The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-23

on Saturday night I was awakened by
G ss and his foS SoorSd SGS
a. H1y my so door ns OPENED he door and the
where the doctor sat, and puliei out
long bundle wrapped IN in a quilt. ne
noon took the body to ST. MichaeFs Ccmotery
T crave ,n nad
don! knoy where The woman lived or what
what DR.. McGonecal told me-"
The DETECTIVES yelled In breath: And didn't
all this make. you suspici ousY
No. said Merritt. :" Dr.. MeGonegal said he
brought the body in the way he did to save ex
hight in order AVOID I'D tS "a Oh
From the description Merritt gavo Of the dead
woman there was no doubt that she was the
Monday might; Within an hour sslie Trap;
and at the East 10th stroct station. The OH
gers got Harrison on the street and arrested
dS trunk and oanl there @aSg nss
that, sadie admitted had belonged to
Annie Goodwin. On the way to the station
down and said she would tell all she knew.
Confronted with the girl andd, with the evidence
that he. too had been keeping something back.
but he still strenuously denied that he knew
tho police evidently believe him. He con
fessed that lie had been, Intimate with Annie
AMI was responsible Tor her condition. She inn
plored him TO help her. and said that she must
have an operation performed; He said that he
she wanted. but that he would not consent to
an operation and that II shH insisted she must
SO OF cT own a re SaHe her
to oyer 500. ON Jply Annie left Mrs. Trapha.
gems and went to board with Mrs. Collins. at
there by messenger on July D. i he messen-
ger returned with the money. saying that N;
not know where she bad gone. Harrison de-
cIared thHt That Wa a6s9hntely al he knew
Thon lS;,yea r-old Sadie Traphagen,, CRYING
bitterly told tho police long story. She cor.
her She said that she and her mother always
had the highest opinion of Annie unit Annie
told them, months ago. Of her condition and
confessed that Harrison was the cause OF II.
% O. 1a Anne
AMI Went, 10 live with Mrs. Collins The
mole asking, Sadie 70 come and see her
at Mrs. Shaw's at III East lo5th street; This
sadie called in the evening and on the follow
ing day after receiving the note from Annie.
Annie Hd that 6 the S0nbs he's asd o 5p
said tina. on both occasions when she called
she found Annie sick in led and looking very
oh | was awful low during the night, and
thought l was going to die, but eel better
Sadie declared that Annie did not tell her
that an operation had been performed. Annie
said that, she had sent for ! pr G Mc;Honegal t9
that when the Collinses made her 60 away tho
Doctor took her TO Mrs, Shaw's; He came Tor
her in hi hi gig and drove her to Mrs shaw In
''On Monday last week" said Sadie, II
called at Mrs. ShawS house again to see how
An Mrs Shaw fold that
15,S see see her WhSn she wpksd up. Ne:
room four hours. Then | pushed In TIE door
OF Annio's bedroom, and there was the bed
SHAW came i asked her what had be ,ome of
Annie Mrs. Shaw then told me that Annie hal
ffs on her aga
ing In Ms gig. She didn't know whad had be;
come Of the body, was very much frightened
Sadie said, further, that Dir. McGonegal had
called at her house several times after tins. IN
there and asked her II she had any specimens
OF Annie Goodwin's handwriting. He had a
n sn nF fs fT0sFes y s @
" Ny dear Mamie" 1t stated that annie was
week. and was living with an Old friend. In u
month or 50 she would come oyer and see her
this note, initiating Annie's handwriting
said that he sadie TSud sa ma b the w 6%fI
morning she wrote to the Doctor. sending
him back the note he had given her 10
G0rf Lay AMI beors yesto2day p again
called and wanted her to Goto his office. She
they were. 4 hen he asked her TO take letter
in typewritinE purporting to come rom annie |
and 10 be written to sale Inc nofe ers aid hHt
and would be home again in little while. DR.. !
McGonega! wanted sadie 70 show this noteto |
la Ia IL ,.l-n in f..ll
Sadie said size had worn Annie's dresses be; |
cause Annie had eft them at her house and had
In company with Sadie Traphagen the de- |
tectiVes went to Mrs Shaws home at u West |
n 11ih tf n2s bhS% @ff'{ the %Gf NGRd
about herself aud all she knew about Annie .
Goodwin. She had lived 1T her, present home
ment consists OF three fItny rooms
m the TOP Moor the tho edr snemeiI N
Which Annie Goodwin lay, Mrs. shaw said
that tor three Years Or. McuoheEa hnL treat
on the night OF Friday. July 4. Or. McGoncgal ,
ame to her house bringing ayonnE girl All IT
said that he wanted Mrs Shaw to take care OF
ner. Mrs. Shaw continued i needed the
MOI ey so lot her stay here
THE Doctor came 70 SOC her Mt first twice
day. and gave lor medicine. Then lie began
coming three times q dny., o.. On Wednesday;
about II f. NJ From that time on she sank
Until she died, n tie after noon on saturday.
July l.. have lirtlb boy here Abort Harris.
md when the girl dloi sent him for the Dos.
or. hut the Doctor WASH III home, anu he left
" ord for tho Doctor to come. Tho Doctor caulo
bout o'clock in the afternoon and looked ut
he girls body.
90 Well, it's all right any way, no said. III AT
end to her and take her TO her friends. roW
you Just kcep quiet and viii come for her,
lut Il will lie late to.night. heep tho door shut
and don't say anything to aEyhody.'
:" The Doctor came. again about o'clock in
he evening and said lie would come latOr
liter the body. He again told mo to keep very
luiet and let no ono IN tho ROOM
Mrs. Shaw said thai about . O'Clock last Sun
lay morning there was q knock on her door.
She opeued The door and in came Or. McG9ne-
.nl. The old man wrapped up the body OF tho
lead girl in quit The Gri had nothing on
nut hor nlghtgOwn, mud thiS was stained with
ler blood. The little old Doctor got the body
ser his shoulder as well ~ lie Could and cGr-
led II down stairs. 1t is II very narrow stair
way and here are many turns in IT, Mr.;
inaw held n lamp nj tho tor 0i the sta and
old the Doctor to TO careful. How tho old man
With his ghABtly burden reached the street in
afety is Il wonder But he crept down slowly
md softly. his knotted fingers tightly grasping
ho corpse.
" Viii she be buried in the Potter's Field"