The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18
STATEN ISLANDS MYSTERY.
THE CHAIN or EVENTS THAT SEEMS TO
CONNECT A MAN WITH IT
Avrestins Mrs. Schairs Boarder On Suspicion
-His story and that or hts WHOA Prob
able Clue 60 the Dead Woman's Identity.

Arrestins Mrs. schnirs Boarder On suspiciou
HE story and that OF hts WHOA Prob
able Clue 60 the Dead Womsn's Identity.
At 1888 Franklin street Is boarding house
kept by Mrs. schall. 1t is a large building,
and was fashionable mansion In the days
when Franklin was a fashionable street. About
three weeks ago a burly German. nearly six
feet In height and broad in proportion. went to
Mrs. Schalls boarding house. He gave his
name as George Ernst and soon had the repu-
tation OF being very egotistical. He took do
light. 80 his landlady says, In boasting OF his
conquests among women. fair haired
young woman called TO see him once or twice.
He announced that she was his wife, although
at first he seemed willing 10 have It believed
that she was somebody else. One day he told
Mrs. Schall that he had got into trouble. and
that one OF his friends was likely to become
mother. This revelation was made about ten
days ago. week ago last night Ernst's fair
haired visitor went to 1873 Franklin street. and
that night Ernst did not occupy his lodg-
ing. and when he returned on tho following
evening he said ho had been to Staten Island.
Next day Mrs. Schal read Of tho finding Of a
body OF a fair haired woman In graveyard in
staten Island. The, description OF tho corpse
utlled eNNtly with the remembrance OF Ernsts
visitor. whom she believed she had last seen but
forty-eght hours before. Yesterday this nfor-
Ernst was arrested on charge OF the murder.
In the preliminary examination. he acknowl-
edged that he went 10 staten Island on Saturday
night with his wife, whose address he gave the
police Mrs Schall, who had repeated her story.
believed to have been murdered by Ernst. To
complete her mystfcation both Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernst lolned in saying that the latter was not at
from hcr house 10 the store at which her hus-
band was employed, in Washington street.
EHnio ssnG Ss hs n asH sSa h & S for sS sn S
spent at her fathers house with her husband.
WHO returned to the city on Sunday evening.
80 inr the story OF man and wife aRrced. In re-
crepancics. Hc said his fathcr-in-aw's house
thnt he passed thS graveyard. where tho body
was found, in going To II. She said the distance
% wA oS Gin Walk and she
had told Mrs. schall that he was married only
Coroner Dempsey last night In staploton.
,1mtnund , tne inHucst over the body OF The heau-
house. aud are not To be buried until TO o-morrow.
The excitement on the island Is not allaycd. as
wns evident by the crowding Of the inquest
IN New York by Chief Bako and Coroner
Dempsey would solye the mystery which hangs
about the death OF the girl whose body no one
claims. Mrs. Burns. who raised suspicions
that she knew more about the woman than she
said that her Offer WIS made out OF sympathy.
She had net soon tho young woman alive.
nclther could she tell her name or recognize
Then Dr. Lea, Who hal assisted in the au-
topsy, said that he discovered no odor OF prussc
the healtiicst condition oi any that he Ind ever
examined. Detective Romer. aud Michael Con-
woman's hat they. had found tucked under the
Dscs,e pacsE w, iancfm,iy a stamped piece Of white
was handed around the room pI il read Geerss GeoRss
RPSeEm,snn; an c 49, East Eighty fourth street
himself from ma ia
beafins fai from Seins disco%posed p5ys By ciose H
hand manner, as though he had gone over in
his mind, backward and forward, all that he
from ..4S7 East Eighty fourth street At iii
Sss s H. 6S NM ss ss %soSs Mr. rhsps
man nan girl, and & on Jan "a gave her his adiSsss:
done by him. Her name. she said. was Katie
Ni1dsl She WAS waiter girl. On Jan. n she
delivering his milk. that she was going to go
away from Mr.. Phelpss 10 her aunt's or her
brothers house, and asked him for his address.
address The one, he should think, found in tho
and she lived in 1885 Hester street Her
brother she added. lived in Lewis street.
She wanted him to goto her aunt's and see her.
did 40. That WAS the last time he saw Katie.
he nsye, we Ten TO sse hGr He would not be
Katie, bocause ic had given his address 10 a
good many gira.
In the afternoon Dyckmnn was taken TO sec
the body, and he seemed much affected. He
said in his testimony that. he could not say
whether the body i that Of Katie Ricdcl or not.
katie's hair WAS lighter. he thought. and her
face was FOUNDER. Katie was OF German de-
scent. hut born in America she had told him.
As to recognizing the clothes, he could be sure
Of nothing but the worstcd sacque found on
the dead woman was. as near ns he could re-
momhor. ike the one he saw Katie wear
Dyckman was held. The inquest Is to he ro-
sumed tomorrow night, when. Coroner Demp-
soy is to have Witnesses from Nj. pAelps's resi-
denco. and from those Of the dead womans
aunt and brother.