Evening journal., 1891-06-27
TARRYTOWN'S MYSTERY
The Body of the Suicide StilR
Unidentified.
ATWOOD WAS NOT HER HUSBAND

His Real Name Is Herdiing and He Has
n wife Living In New York-His Re-
markabie knowledge Of Marks on the
Body--Lecked Up.
NEw YORK, June 27.-The mystery sur
rounding the beautiful dead woman ae
Tarrytown deepens Dolly Davis double,
the woman who was found in the river sc
Croton Landing one week ago this morn
ing, has been identified twice, and in both
instances the Identification was proved err
roneous Herdling's identification Of the
dead woman at Tarrytown as a romantic
deceit was wonderful in conception and
execution. He told the officials that be
had looked at many bodies, and that AZ
ways on such journeys he had taken his
little girl with him.
1--WE saw, Louise aud !, J." he said, many
a body, and we We're in many q dead house
together"
Atwood's Story.
Coroner George Sutton with a jury Of
nine men reopened the inquest because Of
the positive identification OF the woman
by Frank Atwood as his wife. Before the
married life He said he was married on
Nov 3, 1855 The ceremony was performed
by Rev. DIR. Allen, Of the Church Of the
TRANSPORTATION, in West Philadelphia,
and his wife's maiden name was Purcell
Marina. He then proceeded to identify
the woman by first accurately describing
/ her complexion and peculiarities. There
was, he said mole on the back Of the
| neck, a crooked tooth In the upper jaw,
/ while the rest OF the teeth were uniform
| and handsome On the left leg was a scar
aboYe and below the knee cap, both of
which Ind been caused by scald The
| physicians who performed the autopsy had
failed 20 notice these marks, but upon
making a second examination found them
as Atwood had said. Continuing he said-
Bis Relatives.
MY uncle is Hugh Atwood, 17G West
| Forty-second street, Ney York, proprietor
OF the Atwood Wire company. My fatheR's
sister Is Mrs. Bagnell, 1870 East One Hun
dred and Tenth street. while Frederick
Herdling, Of Yonkers, is my brother-in-
law. have worked for J. II. Rogers g.
Co., lis Liberty street, and White, Post a
Co, Of Cleveland. My wife was well
known TO Mrs Patrick. Of Germantown
avenue, Philadelphia, TO Mr.. Wagner,
a collector in Ruppert's brewery and "a
Dr. Brown, Of Fulton and Water streets,
New York. My parents are both dead"
Chief Of Police Nossiter concluded tc
verify the witness statements, as the fel
lows apparent anxiety to remove thu
body aroused suspicion in his mind. II,
was sent 70 New York in compaRy with
! Officer Joseph Secor and Undertaken Van
A rfa In 4 eIa ami
!, inquest was again taken up.
e A Sensation in Court.
Atwood was again called to the stand
"Have you been IN New YorkY asked tn,
| coroner.
II refuse to answer, y replied the witness
and he acted as though he meant it. TX,
! was turned over TO the police. and Georg
Herdling proprietor of the United State.
hotel, at Fulton and Water streets, wa,
7 put on the stand.
"Do you recognize the bodyp asked tn,
coroner.
e II do not, !" replied the witness.
do you know Frank Atwoodfn
u 81 am acquainted with the young maI
there whom you call Atwood"
'Is that not his namei"
His Real Name.
q mo, sir; his name is Victor George Herd
= ling and he is my SON.
There was a sensation in the room 70
y a while, and it took some time to restor
quiet.
a "He left his home in Twenty-ffth stree
: only few days ago, where he lives witt
4 his wife and daughter resumed the wit
. ness. "As far as l know they live happily
] and can only account for his present &C
. tions by the fact that he is not in his righ
/, | mind. He has no sister in Yonkers, bu
her husband lives there My son has beer
4 married four years and is twenty-four. III
4 was sometimes violent after being on
spree"
atwood" was called in, and whei
asked II the witness was his father, ~
! piled: 81 refuse to answer"
a DO you deny your own fatheri" aske
the witness.
mo; you are my father"
IS Mrs. Louise Herdling, the mother, ais
(. swore that Atwood was her son, an
: Philip Herdhng, the uncle, who resides a
!. Yonkers, corroborated this.
i The testimony was then read TO Victo
y George Herdling, alias Frank Atwood
I. which he refused to sign. He was take
y in charge by the police and locked up
o The Identification Complete.
d Inc polht Hnlch puzzles the auuhor1tie
d is that the identification by the so calle
is Atwood cannot be shaken, and they say h
knew the dead woman intimately. From
d remark dropped by Chief Nossiter il is il
!. ferred that be believes he is on the eve Z
is clearing up the mystery, and that he ha
y his clutches on the person who know
a more about the death Of the unknow
woman than he will tell
d The inquest win be continued today.
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