The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-20
POLICE SKILL YET BAFFLED.
MORE PUzzLING FICTs AROUT THE
STI1EN ISLAND MYSTERY
Growing BELIEF TINT the uody WAS Not Ellen
Murphy's, Although She Cannot Be Pound
teking Missing Girl from snugcrties.

Murphy's, Although She Cannot Be Pound
seeking u Mi-sinr Giri from snugcrties.
Two rumor5 wore started yesterday re-
gardng the mystery Of the lody found in
barrel on Staten Island These rumors trav-
crsed Staten Island from Clifton to West
Brighton Tho frs, was that Ellen Murphy
had been seen alive and we'll in Now York on
Thursday evening by II servant In the family OF
Mrs. Andrews Of clifton. Sined down. the
story proved to have its origin in the predic-
ton OF the girl that Ellen would be found in
Now York. Louis Rlcgc and the IIazcs. Kcar-
ncys and Condrens had no tidings Of tho miss
ing woman.
Tho other story was that there WAS such
person ma Fanny st. Clair. mentioned in tho
anonymous note received by Coroner Dempsey
on Tuesday. This note read IA foows:
Npw YopK. Sep 10
Ds,a coaossn The Good 10, ha. found he, tlasi a,
short Wa! from silver Lake Please have her buried
Ana have her cieihing in a good Place.
Her Same L. Mis-, fanney ~ Clsir.
A story found currency that this was q Miss
St. Clair VINO once lived on tho island but that
lady Is now married. and living happily in
Manchester. England.
Very few persons are now to DO found on
Staten Island who believe that the body found
In the woods is that Of Ellen Murphy: but thoy
are greatly perplexcd ~ arc tho police. over
the double character ~ tho mystery, Tho
brand ON the hrc wcr q sack found in tho barrel
I IL admitted. ia strong presumptlvc evidence
TINT the woman. whoever she is died on the
Island. But who il messing besides Flien Muir
phv2 And whore ia Ellen Murphy If she il
not dead The entire island has been searched
for her, and Inquiries have been made in
days bci HTc' she RRc'' aui,t@d Mrs. Ifazle's'
Ellon could hardly wait for the tmc
RcRc. The la-t night of her stay Mt Mrs
iillvs she sohbcd M II her honrt would break
her at tho last minute. She. sought him anx-
lousy. acc'rdit 10 the evidence published in
Wc,lnesdT5' 5 SuN Ia sptmeryillc, She could MOI
i is III evidence TINT she did not ,all az licgc's
home in N"w York. and TINT she did not return
~ Stuten Island. u Is asked. with her ardent
love for him. would Ellen have given Riece up
with - little cflori III finding him Her friends
can give ~ theory, for hcr disqppcarnnce con-
elatcnt with her character. and they refuse to
believe for an in-tnnt TINT She would suddenly
disappear. no mntter whit her condition. with
weeks have clap-ei today since anybody is
known 90 hnvo heard from or seen her.
1t D. another queer iat thW Ellen took hardly
any clothing with hor Shc had small travel
ling hag containing striped calico work dress
and one or two undercntmc She w9ro y
blue calico dress Trimmed with white. All Of
hor best clothes. inoudtnE several new wedding
garmen's. wore lcit IN thn trunk which il at
Mrs. Condrcn =. Mrs Halo notes another
strange circumstance that tends to show that
!iil n Ill not expect to make long Journey.
When sho was paid her wages ut Mr.. Cuth-
large bank notes IN tho lining Of her petticont
leaving cut s.. Out % this latter sum she
| other ANAL payments. she had hot more thHn n
| dollar left. which, she remarked ~ Mrs. Ha1le.
| was enough To take hon through.
In working on the theory that the body found
| near silver Lake whs that Of some woman I'M
known on otaton island Me police have made
| t.onal clue the carpet cannot ~ matched thcro
| 1. nothing TO mRtc the fnely-cmhrodered
| chemise and nothing 10 distinguish tho sheets
| and pillow cascs from n thousand others.
| Near Touenvllc there lives q midwife sus-
p"cted 't illegal practices. A man has been
| seen ah.ut her house. hut Is not there now.
| Homer no wntrrcrcss man. Of TIC man he saw
| digging hole for a grave near silver Lake.
nearer ne pIac, Of the burial u the barrel. but
| larkin.;. Cart Blake SAID la-t evening that he
| had made 10 material progress during the day.
| IL solving the mystery. but no had not yet
ia, ught OF giving nj its solution.
| Coroner Dempsey has loft the work ing Of the
ense In can't FLAKE hands. and VIII not call
/ ncs-,-, TO examine Tho long brniis OF dark
brown hair cut from The lad womans head
| The mystery surrounding the Disappearance
| u Ellen Murply seems 10 be inscruiqbc. II
| was thought that falling TO find Kiegc in
| Slmervillc. she might have resolved 10 return
! ireland. 10 loarn Whether ahe had taken this
| stop tho si"erago lists Of all the steamers that
| have sailed from this port for Europe between
| thc date II Ter disappcaranco. Aug. 81. and tho
|
| dab 10y "A reporter Tor The Sun. Mary and
| (Hthnrine Murphy. sisters are booked on the
| Algeria which sailed on S"pt 3. and Ellnn
| Murray on the Adriatic. ~ tho White star line.
| for Snpt. . Int mono Of them i believed Ivy
the steamship men to be the Ellen Murphy
| sought for.
LOUIS kicGc said on "Wednesday TINT The
| Ellen Murphy with whom he was intimate
| know of q lylng-in hospital at fifb 4 II
| street and First Avenue. and TINT she IHisnt
| have gone Their in her trouble. There t. No
hospital in that neighhorhoot. and the nearest
approach Ia such An institution is the hous' Of
| n midwife who >iys that Illen Murphy Inns not
| called upon her. nor would she have adm 10 4
| her IA II lOdgcr II 81" had.
In the Institutions on Blackwcl's Island
| there IL no record to show that such u woman
| a- Ellen Murphy was received.
| kuNDuUr. \. V. sept. ia special dcs-
| patrn from SauLortes 10 the DdlV Freeman
say- that great - clement prevails q, re- in con-
| sequence" ~ the hcicf That tho body recently
| found on Staten Island il that Of Annie HON
mott. q beautiful German girl who lnystcriously
quilted homo y. me months ago. and who has not
| since on heard FROM She was ell .eintc at the
| time ~ her disappearance. Her father and the
! hey. MIR. Lichtrnhcrg start Tor New York to-
| night 10 examine the remains.
PtRIS GREEN ~ 4 WELL.