The sun., 1891-06-26
WAS SHE PURCELL MARINA?
FRANK ATUo0D's IDENTIFICATION OF
THE DEAD WOMAN At TiRRFTOWM

rpxyx tTUoOD's TDENTIFToAT TTON OF
THE DEAD WOMAN At TIRRYToWN
She Was Hts wife. Ile Says, snd Deserted
Him Two Years Ago Tn Fhiiadeiphin-
He ana Hts Little Girl Louise Have
Searched Everywhere since and Have
Lacked st More shNn 100 Dead Bodies
IN yair-Thinks Hc Has Surely Found
Her Now-was the Woman Murdered :
A strxprer came 10 Tarrytown last night
9TH A brown eyed llttlo girl sitting on his
arm vhirling her straw hat about by tho
e,rpRs. He selected one out OF the crowd OF
drivers who offered their services. stepped into
acarraRe. and SAID:
want to SEQ the body OF the dead woman"
Tho driver tho stranger had chosen hap
pened to bs tho ono who drove Dolly Davis to
see that same body In Ave minutes they were
At the underiaker's shop The man entered
with the child still on his arm. =.
He asked TO sec the body In the middle Of
the room was a vine box covered with black
cloth, upon which somebody hnd strewn roses
and lilies, The man put the child down. walked
bastily TO the head OF the box, and raised the
cloth.
He look ed ut the face OF the corpse long anil
intently, then stood erect and drew his fand
over his eyes. and walked over to the window.
The proprie or OF the shop Mira Vanderbilt.
who hal been watching him curiously. said:
"Well?"
ITS my wife. l have found her." the man
replied in low voice.
Then with sudden Impulse. he stopped and
took the little girl NJ In his arms and brought
her to the cofhn. whore he held her close over
the dead woman.
That's your mother. LOUISE" no said
quietly.
The child's lirs gathered In a pout and strug-
Cling to get down. she said:
THAT amt my mamma"
Mr.. Vanderbilt took tho girl in her arms
and hugred her. and then brought her back 10
the pine tox. She looked closely at the face Of
the Guild and then at the face OF the dead
women and she saw that tho likeness was
startling.
The news that the body had been Identified
spread over tho town. and in less time than 1t
takes to tell . buzzlng crowd was gathered at
the door. So n the Chiof OF Police came. and
the men who formed the Coroners Jury. and
they were admitted to Tho shop. while the
crowd was kept out
Then the stranger told his story to the
group that sat arouni him. and the little girl
walked around and looked shyly at everybody.
and allowed those whom she liked to stroke
her hair.
my name Is Frank Atwo ID began the
man. Il suppose that ie the test way 70 fe.
@ s.f. Il Il ssn.. s,9sY 30 tanf Mi sas s
completely. J. am o travelling salesman for
saa %n oSis oSo .s sT
Her mother lies under that black cloth;
, S".sn n,iS liz: .sS
Sssniiai sr IN tn. S csrs and rssa With her
very SSt Sriss tsS$Fs:hIr married rs: Her name
.ssa
80 uy aeSas Sas
fSsvsr asked her single question, andI did
tS sssisS.. M sna % %ih.. shs hsa isis hon: See:ass @
ssn;ans ne tas sail. s0ps
snd believe It to-day when she is dead In the
II do not know whore she vas born or where
h:r Ssrepts we're: o. wne.bsI, 81. che has any
0e!sss's sss sss 2, Ps PDssusi!ei III! whom married
hs tho1sh you would net think 50 5 SoMa ma She She
Vgssss gss ses sna W. ss 4
Ses a s'esaa on ;ass,' msss 1ese 0sa b%t o
ysr1:a rs %s. .f or,ss as"' svsD
sRirts and happy and che was yeEy ,,, clever s,.
and sfn was uns ms June
ssa h.d been sEsy irCm 6o%s boz oS5 ": weeks;
G.: Ssos ss xh. 50:
bad gone Th seiesTaphsa to me ,Ss out t,ms II
iss%! i% :. ~" Ssud: The house f. Sss licked
iiss.d1e hsd BABY then W." wss win nsIsSbGr. The
p.i.hbor told me that my my wife, wife had loft the
there Isn't a9K more to ,s never saw ~. hs1
Sori nn and sa' wa Was NSo Ncompietsly dnmfe"nded.
could not imasinr why & she had a ict M: me: No No
eiSea % her, aA fS never @ said harsh word TO her Or
yss ;d sns sSd sS hsSsb. rsss sss xod
come ask again But never .st seT h.T n HiiSs
sar% eH m for or b.P "eou II sHSer had bad advised
make eon plant q larceny cssn.t her r. a ns
sea sssrcse lid and n seal oh.d but never found even
2 to oek for ,ms hs. pyss ssa s snd a:
ssSssa il a any waS AZ al s' the s
wy Nile Tsaa s Soa s's n hf
Then 1 fead in the papers of . suicide 10
Ghs's sa Tsn ys nsf
louisville. to Cincinnati. to New Orleans. to |
the West lndIes--everywhere to look for my |
~i!.%. ,,o,,.u,..
which Went around hope and lear and isnr |
and hone making me hspIy and miserable |
by turns always took Louise with me TheIn
w4s my wlfe's 1t has always been my desire
thar she should sre her mother in dea b. y not
their baryng tho body before Louise could
see II. We saw many q body. Louise and I. and
Why, 6aS. been to the Moreue in New York
twelve times 10 look for my wtis. Once I
saw In tho pApers that q woman had boen
found dead ip Havana. Nobody knew who
she was, and NJ. southwIck. friend Of
steamship line. advised mo TO 10 down and see
the body. He kpows the whole story. and !
and l. but II was not the woman wanted 10