The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-19
SrATEN ISLANDS MYSTERY.
r,crs mar ONLY FtZzLE TIE COR0-
>yR md THE DETECTIVES.
an. uody In the barrel that Of n Woman
y, higher social Place than Ellen Mar
I'm. Important clue Obtnined-Why
v,,s h.. Changed his Mind about the Body.

,,. station Island mystery Is becoming
,,y.,,rious than over. An opinion was
n.y., lna, night among certain OF tho police
"m,iola that the body found in tho barrel near
oIssr Lake is not that Of Ellen Murphy. but is
Mn, If some woman VI moro delicate habits and
cher social standing. whose friends have
."ror ia method " concraling her shameful
s"a,b Tho fine hands, long dark hair. and
e,h,r features u the corpse nro ccd ne evil
S.,,hn, il is that ~ some other person than
.,,,f,rtunnte Irish domestic who was in love
s,h Toui- Rirge Louis himself has taken
ris ,i,w and there are not wanting those who
hear INN out ia it, The chcmise found in the
h,rrel il certainly not the ono worn by Ellen
Mummy AT the time Of her disappearance. Tho
difference in the hair is still unexplained. and
Coronor ,mpsNy has plAccd that OF the corpse
in the hands Of an expert for examination. IL
has boon hinted that an additional length OF
,,lse hair might have been woven into that be
,onsna; T., the body for the purpose OF avoiding
Identification Persons who wero familiar with |
,bc appoarancc oi Ellen Murphy's hair are |
nsitiy. that il is not that taken from the body |
f,nnI I'm the barrel Ellcn's hair reached only |
n her ,houlders and was OF a tawney or dark
auburn tinro while the hair OF tho dend woman
1. almost black and reaches to the whist
The theory that the body in the barrel is that
Of DR.. Roses Ellen Murphy il pretty eiIectually
exploded by the admissions of tie Doctor him
self Tho girl who was formerly in his employ
was fully twen,v-eight years OF aga. and could
read and write. while Rieges Ellen was twenty
three. and could neither read nor write. Tho
Doctor arrived in New Brighton early ycster-
day. and had long consultation with the Cor
ouer. H. said that tho Ellen Murphy whom he
knows left New York in November. 1871 and
ddnot return until last June She spent the
Interval with her mother In Ireland at iickle
Point. Belmuile,. in tho County Mayo. whereas
tho other Ellens mother lived III MhllowOouhV
Cork. 1t was extensively rumored in Staten
& Sr,,'in bSost,tu i'm staten iland 1r Now
York During tn day ne local police visited cir
mere, hut to without getting any udihEs oil the
nlssinE woman ,.,, .tis
Ihe most i,mblti' M b pr, @ o w. , f,rhr
covert hhh Wni.n w., ,'ni, hop, horiny H.,
S9mnii,faH Nn,d,n,,cr' S.hmidt 4 Compaiv 46G
l.ts' -, - ,.,i 81, 10 MI p',,vn i,,'lv Mir
NaiII.pger toil a reportrr Tor THE SrS yestcr-
nhy t,ln, IT, NV, w, 49, ia =, uuis,r, 4 u,,1
mas nG Grnsrfy :" on s,n,rn Island. viii be- re-
Meegred ihl + was o or.@n .rc Dr% Sg
inai t,Go toH ii.,,, .e' Ms ,' ~ oIinin w"rk
iOrq, ul"t re 'nnuf ti n r H., ~
,n Junn 'as' nu'1ain ~. t ,,,,u ryyr ,o
''m ~ 49,, til"T lag fact
the, y, wonld Seem To- indicate Tint SOM ono in
n aise en sad ye. fs Ia, he did not think
tlhl li"-' over WpTk'u l'l, nlul ''t n"St Iot
under his present name. He empl' ycd large
numbers OF men at different times. Hnd Kept no
regular account Of their names. so that II was
barely possible that liegc might hay" driven
team or done some other work for him during
HE summer.
Louis lisge. who for the nonee is the hero
Of the hour on the Island. WIS found yesterday
afternoon in the beer cellar of FrcenAns bot
Ting establishment in New York avenue. He
seemed somewhat annoyed 10y the account Of
lia movements I'm New York and at Somcrvlle
Nj lie denies positively the story 20 his *
inndord Conrad Bszrr that he In him owing
s9i for board. and SAYS that tho ny.rment OF
Fritz the WORK man in Bender's bouling estab-
lishmcnt In Spring street. Is false.
never told Fritz or any one else he said.
that had girl from whom could get money
whenever | wanted IT,"
Did YOU ever work for hub-am Horn
man 2" ,,.,,
Louis looked the reporter siralght n inc eye
md answered with some ne"rhiy Nt.elr,
The reporter showed Inn ~ words wiRirh
had been printed on the hng found around me
dead body and asked nm II hH rr9v-ni~ed
them. He laughed and sald thnt u" dld mol .,
" | will tell YOU what | d1 think' however.
continued Louis, leaning e4rr.l.ss'y agai,I, IN
empty beer barrel ana LOOKING nus uu,7ll,l'r
straight in the eye. am p'slNN' now ti'1l ihc