The New York herald., 1876-08-18
THE FATE OF MAGGIE BAUERS.


Circumstances and evidence apparently closely
hedging about the woman Caiharine Hoffman, now IN .
cell at the jamaica Town Hail. in connection with the
wilfu MURDER Of little Maggie Bauera From the inos
that tho child alive In her company sus-
picon In the 6rst instance naturally directed 10
her, and Justice Bennett would have caused her mne
diae arrest but for tho decided opinion expressed by
Dr. Aucrbach, alter an examination OF the body, that
Maggie had been outraged before she was killed This
Of course led the conclusion that the murder
must have been committed by-one more men, and
suspicion for q time directed from the woman
After the examination Of tho body by DR.. Wood on
Wednesday, however-whch mado st the request
Of Justice Bennettthe missing CLOVIS st had
and the case appeared more plain.
Catharine Hoffman Is an Irish woman, between
fortynve and nfty or age, and has bad rcputa
lion, being generally known by the soubriquet Of
"Nasty Kate" Report says that sho has several times
bccn ap inmate or tho County Jail A few years ago
she married to Hoffman, who is q German farm
laborer, but the couple have not agreed very well
Latterly Holman has been ON ploycd on Mr.. Bauors'
place, but Mr. Bauers would not employ his wife nor
give her permission to stay with her husband, and
she has ao1y taken refuge OF tho
the Hampstead Town Poorhocse, paying only occa-
sona visits to her husband 1t Is understood that she
took great offence at Mr. aud Mrs Bsucrs because
they refused her permission 10 stay the place. and
alleged that she made threats that she would get
even tnem various give strcneth
to the suspicion against her: Before Coroner Hicks.
on Tuesday she testified that Maggie, II accom-
panying her through the woods, was with her
about threequarters OF an hour, and parted
from her we'll at which Charles Hum
mel drinking. The distance thus indicated
easily DO walked az ordinary pace in ten or twelve
minutes The woman attempts explain the apparent.
discrepancy BY saying that they walked very slowly
On the other hand, Hummel says he saw the woman
pass the well, but nothing of Maggie and BIO fixes
the least and quarter hours afler the time
at which the lett Mr.. Bauers house. II is known
that she made change Of her clothing and shoes
after the murder was committed, and the officers will
make effort TO find the articles she took of to If
they oner any evidence OF the crime Ihe womans
conduct at Mr.. Bauers' house on Wednesday, too
remarkable She had been quiet until the time when
Justice Bennett and Officers Hamer and Hendrickson
arrived pursue their investigation whom she went
into tho room wAero Magge's body lay and commenced
outcry Of griel in the style peculiar 10 Irish women
and vocferous shat the Justice at Mr.. Baucrs'
request, compelled her to cease. She was missed
from the house aterward and followed and
arrested a road leading In the opposite direction
from the one to her home when, both to officer
Hamer (who took her into custody and subsequently
to Justice Bennett she repeatedly protested her in
charge nor with the crime Yesterday. after a night
in the CELL she still persisted in the story told before
the Some half dozen otner arrests have been
made, but after brief examination by the Justice the
have In each instance been discharged they
able to provo themselves entirely unconnected
with the crime.
The funeral Maggie took place yesterday afternoon
at O'Clock, and very largely attended by the
people living in the neighborhood. The body was
buried with Catholic ceremonies in the grounds at
tached the little church Fosters Meadow Pre-
vous to the funeral there a thorough postmortem
examination OF the body, conducted by Dr. William ID.
Wood of Jamaica, assisted by his son. Or. Phil Wood,
and DR.. Auerhach, of Hampstead.
Tho technical report OF the result of the postmortem
will be reserved, by order OF tho District
Attorney to bo presented at tho inquest, which will
be continued Monday next but It may be stated in
general terms. The examination OF the lungs and
heart proved that death caused by strangulaton
II was conclusively shown that there had been no
ravshment but tina, the Injuries which led to this
Tor tpflic nv
probably by stick.
Ii further learned yesterday, In tho course Of
tho Investigations made by the officers, that kate" !"
meeting Mrs Urich near Mr.. Baucrs' house about
the time OF the MURDER said that she intended to have
revenge upon the Bauers family for their treatment Of
her. and on tho afternoon of tho murder, after the
time is supposed TO have been committed, she
said TO n person In tho village OF Hampstead whom
she met on her to tho town poorhouse 'l've had
a. Of q time down In tho woods nj Valley Stream. u