The New York herald., 1879-03-02
VARIOUS THEORIES OVERTHROWN.
Nothing Gained by Tracing the His
tory of the Trunk.
CONDITION OF THE CORPSE.
Friends Looking for Dear Ones Who
Have Gone Astray.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

The excitement over the trunk tragedy, as 1T Is
now styled, has in way abated There is q con-
stapt stream of people coming into and going out
from the City Hall and City Marshars Office. Out
side groups eagerly discussing the details of the
mystery, and public opinion has been worked up
by the delay discovering the perpetrators of the
deed that if they should be arrested and brought
i'll here while the temper of the citizens
is SO tightly stretched by brooding the dark
deed it would be difficult for the authorities to
shield them from the fury OF the crowd All night
long the detectives plotted and planned, studied
MAPS plans. papers and pieces Of paper that could
offer the slightest chance of clew. Everybody who
had an idea to offer q suggestion to make had
patient hearing.
A CHASTITY SIGHT.
Meanwhile the remains of the unfortunate young
woman slowly decomposing. Under the garish
light in the gloomy apartment the body presented a
wierd picture. The mutilated face showed
signs Of the corruption to which all flesh
is heir. and the dim lights from the lamps
seemed to flicker and pale before the awful
spectacle presented Photographs have been taken
of the remains so that when the decomposition be-
comes complete something may be preserved to aid
in Identification. To-day the officers renewed their
search with unabated vigor, notwithstanding the
failures of yesterday.
TRACING THE TRUNK.
Detectives Hill and Hunt have persistently fol-
lowed the trunk portion of the mystery This trunk
bore. besides portion of label of the New York
Transfer Company, an expressman's red sticker, on
which was printed Everett Express Company"
This sticker it was found is not now used by
any express concern, but had been by the
Emerton Brothers when in the express business
together. This some three months since, and
subsequent to that time the concern has been known
as "Emerton's Everett Express Last evening
John Emerton saw the trunk in Lynn and posi-
lively identified it as that had been handled
by him somewhere about the LIST of February.
Late yesterday afternoon the trunk taken by
the police to Everett and shown to Frederick
Emerton who positively Identified the stcker as one
he had fol merly used. He told the detective that
the trunk was doubtless one that he took on the or
der OF Mr. Osborn, man employed In restaurant
at the corner OF Washington street and Cornhil.,
from house in place leading off Essex street. be-
tween Washington street and Harrison avenue.
TRUNK CAME FROM.
This happened on the sttay of last month. and
1t that he taken to the house referred to by
man sent by Osborn. with key to a room the
second floor of the building. Here he found lot OF
trunks, furniture and other effects. which he was
instructed to carry to Mr.. Buzzell's house in the
sbrick yard" of broadway, Everett. larger por-
tion of the effects he delivered instructed but. find
ing that there doubt to getting his pay he
retained portion, and, among other articles atrunk
which he quite was the one then shown
him. His brother John went to Osborn at his
place of employment about the unpaid express BILL
and was threatened by that person with all sorts Of
serious consequences in case he failed to deliver the
remainder of the consignment before noon of that
day. These threats. however, had no effect and the
trunk and other effects were held until the 5th Of
the month, when BuZzell settled the bill. and
the property was delivered ut its destination.
While the trunk in Emerton's custody both Buz-
ze and Osborn showed the gravest concern and con-
siderable nervousness to its safety and acted
strangely to attract his attention to the package
This was light colored iron-strapped trunk fitted
with iron cap at each OF its corners Two OF these
were broken OFF. and on one Of them Mr. ben Corey,
who assisted in unloading the trunk at the stable,
cut one of his hands quite severely. The trunk
weighed. at that time about one hundred and
enty-fve pounds, and presented no unusual ap-
Pearance, other than that its cover was
of this was confirmed and elaborated by
John Emerton. who was familiar with the
whole transaction. 1t makes so plausible story
that the officers are confident that they on the
right track, and have this morning gone to Everett
to follow the matter further 1t is not improbable
that they may make or more arrests, and it now
seems that they intend to connect both Buzzell and
Osborn with the affair very intimately.
ANOTHER FAILURE
But this Everett cew on which the officers have
been working nearly twenty-four hours. must also
ances 1t looked well. and the parts seemed
to fit into each other nicely; but on close
examination it melted away. The facts of the
ease as furnished Hunt Hill and the officers by the
Emerton brothers. at late hour this morning. be-
came known to Detective Pnkham OF the State
police. The sending OF the trunk. claimed by Ex-
pressinan Emerton. gave that officer good ground
to entertain the theory that the M l.. Osbornl
had consigned the trunk which contained the
body TO Buzzell to whom 1t delivered after
par.eying between him and Fred L. Emerton and
Osborne as to the payment which was finally made
by Buzzell. Detective pinkham decided that If the
statement of the Emerton brothers was true then
buzzell was the first to be found.
to Everett. whittier also some half dozen
reporters hastened Mr. Buzzel was found after u
good deal of inquiry and was questioned by the of
He seemed ut first rather cautious but did not
manifest any particular fear osty about his In
tcrrogator. lie is about fortyfve years old and ma
tive of New Hampshire He said that NJ. L. Osborn had
q short time since leased eating house ON Corn
h and tor some time had been trying to sell the
pace. Osborn was hard up financially about Feb
ruiry l, when his wife. who is sister OF Buzzell.
came to his tBuzzell's) house to spend several
weeks. At the time Mrs. Osborn came she brought
three trunks to Buzzells-a large Saratoga u large
cnest and black trunk. None OF these had been re-.
moved from the house, and they were shown TO the
detective, being stored in adjoining room. All
the trunks were open, aud found by
pnkbam to contain ladies' clothing. Neither of the
Fred Enierton brought the trunks there WAS some
question about the payment Of the express charges.
aud two of the trunks were taken by tine young man
and stored until the charges were paid.
HEATED DISCUSSION
Buzzcll allowed that he had had q heated discus
sioh with one OF the Enertons about getting the
trunks OF strangers, and tor some unacco ountable
reason 10 said that he l,uzze spoke of the possible
rerishablc nature of the contents and iniuht
have referred 10 keeping them in u freezing tenn
pera'nsc Ihurstnii. ,he exprcssm.n, never dciv-
him single trunk OF the Kind described by tho oi
ccr The Emertuns were called IN and confessed ;nat
tncy had made mistake. Emcrton said that the label
lie could not possibly rccocct how or wien 10
passed through HIS hands. IL might have
been delivered by him three or Ave
months ago, and lie handled on an
average 100 trunks week II would he hard for him
g. recognize any particular trunk. he kept
description OF those passing through ms hands. All
this was sufficient to satisfy Detective piukham that
the suspicious against Buzzeli were groundloss.
AGAIN otg IHE SCENT.
The next cluw that about Maggie Callahan, n
Lynn girl. who had lived in salem ana was missing.
Tins was tecgrnphed in these dispatches last night,
md considerable importance was attached to
II by the state onicors. This morning a
detective was put on the trail and lie followed il all
day. Tonight he gives out that he found parties
who saw her alive In Boston last night. A private
despatch from Boston at ten o'clock o-nght CON
firms this, aud so the police arc again at fault.
NOr MAGGIE COLLINS.
Tho reported identification OF the girl as Maggie
Collins, ol Saugus. tails to the ground The positive
manner uf th, two men who Thought they knew thr