Evening journal., 1891-08-04
STRANCLED FOR MONEY
That Was the Fate of Pretty
Matilda Huber.
SHE WAS A CONNECTICUT GIRL


Drummer Named John Habe and s7es
In Cash--Idontiaed by Her Farmes
Uncle, Charles II. weber.
NEw YORK, Aug 4'rhe mystery Of tbs
beautiful girl, the finding Of whose body
just beyond the Brooklyn city line, near
Glendale, was told in these dispatches
yesterday, has been solved, and it adds one
more to the already too long list OF revolt.
ing crimes. AT o'clock last night Charles
K. Weber identified the body in the Ridge
wood morgue as that Of Matilda Huber,
Of North Haven Conn. She was his niece,
an orphan and lived with him and his wife
on farm, and he accuses John Habe, her
lover, Of the murder. For several months
she had been acquainted with Habe a
New York drummer, and on Saturday
morning she left her home in his company
against the wishes OF her relatives
Robbery Was tho motive.
She took with her f725 OF her own money
and the pair came to this city on the Q
o'clock train. Nothing further is known
other movements until her body was found
in an unfrequented spot near Glendale. Il
is supposed that abe was murdered for her
money, as IL had disappeared, together
with her pocketbook and hand satchel 10
is presumed that she was choked TO death,
but whether IL was done at the place where
her body was found has not yet been de-
termined. Mystery surrounds the disap-
pearanee Of the supposed murderer.
Almost q Hopeless Task.
The officials were busy from early dawn
yesterday trying to get some clew to the
identity Of the dead girl 1t was appar-
entity a hopeless task, for no one in the
locality had any knowledge OF her. Officer
Becter sat Ia Homeyer's saloon, Just across
the road from the morgue, when little
white haired German walked in and In
quired for the coroner When he said
that he had come to identify the body OF
the murdered girl he was quickly sur
rounded by reporters. BaFnie, the morgua
keeper, led him 70 the place where the
body lay. Mr. Weber. for the little Ger
man was he, gazed long and earnestly at
/ the upturned face, and then groAned aloud
as be shook his gray head
"If you Had Only Listoned.''
MY God, Matilda" he walled as be
| stood by the side OF the murdered girl, ~
| you had only listened to nae when warned
| you against that cursed tempter and re-
fused to 80 with hiR- But you would
have your own way, and now you have
come to this"
AS he spoke the old man touched the
forehead Of the dead gir4 lovingly, almost
rcverentiy, With the tips Of his hugers aud
then staggered back from the box.
Mr Weber went back 10 tho saloon,
where he told his story 20 Constable
Becter.
Mr. webor's story.
~ am Charles r. Webor, he said, "and
! am = gardener. My farm Is in North
Haven township, near New Haven, Conn.
Matilda Huber, tho dead girl, was my step
niece, being the stepdaughter Of my
brother She was about twenty years old.
She was born ia Coeslin, Pomerania, Ger
many. Her mother died eight or ten years
ago, and my brother died Eve years ago.
He left Matilda about s. 500, and le direct
ell that she should be placed in my charge
She came TO this country Immediately
after his death.
She Loved 8 Drummer.
About nine months ago she became ac-
quainted with John Habe and she was
perfectly infatuated with him. think he
was a drummer from New York. He used
TO appear at our place about once q month
and they would 70 out walking together
until 10 or o'clock at night. He always
had a satohel with him. He was about
thirty-fve years old, compactly built aud
was about 8 feet 10 inches ia height. He
had dark brown hair brown mustache. a
slight goatee and prominent eyebrows
that met az the nose. His eyes were close
together, giving him the appearance of
being crosseyed. He was always nicely
dressed.
MY wife and / dfsliked him and we
warned Matilda against him, bat sho
would not hear anything against him.
She Took s7aB with Her
Last Saturday morning she came into
the house, went to q bureau and took from
II pooketbook containing S725. 1 asked
her what she was going to do with so much
money She replied None Of your bust
ness will attend to my business and do
you attend to yours. Then she went
away with Habe"
Matilda carried her money i'm a pocket
book which she kept in a reticuIe fastened
70 her waist. Neither pocketbook, reti-
Guile nor money was found upon or near
.he murdered woman. The description OF
ihe man Habe answers very closely, except
IS to the color Of the hair, TO that OF the
nan whom FlagmanW H. Lake saw walk
ng with woman on the Fresh Pend road
lear the Manhattan Beach railroad cross
ng on Saturday night
Lake says he heard the girl remark to
ier companion, who had his arm about
ier neck:
Now, Jack, leave me alone. When
get home will tell how you treated me
Their talk grew loud and angry Tho
,air crossed the tracks and went on be-
'ond the factory. That was the last seen
4 them until Michael Dauber's little girl
ound the Young woman dead by stranou-