The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-05

body was dispesed OF. the peculiar snd unlikely
manner Of the alleged snicide. and the strange, e,
cconspired to give credit to, the belief that
Res'eIle M was on the tossing billows and not IN, m
irst report made rom Restrl es R house , was that
she died OF apoDlexy. and that this report was
evidently given out hfter the body had been dis
saw 1t would have noticed the wounds on the
neck. was freely commented on. and the reti-
cence OF all who might be supposed TO know
anything nf the crcumstaD ces was regarded as
singular by many who had studied the sparse
testimony given in the matter. and the quest ion
OF hestelie's death has been the general topic OF
cOnversation to-day.
The Express ays the house Of Anthony Com
stock, In Brooklyn. was besieged all night by
He, however was busy during the day and left
early 10 the evening for " orcester. Mass. where
he bad some business to attend to.
reporter OF the Express alleges to have had
an interview with several Of the prominent per-
SONS connected with the caAe. Coroner " olt-
man Ia reply to Inquiries said that he coul'! not
positively swear that the body he saw In the bath
tub WAS Mme Restelle's. He WAS not famil-
lar enough with her features to recognize the
theory Of supposed substitution. said . It is
not probable that the body could have been
ber Of the family knowing it. Another thing.
the throat would have to be cut In the bath tub
and then water would have to be turned ON to
theory Of suicide" He could not positively
swear that tho body in the bath tub was that Of
Mr. ComsIock was interviewed before his de-
psrture. He said that be had feared some
!rickery about the matter all along.
tSs and gaze notice that he should have
pc putting up some 10 to escape punishment.
1t is q very mysterious case in whatever light
which the lady was vas got under % ground. % The pre- pre-
cautions taken. and the manner in which her
relatives allowed the lady to be buried. without
pcious. don't know what to think, and won't
commit myself o an opinion. 1t took me quite
while to realize that she had done the deed:
stances come up which put me all at sea again"
Detective Britain said that It never seemed to
him that she was woman who could have the
courage to commit suicide. How ridiculous 1t
seems for woman. who knew medicine AND
surgery thoroughly. to Fin herself in such
brutal manner IT is hardly in accord with what
ever. be a marvellous thing ii she has succeeded
10 deceiyipg living everybody e. and escaping. The only
Underlaker Mer, lit taid he certainly could
not take oath that it was Restelle. but at The
same time 1t was his opinion that It was The
limbs were aoft and finely moulded, as Ii She
had lived we'll. Mr.. Merritt did not think that
the funeral was carried on In a strange manner.
any more than that OF her husband. whom be
buried six months ago.
other interviews are given. but nothing fur
thes ELECTED than as given above; Re-. telle's
WAH utCICu IL tAo OuIIOedtob OluCo w"
day. All the relatives were present and
strange fact in the appearance Of the relatives
and heirs was that there was an entire absence
Of mourning apparel. The ladies we're gaiy
attired. nnd the presence of light bonnets and
fashionable appenqages showed no outward
The presence Of the legat.es in such atire
created q sensation In the office. where diff
ferent ap pearance had been anticipated. 1t is
b lieyed that the heirs intend going to Europe
next fall.
ALI the other papers publish in this city
look upon the rumOr of the substitution OF an
other body for that OF Restele as purely sensa-
tionaI.