The New York herald., 1877-02-27
KATIE RIEDEL'S DEATH.

DISSATISFACTION WITH THE VERDICT OF THE
JURY-wEIsPIELs CONFLICTING STATE
MENrs--wHAT ONE OF THE JURORS SAYS.
The general dissatisfaction with the conduct Of
Coroner Dempsey dischargne from custody william
welspicl the seduccr and paramour OF Katie Redel.
the pretty young woman whose dead body was found
In field on Staten Island, was intensified yesterday by
the narrative OF HERALD reporters successful
search for the drcssmakers employed by tho
deceased just before her death, and their
statements contradicting tho testimony OF Wei.
spiel important particulars and showing
that If he did not accompany the young woman upon
the fatal trip he at least knew OF It. 'Why were not
these dressmakers found aud summoned TO testify At
the inques, p? the question asked all sides; but
Il receives no answer.
STATEN ISLAND
On Staten Island the popular feeling against Wei
spiel is very strong. tits claimed that the inquest
should have been lett open TO await Developments but
exactly how the latter TO appear nobody seems to
know The police force OF neither this city Staten
Island appears to have dono anything in the
case although there OF clews to be followed
The three rings worn by the girl the night of her
disappearance probably now in the hands Of some
person this city, and the pocket book and other arti
ken from her person have probably not been de-
stroyed The girl must have died some Time later
than tour O'Clock Tho morning OF Sunday, the llth
warm when the autopsy made AT five in the even
ing Where or IN what company did she pass the pre-.
ur"e ur"Iiv occurs sm to the ansaI mind There was
particle Of evidence adduced at the
extremely vaguethat tho deceased had ever been
intimate WITH or was ever seen IN tho company Of any
other She had been living with hm from the
time OF leaving Mrs. Phelps employment three weeks
pre-, iousy and according TO his own story she left
his room in his company after FIVE O'Clock on the
evening before her death. The tailor from whom
geher and that IS the last time the girl - known to
have been alive. Less than two hours later
tailor, who occupied a room adjoining %
that OF Welspie, was understood 20 swear year
evening, as he remembered hearing him cough in his
ROOM wclspie swore that he on that evening accom-
panied the girl to Chatham square, and that he then
parted with her. she saying that was going to take
the boat to Newark where friend named Mary would
No. 6s Columbia street, remaining there hour, and
thence going home That is tho Inst time
amy01y any alive We'suo wen. on state that he
The following morning at eight
He did that he called upon any o0dy else
In accounting for how he spent his time on that fatal
Sunday; but the three new witnesses found by the
HERALD III the persons OF the dressmakers and the
husband OF one, state that ten O'Clock on that
morning WcspIel called their place and said be had
been sent by Katie for her dress. They informed
him that arranged with her to have finished by
eleven o'clock and that would be done at that time
He replied that they need not trouble themselves
-
Staten Island and could not wait Tor IT.. Welspiel,
when asked by HERALD reporter last night how he
know the girl was going to Staten Island and
why he stated contrary the stand declared that
the statement OF the dressmaker was id lie,
he did know the deccased was going there, and
did not make any snch remark when he called
for These discrepancies in Wespiel's state
ment would to require explanation and coupled
with the fac. that his sworn testimony that he never
had held sexual intercourse with the dead girl was
directly contradctcd by several subsequent witnesses
AS we'll as by the internal evidence of the testimony
ITSELF it is wonder that his suspicious storyabout
leaving the girl suddenly in busy square TO permit
her find her way to boat which was to bear her to
distant town in search OF employment, at night, and
ut the close tho weck~snOuld he doubtod by think
ing people and fuller invesigat demanded.