The sun., 1891-06-27
FRANK ATWOOD WAS LYING.
yr rs NOT THE HUSBAND OF THE
CRO1ON LANDING SUICIDE

,,ros,iration Yesterday into tho mystery that
surrounds the death OF the woman whose body
r,s found in the river last Saturday. they
,hnrght they saw their way clear to It's speedy
man. who called himself Frank Atwood.
.n1 soid he lived In Philadelphia. had come
,orvnrd md iecla, ed that the body was that
a, his wife who had run away from him moro
,h.n two years ago He had brought two
v.nr. old girl with him. md had said that she
YEAS the daughter o: tho dead woman.
The little girl. it is true. when brought close
% tho Lodv ns it lay in its pine box, had said.
"That mint my mamma, put nopody pn;u
much attention TO that.
Retors the day was over It turned out that
Frank Atwood was q humbuG II not worse I:
,bnt the dead woman was not his wife. and
that tn, touching story which he told was not
,yne. The only truth in the episode was what
the little girl had said
The first witness mt the inquest yesterday
morning was the young man who had called
himself Frank Atwood. He was suro. he said.
the woman was his wife.
She had ono crooked tooth in her mouth, a
mol, on tho back OF her neck. and a slight
scar on tho !o.t knoc. caused by o burn.
When he suil this the Jurors all looked
A, each other and then turned to DR.. Firmin
for confirmation. The physician had not no.
ticei such n marx, but the corIse was right at
han. and it only required a minute and then
The witness is right" said the physician.
"There is such y mark on the knee. but I
hadn't noticed it BEFORE
In tie mean time Chief OF Police Ncssiier
Ind sent telegram to the Philadephia police
asking them whether frank Atwood really
lived at III Vine street The answer was that
The occupants Of III Vine street said they had
never heard of Frank Atwood. Whit. Post 4
Co. is the firm FOR which tho alleged Atwood
said he was travelling. and the Philadelphia
Police sent back word that no such firm was
known there
The witness in tho mean time continued his
testimony. and told when and whe, no had
met the q AMI under what that cirenm stances he
was born in Flrenre. Italy and tha,, she hnd
been educated in a&convent She spoke
IT, was torn anI a. Havre france that his
larents we're ,1 dead; ,hAt II he, he had an uncle
hUs S.s Who Mes e ths
Wire Company. and an aunt. Mrs. i,angel!. Iiv-
last 10th street sie also sujl re
nanes. ,a and tod the whole thing SO gi.bly that
hs cRs
should return to, New York. ia the company
The Chief Of Police telegraphed to INSPECTOR
sS he eoue wes ot M to
.Ths inquest was resumed. and George Van
ass bore a took tse fsl Stand he sas
1 A's1Ss f Ho started "n Street, % sns as
SSs Sherman House II FSrty.seconI .ssreei.
The train he told Vanderbilt that he knew
Dolly Duyis very Intimately.
H the s evenins S When und his sn. u
$s. Ssss f1e%ptiy 5sS esISss S,st i; ss;
walled for Atwood to appear. Two men and
wowomep: all strangers, were there and they
shied-d irom i lhs stare tar Of Tbs crow crowd. Atwood
came late. and the moment he entered the
rom lo saw the four newcomers;
seat and looked coolly around the room ana
!he moment quiet had been restored he said
rrlre;use to answer all further questions"
,,Ei,t, EiEstryhoiy ookeh @ a! everybody else i'll as
hare you l.'onGht any one here to identify
ycnr asked the Coroner.
IL refuse to answer was oil the witness
I'm iorce vou to answer. then. Hero. Chief.
.aI .sks chsrse o. his man Tor little while. I'll
4, The Chief OF Police beckoned to Atwood and
then = csenr"h.'l him ms he would a prisoner
MI. H-rdling, please take the chair"
one OF the ionr, strangers stepped forward
8 snd a WA; sw"r He said his nnms was George
The United states Hotel in New York:
.,i, DO yoI know tho man who represents him
lido He is my SON" wes the calm answer.
ol, In an lns'" st. a ~, the nnie seemed TO freak
an, Nr. iiordlins told his story.
~ My'onS zeal name. be said. Is Victor
Gs,,Isa Gss,re HrdInG He is Il years od mo
.sv v' him s,sn IVA ssTy tso ,sd snee
E. o,y va san,y; hoy; Huoed to work on the New
Hll rsin- there His wife came to mo
7, ms moTnnE nios and said he h.h left home
since 81 % m. be be had been @ acting IS rathSr
,%sueer'y OF a'"., and she supposed It was from
yin Inn'. (" l'tlo, hrown:e,sd girl namsi
That Of mnn who was IN my employ !
N.Y. ssHvr'rI years ng" ! Ielephonsd to my brother;
s rxsi sn Ssd be"n aua nsksa sra
'ahl .ctrr had borrowed So OF him.
~ this no,nt. th.' orOner turned to the man
VINO had called himself Atw cd. and. pointing
'oM" wines. asked:
,!h ina your lhlnef p
man said:
ri refnsc 10 answer"
The witness lran.d forward in his chair his
,s,h ps,w contrac'e with indignation. aud ruared
Etncr than RIoke:
tWha' u" you deny your own father"
,,!he Young man hesitntsd. and for II moment
Voice: ~ ~ O '"'N =" "'o"
,,,iidon't deny my own father. You aro my
nahe roner hrstcned to pursue what he
mMousni msu 2 point Of advantage. but the young
NJ. sia not answer another question"
NJ W. , ne ding, the father. looked mt the body
NJ W ne man. but did not identify il. H,s
Gne Tue mother OF Victor who was one of the
,sm, u. strange s, was The next witness The re-.
napI,nhhce narInhhce between mother and son was Ie-
rhhaa corroborated her husbands testimony.
Has other mysterious persons were philip
liz Hss,nling the 70, NJ mans uncle. and his wife.
irsMnaaa sna nat Victor, had told him he was i!
~ y,,,istor nnd asked: Isn't that so" Victor
A'iIhnea and said. Il mint on the stand"
nar,s nns testimony which he had given in tho
ianpbantE WAS read 10 him. His parents
Wb.anst mat was an nrnhsn and horn In Franco.
ius,m%' wm'n n he clerk finished reading Victor ro.
orss, Sssa 70 sign tho testimony. Then the Coroner
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