The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-22
UNFATH0MED.
The Staten Island Mystery More
Complicated Than Ever.
GEORGE HUMMEL'S ERROR.
The Murdered Girl Not His
Daughter After All.
SCH0ENFRLTS MYSTERIOUS VISITORS.
What the Saugerties Gossips Say About
the Hebrew Clothier.


The Silver Lake mystery. an expla OF which
was promised by the story told by Mr.. George Hum
mel, Of this place. who said he recognized
the body found in tho barrel that OF
bis daughter Annie, thickens and grows more
complicated. When / heard Mr. Hummel whom
accompanied to the pauper grave nj Richmond Hill
on Friday, declare that the body OF his daughter
In tho rough Pine cofln, 1t seemed though n full
explanation was near at hand. Investigations here
To-day, however. tsnd to show that great
mistake has been made by one.
Either Dr. Walsh is at fault when he
declares that the body found near silver Lake had
not boon buried moro than two weeks or Mr.. Hummei
mssd by what he The latter seems the
most likely when tho developments of to-day con.
hderod dozen facts. slight in themselves, but OF
great Importance whom weighed with others before
nscortaned, were cleaned to-day, all tending 10 show
THAT a mistake has been made BY Mr. HummeL
PROOF THAT rHE ABDUCTED.
While 1t is quite clear that Mr. Hummel has not vet
found his daughters body 1t Is equally clear that she
has been abducted ana tho proof of this SO strong
that whom Schoencldt comes home 1t is said on all
sides he will be dealt With according to law Evidence
is 10 be had that himself and vito induced Anne
Hummel to SO to Now York; that they paid
her expenses; that they claimed a. different times to
have heard from by letter and that they
condition. The theory the Schoenieldts have main
talncd that Annie had the dropsy annihtiated by
the testimony OF two OF the most prominent doctors
Ia the county, who told Mrs SchocnleIdt the grs cir.
cums'anccs All things considered, it seems strange
that The Rev Mr. Lchtenberg and the father of Annie
should have gone TO Now York with such meagrc
knowledge OF the real facts II may DO that tho
father knew all he facts, which laboriousiy col
lcccd by your correspondent here but cross
ing yesterday. during tho four hours no in my
T.t.,
HUMMEL's MISTAKE.
The question of identity could been settled in
short order and the last cloud OF doubt been
away Mr. Hummel had stated, his wife did 10 me-
that Annie, when about eight years OF age, fell and
broke her right arm. A single incision OF tho sur
geon's knife would have revealed The condition OF the
radius and ulva and thus indsputable proof
DO afforded 10 whether the body was that
OF Ammo Hummel s0mo ono else. Such mark as
this would have been all sufficient for any jury, for
sucn a marvellous coincidence two human beings,
whose conditions were such that claimed for
Annie, would not reasonably DO supposed 10 exist
Tho points where tho bono had anneaod would have
been quite plain 10 the eye by reason OF Sight,
but always sufficient irrsguisnty on the surface,
which follows whom bones have been broken and SET
Mr. hume was so vol satisfied that he had found his
daughter by the superficial marks spoken Of IN yes
tcrday's HERALD. her hair. teeth sud breast. on
which ltle mole. that this strong point quite
s.caped his mind. This IS not, however, The only
theory no seems TO have forgotten. He said
nothing OF ;he last letter received from
his daughter Mary, who Is living as a
Philadelphia DR.. L,chtcnberg expressed an opinion
TO me IN tho presence OF MT Hummel on FRIDAY,
while on Staten Island, to tho effect that Mary
privy TO the movements OF ANNIE and In Tact that
tho present time she knew what had become Of
her sister 1t seems strange that the father should
have allowed this expression OF opinion to 20 un-
needed, less, as It IS charitable TO suppose he
too much prcoccupied with his own cad thoughts 10
hear II.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
Mrs Hummel display ed 10 me this afternoon a Cor
man letter, dated Pnadeiphia. written by Mary
the lSh inst, In response 10 one from home, In which
her mother vsntursd TO express the opinion held by
Df. Lichtenberg, that she knew something OF Anne's
whereab ou's. 1t appears that Mrs. Hummsl wrote
an impassioned letter 10 Mary, asking her In Gods
copy OF the following letter.
DEAREST MRs. Homn,LL-It IL very hard for that I
could before but now AS it Is possible TO do think
u Ia my duty OF your daughter. she
suffered much In the bowels The blood became water
ths crsmps and became nssps0ie that could not OBJ
tain be, address Du. nov wne the who ATTENDED
address, aud now must 20 you the fact that
gone to the better homo her las. words w.re Dear
mother. don't Jorge; yoar Annie Respectfully your
Mary's letter is written In most vigorous language.
She asks In opening, "Do you really think, my dear
have known that Sister Aane, who was Always
good TO me and TO all of u.s. was dying and not let
emphatic manner that sue knew where
Annie wns. Sho says that all tho correspond sucs
spectoo us is also that IRON Annie In speaking OF
the letters written 10 her by Annie she gives very
Important Information, which hoes TO sbo~ that tho
Sohoeni elts were in communication with The lost
girl after December 15 1877, when shc disappeared.
BAD FOR THE scnogSFELrs.
Annie, In one Of her letter., so Mary informs her
mother in the letter dated September IL, speaks OF
her health, and concludes with warm eulogv on the
Kindness OF the scnocniets, "wno keep her supple
with money, clothes, ct ceteyd" Alter Annle's dis
appearance, Mary came hero from Philadelphia aud
village sois,ps- had II That sho came 10 dlscred,,
tho scandal coLocrnine bor sister and Noses Schoen-
fct The was also touched on by MrE Hummel In
writing TO Mary, and Mary says that she came 10 the
Scnoenfclts because Mrs Schoeniet wrote and asked
her 10 DO SO. Tho regrets she en'ertains Tor
for Of late, sho says, che has found
out hundred lies the scnoenIelts told
AS sore my name Is Mary, and as sure as there is
q God In heaven, do not and have not known any.
Sey never koom sa hour ap P PeS ssn
hard that should have TO bear the blame WITHOUT
the knowledge"
Another point, and one Of sigDiGcance, which Mr.
Hummei and DR.. Lcnienburg soon to have over
looked, is the fact that December 1877 when An
ME lett here her condition had been known Tor tbree
months This allowed, her child would have bcsn
born In June. Nov, II tho body found on staten
Island is that OF Annie Hummel, which seems impos-
sibls u must have been buried since May, for tho
child found Of eight months growth.
PROOF ISrLJENcg
The people here seem to think II Will be difficult
matter to connect schoen eltdwi,h the departure Of
Annie, but Mrs. Hummel Is willing TO swear that
Annie told her before che won't away that tho Schocn-
fedts said that she wanied TO do any good she must
60 10 New YORK." She will also swear mat Mira Schocn
fedt several times since Annie disappeared
aud read her letters, which she said ANNE hal sent
Further, her nony will show II tue authorities
OF Ulster county take tho case In hand, that Mrs.
scnoeniedt suggested that Moses, her husband, ac-
company Anais TO New York, and that ne ofjeccd,
saying Annie knew where to 60
MORN PERTINENT FACTS.
In March last. when Mr.. Schoebcldt went 10 New
FORK win DR.. Liononstein to look TOR Annie, both
sailod on friend OF schoenel dt, named Hurst, who
Keeps store near the Brooklyn approach 10 the
bridge. Tho friend, who evidently mad not beou
informed as 10 the Identity Of Dr. LchtcDstcip,
fntd In answer 10 an Innocent question
concerning Annie, put BY schoenfeidt, that
be had been told by hts questionsr, snort time be-
lore that tho girl was In the family way. AT TINS un
expected exposure Schoeniedt lott the store In great
haste.
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