The New York herald., 1878-09-28
STILL UNEXPLAINED.

THE STATEN ISLAND MYSTERY THE sUBJECr
OF CONSULTATION IN NEw YonK-A
VISIT TO GowANUs--A MIDNIGHT SEINE AT
srAPLEToH.
Coroner Dempsey camo TO New York early yestcr-
day morning and had long private consultation at
the oice OF Mr.. John H. Starn, Broad ST. Get, with
Mr. Cantne, the lawyer engaged by the Hummei FAM
iiy In Saug-rties Mr. Cantinc rs ex-surrosate OF
Ulster county, The distressed parents of the miss
ing Annie placed the entire his hands ior
thorough investigation. The facts obtained al Thurs
days second examination oil the disjointed remains
OF the body found at Silver Lake wero carefully goaa
over and amply discussed IN the presence OF
medical expert, who assisted at the second
huma,on. The hair brought OIL by Dr. Chipmau
from Snugsrties wis aiso more care.
fully compared with that taken IRON tho body
found In the barrc and though the color differs bus
slightly II WAS declared that the various treatmenta
the romains had Undergone, not only since death
occurred but also since The hrst BURIAL would easily
account Tor a slight difference IN the color OF tho
hair In fact, the accumulated dust alone, since tho
unnatural death, might be considered al reason Ter
a different color IRON that which Annie's hair pos
sessed. "And hopn said Coroner Dempsey.
'oomcs In another very peculiar discrepancy. These
elippiuss-holdlng up the envelope containing Ammo
Humnels hair-have bccn sent to me directly by her
that tho g,r had long flowing hair, as l am IN.
formed, and, her family states, reaching down
back and not short cut nair as schocnfect and his
wife testified baiore me. Perhaps sho may have
her hair since she lc Ssugcries, but according
to tho best juds smen. nave been able to obtain this
hair Is very much like the ha.r on tho body found
near Silver Lake"
COMPARING NOTES.
1t was also ascortainod at the consultation that
.latt.. A.s
fractured her wrist years ago only dislocaod
IT, and hence the failure to and fractured wrist at
Thursday = examination was not considered concla
sIyc The medical gentlemen maintained also that
even II dislocaiion had occurred some years ago
would DO almost impossible to Gnd any trace Of the
injury uow after the distortions to which the
subj jeced during the two minute examinations
which have already taken place. ono thing sure.
the remaining tcotn perlcot keeping with the
descr pon OF those possessed by the lost An Hum.
mel furthcrmorc II was SHOWN that no tcoth had
been knocked out since death but that the mi sspG
tooth nad been lost during nie Judging by the state
OF tue gums Unwilling 10 at once arrive at deanns
CONCLUSION II was evident however, that the compar-
ing OF notes by the various parties having charge Of
the Investigation had not at al dispelioa tho Annie
Hunmci theory.
rHE ExAMiSArIos Ar GowANus
In order to iatDom sti further tnis idea Coroner
Dompscy, accompanied by az assistant pro cceded n
tho afternoon 10 GownnuA II viii be remembered
that the Coroner received Wednesday last letter
iuiofming hin that certain woman residing there
would prove TO bs the missing Anne tina, she would
be iOund there under another Eamc owing to hdts0n
ich IL 81 Il had formed with prorDinent
mo rchauL The woman was found ~ Gowanus at thu
add rsss gwen 10 the Coroner but she canddly gave
her name, which Or obvious reasons 10 withheld
The Coroners Jury wiil not meet again until next
WEDNESDAY by VII ch limo IL 10 hoped The news from
Saugertcs may aid 10 partially, II not wholly, dispes
ling The mystery
MIDNIGHT SCREAMS HEARD
70 add still more 10 the many rumors anoat
Staten Isa nd regard 10 this extraordinary ease,
yory singular item OF Intelligence reached tue re-
porer yesterday just as lao was returning the city,
ho OF VI the North shore boa,s stated that
| a gentleman, well known 10 him, residing IN staple.
ton, informed him that fow nights before tho body
was found IN the now well known mysterious manner
no heard fearful screams anu pcous cres along the
road adjoining hts house He opened hts window,
and at once perceived that tho screams, which
those OF woman, seated with man IA buggy, we're
growing iaintcr aud fainter. lie noticed the psrt
OF The mau, who was driving, irdnto Efforts TO stop
the woman's soresmng, by placing MS nands over
her mouth but again anu again she succeeded Ia
oossnug her mouth from her comp psnions grasp buu
screamed ~ the top oi her voice. 1hc buggy won't
along so swiftly that that dismal hour oil Inc nlghs
| pursuis was cut oi the question: