The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-05
ANOTH Err IDENTIFICATION.
n MAN DECLARES HE ONCE DANCED
NTH THE GLENDALE VICTIM.

This. He Says. was at savin Rock, where
| Jennio Craners BODY was Found
| Weber, who Said He Recognised tho
Body, was the Victim or Imagination.
Tho body OF the young girl found choked 10
death In clearing half n mile north o.
RidGewood. still lies In the little morgue of
| Wyckon avenue In that village unidentified
| Charles II. Weber. an alleged florist OF North
| Haven, Conn.,. who appeared In Ridgewood on
Monday night and said he recognized the muir
dered girl as his niece. was romancing. The
dramatic story he related Of wealth. love. and
mystery was the product possibly. OF bad liq-
uor and q disordered imhgination.
The yarn was so we'll nut together. however,
that 1t sent Detectives Miller and Brechner on
wild goose chase through that part OF Con-
necticut designated by Weber. They returned
late last night worn out and angry and anxious
| to find Weber. He kept out Of their way
Weber was we'll acquainted with tho country
around North Haven. the detectives say. and
he gave a minute description OF roads and
houses leading to his place. They searched ev-
srywhere for Weber's place and for information
Of q missing girl named Matilda Haber.
plenty OF live, rosy-cheeked Matthias were
found. but nothing was learned OF Weber or
his wealthy niece. When they were convinced
that Weber had been telling fairy tales they
wired to Coroner Homeyer to hold Weber until
they returned.
| Next to tho murderer he was the man most
wanted In RdGewood yesterday. Whom he
made his alleged Identification Monday night.
he said he wonld send his wife to the morgue
the aext dny. He did not do so.
| As result Of his visit to the morCue. clues
| and theories were thick in RidGewood. Tho
village officials had hardly begun to arrange
their clues in systematic order when the mes
Jo,o h,IA nhnrx
received. This tumbled oil the clues into q
heap.
When Weber arrived at Coroner Homeyers
hotel the night no pretended TO identify the
body he appeared to be under the influence OF
liquor. He is between IS and GO years old. OF
medium height and compactly built. white
and eri tx sn as
moustache. lie had on a blue suit such as Is
worn by Grand Army men. and he wore a but
cont. MISUNDERSTANDING his appar snt drunken
ness he talked intelligently. o,
he arrived in RidRewood he was accompanied
who keeps snloon in Glendale. Shortly after
| Weber left Coroner Aomeyers hotel a half.
seted aD
was excited: The BARTENDER; Charles schpq:
REQUESTED sohuman to close the doors and win
DOVE as he was afraid the Detectives or poiics
Others n the i! bsrIeon He ssid i was ali .fs
and Get them All in trouble. Why didn't he
snsy ahsy + am
with him; but how much The bartender didn,t
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replied have shsysd of my
The bartender iinaiiy out ut him he out.
h @epsp esped tbs the s and 3cd
listened to the old mans dramatic tale became
account. He spoke in broken EneIi-h;.- The
bartender said he thought he was Low Dutch
singularly enough. his description tallles
poed 70 hs
first arrived in Glendale, The man was g
minus the lovers moustache and Roatee. rso-
pie Who know Grundwald say the stranger was
Another would be identfsr is Charles Reed
Of Darien. Conn. His Identification had tho
IL Hven Mhes
he read the sr T 0 IN he
morning He At once Identified it as that OF u
No. had anf wa Mbsrs bEo
Of Jennie Cramer was found
Reed and Coroner Homeysr went II search
saloon. but they returned at night unsuc-
ee Sbont dusk las. night nearly tho vbols O,
Ridgewood congrsgated sOout the morgus.
Tho women and girls sat in the vacant lots
the msn drank beer in surround ing saloons ms'''
Undertaken Routf embamed the body Sun
S " phe s x he
| authorities see 1T.
There is little doubt that the girl was from
%eHa sssq # bsis!: ss:
ths body Yas found: 9ply q stranger un.e:
Esy asse
sx hEef ON PEI ba o
her her. lie. "tf h.rS w Was s;russIe Dr. 1sd on"
made The S hs had been
~, Weber aid he lIyed with William Tusch at
2 Ens ss e sSy ri h
a shoemakor Airs; Tusc6 and their little
hast as ons se 81 sk
Tusch and ies nephew happened 6y. and she
made some remark about the danger OF tho
That's good advice" no said. "By the way:
% a a;y 4ss,h
they arc German lily"
The little nephew spoke up then and said:
Mamma. know hat man. He is the man
be bs So psa saa Mr.. TnssR him
49, me ehila is right" said the nan n,,. II dd
remember him we'll"
This Lodi to o conversation. and the CONVERSE
ton led to a ProGSsition by the man 10 cone ne
name was Charles Il. Weller. The Tusches
knew nothing about him, lie borrowed six
| dollars Of them the night he went to live with
Them, and went out and spent part Q, Of 4 Tor
Yesterday AIrs. Tusch had not heard about
Weber identifying the young woman's body.
| and she was very greatly surprised that any
one should come to the house and ask for the
not sven had chance to tell his friends where
He told us" she said. that no one knew
he lived here. and what do you want OF him z"
Mrs. Tusch and her husband spoke only Ger
man. and this WAS translated 10 the reporter by
an interpreter.
did he tell you about his niece being muir
deredY" asked the reporter.