New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-17
THE LONG ISLAND HORROR.

THEORIES AS TO THE MURDER OF MAGGIE BAUERs-
SEVERAL PERSONS ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
The excitement In the neighbOrhoOd OF FOs-
tetA Meadow, L. L. the horrible fate of the little
girl, Maggie Bauers, only years Old was even greater
yesterday than on Tuesday, when her mutha.ed Dody
was found In the woods, and people Hooked
TO the scene OF the tragedy from all dhecuohs
Distrct-Attorney Downing Of FLUSHING droVe
over to Jamaica early in the morning, ana
after consultation with Justice Bennett made arrange
take active part in the attempt TO oilng the
murderer or murderers TO justice. There seemed ye'Ie
DAY to less probability that the two persons suspected
by Justice Bennett were really guilty Of the crime as
circumstances led suspicion III another drectoh' WI
siderable rivalry and feeling found to exist among
the Jamaica officers, OF whom appear to De more
anxious to gain credit for Themselves by making inde
pendent cooperate with the others In Sc
caring the punishment OF the murdereIs IL was even
timated yesterday morning that OF the officers had
gained an important ciew, but declined to make linme
date use OF his knowledge preferring to wait unu nc
could ascertain whether or not reward would DC o.
fcrcd.
Justice Bennett, with Officers Hamer and Hendrickson
of Jamaica and two or three officers from Hampstead
busiy engaged yesterday in investigating the CIR
cumstauces attending the murder. Some important
evidence was discovered which led to the arrest OF the
woman, Catharine Hoffman, with whom Maggie lett her
home ON Monday, and which shows that she may know
She an Irish woman but married to German laboTtr
employed by Baucrs In the of conversation
with members OF his family yesterday, she conradcted
in several particulars the testimony gwen ny
her the previous day, and this giving rise 10 ss-
picon she was questioned closely, whereupon se
seized her bonnet and shawl and left the house. When
this circumstance the knowledge OF the officers,
they started in pursuit in different directions aud about
an hour aferward she was Oyeraken the Springfield
road by Officer IIamer When told by Hamer that he
wanted her. she asked, "What do you want Inc forf 10
you think killed the girl" Officer Hamer IN CONVEX
saton with her the to the Jamaica Town nan,
she confined, obtained an admission RON
her not very goo! terms W IN me Bdutl
family, she alleged that they had abused ald insmed
her and she expressed considerable aversion " 'No
DUtch," a. she called them.
Dr. William wood OF Jamaica yesterday made an eX,
animation uf the girIs body. lie eNpiesseu uec.u'u
belief the wounds and bruises upon her person were
inflicted in the manner &c first supposed but Dy sohe
blunt instrument. An al Ona iact winch Is icSddlucu
rs Of pccai Significance Is that the belt or WIDE ribbon
which Maggie wore around her waist, and which was
used To strange her WITH was tied around the neck Win
a knot. SUCH ~ q woman ordinarily makes. go NJ
Auohcr discovery however was made oy one OF thc ON
which does not seem TO bear OUT me heoiy .is e
the murderer Trac OF bare ieet IKE those
OF man and gitl, were found III COZ hheu iedln 10
"A place where the corn had been beaten down Inc
mans tracks found leading ont OF the HELD Du not
rs aud at the edge Of the field the man APPEAR 70
responded precisely In size with Maggirs feet A man
who is believed TO have nude the tracks was iinn'd
atey placed under surVella ana may nave oee ar
rested late ast night. Another man, whose n"inc Was
asc"rtancd, arrested suspicion
"A Hampstead officer and lodged In the County jan
There appears, however, Ia be no special PROOF against
him ,
The place where the crime was committed u known
a. the Center World" ii II thny settled hy au
ignorant elias, people during the war was tYore
resort OF bounty jumpers" and desertcIs. CRIME
somewhat similar Ia character 70 ths was conIhtl.a
about twenty years ago the Black stump road near
Jamaica young IRISH giIl named Ann lluisley en-
ploycG a farmers household was ravisIed, murdcrtd
and ihlown into a pond Two freshmen were arrested
for crime aftorwIrd proved their innocence and
few years after coOrcd man, on his deithbcd IN
New scy confessed that he had committed the CRIME