The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30
THE MISSING LADY.


OF MRS. wERrHEImER DIVING IN THE
ssPooL"-THE SUICIDE AND MURDER HY-
PoTHEsEs.
AS early a. eight O'Clock yesterday morning diving
and dragging for tho body Of Mrs. Werthetmer, the
missing lady IRON The West End Hotel was begun OF
what is called Fort Washington Point Tho Point is
grassy knoll shaded partially by stunted trees, and
stretching away to where It's trap-rock extension
meets tne ripping waters OF the Hudson Back Of
it there 10 dense reach woodland, with the sun
light making golden spots along the ortuous path
OF Havens lane, and a miniature tarn OF ssagnant
water, on which noated dead leaves and branches.
AS the path climbs the HILL passing the hut OF tho
suspected negro Wilkes, and crossing the Hudson
Rivor Railroad by wooden bridge there arc sections
OF it shaded by the interlacing boughs and seeming
M solemn the asles OF an old cathedral II must
have boon down THIS path that Ars. Werihcimsr came
on Tuesday or "Wednesday OF last week after leaving
the West End Hotel, 70 put her bonnet and pSrasoi
beneath The bush they were found, almost IN
direct line from the negroes cottage This route OF
lady Traced, OF course, IN the lght oi ner sui
eide. Ths bush IL that mas an absence oil under.
growth. /, Is umbrella shaped and scarcely adapted
u purposes OF concsalmsnL
DRESSING THE DIVER.
The diver at work yesterday Charles p ETerost,
wrecksr He is oil medium size ana has light hair and
slight, lawny mustachc When the reporter saw MIN
dressed bv MS attendants The SUIT he GER
txnly not handsome one AZ 10 the upper part auu
the ieggings- u seemed like a buckskn arrangement
Indian warrior might don Ut the advent Of
buffalo hunt. there this dinerence now.
ever. around the breast ard back, as Il
IL were I'm necklace was row
OF iron nuts tnat being screwed up with mon
Key wrench. IL gave the dIver The appearance oil
locomotive bong i'm kered by engineer Wnie this
wi Lowe Standing Win MT
Werlhemer couple OF his friends, coma ucted tho
operations OF clumsy boat In when was tue con %
AIR tube running 10 the pumps ait that was operated
by q wndlass drum will two handles. Alter the nuts
mad been tghtcned suflc entity Mr. Everett sat down
on q rocH ami had snoes, with heavy metal solcs,
put GU. The lett shoe wrapped about time aud
lime again with rope. Then the diver s.ood up ana
gear which was han aed, with It's white tran Of tuoe
from the stern sheets OF the boat being Kept from
The rocks by the oars Of the TWO men on .ne
passing steamboat and then all was READY rue hcavy
lead weights attached 70 the breast anu Duck OF
the diver. making tho aCcoutremsnt cOmplete. u0
stood there Ike strange monster, the sun turn
ing tho hiaeous heAddrsss, with It's window opening
INTO u dull reddish name fhis 0utre creature got
down on IFS hands knees and slid impercopuply
OIL tho rocks, the man In tho stern OF tho
boat paying out tho tube, while others began
TO pump IN the necessary air. Bubbles noaling on
surface showed where the diver had gone down.
The spot he sank to examine IS known as Inc mole.
Ii IL loo fset Deep old fishermen say that there
are Mt leas, one sunksn canal boat and wrecked
schooner fur below the surface. strong eddy sets ia
river lust beyond Is like the surface OF glass.
Noth,ng was found the first time, and then The at
TEMPT was renewed The dragging OF the middle Of
tho river was u part She DAYS programme.
THEORIES THE DISAPPEARANCE
There theories held ny me excited people
OF Fort Washington. Ono is that OF robbery aud
murder: the other Of suicide. The negro Wilkes. who
is constantly under police surveillance, lives III hut
lust south Of bridge spans tho railroad. 1t
is two story frame building, built on stone founda-
ton. Tho rocks rise up and shadow u from behind.
The shanty has stockade Of laIn ABOUT its southern
1l.ta unAr max No n outdoor
ing done BY the solitary inhabitahs Just out.
sids, what might BE- called The porlco, there Is .
weather beaten portrait OF Washington, hanked by
two dragged American flags. In front OF the door,
and across the path, IS = sign warning on PIC.
q prepo assessing negro, but he Is ny means
rcpuisive, though he has but one eye DE
owns three ooats that are sheltered IN httie
inc police always with hun. Tney are blue and glt
shadows constantly haunting the grove young
man IRON the hotel told HERALD reporter that on
tho morn ing when Mrs. Werthelmcr disappeared she
called her children TO her, kissed them eood0y ana
told them 10 be always obedient 70 their father This
fact 1t Is claimed the suicide hy pothesls
WAS srIcIDEs
This theory was also SUPPORTED by Captain steers
OF the Thirty second precnct, VINO, alter thorough
examination Of the circumstances VI the case had no
hesilaton in saying HERALD reporter that he WAS
lie. she had he believed. thrown herself into tho
river 1t the point where her hat and parasoi wers
lace OF the stream by tho undertow. She would DO
found, in oil probability, somewhere about tuesday
Nothing transpired yesterday 10 throw The smallest
additional light on tho mystery. Mr. Miller IN.
formed HERALD reporter, ms way up 10 the scene
OF the search the body, that last Thursday boat
was stolen from MS place NJ Riverdae, and NJ a
spot few hundred yards lower down PAIR OF oars
were found missing, aud u large white sail lott IN
thor place Captain Steers. however, did NOS seem
10 attach any Importance 10 these circumstances
his mind being made up that the lady, In state Of
alteration had deliberately laid her hat anu parasol
aside and plunged into the Hudson. Everybody on
the trains aud inc balconies oil the private dwell
ings convenient where the cad event occurred was
taking OF Il; and when at tho boat al Carmans-
vile an old bundle OF carpeting came Heating down
with the tide the excitement Tor while was tense.
Mr.. Wortheimcr and his Two brothers steinbergcr
watched earnestly tho proceedings oil the divers and
the ssarchsrs all day long.
THE CONDUCTORS STORY.
The story told 10 Inspector Diiks by Edward Gun
thor interpreter, at the Erie depot Jersey City 10
the effect that had female answering 10 Mrs
werthelmers descripuoo, richly dressed aud
having neither hat shawl, board the $50
tram for Newark, Tuesday evening, rs gen
orally discredited. Asa Hunter, the conductor OF
the train. states that female answering the de-
scription gwen by Gunthcr was u passenger on his
train. Yesterday Detective Brown Captain Lanning,
tho gateman aud Ellen Johnson, the coored atten-
dant In the waiting room, all OF whom were A. Their
places IN the depot Tuesday evoning, denied to q
HERALD reporter that any woman oi that descrip-
tion was about the depot
rhs reward offered Tor the recovery OF MRS. Wer-
tbe,ner dead alive, been raised by her husband
and relatives from 500 TO $4,000.