Daily Republican., 1885-08-22
7 H|R D EDITION.
PniIadeiphia Items.

PHILADELPHIA, Angus: ~, lSso.-
An invest CATION was held by the
Deputy Coroner yesterday in the case OF
the full term female infant whose body
was thrown into the Schuylkill river,
alb We Rockland, by woman, on Thurs
day evening. William Taylor, 45l
Ridge avenue, and Harry Gretzinger, 1921
Olive street, both OF whom were sitting
on the bank ot The river, testified that
they saw woman, apparently about 25
years old, and dressed in brown clothes
and black hat and carrying blue para
sol. come down the path leading to Rock
liud, and, after hurried glance around
TO see If she were being watched, drop
a bundle into the river. The witnesses
inve stgatei the package AMI reported
their discovery to PlrS Guard Williams
Meantime, the woman had disappear
cd up the winding path leading to straw
berry Mansion. An eXaminati ion made
by the Coroner's physician disclosed the
fact that the child had been born alive
and afterwards suttocated, whether In
birth or b. violence could not be deter
mined There were no marks of violence.
Decomposition had set in, and it was
quite apparent that death had occurred at
least three days before the body was
thrown into the river. The jury render
I'd verdict Of ,sutiocation from causes
unknown.
Mss Adranna p. Br Bruckle, who was
COZ fined in the Harrisburg Insane Asylum
for ne.ily tw nty gh5 years, is about to
write her experience fur the !" North
American Review. In the letter request
ing this contribution, Editor Rice says ::
" think 'ha clear, full, candid state
M n. OF the case made In q magazine of
nd II l,t "a
OF the laws relating to the incarceration
OF persons accused of insanity, might lead
TO such reform in the laws for the treat
ment of the insane that such gross iujus
tice would De forever impossible iu this
country.
In interview We rdav Miss Briuckle,
VIII is n2w AT the CUnvalescents' Retreat
at Glen Mills, said that in the main her
treatment during her iucarca ration had
be II kind, but that Ter moments Ct|
liberty hal been aecompaned by an Of
hc'al supervision which destroyed all their
pleasure, No opportunity f escape was
aiio d, and even when permitted to goI
beyond the grounds OF the asy lum, her
return was guaran ecd by parole.
Detectives Bond and and Douaghy have
recovered in Wilmington 1000 cigars.
which had been obtained bT the swindlrr
Harry Young, WHO Was arrested on
Thursday. Young had sold . dealer in
that city 10000 cigars at ~ thousand,
an the the latter had disposed of 5000.
In the possession of the prisoner was
found a check for $50 which the Wilulin
toi. dealer had given lin and which the
detectives mpouudcd Magistia ate Smith
yesterday increased the bail of Yourr
from $500 to $4,000. Ii IS likely that The
Government will taAe hand iu the
prosecution, as the sVindler use! the
mails to further his schdasa.
Mr. Martin /. j. Gri;fin, secretary Of
tht Irish Catholic Beneficial Uniop, and
publisher o: the official Journal Of the or
ganza'ion, y in a receipt Of letter from
A. NJ. Kelley, President Clevc;and'- un.
lucky ministerial arpontce, dated a,
Paris, in which he s'a'ei that he was
about returning to the Unite: States and
would be present at the meeting OF tn,
union in Brook lyn in September He /.
expected on this side in few days.
Daniel McCatierty, 10 years, rear 1871
South street, was Yesterday sit;iu on tor
Gd freight car on Washington Avenue
above Twenty second street, playing
brakeman with a companion named
Thomas Kennedy, when shifting engine,
which was making up a tiain, iostled
ara nst tie Car. The shock threw little
M Csfferty from his high perch, and
When he was picked up LIE was extiuct
The lads n C; had been broken by the
Iall
Michael McCue, claiming 20 live in
West Chester, yesterday sncaI ed into
the entry of the house OF William 4.
Simpson, 222 South Ninth street, and
was about Walking OH "ith coat when
he was pounccd upon by Rachel Hiuklc,
the housekceper, aud handed over to a
policeman Magistrate List held the
thiet in $500 bal.