Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-19
NO. l1S.
\ Remarkable Case of Mistaken
Identification.

| In the course Of the examination before the
Coroner. the body was identified as that of
the daughter Of Charles Keuttler, the West
llohoken florist. but subsequently, it was
ascer,ained that the Keuttler girl was living.
The story furnishes a most remarkable case
of mistaken identification and tn unreliable
ity of circumstantial evidence.
| The keut,ler girl disappeared from home
some time ago. living as it was subsequently
ascertained the mistress of a married man
by the name OF Francois The first time she
disappeared her father discovered her where
ahouts and brought her home. She after
wards disappeared again, and though the
most diligent search made her father
was unable 10 find her. The remainder Of
the story We copy from the New York Times
tof Tuesday.
When, therefore, the news Of the finding of
the murdered body in the woods spread
around. keutilcr was ready TO believe that
the woman his missing daughter. He
went to the Morguc at lloboken. last Satur-
dav. hu' hc.itsted. lest his worst fears should
he realized TO look upon the disfgurcd corpse.
| Three times he turned away, and then. as
though impelled bv sense of duty he dared
not dsobcv. viewed the remains. The woman
| in the box was the same height rs his child.
| The features were small. the teeth partly bad.
the feet small. the hair dark and in all these
| respects she answered Bella's description.
Tie could not identity the remains,
hut yet Thought they might be hers
Incidentally he remarked that one of her fore
| n"VerS was oc"' a''" sun from injury sun
sequentlv II was ascertained That the index
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n"ver "' me ,e'' ha"u was oen' ana sun
| lhose VINO had worked ny her side IN the
factory identified the hnger as having been
like that OF Bella Mr.. Ehler by whom she
had been empioved, SAID he had seen Bella
wearing snch brooch "s was found IN the
dead w"mans pocket, All agreed that the
oo"s III 'he p"N was 'iNe ''''' VI '"e missing
eri; p"' ho"e VI ,"e"' .ou," 'ns"''! 'he
c,"'a,"g no, eve" ne' 'a'"er' ne """er-
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ever anu be''a "'en' nave Purcnaseu ne"
"utfit during her long absence from home
On SUNDAY the hat and cape were found
oroner "IgRlns Ses'ern"y TOOK 'hem 10 MT
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Hudson CITY to consult District Attorney
McGilI as to the advisability of taking steps
against Francois. Special Officer Stanton
was detailed by the District Attorney to ac-
company the Coroner to Union Hill to place