The New York herald., 1877-02-18
IDENTIFIED.

LIoHr UPON TUE STATEN ISLAND MYSTERY
STORY OF 4 YOUNG MAN WHO KNEW rAx
oIRL-wHo SHE WAS.
The identity OF the young woman whose dead body
was found Geld at rompkinsv,le, s. L. on Sunday.
has at last been established. Her name was Katie
Riede and she recently employed as . wait
ress in the family OF Mr. Henry Phelps No.
Ill East 1hirty-nnth street. IN this city.
This and the fact that she had an aunt
and brother living In this city learned Dy
Dempsey At the inquest last night from George
Dyckman, OF No s37 East Eighty fourth street. =
young German kman, whose aud address, it
appears inscribed upon the piece OF paper found
concealed under the ha. ribbon Of the dead girl
Wednesday.
This paper was u leaf torn from . memorandum
book such milkmen carry aud the and address
written In lead pencil and evidently by person
not skilled In penmanshp. Inquiry was at
on who the person was. and lie proved
DO tho named above. He Is twcnty-six years
old ana employed by Jeremiah Lnchan, mlk.
man. OF No. 4a7 East Eighty fourth Yesterday
morning ne astonished receive visit from
Captain Blake and Detective Romer. OF the Richmond
county police. VINO handed HIM q subpoena from
Coroner Dempsey summoning him TO attend the IN
quest last night And that he might be TO obey
IL the officers took him down to the island
at once. Dyckman about the medium
height OF burly form, fair complexion, blue eyes,
light hair, which grows straight and long,
and hangs over his forehead; and u stolid
round face, without the slightest appearance OF Z
beard. Ao looks like who just bsea
awakened from deep sleep and had riddle put "a
him. HIS whole manner and appearance impresses
with the idea that he Is very stupid and very
harmless fellow. Captain Blake took the prisoner
tor such he virtually woE-nto his
rage when they landed ana drove hun
cut to the Richmond County Almshousc, whittier
the dead girl removed Thursday. He
took the prisoner the paror chatled with him
Tor halt hour, awaiting tho arrival Of Coroner
Dempsey, who had been sent for. No mention what.
ever OF tho girl OF tho objcsl OF ths
visit 10 tho institution made to the
prisoner, as it was iatended suddenly TO confront
him with tho body. When the Coroner arrived
he and Captain Blake led Dyckmnn wlde
field II little one story wnitswashed structure, stand
ing isolated on tho edge OF wood. aud used a .
morpue. II tho prisoner were guilty OF the
scene through which was made TO pass would
certainly havo been likely to ehct q con-
fcssion. He placed beside tho coffin
Then the lid suddenly removed, and the
white. upturnsd lace oil tho dead presented his
vlew looking ghastly IN the sombre light which
reflected from tho sky through tho one lttIe window
In the hut The prisoner seemed somewhat
startled, but moro than anyone might
steadily upon the lace for long time
he recognized the deceased, and protested that he
did not, although WHOM cross-qucstionsd he contra
dcted himself several times. Captain Bake made
piece Of paper Resembling valentine,
with embossed edges, and upon i was written
found in the girls hat, "Mss Katie Riedei, Of
Mrs. Wilma, l3i Hester street. New York city," The
prisoner then driven the station house ut Sta
cton where the inquest was resumed 1T seven O'Clock
In tho evening
The first witness called WAS Mrs Julia Burns. nee
s'dcli the lady who ordered the Coroner to have
seemed to ieei kceny the awkward position In which
Kindness had placed her. She Is Ameri-
Of Intelligence, as was evidenced by ner pertinent
She stated that she had been prompted 10 her
papers Of the iororn condtion OF tue gill
Mrs Burns stated that she had some ago lived
upon the island but was at present residing IN this
city she had two sisters married. but The where
abouts Of neither was known 10 her. she had seen
tho deceased, but did not recognize her.
THE PRisoSER's STORY.
George Dyckman, the prisoner, was next sworn. He
testified that he uninarricd vcd at No. 437 East
irom Thirty fourth to street, along
Firth and Madison avenues; three weeks ago yescr.
al the house OF Mr. Phelps, No. Ill East Thir.v-
| ninth street, where she was employed as waA
ress; hc had seen for the nrst time at thas
house about month previously, when she first came
there and had seen her IN tue kitchen occasionally
anerwnrd when he carried the milk INTO tho kitchens
be knew and haa every day the cook nurse
aud chanbernad employed IN tho same house. Oh the
SATURDAY, IN question; when ne saw her last: s
place that day and was gong TO 1--we with
her aunt, Mrs. Wilma, al No ia Hester street; !;
the interview in tho kitchen. aud did not
louger than two minutes in ALL when she said
che gong to leave she brought hun the piece Of
paper which found IN the hat Of deceased and
asked him write his address upon IT. he did and
she put tho paper In her pocket; hc then mado .
memorandum OF tho address Of her aunt IN his note
Tho Coroner here showed witness the leaf which
found concealed IN the hat oil witness, and asked u
that was his wrtingy He at once admitted ehat Is
was. Then he was shown the paper found In MS
was written, anu he identified It rs tho ono he had
written on The day IN question After thnt
heard OF her IN any way. Mono OF the
conversations he held with the grl had lasted more
than minute or two when hc called with the milk,
ana there always q othor girls prsssns
these occasons he had never her IN the even
ing all the course oil the CONVERSATIONS held with
her she had always acted la a frank merry manner.
and had never shown any disposition to oversep the
RELATIVES OF THE GIRL
Further questioning elected from tho witness that
the deceased had told him lad married brother.
who was panonaker living in Lewis street. between
Rivington anu Dclancey streets, and thai when she
house she sa She was not cersan whether she would
20 10 lve with him or her aunt Tho witnoss seemed
honestly unable TO giveany answer 10 tho question
why he had exchanged addresses with the girl u he
did not intend 10 call upon her. He looked confused
and shccpisb, aud nnay answered, doResdiy that be
had done the same with great many girls Of hts &C
quaintance. The names Of some VI those were fur
nishod wnhout any hesitation 4t
a great many questions wrrc put TO the witness BY
the Jurors but nothing more was elected. aud it
seemed that lac bad honestly told all NE knew about
the matter except IN denying that hc could identiy
the deceased. He persstcntIy declared that he was
not certain whetner the deceased the girl 10
whom he had gwen the writing which WAS found upon
her body. The Coroner took tho names OF ghe other
domescs Ia the same house In which witness had
mot deceased and adjourned tho inquest until TO-
row night IA order to subpunu them. The witness
was about 10 put on his hat and DEPART but told
by the Coroner that he would have ~ remain
tody as witness unlii all ihe particulars con.
cernIng the dead grl should be learned. In
vain he protested that be would come again
on Monday; Coroner Dempsey was inexorsbie
and the ad-for such he seemed despite hil
years-Durst which he brushed aside with his
braWnY lists Ike u big lnlant exciting n once Tbs