The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-04
PHILOM INA KOFFENSTICK.
FOUND wASDss1so In THE STREET By HEn

FOUND wANDKRING IN TIE STREET By HER
LAWYERS rRoTHER-HER SAD STORY
fniiomena Koasnstick, the story Of whose arrest
aud conviction on charge of larceny and her suose-
quent release mas excited gooa deal OF interest," on
account or the peculiar circumstances which sur
rounded the IN conn sexton with her mysterious
disappearance soon after her discharge from tho
romns lew days ago, found wandering In Warron
street. between Broadway and Church street, yesterday
morning by Mr.. Charles Steckier, the brother Of MT
Alfred sieckler. nor couossl Some OF her friends
believed she had been abducted but this theory was
nsver entertaincd ~ her counsel. The truth OF Mr.
Stcckiers vews own W he account which sne
gave OF herself She had not gone TO work, as had
bsen arranged she sad, because she could not and
tue place, and she offered similar explanation Of her
failure TO soc her counsel. whose card she had lost
Since her disappeared noe said, she had vecn living
IN Lewis and Attorney she had money and
complained o. being hungry Mr. SisckIcr al once
conaucted her TO his brolhers o1ice, where dinner
Mr Alfred stcckler In regard ali the facts attend ng
her arrest and CONVICTION, ana he believes he has
Obtained very ciear sateusnt of her AFFAIRS, although
he says TINS was very aficu az she does not speak
Eng:sh aud ouly indinurcnt anu otter unintSfgiole
Gxrmao MRS Koasnstick 10 = Bohemian, ana ner
couascl believes thoroughly 10 her sanity aud Is fully
impressed with her trutniuluess.
HER sTOEY.
The story winch Mrs korenstick told her lawyer
yesterday will evoke q interest in her mistor-
iunes II will be remembered that the churge upon
which she was convicted was tho THEFT o. $lso The
money was found N her but she says that
~ the time sue had with her $S3 OF her own money,
which was taken from nor by police and vi which
she has never beard since ner arrest Mr.. Sucker
thinks he may be able 10 recover this money,
aud II the police have account OF It no
tho fact w go far TO cerroborate her story and
prove y conspiracy TO send her to prison. According
10 tue account which she TO her lawyer she had
1850 at the time OF herarresr OF this $3.50 was
IN the Teutonia Savings Bank and the rest was In a
trunk at her hOuse No. 10l Lewis street. having been
Withdrawn from the Bleec6er street Hank q
few days previously at the solicitation Of her
husband. The reHson he ass gned Tor with arnw in g
the money was that he had bought q farm somewhere
between Boston and New ork for 81 oOo, upon winch
The money had not been pa d, and she says she has
since learned that ne never bought iarm at all She
thinks me story was 70 sG se's sc m0h hey
.issrward be found. The money in the Tsu,on,a
Bank had been deposited IN tho name OF Maria Crall
so that the husband might know nothing about IT,
Ibis name she had been induced 20 adept by her
friends, xaew OF Korsnstck's desire 10 get uoid
OF her money. While sue was ia the rombs sue was
that hsr husband had employed him to de.
authorizing him to draw $500 OF tue money
Tor deposit with q boudsm.n who would
procured her has snc had any account OF
the $500 Alter THIS the lawyer went TO Ier ana
satu her husband was IN need and wanted 500 Sns
gave this ALSO but learned that her husband
had not received H. Finally, on the Jay sne was Sci
tencsd another lawyer promised 10 procure new
ria for her and succeeded IN obtaining The remain NJ
$500 She never heard oil tho lawyer after this and
the next day sue was sent 10 Sing Sing.
victcd a trumpod up charge, the result OF con-
spirscy TO obtain ner money. He is detsrm:ned to
probe whole matter to the bottom and. although
cut a. least one Ut them said to DO prominent
msmoer OF the New, Yorx bar some startling devel-
opmsnls promised. In the meantime Mrs. kof-
fsnstick will 20 10 work c'garmaker, Mr.. Stcckler
having obtain ed employ ment Tor her