The New York herald., 1877-02-16
THE STATEN ISLAND MYSTERY.

The body Of tho Young woman found IN tho old bury
Ing ground at Tompkinsvllo Sunday last has boen
movod from undertaken Oatos establishment to the
Poor House Four Corners, where IL will remain until
Monday next During The time the uody lay at tbe
undertaker's it viewed by 500 persons in tho
hopes OF Identification. Twenty-eight persons who
viewed tho budy it was ascertaincd In search Of
missing female relatives
Coroner Dempsey, Of New Brighton, assured
HERALD rcprescntive who visited HIM yesterday that
there were no new developments in the case II ap-
pears however, that boaman at Quarantine station,
named Mcnael Conway, while examining the hat be-
longing to the Inflated glrl found behind the band an
envelope Upon which, written in German, was the
address Of man living In Forsyth street, New York.
The Coroner and Captain Blake, OF the Stapeton
police, extremely reticent on the subject, the
expressing his opinion that would defeat the
cew to ihe man concerned in the tragedy which cew
has been, he thought discovered lady, who sent q
despatch signed Mrs. b.. from New York on wednes-
day, desiring that the remains OF the poor
girl should receive decent burial, visited Stapeton
yesterday, where she was recognized MS Mrs. SdclI
former resident Of Staten Island. She expressed a
wish that the remains should be inferred in her
10, at Cooper's Cemetery, Middletown, stating that
she prompted only by sympathetic and humane
motives. She did not the body, but said she
would pay all expenses. Coroner Dempsey was noti-
ed o. MRS ana ax %H
appear when wanted. Mrs sidell stated that she did
not know tho unfortunate woman, bus for charity Is
sake wished her TO DO respectfully buried The lady IS
well known TO the authorities ana can DC produced at
any moment.
SEARCHING FOR LOST ONES.
shortly after Mrs Sde had left the undertaker's a
young man. respectfully attired, called upon Mr.. Oates
He stated that he was looking for missing female
relative who belonged TO highly respectable family
recently resident the island. Ho closely pressed
10 give her namo as well hts own both OF which no
refused to do. The lady for whom he was looking he
stated was about twenty years Of age and had some
time since been discarded by her family, since which
time her Whereabouts have remained mystery Tho
lady, he also stated, the mother OF an tlegtimate
child which was born in the Childrens Nursery, at
| Four Corners, years SINCE and that tho
child was still living In the institution. The young
man viewed the remains, but failed 10 identity them.
| He also in hts possession photograph Of tho
| woman Of whom he was In search, which bore slight
resemblance TO the deceased
SUPPOSED IDENTIFICATION
! Mr. Bennett. u saloon keeper at Clifton believed
that he identified the remains ms those OF woman
that he had seen in tho boat at the boardi ing
station some two years since. She at that time
| partially attired in sailors clothing
Mr.. Wilson, Superintendent OF the Poor OF the town
| Of Mddlctown, believes that the body is that OF a
young woman who formerly resided IN Beach street,
| Staplcton, aud his belief Is partially borne out by
the act that when Mrs. Sdell lett the undertakers she
went directly to house In Beach street. The story
that she wished tho body deccny buried for chartys
sake Is generally discredited by the good people o
Staten Island, VINO think filthy stable good enough
! abode for the unknown dead. sympathy OF Mrs.
Sidell's kind Is evidently the last thing a person
should bring within range OF Coroner Dempsey and his
| c1ow