The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-21

Rewarded-James and Michael Donahue
 Will Receive the Reward-Nothinw Re.
 vealed in the Examination to Indicate
 Foul Play.
 The body of Miss Emma. Hall. who wandered from her home at 72 Nicoll street on Tuesday evening last, was recovered from Mill river yesterday af- ternoon about 4:30 o'clock by James and Michael Donahue of Mill River street. The Donahues were among the party which was organized yesterday morning to continue the search for the missing woman. For several hours the boats had piled the river between State street and the "cold spring." a short distance above the Orange street bridge, but without any better success than had attended the efforts of those who for the last four days had search- ed every conceivable nook and corner of the neighborhood in which the miss ing woman lived, and sounded the river from the l1arbor to the lake.
 It was almost dark when the Dona- hues took notion to sound the stream above the bend at the cold spring once more before the search was abandoned. Messrs. William B. and George w. Hall, brothers of the woman whose body was being searched for, stood on the Orange street bridge. They had kept in sight of the boatn1en and the men who were looking in the vacant lots all day, but were almost without hope. They were reluctant to leave the scene, however, and go back to their aged mother, who was anxiously await ing tldings from her missing daughter. We will stay until dark,'' said one of the brothers. as the little boat shot around the bend out of sight in falling shadows.
 The Messrs Hall remained at the Or ange street bridge awaiting the result of the final effort of the men who had diligently searched the river since early morning.
 The Donahues had rowed but a short distance above the turn in the river when James, who was managing the grappling iron, felt something weighty at the end of the line. Michael irnrne- diately stopped pulling at the oars and the two men began to haul in on the line. The body of a. woman came to the surface of the water.
 Word was immediately sent to the Messrs. Hall, who had the body lowed to the bank of the river near the cold spring to await the arrival of the med- ical examiner. The body was greatly swollen, but the brothers had no diffi- culty in identifying it as that of their sister.
 It was clothed as Mrs. Hall, the mother, said her daughter was when she left the house on Tuesday evening.
 The investigation of the medical ex- aminer revealed nothing that indicated that Miss Hall came to her death at the hands of another. The remains were taken to the morgue, where fur- ther examination will be held this morning, but the medical examiner does not expect that the final examine tion will disclose anything further, and he will grant certificate of death by accidental drowning.
 Mr. William B. Hall. who waS seen by representative of this paper last evening, said that he had no theory as to his sisters death, except that she wandered away from home during q spell of temporary alteration of mind, caused by her long sickness. She prob- ably wandered out Nicoll street after she left home, then up one of the cross streets until she reached the grove above Orange street. Having gone thus far 1t was an easy matter he thought, for his sister to go toward the river and in the darkness fall over the bluff. Once upon the meadows, she wandered ainlessly about until she fell into the river.
 It was said on Saturday that a part of Miss Halls clothing had been found on the bluff near when the remains were found. This was not the case, as the family said last evening that the plush sacque which Mrs. Hall thought her daughter wore away from home was found in her trunk. Nothing has appeared in the history of the case or the circumstances in the unfortunate woman's life to indicate that she was the victim of suicide.
 Miss Hall will probably be buried to- morrow from her brothers residence. 79 Humphrey street. The interment will take place in Huntington, L. l., where Miss Hall formerly lived.
 The Donahues will receive the $100 re- ward offered by Miss Halls family. PRESIDENl CEETELAND RETURNS.