New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE FREEpoRT MURDER MYSTERY.

THE FREEpORT MURDER MYSTERY.
TESTIMONY HEARD AT THE INoUEsr-TRYING TO
PROVE THAT THE DEAD WOMAN WAS ELLA
CLARK.
The inquest on the remains of the woman found
in the swamp at FreepOrt on August ~, whcil aIe
now believed TO be those OF Ella clark, une ioiIn
of MALPRACTICE was continued by Coroner Denton
at Freeport Yesterday. There was a large attend
ance of the residents of the village II beng gei9I-
ally understood that important testimony WOMB D9
given. Dlstrct-Attorney Downing was present anu
Ellen Mills, the first witness said that she lived
at Dutch Kills, Long Island City. Her testimony
was as follows:
since May last Prior to my marriage lived In stan'
ford Conn, with different families w0rheu ioT III
Brooks ut Stamford for four months. Ella Ctrk nSUu
there mt that time was the cook and Ella the wait
was not acquainted with Ella before gJnS "
Brookss TO live. acquainted with the cOach.tlan,
John Spencer, before went there After ha been eo
short time Ella told me that sne waS d i h dSnied
It. Ella thought good deal Of Spencer Dut ne u iO
appear 10 think much OF her. She was jealous OF nm
and me and left the place on that account. never
saw any person paying attention To Ella eXcep! oPeol
Ella told me that she had been I'm Mr. Brookss employ
over ak years never saw Ella and Spencer go out
together except We occupied uhielcbG oiO'f
ing apartmens Spencer step. fo% Vent S'' To- Mr.
BroOSss that Ella told me that she was nlaI I ~
Spencer spencer proposed marrlsse 70 me MIN low
many wives he wanted and he replied ." one. 1t,d
to her and never would be- Ella told that Spencer
did not want me I'm the house. told Mr. BROOKS OF
sponcers proposal Of marriage to me. knew In Janu
about doctor and told her to 20 to Dr lowell ne
abe returned she told the doctor told her 20 eau
again and If she did not feel better she would have 70
again. Iaterward called at the doctors anu h ho
told me that Ella wished operation performed no
would not do il and sire had gone to some hospital IN
NewYork have seen Ella cry when Spencer aPDIo n
on March ~. BID not hear OF Elias leaving Mr.
Brookss until June last when an officer came 70 ny
house nquring about her. Ella was about t"sny hh
years of age she false upper teeth ohe la NH
forehead and wore deep bangs" that nearly coyerou
it. Her face narrow about the cnh Du' PIiB ny
about the eyes, her ears pierced, bnt size u ho
rings. There mark or scar on er 9oly, ot
1870 pounds Ella told me when lett stanford that she
would come to NewYor to live in the Ia MI, Ed sSS Mr.
twice I'm the four months that nVed AZ VT
Brookss on both visits she called Mrs Kenne-
dy. knew Of Elias receiving letters she to,d me
She did not answer them
John Spencer testified that he had known
Ella Clark since June 16 $3.50; , Elio WEN en-
only know of Elias going to NeW-lor on h'roWnnIpr
Mrs. BrOokss business. He did not know tnaU IlIa
in tronble until he was leaving Nj. DiOohS .
employ He continued:
Mr. Brooks told me That Ellen Malone fills told him
that married 10 Ella told MIN that II was no
So did not say in the presence OF Ella That was not
married when proposed marriage to Ellen Malone, or
at any time / not married. am NOT acquainted
with Mrs. Kennedy. Of whom have heard Ella speak
got letters for Ella from the Post Ohce frequently
never went out with her except once meyer nspa
until to-day that shn false teeth. heard nOthihg
OF Ella after she Jeff Mr. BroOks's until was gnng
away on July ~. received or wrote letter 10
Ella, and she told me that she was In trouble
Lawrence Clark, n brother of Ella testified that
he was employed in the cleaning department. OF the
general Post Office in New-York. He had never
heard that his sister was married. She came to
New-York on Nav 2 last, anu went to Mrs. Ken,
nrly's No. 1927 East Twentyseventh-st. she tod
him that she would stop at Mrs. kcnnedys Tor
week or So He told her that it was not very nice
place for her to rost herself, but that she should
20 to an acquaintance, Mrs. BurkeS, as she
would do better She did not go there, and sad
that she would go 10 no persons house that she
knew. The witness did not know That she Was M
trouble lie saw her again on May 3 she then told
him that she was going to DIR. Thomas sNo; lOI west
Fortysrventh.st She told him not to call there for
three or four days. The witness had seen the doe
tor three or four times. He never saw Ella again
Nine or ten days after nc last saw her he called 81
Dr. Thomass and the doctor told HIM thlt he knew
no, hing abou; her. She was tyruty-,cYtu years 81
age. Mr., Kennedy and her husband told Clark
that re- would never again see his sister rms was
after the finding o. the remains. Mrs. kennedy de-
MED knowing that Eta WAS ABOUT 10 Deco 20
mother The witness had seen Dennis CrOnln, Dut
did not believe that he was counting his sister
Nils kennedy and several other witnesses ialiln@
10 be present attachments were issued AGAINST them
and the inquest was adjourned subject 10 the call Oh
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