New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-17
BETRAYED AND MURDERED.


drunken quarrel
BETRAYED AND MURDERED.
PARTIAL IDENTIFICAuoN or THE woMANs BODY
POUND on STATEN IsLAND-TEsTIMoNr AT The
INQUEST.
Interest in the discovery OF womans mu-
fuated body, near New Brighton, s. l., was deepeneu
Yesterday by partial clearing mp Of the mystery The
body had remained all night at West Brighton IN the
aamo condition IN which Il had been found 81
Silver Lake pOst-m0rtom examination was expected
70 sclose some clew 70 wOman's identity. Before
noon it was known that some Information haa
le gained that connected the folding Of the body Win
the sudden disappearanoe Of ayoung woman from the
village Of Clifton
Young man entered the Office OF Coroner Dempsey at
eW,BrRhton about 10 a. and asked permission 70
aee the body which had been found at Silver Lake He
was Of medium height, with light complexion, blue
ewes aud light brown hair he appeared to
Ia about TWENTY-FIVE years old The Coroner
recognized him as Louis Rege, German VINO been eu
Iloyed ut Clifton year before. In answer 70 some
pointed questions put to him Rlege said that De mao
known a young woman named Ellen Murphy who had
ee missing about two weeks He confessed that be had
been intimate with the girl and that she was ABOUT 70
become q mother at the time she disappeared lie De-
came acquainted with her at Clifton, where she was en-
ployed MS servant in private family Under promise
of marriage he had betrayed her, He afterWard iei s
work IN Clifton and obtained place in brewery AZ
someryile n j. but he continued TO visit her OCCASION
ally He saw her last. he said ON August D. ana she
then told him that she would give birth to chno IN
about two months She said she comd not 10
main much longer In her place OF employment
Rege said then went to place on Long Island Where
he found work for month. He returned to CLIFTON on
september G and found that she had disappeared He
had been searching for her, he said, without success
Yesterday morning he in New-York, and read the
publshed accounts Of woman's body being found near
oliver Lake.
Coroner Dempsey took Riege TO Fountain Cemetery,
near West Brighton. where post mortem examination
of the body was being made by Dr. Theodore Waser oil
New Brighton and his son, DR.. William G. Walser'
OF Port Richmond. The body had been carried
into the cemetery and laid upon the grass
II was so much decOmpOsed that the physicians believed
A could not be recognized The flesh had dropped away
from the face, arms and lower limbs and was
much discolored about the trunk. The hands and feet
were shrveled and turned to deep brown color Rege
betrayed great emotion he approached the body He
gazed for a few moments at the mangled and mutlated
remains and then burst into tears. Throwing himself
down ON the grass near the body he wept like chd,and
refused 10 answer any questions When he reganed his
oomposure at length he said he believed that he reeog
niEed the body that Of Ellen Murphy. he pointed to
the long braid brown hair that chung TO the
blaekened skull, aud said that it was the strong
eat proof he had OF the woman's iden-
tity she had hair just like this" he said,
only thought Il little lighter in color. She also
had perfect teeth" One Of the physicians drew back
the shrveed lips Of the and showed rows OF hne
white teeth untouched by decay. The general shape OF
tbe body Riege said, reminded him Of Ellen Murphy,
uTbe phrsicians continued their examination Of the
body aud found the upper portion greatly deeayed II
was discovered that the woman would have become
n mother in sahOut month no violence
had been praetised toward her or the unborn child
The investigations OF the surgeons led to the conclusion
that malpractice had been committed and that the wo
man had died internal hemOrrhage. The body
placed in a vault. where 1t viii remain until the
inquest has completed by the Coroner The barrel
in which the body was found was washed and ex-
amined but marks 20 denote the place from which It
had been brought could discovered The articles which
had been found stuffed into the barrel with the body had
been thoroughly oleansed during the night They con
sisted Of two pieces OF carpet salt sack two Sheets
n pair OF mems socks and wOnans night dress They
were carefully examined. but they furnished no olew
Coroner Dempsey went to Clifton in company with
Riege during the afternoon, and summoned witnesses
Tor the inquest, which begun at 2 The testi
rnouy wac listened by large crowd Of persons who
fOeked into the Library Hall on Jersey-st Riege |
told his story in ghtforward manner amid many
exclamatons Of surprise from the excited audience He
sad his home was at No. 1877 secOnd-st, NewYork. He
denied any knowledge OF what had become OF Ellen Muir
Dv after she disappeared but the Coroner held him
. witness until further evidence had been obtained
Mrs. Hazel OF Clifton, then called. Her testi- |
pony showed that Ellen Murphy left her place Of work
on August At that time she told Mrs Hazel that she
intended to leave Staten Island and in search OF
Riege. whom she believed 20 be in New-Jersey. She
bought trunk and packed all her clothing m 1t at
Mrs Hazei's house. after she had left the family
Of Mr. CuthbertsOn where she had been In ser
vice She sent her trunk 10 the house OF a
Mrs. Couven az stapleton. She afterward said
20 Mrs Couven shat she intended 20 visit Ireland and
return In two or three months She left Mrs COnvens
house on August 81 trace Of her has since been
found Mrs. Hazel lent her a niehtdress before
she went away. The nightdress found in the
barrel was shown Mrs Hazel but u d not prove 70
he the one which she had lent 70 Ellen Murphy.
Coroner Dempsey adjourned the inquest until this
evening when further testimony will be given by Rege
and Mr. COuven. Meanwhile, Rege Is Kept In the GUS
tOdy OF q constable. -
xyfstfed New-BrightOn yesterday 20 view the body
sonpd nj SILVER lake He said his sister, Catharne Cor
roll had been missing from her home for several
weeks Hs description OF her, however, did not cor
respond with that Of the body. 1t was ru-
mored about the village last evening that wagon
containing three men. had been noticed by farmer
near SILVER Lake, about three weeks ago coming from
ire direction Of FacOryyile. The wagon. u was said,
stOpped road not far from the place whore the
voioan's body was found, and the men were seen
10 rel out and stand talEing together for several
roinutes. IL Was nearly dark al The time, ana
the farmer did 70 watch them. The place Is
ony n short distance from FactOryvle where landing
is madt by the forryb0ats
THE MURDER AT NEW-ROCHELLE.
BRADY AND QUINN HELD TO AWAIT THE ACTION OF