri -.t th'ut iuvcs iraiiu0 the private his
tory of the prisoucrs. and they found that tho
NILE prisoner had relations of questionable
tharaatcr win several women. Above al, they
found tha' he hal cohahitcd with woman who
passed hy the name 81 Mr.. King. and that
when Ire visited her hc was known "a Mr. King.
40. " cu -hc was little more than 81 yeats OF
tge, and was assistant 10 uiliner ~ Wulttan
cross. here her parents lived. Ii is sail he met
her a. Br Nlputuc Garlrns. on the banks Of
the river Lr1, fnyotitc resort of LondoHers.
and a pisce 81 highly reslectable character.
Her flfh cr irsi know ~ her Intimacy win the
male phsouer by discovering that sic was ca
tssaif, and by her couf,s sion that Wainwrlglit
Wa thH 'afher " hcr child, for she came 70 lon
don on rGc discovery Of her condt on, cave NJ
Der maine 3 Harriet Lane her true name and
he nii.t~css of Wainwfiaht. She often visited
her relatives, md when urged by hcr tWNrr 20
tseus mo llke lad,." Evacilv II months ago
last week hcT family lost all litect trhc" 81 hcr
and though tciesrams purpori'ng 4" have COM
nom hnr h'vc hecn received. aud Letters "a "
nsns handwriting. yet nothing has been Known
OF Lcr. even fhoNtr il ,-sihl' lNl. m '~ " We
been u &c, since the early part oi lns. Sep
rur mssiya WOMAN.
Another witness now comes on the scoue, and
the hi tory of Hafrie; Lane "a Mrs. kivc, the
wife Of thc prisoner Nainwlight g. carried an
other stt.o. lhi, Is Mrs. Millnnrc. now lyn.
a.irail.Il. Sno knew Mr.. king hacw that
tns i.v,f under the protection u tuc lfisorcr
wainwright at SIDNEY square. Milo Fad.
twel'emeniA 60 ~ o. el Sel 'eiHn r-,n we
market as al cyila rdinarv coincldorc', the
prisoner w.. 'rurrhend'd WIN the remains
H. woman. Nr-. King. u} arrangement " IN the
prisoner, cuear, Il to rem We 60 Straufoid. t. the
house cd Nt-. NilmuIo. iv TINS time Mr.. Ming
hal two chilarn. Of WHOM the PRISONER wls ard
Vs. fnr they atc living stiii. III, a ,4uuSflr lodged
father The noxes q Mr.. King were packed ~
aua rem v.d go S;rgt ord on the nth % &c tcn.
Der iasi ,c.r, aud the two children INA the
boxes sue In iu charge Of iirs. Miimofe. Mrs.
twn. satin. she had to meet wainwright nj half
past O'Clock, then lcft Mrs " ilmutc. and from
lest .ay. tweycnouth ago list saturd 5. Mr..
tr.ce t.i Ind her. Mrs.. Wiluure applied several
times 81 tho prisoner Wainwright, ani wi. an
sw rfuicr W mat his lHte mistress D. tc g.uc
o. vi'h % Nr Trske who Lad gone to Ir. hon;
o. inwrirht at first said, ard ufterv fd said
o.. . $50 Dad sc1c 90 Paris. lie hcFIycr. hsli
hInse3 l't0oninlc for the charge Of the chile
Dr. q. aud paid her IS q month from September
Uniii last July. when be stupped the ps} men. r,
bsri. watch tiuc ne was m hopcs. 10 s,ers.
That ic .oul y yc PISSED through Che di.icsl-
ccs of ai- nankguptcy.
photo-fa phs OF Harriet Lane alias MIS- King.
show t.'i snc wore her hair In the same siy le-
eur.n- ,vtr tue flrchtaf-. the hair had lccn
worn toy the woman whose mutilated relntius
were found IN tao bundles conveyed hy fle
ni,le prisDfcr from li- ia:c rrcn.is.s m thc
white chapel road II the premises, the key Of
which be held SO the Borough High street. Tho
remains. vAlcI have been I'll tced IN a coffin
tie relatives Of Harriet Lane. The body Wa
medically ,xguliued Yesterday with more care
than had been % ssihle before. and it WAS found
toat II hai been externally reserved Ia me
fespects. while decomD iscd internally. " hO-
ever h.d buried II nag, rom Ignorance, perhers
OF the action OF chloride Of lime. or ~ cover The
smell OF accommodation. placed this cisiuftctout
wish the BODY IN the secret grave and the cart D,
mus largely mixed with preservatlte. has tC pt
the body from being resolved into 10 clcnl,r :
The grave. by mistake In the report OF the uo-
lice court proceedings, Is stated to be I've feet
long by two inches. IL should nave been i've
feet b. two feet. and 1t little over two feet
deep. The ground was surrounded with trl k
work and It Is possible that whoever dug no
grave, In which II IL now considered toe BODY
lay for year found 1t dincult TO 60 deeper
Rom tho distractions.
REMOVAL OF THE nopy.
The motive for removing the body has &c, 10
be elucidated and II Is suggested that as tho
propery is to change hands-for II Is Tor sale
would most likely have been dug up for ne
eessary changes in the Sc werage, thought l. :: .
nnwhule- ome smell OF the place to be nece-~ p.
guest nahle. and IL seetua also that II was duL
10 with the new spade and mutliatcd q few
hours before Saturday ni-ht last with the new
Ratchet. both or which instruments were found
10 the house. The other articles found IA The
house We're q broken light-colored Elk unhr. lle,
ADO WIN the cgrise. velvet band ior the hair.
Tho - 40 and halchct ar" traced to the Prison
Or, pos. oasior Tor he tod Stokes TO sell them,
snt lie would gife him half Of Whist thev fe' req cd,
efionl1E hi.n at the same time 90 say tnes Wcro
~ own. Iue prisoner VS. described IN tlc
ponce court proce dines az "msracer or a
SCH in.u-e. Il III aid be stated that he de-
pr ed himself as a manager 10 Mr.. Martin 81
New Si4.4t. " hitcchapcl, APO "a It he lived hin-
- ln " sch tpihuuse Lane, Ch ngfnrI.' ~ VS. in
It's ao tnit h's wife ana c"liGien lived az i.r-
hift'd lodgings.
III, pl.onei's connection with tho Ken and
OhicNtas' Aou.c Ia tho Borough Is cx rIsIned.
Tho Use wa, let TO his brother Thomas ltst
CO. mn III II "a fgaH D.
Tee e cl. w.s sold Cd n July. and thc trother's
wl,re Oris Is not known. The police have re-
Nri tN} Wual nous communications LpN n
tie tD .c,. 10 all that Is knnwn Tor certainty
II taat BOO. PRISONER was Ia pos .c-fiau pu - tar
esJ q o., "ey belonging TO bis brotAers I.,e
The inquest opcns this morning, when. doubt
less 90 ie.ul' o. the comhlncd effort, Of Super
iniTh fl Gar, arth and Inspectors lox aud
hcbo-Nd Will be Lila before the Court.
IRON. ne LonioH Itmes Sept 10.
Step Ivy 'optEc case OF identity set forth
IN tne 4"4c o.! yesterlhy advances IN compo e.
before tns iicme Depaftment, VIII henccfosth
a. 90 tAt Iesponsioili OF conducting ;ne Pc
ie-te.da7 the inquest was opened. ana wha,
q MS Be! ea-04 T. 80 a strange piece " evil
COUNT given ln these columns rcyaidlrr Harriet
!..nr' "as SET forth by tho witness STOKES; tut
~ hy an occurrence that ola not come
Ohuer gre @ 'cnikanro OF tho court, proved 10 be
hN -" D! 900 perfect harmony win the chain Of
-. l.e " ZEN the police have estat III, ed
zoe D., aud, IN w!tiiion show the canGor Of
t.Nte-. statements. stokes yc-tDrdat set forth
i.-t IDau who W .s coh-tantli iupoItuuiu.
"t'uN asset for money had Tor three VEGAS not
o"en -''r, and f0r the lime, indeed. most Ina tho
r"urt we're le't with tho trim relief that this WIS
lhr iIuu whose body was found. Bat whcn
ei's'. returned from the inquest room 10
Nner" tie witnesses were sitting hc uttered ex-
,lsii lo's 20 surprise. anu, going up to o Wo-
nan HD9 VA sittlug there, gave her - under
NllI ih'i Zoe ma made w his mind that she
N"e %" Nctlm. That This Woiaan had OF late
I'M r' .iti the man Wainwright for money
Uts tguc, toT she proves to no the Mrs. WilWuro
VIII 1850 tue charge Of tie Two children OF the
Prisoner bF the lost Harriet l. ne, alas Mrs.
k!is. Yesterday the relatives II Harriet Ltlo
NDie ataiu Ia uttfudtuce, and II Is not siNlul
to- much 60 -tltc that thfy appear TO regard a @
BODY as tult Of the missing member II the. e
tamily who cuhaUlted with alnwright u Mrs.
King.