The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-08

ms sisie meuls- He then SAID that the banging Mas
nan eouSa cur 10 Tho statement When LUZ was
as asked way ne did not , sa{ mi mr. sre"
follow The suicide lie SAID he knew he lied, but SO
would ANYBODY when 10 their interest 10 90 SO,
death, hut that would do; the doctor would not
give a certificate. LuG's Contradictions made MN
Of his ne,ghbora His vile had once left The New
YORK address OF her daughter. Mrs Thorpe al tns
thing happened 10 her So Mrs. Thorpe was ,eie-
Erapned toand reached Hopatcong tuesday Night
rue iaci tnat Lun had notified neither CT the ansgs
tiers OF his wife's death was loudly commented upon
Mrs Thorpe after some investigation, went back 10
New YORK, resolved, II was said to consult with some
relatives ana have complete examination maize.
MR LrFF's ACCOUNT or IT.
The writer found lbe community on Friday alive
While discussing the event with some gentlemen at
the Lake View House NJ. Lul c lme along. When the
writer addressed him no announced his readiness 10
tell the whole story, aud after ordesng malls Yanoh
"rather sr. ne, !" he led the writer 10 seat on tho
grounds, ana, IN an anxious Manner constantly
stopping TO sip has punch lac began his statement he
is siigbt man, VI medium height, salow laced aud
gray haired, apparently past tae age oi sixty paI
keen brovu eyes, more than btng else, proved
BY their nervous movements that their owner
iaboring under great excitement. In fact, so much
said he was on HIS way TO Dover 10 consult
a LAWYER what he should do 10 clear himself Of
years his Iunior WAS unu,istaEabiy insane on 70.
hrlous subjects For SIX months past she had given
MN endless amount OF trouble, and Jour times she
had Tried 10 poison herself Once sne took dose OF
choral hydrate, and told him OF the iact imme-
ala,oly a,ier sara, say,ng. ''i'ye done !. now
''Wnat aid you do about IT 2" asked tho writer.
"Dos Wny, didn't do anything. aian's know
nything about it,"
"But You m ight have ssnt for q doctor at Dover2'
THAT'S four miles away, and should have been
Obliged 10 20 10 tho noighbors 10 ssnd anyway
How could so out and leave hsr ~ snas condition :"
that the writer passed the point, ana Mr. Lnn de-
scribed another attempt that his we made 10 enc her
VOYAGE ,nen than ever, SAID he. ''Sne was always
taking suicide, and one day she got my pest
ailsrnoon before Got IL away Then Mr. Lu mar.
rated the incidents OF that saturday moroins, stead
lastly clnging to the finding OF the body IN tue aroor,
not in the churchyard He got up the hrst story he
SAID, to shield Mrs. Brenuau whom ms wiIe mad olten
sworn 10 curse. Mrs. Brennan, he SAID, agreed wild
him toll story OF the chostnuttreo but II placed
under oath, u became othei wise necessary, teey
would toll the truth.
About this lime the steamer that Mr. Luf was watt
ing blew whistle, end he concluded with an
assumed easiness, why, had this matter all ar
ranged, ana everything would have gone on nicely
the place and made all this trouble. nved in New
York, and have many trends there; aud hope yon
will do this thing up In general "ay aud smooth II
mrs ssEsxANs STATEMENT
Mrs. Brennan told writer that she did not know
very much about the Lufs and did not care to asso-
ciate with them. Mrs. Lun mad long shown per.
sonal annos ~ toward her. and as a last evidence OF
~ h.r o. herself in her grapery Mrs Bronnan told
how sue accidentally discovered the body wnie look
ing IN he arbor for some ripe grapes She dd not
see the ace only the dress; did she see Mr. Luz
take the body away IN a whesi6arrow. She said sue
was very much affected By the Incident and smut ner.
self In the house she might sec no more than she
had Mr. Lutf came over aitorward, ana bis greatest
sorrow appeared to be that the body mad been found
ON her premises, and proposed the theory OF the
chestnut tree, 10 which she barely assented
1t Is likely thar an Inquest will DO held and the
body exhed. as people in the locality are not at az
satisfied with the matter as 1t stands Many people
VINO have Thoroughly examined the circumstances are
OF opinion that the hanging could not nave taken
place as related, and the woman was found as ue-
scribed that she was dead before getting therc That
point, however, can bsst be settled by an Official
Investigation.