The New York herald., 1878-09-24
WHO WAS SHE?

THE BODY ExHUMED AT SILVER LAKE STILL
UNREcoGNIzED-ANNIE HUMMEL's FRIENDS
NOT YET SATISFIED.
Coroner Dempsey, oil Staten Island, yesterday
spent the greater portion OF the day in New York en-
deayoring follow out faint clews gwen by annony
nous correspondents In relation TO the Silver Lake
mystery he declined to state the results OF his u
vestgatioD. in reply TO despatch sent by tue
Coroner on Sunday evening to The father of Annie
Hummel, requesting confirmation OF tho statement
In the HERALD of that day, seting forth that AMMO
had broken her right when girl, that o fhcia
yesterday received the following reply:-
sAUGERrIEs. Sept. %, 1878.
Yes: Annie's right arm was broken near
Closely and telegraph m result. GEORGE HUMMkL.
Later in tho day the subJoined telegram was also
received by the Coroner
SAuGRRTIKs Sept. o. 1873.
DR. Erastus Chapman. of this town, in all probability
identity the body il il be that OF Annie Hnmme Wit
found has been broken DO not ebury the body
PETER CANrINE. Attorney Tor lummeL
The Coroner says that he will afford every facility
in his power to the friends of AMMO II they are de-
sirous of again eXhumng the remalns Tor the pur-
poses OF identification, but tnat he will not again do
so his expense, having hitherto borne the cost
OF disintcrring the BODY iour times.
scHoENFELDT's STATEMENT coRRoBoRATED.
Mr.. Hirsch, who keeps cigar store at No. 90 Full
December, or tho early part OF January. some weeks
alter Anrie Homme lett Mr.. Scnoenteldt, at Saugcr-
ties that gentleman called on him and informed linn
that ANNE had lived with his family SIX or seven
wears. He had taken. Mr.. Schoeneldt said as much
IN sek nes While ia his house ana his wife had
taken to doctor In Rondout, who said she
was suffering from dropsicsl affection. She
went 10 sister living IN Phiadel-
pbia and sometime afterward wrote IRON
Brooklyn, saying she had met doctor's wife
and had gono that city Tor treatment. As he
to get tho search for the girl Mr. hirsch
accom- panied him to see superintendent OF Police
ampbclL Mr. Hirscn said that when he heard the
story OF the girl he asked Schoenfeldt II she
In trouble Schoenfeldt said that he didn't believe
~ thnt abe had always conducted herself with pro-
prie,y few days later:Mr Lichtonberg, the pastor
called on Mr.. Hlrsch, and told him that Annie Hum
mel good girl, and formerly attended his
church. He accompanied The pastor to Police Head
quarters where he was satisfied that Mr. SchOcnfedt
had done all that was IN his power TO clear up the
Superintendent Campbell says that he rsmem bers
the time that Mr.. Hirsch and Schoenfedt called at
Police Heauq uarers last winter, and told the story
OF the grl's disappearance. description OF Annie
Hummel to every station, and the Williams
burg officers received special INSTRUCTIONS 10 look or
her. When the officers were unsuccessful in their
search he concluded that the girl had returned home
The Superintendent thought doubtful II the body
found on staten Island was that Of Annie Hummer.
THE ST. CLAIR WOMAN APPEARS.
Captain McCullagn, OF the seventeenth Police pre-
cinci accompanied by Detective Robinson. called, by
appoin ment, Bowery Hotel yesterday morning,
when Mr.. Wallace, the proprietor, introduced wo-
man whom be asserted was the person he had
time supposed was missing She a blonde, OF about
twenty years oil age, was very plainly attircd and
gave her name May ST. Clair, wife OF
the man whom the police have wun.ed
TO sec Tor some days past Mr. Wallace told the Cap
tain that II necessary he was willing TO mako IN ani-
davit 10 the dentiiy OF this woman with the one no
though had disappeared. During the afternoon De-
tective Robinson called again at the hotel, where
he met ST. Clair, who he found IS deaf
mute aud copyist by occupation. The wo-
man seen In tue forenoon was also pres
ent, st. Clair offered no explanation OF
his singular conduct in not reporting himself at tho
police station the Seventeenth precinct. Captain
McC uIlaRh and Detective Robinson, however, ex-
press satisfied that they have scen tho
woman named st. Clair, VINO was reported 10 have
disappeared
STILL HARPISG ELLEN MURPHY.
The belief Is prevalent at Stspeton that the body
was that OF Ellen Murphy. An icc dealer, who was
present and viewed the remains shortly after they
were fou nd, gives his opinion that they had
been buried but short time and asserts THAT they
were not deoomposed SO badly reported, but thst
the face OF the deceased had been mashed IN by
some blunt siastTpmept. HIS theory that the
woman, wnocver II may be- was murdered is In
measure horne, out by the fact that fortnight
before the romans we're found cries OF murder were
heard at midnight in Beach street, Stapioton. Sew.
eral people, alarmed by tho cries. started out in tho
direction the sounds and upon searchinR the local
ty IRON which the cries apparently proceeded saw a.
coach driven rapidly down the Richmond road In Inc
direction OF silver Lake. Mrs. Hazel. OF the per-
sons VINO last Ellen Murphy, and at whose house
Ellen left her trunk, refuses to have anything to
about the matter and is generally credited with know
ing mere about Ellen than she will tell.