The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-21
MISSING FROM SAUGERTIES.
Wfs THE BODr FOrND IN THE BAR
REL That or MISS HOMMEL?
Quitting her Home Under Peculiar Ci-cuu-
.tanre.-Uer Father and her Pastor He-
cogni,inr the Body rs uer--Eiien MUIR
phy'. Clothing Found a Iousetop.

phy's Clothing Found on n uousetop.
There were two passengers by the o'clock
boa, from Whitehall street to Staplcton yester
day morning whose uneasy movements and
snddcncd countenanccs indicated that they
were bent on sorrowiul mission. One of them
was n man of 80 or 60 years OF age. smooth
shaven. with white ncckcloth and the other
surface indications of being q member OF the
priesthood. Tho second man was n middle
ngcd German OF dark hair. beard and skin. and
his cnllouscd hands showed TINT no was
laborcr They were the good Dominic Lich-
tcnbcrg and George Hommol. ono OF his parish
toner's OF Saugertcs. New York. and they were
in search Of Hommcs daughter. who. they
feared. had been ruined. and was the young
woman found buried In barrel near silver
Lake on Sunday last.
On going ashore at Stapleton landing the two
men inquired their way to the headquarters of
the island police in Staplcton village. Chiei OF
Police Blake was Mt the desk. and after a few
questions. he produced the hraids that had
been shorn from the head Of the dead woman.
Hommel gazcd steadfnsty at the hair for a few
minutes. 1t looks like Annic's. II looks like
Annies." he murmured. " II ia the color of
hers" Then he asked IL he could see the body.
Chief Blake informed him that the body was
buried by direction of Coroner Dempsey and
From Stapeton he Dominic and Homme
drove to New Brighton. and called on the Coro-
ner Mr.. Dempsey said that he would have the
body exhumed II It was desired. and. in COM
pany with the men. he drove to the county farm
at Richmond where the unknown body had
been inferred in Potters Field.
The earth over the grave had not yet settled.
and two men with shovels soon reached the rude
box in which the body lay. Not a trace OF the
features remained. but Mr.. Hommel would
leave no uncertainty. and the whole body was
exposed. The even. pearly teeth by which
Ricge thought the Identification Of Ellen Muir
ply was complete were shown to him. Mr..
Hommel staggered back and buried his face In
his hands.
That's my Annie" he moaned. that's my
daughter in the box"
The dominic betrayed less emotion and made
critical examination.
That's her hair. and those are her teeth "
he said.
The father brought with him some bits OF
embroidery taken from the trunk which his
missing daughter loft at home when she went
away last December. They were carefully COM
pared with the chemise found in the barrel
with the dead woman. hut they were totally un-
like in pattern. This fact however. did not in
the least shake Dominic Lichtenberg's and Mr..
Hommels faith. and they left the island by an
early boat saying they would 20 to Saugerties
and return Immediately with Witnesses to give
their evidence before the Coroner's Jury.
Mr.. Hommel placed before Coroner Dempsey
only portion Of the story OF his daughters be-
trayal and disappearance. He charged that her
seduccr wns a Mr.. Schoenfeld. merchant tailor
Of Snugerties. in whose family she had lived
She left home on the 18th OF December last.
She had been treated by local physicians for
haS to to q dT but pg t 1sao to
she met an elderly woman. unknown to Mr.,
Homme who came with her to the city and
acted as her escort. Annie was in New York for
some time She wrote occasi ionally 10 her parents.
enclosing S. each time. an amount she had
been accustomed to pay them frequently out Of
her wages. Mr.. Schoenield paid her expenses.
Ono letter was received by the parents post
marked williamshurgh and another was dated
Brooklyn. Jan last. Since then they have not
heard from her, Two letters since received
were neither Of them in Annie's handwriting;
On the 29th OF August n letter was received by
lows: low s"' 'H'' D"''1 IL ''''"' '' "' '''
Ds,.s. ;o W.: H9ssT S, It very hard for me % that
snk s is my Sg mnd 19 om % Sa S6x % sSr dsTh1 sSS s
siood became water. as is lie case in ali drop.ea
s 'ea re 3 si eo ISm not s S.n R sRf be
hut now when the woman who TENDED your daughter
now must communieste 70 YOU The fact t6s, Your se
Se ,S ass9S has 1 81 all 1s ny %sSe" ssP sSas
don't forget your ANNE" Respectfully your friend,
Mr.. Hommel says that he and his wife were
from the first suspicious that Schoenfed was
the cause OF Annie's disappearance. The let
ters in an unknown handwriting and the anon
ymous letter announcing her death alarmed
Schoenfcld. Mrs. Hommel says. was openly
charged with completely in Annie's disappear
ance, and her father had prepared 10 have him
arrested. when ho offered to come on to New
lQrk and aid in the search for her. Schoen-
field and Mr.. Hommel. at the expense OF the
former, visited every place whence Annie had
written. but no trace Of her was found. They,at
last gave up the search and returned home. No
further attempt was made to find her until the
stories Of the Staten Island mystery reached
saugertles. and tho description Of the unknown
woman led them to believe IL might be Annie.
fuller account OF Annies disappearance and
oi her personal appearance are given In the fol-
sAUGERrIEs. Sept. 2o.-Intense interest is
manliested here In the result Of the visit OF
lrro German Lutheran Church, to Staten Island.
,Ihe feeling here is that the body found there
mel, who quilted this village on the 18th OF last
December under peculiar circumstances.
George Hommel her father was once a
country several years ago and bought consid-
eTrnble land here. but through hard fortune. or
lives with his wife and three small children In
a nue. two-story white house in the northern
Annie his Oldest child would be 20 years Of
age II alive; She has sister Mary - years
old. who is living in the family Of Mr.. Lichten-
bhl'HAo III IullHlflpnlh
The story told by Anne's mother Is MS fol-
lows: When her child was IA years Of age sne
went TO live in the family OF Moses Schoenfeld
aJew, VINO Keeps clothing store at 20B Main
street As she grew older 1t was noticed that
enc dressed very oxpensively for n girl who was
known 10 DE AIDING her parents by giving them
large snare OF her wages every month. The
girl complained of being III last Decembar and
one day she announced her intention Of going
to Philadelphia 10 see her sister. She went on
tho 18th OF December. ~
Her mother suspected nothing because Mrs
Schoenfeld had never made a complaint aDout
her husband, but soon II was whispered thst
Mrs. SchOenfeld had said that he had piyrl
Annie $25 and II also became known that he
yns making frequent trips to New York lie ut
first averred that these visits were on bus sness
but afterward he made several Journeys with the
Byowed intention OF finding the girl.
Letters had been received from Annie but
those did not give her address. Most Of them
wore sent to Mrs. Schoenfeld. Tho mother re-
ceiyed one, and one or two other persons in the
village also received letters. The mother has
the idea that the letters may not really be in
Annie's handwriting She thinks that they
may have been written by somebody to lull her
suspicion, and keep the village authorities
from prosecuting inquiries.
After Annie's departure several physicians
mere were taunted with the remark that they
dld not understand Annies disease. and that
she had TO 20 70 New York for treatment. II
came 70 the mothers ears that one of them In