The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-27
YET A sTR4NGE MYSTERY.
The uody Found near silver Lake Once Moro
Examined by PhysicIrns.

peter Cnntinn of Sauoortios tn,i, ,bo IN
o'clock boat for New Brighton. Staten Island.
yesterday morning in company with Dr. Eras-
tus T. Ohlpmnn' the family physician OF George
Hommel. Their purpose was. IL possible. to
set at reat forever tho question whether the
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pouy louhu ho"r oiNci haAc WIS reallN 'hH
OF Annie HommeL Dr. Chipman called on
tho mothcr before lowing Snupertica I'm
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orucI 10 ge' ciosc ucscrip'on VI W''re uhu
Annic while in n wagon bcinp driven through
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tho streets OF her hatiVe Vlllage III NN'ehoerR
had boen thrown over the dashboard. and had
fallen down unon tho pole bet,yeen the horscs
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"hen 'ahch w hcr TlEh' "Ils' WIS lVuhu W pc
out Of shape and the mother has always sup
posed that II was broken. When questioned
carefully she said that she could not be quite
sure II was broken, although sho Thought IL
was IL might possibly nave been only disIo-
,,o,od on1 eho Lnn.s ho h,d ,,ro mon 60 haIr
ht,,, ,ross ,ho arn, rho ,,ro NOV, t,a, ~, ,,a
hand; afterward the physician put pieces OF
wood on H. These held the arm in shape, She
,binks tho nIace ~ froc,ure was nhou, np inch
,"o 10 y. VOC W ,n "e
not remember on which side OF tho wrist the
injury was. II there had boon fracture Dr.
the injury was merely a disiocation of the joint
there would be no traces
when the Doctor and MIR. Cautine arrived nt
Now brighton in company with Capt Aiming
Smith Of the Staten Island Ferry line who won't
to Introduce tho two To Coroner Drmpacy they
met in tho Coroner's Office County Physician
DR. Theodore Walscr He nj first made objec-
ton TO the presence Of DR.. Chipman during tho
process Of preparing the bones for eNanIina-
lion Mr. Cnntiue insisted thut he should ba
present although he consented that DR. Walser
should conduct the operation
House. where tho Coroner had The BODY re-.
cxhumed from its RESTLESS grave in tho little
grove Of onk sapinrs Heavy clouds banked
,ip in the SKY. and rain began To- fall but the two
grave when the commodious uino box was
brought once more TO tho surface Tho follow
ing report Of the condition Of the remains was
agreed to by both physicians;
The ,,..nc. Of The h'siy ,h,, remain are Of srsy.h
color shnwng an yaced stage of dccompesitoni The
skuli l. well developed the head is broad and SQUARE
above the ordinary kc and broad across the forehead.
thc check homes are is and the 'front.' thc uppet sN
n's pfgs ug ti. ndt n1at t.'i o., ths risht 'ie
v Ny IN 2e rr,, H. su ~ az in ,
/ partiV ecnvri the estimated stature ~ 3 fcet inches,
IN, measured length of loot IS -, inches
tSigned THEODORE WaLsER
Annie had n large head with a broad fore.
heaI Her mother saws that there were one or
tvrn tooth tniasinv from tho right si1r ~ thn mn
nor inw Unr chosk bonns were hiyh and her
;eeth prolected Slightly forward as they mivht
bnv. dnne n sn, in "a rrniaetiny insv Shn xvns
about Ave feet two inches i'm stature and She
had small foot The ohseryntionso of The remains
therefore, made IL possible that they might be-
those Of Annic II only a fracture II tho
right wrist could be found the identifcation
wenid be 7'uitc satisfortorv nr Wni.er in ,Ia
morning had been shown for the first time
some OF Annie's hair and had exclaimed that
IL was the same in color ns Tint which he had ra-
moved from the CORPSE He dissccted both arms
from the body and they were taken 10 tls 'nun.
ty House By this time il was berominY dark
Once while Dr Wnlser was working nj ono of