The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-17
Coroner Dempsey expects to find the solution



resented hy Mr.. Vcrmiyea. The first witness
sworn was one Of tho boys who discovered the
body, and who testified as follows:
NV name tohn cn'ahan. lam fouriccuyce Of nsc.
live H. Brighton avenue Nv business D.. uiinlug COWS
w. eoirire down wiui some ho,s- Roirrt Rcasan and
,on .g. pAly We were wa,kns 'hr9u.h the lol- end
ilr' barrel ul thrr. =" lie called corn' us and me,
M N,n, oAn anil .at a ihe pole aud We PRED tile bar
of il.hsr,l Thou we vent 90 and got unctr shrchan
ani 'gren.r p'nt.' awi incy went ny there aHl s9t
,na' TOT before e'u, never saw the htrrcl
Cornelius pnlv ono " the boys told suhstnn-
TALLY The same story hat Reagan struprd On
oprnod tho harrel. md then finding what WIS
in %. went for the officer and Coroner.
Robert Reagan. the Third boy. corrohoratcd
the oth"r-. and added that when they wanted to
lr"Nauiy some ,i,ld goat or some animal buried
there. He would not 90 neor it; johnny Gala
pqiy once found some hnnk notes buried.
When the Coroner called tho next witness,
Louis kc.e. there was o stir anl general
effort 20 Eot sight 81 tho witness. ns h. was
expected to explain the my -'ery To some eX-
tent. Rirge advanced from the throug. looking
flushed hlt ly mo- means ahashcd or reluctant.
Ir took bis place ns IN" Coroner directed md
looked him strni ..ht i'm the ,,y,, as ho took tLo
oath. Tie testified IN q rather low voice at
fret. hu, answered every question promptly.
~ liy, ut ~ second street New York am
,.Dii yqn r;co@g1e the features or any part
We'll, am not certain. | thought the hair
was two or three shades darker than hers
Hers hoscy"
Who IS Ellen Murphy?'
81" j. the Young woman who used to live Mt
Mr.. Cuihherison's. | have been acquainted
with her since then, from last Junc-snme time
IL Jun"-Uhout u year ago. lived AT Ciiitnn at
ihr time. AZ that time che lived with Mr.. Clark
% 7. a f4t IA IL 10
We're you intimate with this young lady2'
How long WAS that intimacy ?"
Ever since got acquainted with her"
Did you know this young lady was in
trouble
Have you any knowledge how she came that
WAY -
Yes. sir"
By yout"
wi you tell mo what conversation you had
with her tho last tm" you saw herr"
told her did not know whether would
20 back 10 New jersey, whore had been at
Y&[fi'',' not Out "1u'' let Dy' know whatever
"pid you promise her marriaGc?'
~ you keep track o' her aldrcss?"
i kept track ot her So far as | knew where
she was. have been there. you know. when
When you ,met her last wha, did she say shO
was going Ia dof'
Only some time ago she told me she would
TX" t. 90 70 Ireland. but she did not speak
about II since"
Did you nsree to keep house with herr"
She said She would like To- IA soon A. cot
steady employment; that was what was wait
Ibid she no, tell you she had money enough
to CO to housekeeping with ?"
No. sir; did not know anything Of what
she had. She never told me-"
You knew about her buying trunk? We
found II whcrO you told us. did we not? Stnte
what you know Of this womans disappear
=" | came 20 New York on Friday tho 9Th or 9th
OF S'utcnb"r do not know what II was
wrote a letter to my mother and in'lo-ed let
ter 10 Ellen, saying my brother should carry IL
over To- her because he knew whore she was.
went home T. my mother and asked IL she de-
livcred tho letter. She answered me that she
had not received any. There WAS ~ money in
u" letter. Elem told M she WAS going To leave
her plh,%. She did not state any rcasnn except
that she did not want Mrs. CuihbrrtsOn
To- knoY hgr rondinoni ! do not know
told TINT WAS her trunk. did not know what
was in IT, recognized her dress or whatever
she wore"
Do You recognize this lock Of hair"
The witness h"r, took IN MS hands small
and wrapped n oit Of newspnrer lie exam
ined II carefully wnile the audience pressed
eaeerly forward To- watch him. and fora inmate
there was Iuioi IN the room. Finally. he an
TO no best y my opinion. think it is her
hair; that Is If there Is any possibility Of It's
= tiins "a shade dhrAcr after death"
Juror Arc you acquainted with the pr y
critics Of chloride Of huc- whether 1t would
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Nr. vCu acluaiuted with parties TINT Ellen
visit o." w | a
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ami that Eluan hnd Said. 'Anyi,mw. d.nd or
alive. Won w..l ,..i from m within ~, w','.
llat' N.t- tNu VEGAS uL.o D.t FrTnv h.,c,
not -,,i, Elm s!u.. H., ,itn III file,,.t
ii .W,.II you know that a., r. Ma, a woman
f0ir'l h ~ . '
r..,l nth IFS morning i'm TlES,-N"
~ hni did youthlnk when you read II in THE
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