The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-03
MRS. LE0NARD'S MURDER.
Fastening the Web About the Man
Known as Harriott.
Special to the .Jeyseu citu Ne,os.

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FREEHOLD, Dec. 3. 1S91,-It has been
ascertained that Louis Aubertine, not
Harriott. is the proper name of The mar
charged with the murder of Mrs. Leon
ard, at Atlantic Highlands. last Saturday.
There are also several new features de-
veloping. A witness has been found who
saw Aubertine leave the house Of Mr..
Leonard Saturday, pass through O hedge
and cross a field OIL a run, putting on his
coat as he went. He did not change his
clothes in the house, but in the bushes
some distance from 1t, where he threw
away his dirty corduroy trousers, which
were subsequently recovered.
The implement with which Mrs.
Leonard was hit back of the ear was
probably a bit OF iron. There was only a
small pool of blood near Mrs. Leonard's
head, when she was found. The bit OF
rope, which had evidently been taken
from a harness, and was probably a rope
halter, was wrapped five times round
the dead woman's neck, n tied in u
peculiar knot, which has caused the be-
lief That the man who tied 1t knew
enough of ropes and knots to be a sailor.
The most damaging evidence yet Sc
cured against Aubertine was the discov-
cry OF prints OF dirty hands upon a part OF
Mrs. Leonard's clothing. Investigation
showed that the marks revealed fer
tlliZer such as the prisoner WAS carting
on the day of the murder.
The prisoner. il it was he who did the
brutal murder with which he is charged,
had made a neat calculation upon
his chances of escape to New York. 1t
was evidently his intention to catch the
night market boat at Keyport and to be
in the city before daylight Sunday.
When he reached KeyporJ he fou nd that
the boat had been discontinued only a
day or two before. He went. it is said, to
the steamer Minnie Cornell and got this
Information. He then remarked that he
must get a place to sfeep.
He was allowed to sleep on the Cornell
in consideration of helping to load the
coal she was taking on.
Mrs. Leonard was murdered between
three and four o'clock Saturday after
noon. Aubertine reache the Minnie
Cornell at half past seven p. m. at Key
port, q distance of about eight miles from
the scene of the crime. 1t WAS said here
today that his movements between the
hours named had all been accounted for,
as would appear BET ore the next Grand
Jury, which will meet the first Tuesday
in January.
NOT MRS. sALZMAN's AssAILANT.
Ferdinand Mut:er of Irvington called
at the Jail yesterday, expecting to impli-
cate Aubertine iu another crime. Three
years ago Josef Salzmann. q Swiss la
horer. was employed by Mutrer at his
dairy. While the husband was engaged
in serving his Newark customers. SalZ-
mann assaulted Mrs. Mutter by striking
her on the head with a hammer. He then
wound a rope around the woman's neck
and tried to hang her. Mrs. Mutter, after
her assailant escaped. managed to loosen
the rope and thus save her life. Her
wounds were SO severe. however, that she
lowered between life and death for sew
eral weeks, but Anally recovered. Salz-
mann was never ap~prehended.
When Mutter read of the Atlantic
Highlands tragedy. the coincidence in the
features of the two crimes caused him to
believe that Mrs. Leonard's alleged muir
derer was ~Salzlnann, his former helper.
He looked a5 the accused murderer for
several minutes and then informed Sher-
iff Smock that Aubertine was not the
man who had attempted to murder his
wife.