Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-29
ONE WOMAN'S SIN.
The Terrible Results of Ma mic
 Woods Unholy Love.
SEQUEL TO A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

She Claimed to Be the Innocent Cause, but Developments Prove She Schemed Against "A Loving Wife-Afer Causing the Tragedy She Attempts Suicide.
 NEwBURG, Dec % Mamie Wood, the young woman who has ii snrra prominently in the Schoonmaker double tra .,e iy at Brook lyn, whose attemptel suIc! ie oa steamer, while en route to this city from New York, was mentioned in yesterdays diSp ttches, will not dio from tho effects "f tho poison she took which is harmless. Her true character is rapidly coming to light and it now ap- pears that she was the sole cause of the awful tragedy
 A package of letters was found in the main cabin of the boat upon which she reached Newburg. They were addressed to Miss Nj. Wood, care of Mrs. Patterson, Carlton avenue, Brooklyn. On the opposite side fEom the inscription, in different handwriting, were the words: "From H. Schoonmaker, Oxley, Giddings & O., New York"
 The package contained upward of a score of epistles intact, and two letters that were torn in pieces, portions only remaining. One of these had evidently been written as farewell to Baltimore lover. The other was from sister to Mamie Two were from the Balti- more lover, who is evidently a society man in good standing, and chided her for her coldness. On the reverse sile of a letter written by her mother were several dates and the words: My disobedience and your foolishness, H. and M" Another letter, signed Mamie Wood, claimed that much that had been published about her was false, and under Brooklyn date of Dec. 12 was a note addressed to Henry D. Schoonmaker, care of Oxley, Giddings & En*s, New York, | and which made an engagement to meet him at the Brooklyn armory.
 | There was further letter, addressed to Mrs James Patterson, No. 274 Carlton avenue, Brooklyn, or the public, in which the | young girl hints at suicide. letter to her mother also says about the same thing, and tells of her relations with Schoonnaker, whom she says she will Hove dead or alive. T
 The powder remaining in the parcel was taken to druggist, who pronounces 1t to be insect powder in its natural color, which greatly resembles Fuller's earth, having, like it, no smell. It would require great quantity to cause death. The physicians say that there is no possibility of Mamie's dying from the powder she had taksn.
 BROOKLYN, Dec 29-Police Captain Camp bell, of the Second precint, is credited with having stated that he found Mamie in 6 resort raided in April 1885. in Prince street kept by a Mrs. Houston, who let rooms te disreputable characters Mrs. Housting, oi No S2 Carlton avenue, thinks that the cap tain intended it to be understood that she ran the house referred to. She denied thi to be a fact, and said:
 "There is good deal more in this matter than has been published. If called into cour can tell something that may throw light or it, but do not care to be mixed up unneces sarily with the affair, which has been dis graceful enough.
 Mamie did not tell the truth about he relations with Schoonmaker She had beer corresponding with him long time, ant they were frequently together, sometime for more than day. Just before she lief we learned all that was necessary to knov about her. She knew that Schoonmake was married, and said, for all that, she wa going to have him.
 "She tried to get evidence against his wifi that would assist him in getting a divorce She made an engagement to go to Asbu1. Park, and with him, and he did not threate her with a pistol there, or anywhere else She has lived at a hotel in this city wit another young, whose first name is Harry. :"