The New York herald., 1878-09-19

brewer may not bc entirely ignorant OF this malt
bag and though many suggestions have been thrown
out oncerning the connection between tho two, no
effort has yet been made 10 prove 1t well taken.
DIR. MISTAKEN.
DR.. Rose. the gentleman who thought no could
identity the body that of Ellen murphy, who
haa been IN his employ and who an i'm
portan witness In his pending divorce suit against
his wife yesterday acknowledged 10 the Coroner that
his anticpatoDs were disappointed and ne was salts
fed that tho subject OF the inquest was not tho
woman he sought. He called at tue Coroner's o1ice
early YESTERDAY aud having made The ncknowiedg-
rent he started to New York TO view The BODY
OF an Ellen Murphy VINO died IN baysra ara
Morgue for identification. In this mission he was as
unsuccessful no had oeen in his staten Island one
for about hours after he lett the Island Coroner
Dempsey received tho following telegram
The body Morgus here is that qf The Ellen
So ends what was early regarded as an important
ciew.
The clew furnished by Osslp Hieman, tho cress
gathcrer is the most promising yet offered, and., as
IS hoped, the informant Is able to identity me
old man. the mystery will be unravelled IN short
order. Mrs. Amelia Meyers the midwife whose name
has been connected with this case, has not been ar
surveiance. THIS worthy dame has an old
friend VINO answers, in some particulars the man
which the body found Tho police arc now look
ing the friend OF the dame, but are silent as to how
they succeeded.
ELEGANT LINGERIE.
A careful examination OF the chemise found around
the corpse, made by HERALD reporter yesterday,
proves that garment to be OF the finest fab
r.caton. The pleatng tho front OF the gar
mcn, which is tho fnest linen, has been
done by hand, ana this fact, taken IN connection
with the arstocrac hands, feet and ears OF the dead
woman, indicate that sho came from class high
above the ra nge Ellen Murphy 1t has been already
stated these columns that deceased bore every trace
of high birth. anu II anything were necessary TO
corroborate these natural Indications on which this
CAIN was founded, IL is now found IN th's
chemsc. There be no doubt that inc
woman was taken from New York and buried on
Staten Island, although the Coroner, without giving
any reason his conviction, declares that the body
iouna that OF Ellen Murphy, the mistress OF Riegc
The true Glow to the mystery has not yet
been found, and when 1t is and Is pur.
sueo to a conclusion many believe II VIII
be found that the poor victim was not servant but
carefully purtured young lady. Even now. 1t is said
Il may be known some well connected persons who
Is this GIRL but fear OF pub licy doicrs them from
coming forward.
In ali probability Coroner Dempsey will continue
his inquest To- night Two new ami important W.T.
nesses will be produced in the morning. -
&. Tho body OF Ellen Murphy, who dicd at No 80
Btyard street tuesday morning. lies at the Morguo
unclaimed by her friepds. Tho idea brought out in
yesterday's HERALD that tne body might be that OF
Ellen Murphy whom Louis Riege was looking Tor has
gained crcdeuce tn some quarters Deputy Coroner
Cush man held examination OF the body.