The New York herald., 1878-09-21
GEORGE HUNIMEL'S DISCOVERY.
The Murdered Girl Recognized as
His Long Lost Daughter.
AFFECTING SCENE AT THE GRAVE
Heartrending Recital OF a Young
Girls Ruin and Abduction.

lonely grave near silver Lake, Staten Island, is
solved, aud the body. thought to be beyond human
recognition, has been positively identified by Mr..
George Hummel, OF Saugertos, N T., as that Of his
daughter Annie. who was abducted from her homo
In December last. Before the positive assertions
OF this Ioor man. who. broken down in health
and impoverished In purse through his long search
for lost daughter. proclaimed coffin In tho
wood near the Richmond County Poorhouse, that
the body therein was that OF his long lost Annc all
the foeblo CLOVIS heretofore presented concerning
Ellen Murphy, Fannie st. Clair and Kitty
O'Neil iade into nothingnsss. This mystery has
to tho domestic misery OF the great metropolis than
any Incident In tho crowded record OF inditsd
the police botter within the last half century.
Ellen Murphy, tho mistress oil Louis Rsige, is mss
ing The parents OF Kitty O'Neil, OF Williamsburg,
Jailed to identify the body found In tho tho
OF Silver Lake and stili In agonzlng pen
concerning their darling. DR.. Rose disappointed
in not having found the woman whom he has boon
chasing in two continents to bear witness against
bis wife, whom he is suing for a divorce, and
the Two Miss st. Clsirs. who have bcen
coupled with tho dead woman, accounted
for. Miss st. Clair, OF Staten Island, has
gone to Europe TO finish her edncaton and her folks
have heard from her since tho body was found. The
ST. Clair woman, OF the Bowery Hotel who was re-
ported missing, bo by any who will tako
the trouble OF applying to tho proprietor OF that
establish mcnt. Riego still prowls around
Staten Island hoping TO hear from his
missing mistress. The friends OF Kitty
ONtel carefully scan the papers In nope OF hearing
something Of her and Dr. Roso bdes patiently the
timo wnsn he may reach with legal process Ellen
Murphy, the witness by whose testimony the Gordian
knot, whish BINDS him In matrimony may be
loosensd. Tho only thing which still remains
OF tho carly rumors concerning this
is Mrs Amelia Meyers ana her rsputed
connection with the murder No denial Is yot given
OF the charge that she knows something OF the BODY
deposited in the lonely wood, and the assertion freely
made that man, long attached TO her household on
Staten Island, is missing, is proven. Tho develop
nents Of yesterday. 1t Is said, may servo 10 link this
woman Meyers with the Jew clothier OF Saugertss.
who 10 suspected OF having abducted Ammo HummsL
FATHERS SEARCH FOR HIS cuILp
The connection OF the name OF Annie Hummel With
that Of the woman found In barrel Staten Island
arose from moral conviction which within tho last
sixty hours took hold OF the public miud Of
the liuIe village up the Hudson. II appears
that the day before yesterday the Rev. DR..
L,shienburg, OF Saugerties, went TO o funeral,
as< while tncre numbsr Of peopls, unkpown 70 each
other, who know that No had bccn helping the Hum.
uoiS W huo VhueHtoS uukol MN u u0 nhu Ioao
In the papers concerning the fading Of q body on
Staten Island The reverend gentleman said no had
seen few words concerning the case. but
had not paid very particular attention. 10
the answer whtcn no mado to many was
returned the suspicion entertained by tho qucstoner
that the unk pown body was that OF Annie HummeL
Mr.. Liohlenburg thought this general suspicion not
unltkey aud thereupsn resolved to come 70 Now York
with Mr. Hummsl and sndoavor to identify tho
corpse With this end in view no brought
Mr.. Hummsl 10 the ofice OF Coroner
Dempsey, who Is most indefasigable In bis
efforts unravei tas mystery. Tho party arrived on
Staten Island early yesterday morning. Mr.. Dsmp.
sey, with his usual aacrity, started at 10 the
Police Headquarters with Shem, whore they had
long conversation with the captain. Tney were
shown strand OF hair, which Mr. Hamms said
looked just Ike his Ann,o.a Tho chsmiso
which has besa described ut length IN the
HERALD, also offered for inspection, but MT
Hummci failed 70 recognize II a garment OF hrs
daughter. Hs was not sas,sned with the hair, and
Coroner Dempsey Immediately started for the Rich
mond County Poor Houso, in the woods sd-
joining which the body had oeon burisd.
rns hssp ,ac ss rbo SSPateH fnr the
q stroll through the woods with Mr.. Mccormick the
super ntcndent OF the house and grounds 1t may
be unintcresting just hero 10 give brief sketch OF
this littc wood, where are hidden the bodies of
hundreds OF unknown dead
GkAvEs WITH HISTORIES.
Staten Island would seem 10 be The homoe ~ homi
cidai mystery, for within the past year Mr.. McCor
mick has buried no less than sixty-scvsn men and
found dead tho Island. IL Is true, somo OF
thcm are not upkaowu, but tneir kin seem no way
anxious TO take them out from among tho
eventtuI, even romantic lives, and scanning tho
hsadboards the eye meets one erected the
s..s .s spot %.G T%s many
man of remarkable presence, standing six
feet four inches. was .irsquon,Iy noticed on
Broadway. he seemed 70 ind great social happiness
In the company Of old Forty miners, and this fact
alone was sufficient to idcpuiy him as Californian.
he never came East, Time wore on ana me good hu.
mored face lees frequently, uot finally was all
but forgotten by prsmenadios New Yor.ers Sad
dony about tour years ago he was seen In New York,
aud known TO DC stopping At tho ST. James Hetei
He did not MAINTAIN tho state ior which OF yore he
pectations HIS WHO mad gone 10 England he was
TO follow her soon to ltigsie cnanoery cass almost
said, some G7o0000 sterling were invoIyed.
Suddenly tho Colonel, who was last ssen
In great good hu|or, dlssppesssd rom b.
Intellectual efforts were made TO nnd him
by the strangers among whom mis- lines cast
on the ith oil July, 1874 the body Of man feet
four Inches high was found she beach belsw ort
Richmond An inquest was held. bot the only one
too United states Navy, VINO had known Colonel
sidney, and who recognized Ia tho dead Inan
iormer friend he promised 10 notify the wife Of
the grave. This was done. but ever camo to
romovo the Colonel, who now rests among tho pau
per. The result OF the contest English cs.
tate is unknown.
KNOW MMf
Near tho grave OF the Colonel 10 tnat OF another
man who WAS undoubtedly u eentienan Of icisoro IL
seems strange tbat ono who had with him mauy
Identifying ,rlnkes should have been allowed
10 20 unclaimed. This ilttio squib may serve
TO discover him to his friends. Tho
name OF tho man Is "WiIsop.r for on
pocket handkcrchief found In one OF hts pockets
worked red 70 mao the
words OF one OF the grave diggcrs, who Is known
'fne King OF Prussia" Wilson Is a more recent
''nndp tnsn tho Colonel. Ho was found n the Old
mill creek on tho last saturday In July last
lie was dressed In scrupulously ntung suit
OF blue flannel, had on lns gauzo gndershirt, low
cut SHOES win silver buckles, had sandy goatee aud
mustacho, and In hts pockets Mr. Mccormick found
u cigar case, some business cards ana the bandkcr-
chief bctsre mentioned. Dozens OF cases just as
strange as this ere told Of and In several Instances
romanccs OF the mos, thrilling nature woven In
the stories
But the Coroner, In company with . stout gentle
man IN a gray travelling dustcr and spectscics, and
n thin man In black clothes and slouched hat
.l. - .un