The New York herald., 1878-09-17
LIFTING THE VEIL.
Strange Revelations at an Inquest
on Staten Island.
THE SILVER LAKE HORROR,
Louis Riege Swears That the Woman in the
Barrel Was His AffianCed.

BufI6l WuS HIS hIllduCtu'
An inquest was held at New Brighton, s. l., las.
night on the remains found Siivor Lake on Sun
day 1t is thought that cew to the identity OF the
furnished. but it is by means certain that
she is Ellen Murphy some persons claim. In the
testimony given herewith Is interviewer strange tale
OF love and illigitimacy.
THE COWBOYS STORY
John Callahan was the first witness called. He 10
the boy who made the occidental discovery OF the
romans. He testified that he was fourteen years OF
age, hvcd Brighton avenue, and was
occupied in tending COWS. hc rehearsed the
story OF the finding OF The body, given in
the HERALD Of yesterday; told how himself and his
companions thinking thoy had found barrel OF
money dug down and tore Off stavc only TO make the
horrible discovery that human form was concealed
beneath; he told OF going to the village TO call the
constable and concluded his narrative with the ar
rival Of that fuuctonary Of the discov.
cry. Cornelius Daily and Robert Regan, the compan-
ion OF Callahan told stories oorroborative OF tho
foregoing.
STRANGE OF LOVE.
While Ryan was giving his testimony a woman
rived, causing quite a frtter OF excitement. She
took seat u rather handsome young man in
rough clothos but with an air OF self-posses-
get up They spoke few words ani then relapsed
into silence Both listened attentveiy to the test-
mony boy Regan, and when the for eman Of tho
Jury had concluded sort Of amino lion the
Coroner called the name Of Louis Reige Thereupon
the handsome looking young fellow With whom
the lately arrived woman had conversed stood
up aud with gentiemany scii possession took bold
OF the back Of the witness chair kissed he book ana
alter adjusting the seat. to hts satisfaction set
down and told the following strange talc:-Hs said
hie namo was Lous Ricgs: that he lived
at No 1877 Second street, Now York city that yestsr
day morning while reading ths paper he happened on
an aecoun. Of the and,ng Of the remains Of young
woman on Staten Island, and from the description
given Immediately thought that this corpse he
might ma v bis sdy low Sve 20" nor m. 70 the. h
he set out for Staten Island, whore be
made INQUIRIES Of the friends and acaua'n.ances
oil the girl who hAd long been resilient there,
but no being able to give him any Information
he started 10 the morgue 10 visw the remains from
the teeth and from the hair NO Inclined to think he
had found hs lost lady love, but ne could not swear
positively. AS he made no secret oi his mission
he fell into tho hands Of the police, who
held him for the Coroner to examine When he
had proceeded thus far tho Coroner, as II taking up
the dramatic thread OF the story began 70 question
"What was the name OF the young lady you werc
looking ior ?" asked Coroner Dempsey.
"Her namc,'' said the Witness '1s Ellen Murphy"
"How long have you known Ellen Murphyr" pur-
"some,hing over year and a half" answered the
"werc you on intimate relations with Miss Muir.
phy Yn Queried tho Cor oner.
"Yesl" answered Kiege, looking with his piercing
Intelligent eye straight a. the Coroner.
woman and what reason you have for supposing," /"
sa,a the Coron.r "sna. the body on which tho In
Rioge thrust his hands into his pockets,
| stretched himself In the chair ana casi
ssv ss., se.msS Sni to pass over hs features
that moment, but quickly recovering himself no took
st,nS pos,urs ausin on hs chair and css.lna look
| NJ tho floor straight IN front OF him. said.
| STATEMENT.
| Il has been found that the woman had been
enceinte, and Miss Murphy was In tho same condt
ton through mo; during the FIRST month she was
dowpcast aud iit,ls melancholy but being assured
OF my love and having my promise thai would
marry her whom I OBTAINED permanent employ
mcnt shc grew happy and cheerful again; onoo
certain doctor IN ordor tnat she might not
have a child, but strictly epioined her to do
nothing OF the kind; she mentioned three doctors
whom she had consulted about having an operation
Performed; can rso0,ec, heco only me name 2. D'i
do not remember: she stated that one o.
them said that for a certain sum no would
amount cannot remember. AS this early in the
year, and as sno mad said nothing Of 1t OF late
doctors. All my. efforts to ana he,
Clifton where shc used 10 stop, nut told she had
| gone away. l traced her trunk fran Mrs. hozeiI
|
that Ellen had lett nsr trunk there, saying that In al
probability she would not want II for a month or Two
ncnor OF ,ns l.dos IN qasso. could ,s me wns,,
Information on leaving Mr. Hazel, so that lady said
Ellen tola her that she would be heard from, dead
expired on Sunday last when the body was found.I
Here the witness stopped, and Coroner Dempsey be
when did you last SEQ Miss Ellen Murphy aiives'
asked the Coroner.
wnHS nsR LAST.
ION tho nhh sixth day Of August last; II wa
Sunday; am net sure OF the date. however an
uncertainty Of my arairs l was uuabc to tel
her whether ! would 80 back TO somervlile
York; tho next mornlng (aondayj mad a chance 4
70 TO North Oyster Bay TO work Tor Colonel Henr
x1s .% sssg' Se'' n g.
| OF this month, whom 1 returned to Ne,
York; the nrst thing did was TO call down here !
ASK about Ellen but q be had gone as have stated
being ANXIOUS about hef | came down to invcstigas
| the story ia the newspapers.
Murphy wnjlo you were away, between August an
September 81
letter to my mother enclosing note 20 Esr
and requesting that my young brother be sea
! had len her, she mad gone away, havIn
told her mistress she was going
Europe; this was part OF an srrangemsnh however
Tor In order prevent the discovery OF her condtio
10 was necessary 10 slate some good excuse Ter so'n
, Do you know whether Ellen had any relatives
this county askcd the Coroner.
ELLKSs RELATIVES
''She TOLD me she mad an uncic, VINO lived IN Ne
YORK, but what his name or where hc lived
never learned"
'.Do you know whether this young woman had an
money Z"
81 40 not Know I mover heard her say"
at was your intention TO have married ElieI
then ~
l"Yes; as soon az obtained steady work."
"Dld she ever accuse you Of wronging her"
! "No; sine did not"
Here the young man concluded hts testimony an
stood ssNe 10 make room for DR.. Charles ". walse
| Who made a post-mortsm cxamioston OF the rcmain
| WHAT rHg pocrok's DIsCovsRED.
Ho testned tnat he founu the tissues 10 such a
composed cVnditon that ~ was apostolic to romo'
the external coating whole; the flesh at the lett si
| a the temporal boue was much bruised, but th
| bru,siog had evidently been n post-mortem y
Quiry; the chest was not examined; VI
womb was 30 much decomposed that inhnmnsttt
II there had bcrn any before death could not