The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-29
ATWOOD ARRESTED.
Connecting Him With the Tarry-
town Mystery.
Els REAL NAME Is HERDLING,

Tho Belief Becoming General That
tho Yonng Woman Who Was Sup
posed to Bo Deliie Davis Did Not
Commitl Suicide, but Was MUIR
dered.
TARRyTowN, N. Y, June 29.-No mat
ter from what point Of view the case Of
the woman who was found drowned at
Crcton Landing week ago is regarded
IL still remains one Of the most remark
able cases Of its kind. There was one
of the most peculiar features ever found
IN connection with case of either sui
eide or death by drowning, and that was
the fact that the note requesting that
the body should be buried in Sleepy
Hollow cemetery had been carefully
rolled up and placed in bottle, and the
bottle securely fastened to the lining of
the skirt pocket.
But that was not the only peculiar
feature discovered at the same time; the
sixty-five cents which had presumably
belonged to the woman was found lying
loose in her hat. Why any person con-
templating suicide should be solicitous
about such a small amount, and why
also the note was not left with the
money, are questions which have not
yet been answered.
Identified as DoIlie Davis.
When the body was found there came
the singular mistake of identifying her
as Dollie Davis, an actress. The mis-
take was general, for fully one-half the
inhabitants of this town looked at tti,1c
remains and decided that they were
those of Dollie. She might have been
buried as Dollie Davis had not that
young woman appeared here and made
an affidavit that she was not dead.
Then came the second inquest,
throughout which has run many start
ling and interesting developments.
Peter Lansen, who passed the place
where the dead woman's hat was found,
at O'Clock Saturday morning, saw no
hat there at that hour. Paul Weller
found it there at o'clock, and subse-
quently discovered the body. Shoe
dealers and manufacturers, who may be
regarded as experts, have given it as
their opinion that the shoes were in tho
water only short time.
The most peculiar thing about this
case has been the appearance of tho
young man who first described himself
as Frank Atwood and the husband Of
the dead woman, and the break up of
his story, which now turns out to have
been a complete myth. He turned out
TO be the son of Proprietor Herdling, of
the United States hotel His entire
story as to his marriage to the dead
woman and the child, which had ac-
companied him, was a romance pure
and simple. But what is agitating those
who are interested in the case here is
the fact that 1t was Herdling who first
brought to light the fact that the dead
woman had mole and scar near the
left knee.
The physician who made the autopsy
had not noticed the marks described by
Herdling, and it was only after he had
given evidence that an examination was
made for the purpose of ascertaining il
the marks existed as he described them
In thus describing tho marks on the
dead woman Herdling betrayed lnowl-
edge which is now considered to be
guilty. No doubt exists here but that
Herdling can tell much regarding the
death of the young woman now lying
at the undertaker's.
Tried to Bunco a Juror.
1t transpires that Herdling, or At
wood, as he called himself, tried to
bunco one of the jurors, and was par
italy successful When he came to
town last week Herdling had in his
possession check for $50. Herdling
wanted to go to New York that night,
and requested one of the jurors to in
dorse the check, SO he might have it
cashed at the local bank The juror re-
fused to do SO. At the latter's request.
however, the juror, on the strength Of
the check, advanced Herdling few
dollars. 1t is said here that of the young
men living here has identified Herdling
as one who was employed as a brake
man at the Mott Haven yards of the
New York and Hudson railroad until
two weeks ago. Herdling is now locked
up in police headquarters and will be