New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-05
4 COACHS MYSTERIOUS LOAD.
STRANGE BOARDERS EXCITE PATCHOGUE.
THEY COME BEFORE DAYLIGHT-oNE OF THEM
A sKELEToN-THEIR STRANGE ACTIONS.

THEY COME BEFORE DAYLTGHr-oNE OF THEM
sKELEToN-THEIR STRANGE ACTIONS
A closed coach evidently from one of the neigh
boring cities drove into Patchogue. L. l.. early on
Saturday morning. livery driver sat upon the
box. The horses were completely exhausted and
dragged themselves along the road in "a painful
manner The coach drew mp at the door of Mrs
Deborah Bell on Railroad-avc. Mrs. Bell was en-
pccting city boardcrs. but not such as were found
in the coach. nor did she anticipate their arrival
at such unseemly hour.
Three weeks ago her sister, Mrs. Julia Belts.
received letter from Mrs. Quibell. of No
635 Halsey-st., Brooklyn. The letter said that
the writer wanted room and board for herself
and son. Mrs Belts could rot accommodate her
She. however referred Mrs. Quibcll to her sis
ter Mrs Iell. Mrs Fell not only abe
hut anxious take city boardcrs. and prepared to
receive her guests. This took her a couple "i
DAYS and then sue sat down and waited. In"
boarders did not arrive. Instead however, a lc,-
ter came, postponing the arrival. oth"rs l"i-
lowed until Mrs Bell began 10 wonder II her
expected boaraers would ever arrive
In the first letter Mrs. Quibell mentioned her
sons full name She did not lain refer to NM
except as her SON The last letter received ny
Mrs. Bell said that Mrs. Quibell would arri'c
either on Friday Saturday. This was posi-
tive and the latter warned Mrs Bcll 10 he rcahy
TO receive her.
When the coach drew up before the coor On
SATURDAY. the driver climbed down from hH poN
and going TO the door rang the bell Ihe iainiiy
responded. and Mrs. Bell and her son dressed an
went out The coachman told them when they
appeared at the door that tie woman VINO had
written for hoard had come. He then began 70
Il hunn
looLcd in the carriage and then informed lbs
mo,hcr that the people who were inside could
not enter their house. Tie young mans voice
showed alarm. and Mrs. Eel hurried ont with
., Iamn According TO her story the sight which
sho saw greatly shocked her.
In the bottom of the carriage doubled In an al
most unrecoenizable SHAPE an cmnciated
voung man apparently dead His head was
banda9ed with rags and covered with shawl
His eyes were shut and his face had dcathiy
nallor. His hands. which were thin and bony,
were clasped under his chin His thin ankle was
visible above the top OF coarse shoe ana stock
ing.
Tire woman in the carriage made no effort TO
get out hut assured Mrs Bell repeatedly that IL
WAS all right aud asked her 10 allow the young
man 10 be taken into the house. Mrs Ben ana
her son both say that the coachhah hitcn t"o
cmaclatcd person partially oul VI '"' '""'"' '"'
that they forced the coachman TO put him back
The ~oachman then tumblcd the bundles into IN"
coach Young lell told him that he WAS liablc to
arrest and that he would -cc that he was taken
into custody. In saying this, Mr.. Fell hinted at
foul play. The coachlnan did not reply pu'
drove OF. -,
The carriage stopped at the hotel at the neat
corner but admittsn:e to the people was rcius-
1h. night watchmau directed them 10 Roes itot"i,
but the night ccrk would not accommodate them
because a. he said, the women refusci % consent
10 have a physician called - attend the young man
When last seen in lat@hoeue the carriage WAS
driving toward Brooklyn. People in Patcnosuc
say that they saw the same coach at Oakdalc on
Saturday noon. The driver. they declare, was
asleep on the box. The horses were BROWSING
along the road. The curtains of the vehicle were
tightly drawn.
Joseph Quibcll. tho young man who was re-
ferrcd 10 III the first letter Is well known IN Pat-
choguc He is member Of the firm of COnron \
Qubell, manufacturing chemists of No. Is PIatt-
ST. this city. He has spent the last five or siN
summers at Patchogue. Tie description given OF
the young man who in the coach docs not
tally with that of Mr.. Quibcll. People in Pat
cloguc believe that neither he nor his mother
knew anything about the affair, but that
one was masqucradng under his name.