New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-03
HE THINKS 1T WAS MURDER.
CAPTAIN BERGHOLD BACK FROM CHICAGO.
"wHoM CAN SUSPECT But CoRNELL'" HE
AsKs-ANOruER VIEW OF TIE CASE.

WHOM CAN SUSPECT But CoRNELL1' HE
AsKs-ANOTHER VIEW OF THE CASE.
Police Captain william C, Bershold has returned
from Chicago with the body OF his daughter Rebecta.
and has thrown ncw Hight or the story OF her dis
grace and death. Captain BerghOld believes that his
daughter was murdered by William Alexander Cor
rel. His minute description. OF the wound and the
position in which the body was found by the chamber
maid OF the southern Hotel fortified by his long ex'
percncc In criminal and the opuions OF many
medical men. cicciually dispose OF the suicide
theory even in face OF the verdict rendered by the
COroncr's Jury. Captain Berghold leaves no douo'
tina, his daughter was murdered. and at the same
time his statement makes 1t clear that Cornell was
| not the man WHO took her NE.
All account, 70 10 show that Cornell reached New
York on sunday morning AT : O'Clock. To 90 thiS
he wOuld be compelled to leave Chicago at ii 'do
on Friday night. At night the only trains leaving
Chicago are the 80 over the New York Central ar
irving in this city on sunday morning, ana tha' Ill
IL 80 D. III. over both the Pennsylvania ana new
York Central lines reaching this city about tie tme
already named, by Cornell his wife ana several ol
his friends. later train on either road would not
reach jersey City until sunday afternoon hours a'tr
Cornell was seen In Harlem. The express ana
limited trains running twcntyslN and twcniy-ionr
hours time leave Chicago early In the evening, or be-
fore Cornell was seen to 20 up TO his room IN the
southern Hotel
The testimony OF the medical men, while 1t varies
on the questions OF murder CT suicide Is unanimous
on this p0lnt-that the wOman when found at noon
on saturday, had been dead ABOUT ten hours, SNOW
ing that She had died between / and . o'clock on
saturday morning. two hours and half after Corheh
left Chicago. Thus 1t is shown when Miss Berehcld
received the wound in her throat Cornell was OH his
way to New York.
When the Chicago police entered the ROOM says
Captain lcrghold. "my daughter lying on the bed
in an easy poslon as If she had lain down In peace
Her eft hand rested by her side. Her right mana
loosely holding the razor was thrown back over her
head on the blade there only one spot ol
blood a condition impossible If she herself had In
llccd the wound The blade Of the razor had fallen
aclwprd over The wrist. The cut across The throat
stretching from ear ear perfectly straight ana
clean and did not incline upward rs IL appt"irhe" 'n
right ear-an invariable Characteristic IN al SUCH
suicides The wound had nearly severed the he'd
from the trunk and In the opinion OF the medicai men
and ms opinion. would have taken the sir'hg'h
Of IA Iongshoreman. 4 Of ordinary physique
much loss n weak nervous. hysterical woman, Ike
nv daughter. could not have inflicted H.
CAPTAIN Berchold in the course Of his Investigations
found that his daughter just before leaving Ne"-hor"
al drawn large sum OF money from savings oahN'
I'm, the bank refused to ay what sum had been taken
away lie found that the couple had reached Chcago
on Aphl L. that they appeared 20 b. in command OF
ample means and that Cornell paid all the bills
that "A package was given the proprietor each ngh'
ard put In the safe until the following morning and
that Cornell was last Friday night, when b"
said he would go away and return on sunday IL"
asked that the bill be- sent upstairs. No one saw him
leave thc>hocl but the rcccipted bill was found BY
the body Of III" woman
\ pair Of valuable diamond earrings and neck
lace set In brillians were missing. Apparently no
ft,l mad hy no (hipngn DniCp A
count for The absence Of this jewery. no effort
ha, been made 70 ascertain what persons were ac-
cu-tom"d to her room, or. who besides Cornell
va, familiar with her mode OF NE willie she was In
the hotel, No examination has been made Of the
man who took The last rccciptcd bill to the bedroom,
with the view Of ascertaniDg whether Cornell or
Mis-, Berghod paid the cash This point would
cNcctualy clear the question Of the probable amount
o, money I'm her pockets when Cornell left her. II
viii be- remembered that only -: was found on the
body.
denial of many of Cornell's statements and a rope
iiu6p, OF story with which the public is already
familiar.
Il believe from my soul that my daughter was
murdered. and whom can ! suspect but Cornell
mitt'd in Chicago and can only look ON and do
nolhing shall NOT seek cornell, but If We
a litr" sIrI living in the hoisc no. Il East
one hundred and htrcnthSt.. where Cornell has h'
home. says That sunday morning h" gave his
wife 500. ard into his haby's hand put 80 more.
Although a lawyer. he had little practice, and
received s.rninrv Of 80 week.
,ldcag5. May = (>pecaD.-Ihe detective force T.
uslly engaged I'm trying To nnraNrl the mystery sur
roundnc the death 81 lich"cca Berghold. Tho
opinon Is general that II was ca~" Of murder
although corun'r's lnry this afternoon returned
A verdict of " suicide during III of Dependency
The iury heard the testimony Of several hotel people
Including Ira Ilundlcv. porter. who saws that last
Friday evening. ovcrhcnring the people IN Room -
talhing loudly he listened. and heard II woman say
II vnn do will never mo alive again" An
a inaudill" and th"n explanation:
" No. don't suppose you would care II l was
dead .
heard tln, talk Cornell ten. the woman he
must return To New-lOrk The inquest developed
but one point besides Tie testimony of Iiundley.
Proprietor Cruppcr said that ten dnv> broie hi Dc
partmrc Cornell had deposited for short tim" hrg"
rnvrlpp" I'm the safe. Nothing was known Of It's con
tent, 40 Cl"w 10 the missing jewels or the l,GH
which MI, l.rrghod drew from the bank Just before
leaving Sew lcik la, vet been ionnd